Vi Surname

1,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Tonga

Vi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam229,5531:40444
India69,1181:11,098921
Cambodia11,1371:1,391335
Bangladesh3,4241:46,5412,607
Guatemala1,1841:13,5831,309
Tonga6311:17029
Taiwan3051:76,868782
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
France1441:461,26965,815
Nepal1441:197,7842,929
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Ivory Coast1411:163,6267,475
Canada941:391,97434,739
Thailand901:784,870127,251
England791:705,29239,851
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Pakistan611:2,928,58824,004
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
China461:29,724,3821,576
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Israel101:855,76354,181
Laos91:732,036508
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Guam81:20,0153,029
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: (7) are calculated separately.

Vi (458,015) may also be a first name.

Vi Last Name Facts

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

Vi (Hindi: वी, Marathi: वी, Oriya: ଟି) is found most frequently in Vietnam. It may be rendered in the variant forms: . For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,733rd most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 22,955 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Vi reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 72 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Vi is also the 2,220th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 458,015 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is held by 229,553 people, or 1 in 404. In Vietnam it is primarily found in: Northeast, where 26 percent reside, North Central, where 14 percent reside and Red River Delta, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Vietnam this last name is found in 97 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent reside and Cambodia, where 4 percent reside.

Vi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning 377,263 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 17.03% less than the national average, earning 68,396,800 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 30.58% more than the national average, earning $56,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $54,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
837/
Vai8063,284/
Vij8014,189/
Vit8011,467/
Vis8010,311/
Vie805,163/
Vui804,978/
Vio804,065/
Vid802,618/
Voi801,976/
Viy801,967/
Vei801,795/
Vih80802/
Vhi80766/
Viz80730/
Vii80263/
Hvi80201/
Vwi80170/
Vip8086/
Vyi8025/
Vgi8010/
Viç807/
Véi805/
Vfi805/
Viå802/
Vói801/
Veit6720,793/
Vaid6716,679/
Voit678,767/
Vais676,719/
Vish675,259/
Vitt674,746/
Vich673,108/
Vaia672,721/
Hvid671,846/
Vaai671,755/
Veis671,556/
Vági671,524/
Vhai671,368/
Vaiz671,338/
Vist671,307/
Vijh67855/
Végi67502/
Viss67487/
Vait67429/
Vuić67398/
Vije67234/
Veid67224/
Vaij67189/
Vois67188/
Vidh67165/
Veić67157/
Veiz67145/
Veih67127/
Hvai67115/
Vihe67110/
Vieh67102/
Vaić6798/
Vidt6796/
Voiß6756/
Hvit6752/
Vipp6748/
Vaiy6744/
Håvi6739/
Vidd6732/
Vhid6728/
Vidø6722/
Vhii6721/
Vaip6717/
Vihs6717/
Vaih6715/
Viht6715/
Voiz6710/
Vwei679/
Hvii679/
Vhei679/
Veiß678/
Vuie677/
Voić676/
Void675/
Vihh675/
Vijj674/
Vfie674/
Voiy674/
Vfei674/
Vhui673/
Vipf673/
Vhoi673/
Vgih673/
Voip673/
Vidp672/
Vfai672/
Vuis672/
Vhij672/
Vhio672/
Vitė672/
Voiț672/
Vgai672/
Vwai672/
Vwid672/
Vizs672/
Vizt672/
Vhyi672/
Vuit671/
Hvis671/
Veip671/
Visø671/
Vizz671/
Višs671/
Višt671/
Vhip671/
Veij671/
Vägi671/
Vuui671/
Vioa671/
Vijz671/
Vfyi671/
Vibp671/
Vhiz671/
Vidë671/
Vihd671/
Vihp671/
Vizp671/
Vwij671/
Vwip671/
Vwis671/
Vwit671/
Vuiz671/
Vphi671/
Hvgi671/
Hvie671/
Hvio671/
Hvip671/
Hviz671/

Vi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vi in the Oriya language
ଟିti-
Vi in the Marathi language
वीvi-
Vi in the Hindi language
वीvi88
विvi6.04
वी़vi0.16
बीbi0.13
वी॰vi0.04
वि़vi0
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vi
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