Viafara Surname

59,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Viafara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viafara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia7,9811:5,986829
Venezuela2251:134,2404,338
Spain981:477,06224,404
Ecuador711:224,0268,184
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Panama91:434,6958,518
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Viáfara (22) & Víafara (1) are calculated separately.

Viafara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viafara is held by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Viáfara or Víafara. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viafara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,568th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 860,395 people. The surname Viafara is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Viafara reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most frequent in Colombia, where it is held by 7,981 people, or 1 in 5,986. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 52 percent are found, Cauca Department, where 33 percent are found and Nariño Department, where 6 percent are found. Not including Colombia Viafara exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 3 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Viafara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Viafara surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Viafara earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $21,368,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viáfara9522/
Víafara951/
Viasfara933/
Viafarra931/
Viafora86389/
Biafara8676/
Viafaro862/
Biafora71620/
Viafore71189/
Beafara714/
Viáfora711/
Veafora711/
Bijafarou631/
Biafore57945/
Biaforo5710/
Biafori571/
Biáfora571/
Biaffore531/
Ueaphatra509/

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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 Viafara
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