Vial Surname

22,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Niue

Vial Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Viel.' Probably a French form of Vitalis. I have furnished but few of the Hundred Roll entries, which prove Viel to have been a fairly familiar font-name. Vialls is the genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c.

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Vial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France15,2521:4,355340
Chile2,5961:6,786728
Brazil1,7091:125,2634,744
United States1,2111:299,30527,626
Switzerland8191:10,0281,639
Australia4071:66,3297,905
Italy2551:239,83032,665
Netherlands1781:94,87215,531
Argentina1701:251,43220,361
Mexico1681:738,84611,142
England1531:364,17025,923
Spain1511:309,61618,455
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Peru881:361,18312,230
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Canada801:460,57039,784
Mauritius661:19,5974,046
Panama561:69,8623,012
Belgium471:244,60930,321
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
Monaco241:1,54453
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Ukraine131:3,501,746189,921
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
India81:95,883,173728,828
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Niue71:23155
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China41:341,830,39216,990
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1711:142,54612,796
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:187,38316,555

Vial (505) may also be a first name.

Vial Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Viel.' Probably a French form of Vitalis. I have furnished but few of the Hundred Roll entries, which prove Viel to have been a fairly familiar font-name. Vialls is the genitive; compare Williams, Jones, &c.

Vitalis de Engayne, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Viel Engayne, Northamptonshire, ibid.

William fil. Viel, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Juliana Vyel, Essex, ibid.

Agnes Viel, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1731. Married - Daniel Vial and Sarah Larching: St. George, Hanover Square.

1775. — John Viall and Sarah Colquhoun: ibid.

1780. — Walter Mason and Elizabeth Vialls. ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 the French Vial, a syncopated form of the saint-name Vital, Latin Vitalis [Latin vital-is, of life, vital; from vita, life] Vitalis de Engayne.—Testa de Nevill.

2 for Viel(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Vial Last Name Facts

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

Vial (Arabic: فيال, Hindi: विाल, Russian: Виаль) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Vial click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vial? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vial is the 22,583rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 302,966 people. Vial is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Vial live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 376,889th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 505 people.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 15,252 people, or 1 in 4,355. In France Vial is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 52 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 17 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 82 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Vial Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vial has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vial surname increased 452 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vial Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vial last name are 34.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Vial earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 209.32% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,962 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.73% less than the national average, earning R 109,956 per year; in United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.97% more than the national average, earning $63,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viale8914,115/
Viall891,266/
Vijal89217/
Vihal8951/
Vieal897/
Vioal897/
Vhial895/
Vialp891/
Viald891/
Viatl891/
Vialh891/
Vialle803,994/
Vaijal802,503/
Vijale80156/
Vihale8080/
Vaiyal804/
Viatel802/
Veal7513,651/
Viol752,612/
Bial751,646/
Fial751,031/
Vyal75638/
Wial7596/
Vjal752/
Vialova73260/
Vaijale7376/
Vaiyale7310/
Vuiyale736/
Viaoule733/
Vaijail731/
Viassel731/
Vijaull731/
Vialová731/
Biale671,463/
Bijal671,291/
Viohl67591/
Veall67422/
Fijal67344/
Bihal67306/
Viole67301/
Fiale67197/
Vihol67187/
Vyale67111/
Wiahl6741/
Vehal6731/
Viool6727/
Bhial6725/
Bialt6724/
Fiall6714/
Biall6712/
Vijol678/
Bjial677/
Wiale676/
Wiall676/
Wijal675/
Fihal674/
Fhial673/
Bieal673/
Viahoule672/
Vaiyasil672/
Fiasl672/
Mpial672/
Vjale672/
Vyhal672/
Fieal671/
Veahl671/
Vaiol671/
Uiahl671/
Phial671/
Wieal671/
Wiald671/
Fialh671/
Biald671/
Vheal671/
Bioal671/
Wialt671/
Vyall670/
Violl670/
Biahl670/
Pfial670/
Fiald670/
Veoil670/
Violt670/
Biatl670/

Vial Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vial in the Hindi language
विालviala66.67
विमलvimala33.33
Vial in the Russian language
Виальvial-
Vial in the Arabic language
فيالfyal-

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