Via Surname

35,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Via Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Via Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2751:57,7626,851
Bolivia1,4911:7,120882
Peru9511:33,4223,306
Spain9421:49,6314,652
Italy8381:72,97912,864
Indonesia6971:189,74118,149
Philippines5491:184,40529,569
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Argentina3191:133,99211,330
France2271:292,61144,838
Colombia2231:214,2345,078
Brazil2111:1,014,57035,835
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Nigeria921:1,925,46568,462
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
India711:10,803,738202,948
Cameroon711:292,52227,501
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Cuba661:174,5873,987
Taiwan501:468,8953,561
Liberia461:95,8387,727
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Canada401:921,14070,350
Israel381:225,20121,188
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Chile281:629,16015,000
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Belgium271:425,80243,971
North Macedonia211:100,0708,727
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Cambodia161:967,9475,331
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7821:64,2186,996

The alternate forms: Vía (33) are calculated separately.

Via (12,278) may also be a first name.

Via Last Name Facts

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

The last name Via (Arabic: فيا, Georgian: ვია, Hindi: विा) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Vía. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Via? popularity and diffusion

The last name Via is the 35,991st most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 496,867 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Via live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 53,325th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 12,278 people.

Via is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 6,275 people, or 1 in 57,762. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 29 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Via occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 10 percent are found and Peru, where 6 percent are found.

Via Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Via has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Via surname increased 802 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Via Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Via last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Via earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning €34,057 per year; in Peru they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,859 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.12% less than the national average, earning $16,772,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $40,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.86% more than the national average, earning $58,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vía8933/
Vias861,566/
Vuia861,453/
Vija86736/
Viha86420/
Viah86363/
Viay86256/
Viaz86115/
Viat8647/
Vhia8630/
Viae8625/
Viad8623/
Viaa8621/
Viða8616/
Viea8613/
Viaj866/
Vișa865/
Viňa861/
Vița861/
Vioa861/
Vijay7552,563/
Vaiya752,064/
Vieau751,097/
Vagia75651/
Vuiya75559/
Vijai75559/
Vaija75383/
Vihad75238/
Veija75109/
Vijja75107/
Viasz7579/
Vogia7576/
Vijas7558/
Vijea7558/
Vojia7540/
Vihay7539/
Vijaa7524/
Vieha7519/
Vegia7519/
Vijia7514/
Vihaa7514/
Vihat7514/
Viash7512/
Vijat7510/
Vugia7510/
Viaiy7510/
Vaiea759/
Vijha758/
Vijad758/
Voiya757/
Vajia756/
Viðas756/
Vaiia755/
Vijau755/
Viaha755/
Vihas754/
Vejia754/
Viaða754/
Viaas754/
Viach753/
Viatt753/
Voyia753/
Viadh752/
Veyia752/
Veiya752/
Vuhia752/
Viyoa752/
Vjiay751/
Vihap751/
Vijga751/
Vhias751/
Vieea751/
Vaaia751/
Vihga751/
Viéga751/
Vijap751/
Vișea751/
Viast751/
Vuyia751/
Vuiah751/
Viãas751/
Vayia751/
Vuiad751/
Hviae751/
Veiia750/
Viass750/
Bia6722,403/
Vea676,145/
Fia674,531/
Vio674,065/
Viaggi671,580/
Wia671,121/
Vya67834/
Vaiyat67240/
Vaijay67222/
Uia67161/
Voyias6759/
Vaijah6753/
Viahai6723/
Vaihia6721/
Vhuiya6717/
Vaijya6714/
Vaiyas6714/
Vayias6710/
Va'aia676/
Vaiyap676/
Vhiash674/
Vougia674/
Veijah673/
Vhojia673/
Vja673/
Vaijas672/
Vaijat672/
Vijash672/
Vieiea672/
Veijay672/
Viahou672/
Vijays671/
Voiyas671/
Vihaad671/
Vihaph671/
Vihaut671/
Vijaid671/
Vijaiy671/
Vijauy671/
Vijayt671/
Vijayz671/
Vijhad671/
Vijhau671/
Vijjha671/
Viaije671/
Vaihya671/
Vaijaa671/
Vaijad671/
Vaijai671/
Voiyea671/
Vaiyah671/
Vió671/
Vioaia671/
Vihast671/
Vaiyad671/
Vaiyaj671/
Vaaiai671/
Vaaiha671/
Viatch671/
Vihais671/

Via Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Via in the Georgian language
ვიაvia-
Via in the Hindi language
विाvia86.15
वीाvia4.62
वीआvi'a4.62
वि्ाvia1.54
Via in the Arabic language
فياfya-

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Via Reference & Research

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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
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  • 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 Via
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