Viah Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Viah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia3291:13,4001,421
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Viah (110) may also be a first name.

Viah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﺎﻩ) is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Viah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 780,352nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Viah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most prevalent first name globally It is held by 110 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 13,400. In Liberia Viah is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 53 percent reside, Bong County, where 21 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viash8912/
Viaha895/
Viach893/
Viadh892/
Vuiah891/
Via8614,667/
Vaijah8053/
Viahai8023/
Vhiash804/
Veijah803/
Vijash802/
Viahou802/
Vihaph801/
Vaiyah801/
Viatch801/
Wiah755,780/
Fiah752,845/
Vias751,566/
Vuia751,453/
Viho751,047/
Vija75736/
Viha75420/
Viay75256/
Viaz75115/
Viat7547/
Vhia7530/
Viae7525/
Viad7523/
Viaa7521/
Viða7516/
Viea7513/
Veah7513/
Viaj756/
Vișa755/
Vyah752/
Vioh751/
Viňa751/
Vița751/
Vioa751/
Vjah751/
Vaujiah73110/
Viahoud7335/
Vaiyash732/
Vijaadh731/
Vijhath731/
Vijaish731/
Vijay6752,563/
Vajha676,009/
Vaiya672,064/
Vieau671,097/
Vagia67651/
Vuiya67559/
Vijai67559/
Vihou67396/
Vaija67383/
Fiach67261/
Vihad67238/
Vyash67184/
Veija67109/
Vijja67107/
Viasz6779/
Vogia6776/
Vijas6758/
Vijea6758/
Vojia6740/
Vihay6739/
Vihos6738/
Vijaa6724/
Vieha6719/
Vegia6719/
Uhiah6719/
Wieah6716/
Vijia6714/
Vihaa6714/
Vihat6714/
Whiah6713/
Phiah6712/
Vijat6710/
Vugia6710/
Viaiy6710/
Vaiea679/
Vijha678/
Vijad678/
Voiya677/
Fiahe677/
Vajia676/
Viðas676/
Vaiia675/
Vijau675/
Vihas674/
Vejia674/
Viaða674/
Vihod674/
Viaas674/
Viatt673/
Fiadh673/
Wiach673/
Voyia673/
Veyia672/
Vijho672/
Veiya672/
Vuhia672/
Viyoa672/
Vyadh671/
Vjiay671/
Vihap671/
Vijga671/
Vhias671/
Vieea671/
Vaaia671/
Fieah671/
Fiaah671/
Vihga671/
Viooh671/
Viéga671/
Vijap671/
Vișea671/
Viast671/
Vuyia671/
Fiaha671/
Viãas671/
Wiaha671/
Vayia671/
Vuiad671/
Hviae671/
Veiia670/
Vioht670/
Viass670/

Viah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻴﺎﻩfyah-

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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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  • 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 Viah
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