Veeriah Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Veeriah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Veeriah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3831:77,0085,496
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Mauritius701:18,4773,852
India341:22,560,747316,052
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United States161:22,653,683662,747
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Veeriah (170) may also be a first name.

Veeriah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Veeriah Come From? nationality or country of origin

Veeriah is found most in Malaysia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Veeriah.

How Common Is The Last Name Veeriah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 478,427th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,440,610 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Veeriah reside; 57 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 55 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Veeriah is also the 701,320th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 170 people.

The surname Veeriah is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 77,008. In Malaysia Veeriah is most numerous in: Selangor, where 29 percent reside, Penang, where 24 percent reside and Perak, where 13 percent reside. Besides Malaysia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Mauritius, where 10 percent reside.

Veeriah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Veeriah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Veeriah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.9% more than the national average, earning R 330,072 per year and in United States they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $34,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veeriaha933/
Veeraiyah8841/
Veereah861/
Vieria77819/
Veoria770/
Ueeraiyah751/
Vierria7125/
Vieiria7120/
Vieyria713/
Viheria711/
Veharia711/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Veeriah
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