Via Surname
Approximately 14,667 people bear this surname
Via Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,275 | 1:57,762 | 6,851 |
| Bolivia | 1,491 | 1:7,120 | 882 |
| Peru | 951 | 1:33,422 | 3,306 |
| Spain | 942 | 1:49,631 | 4,652 |
| Italy | 838 | 1:72,979 | 12,864 |
| Indonesia | 697 | 1:189,741 | 18,149 |
| Philippines | 549 | 1:184,405 | 29,569 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Argentina | 319 | 1:133,992 | 11,330 |
| France | 227 | 1:292,611 | 44,838 |
| Colombia | 223 | 1:214,234 | 5,078 |
| Brazil | 211 | 1:1,014,570 | 35,835 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Nigeria | 92 | 1:1,925,465 | 68,462 |
| Netherlands | 85 | 1:198,673 | 27,603 |
| India | 71 | 1:10,803,738 | 202,948 |
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Cuba | 66 | 1:174,587 | 3,987 |
| Taiwan | 50 | 1:468,895 | 3,561 |
| Liberia | 46 | 1:95,838 | 7,727 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Israel | 38 | 1:225,201 | 21,188 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| North Macedonia | 21 | 1:100,070 | 8,727 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Cambodia | 16 | 1:967,947 | 5,331 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 782 | 1:64,218 | 6,996 |
The alternate forms: Vía (33) are calculated separately.
Via (12,278) may also be a first name.
Via Demographics
Via Political Affiliation
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Via Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Via Come From? nationality or country of origin
Via (Arabic: فيا, Georgian: ვია, Hindi: विा) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Vía. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Via? popularity and diffusion
Via is the 35,991st most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 496,867 people. Via is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Via are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 53,325th most common first name globally, held by 12,278 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,275 people, or 1 in 57,762. In The United States Via is most common in: Virginia, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Via exists in 95 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 10 percent live and Peru, where 6 percent live.
Via Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Via has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Via last name expanded 802 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Via Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Via surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Via surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.46% being registered to vote for the political 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
Via Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Via in the Georgian language | ||
| ვია | via | - |
| Via in the Hindi language | ||
| विा | via | 86.15 |
| वीा | via | 4.62 |
| वीआ | vi'a | 4.62 |
| वि्ा | via | 1.54 |
| Via in the Arabic language | ||
| فيا | fya | - |
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Via Reference & Research
Via FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Via FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Via
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis