Viai Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Viai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India51:153,413,076951,030
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Viai (58) may also be a first name.

Viai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viai (Hindi: वीआई, Russian: Виаи) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Viai live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Viai is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 58 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Viai is most frequent in: Gulf, where 71 percent are found and National Capital District, where 29 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent are found and Denmark, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viais89236/
Viaiz8932/
Viaip891/
Voiyai803/
Viaish801/
Viaiji801/
Viaije801/
Biai7524,280/
Wiai75257/
Viae7525/
Vioi759/
Fiai752/
Veai752/
Vyai752/
Vuiaoit731/
Biais671,491/
Fiais67891/
Biahi67149/
Viaes67110/
Viaez6793/
Fiaui6761/
Fiaiz6757/
Vijaa6724/
Viaer6712/
Biaiz678/
Phiai675/
Vijaj674/
Viayo673/
Fiahi673/
Biaie672/
Hviae671/
Biaio671/
Fieai671/
Vieae671/
Bieai671/
Bhiai671/
Biaid671/

Viai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viai in the Hindi language
वीआईvi'a'i50
विाीviai25
वीऐvi'ai25
Viai in the Russian language
Виаиviai-

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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 Viai
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