Viana Surname
Approximately 423,141 people bear this surname
Viana Surname User-submission:
Viana is a Portuguese surname that originated in the Iberian Peninsula. The word Viana was used between the Iberian peoples to refer to the mountains or hills. For this reason, Viana is classified in onomastics as the name of toponymic origin, to be related to a geographic location.
Read More About This SurnameViana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 359,146 | 1:596 | 81 |
| Angola | 13,803 | 1:1,955 | 348 |
| Mozambique | 12,360 | 1:2,206 | 544 |
| Portugal | 11,096 | 1:939 | 159 |
| Colombia | 4,149 | 1:11,515 | 1,155 |
| Spain | 3,884 | 1:12,037 | 1,396 |
| Argentina | 2,529 | 1:16,901 | 1,470 |
| Venezuela | 1,926 | 1:15,682 | 1,240 |
| United States | 1,782 | 1:203,400 | 19,974 |
| Mexico | 1,720 | 1:72,166 | 3,185 |
| Indonesia | 1,687 | 1:78,393 | 8,332 |
| Uruguay | 1,341 | 1:2,559 | 299 |
| Bolivia | 1,001 | 1:10,606 | 1,135 |
| France | 987 | 1:67,298 | 9,306 |
| Ecuador | 906 | 1:17,556 | 2,573 |
| El Salvador | 881 | 1:7,201 | 594 |
| Philippines | 703 | 1:144,009 | 24,214 |
| Paraguay | 663 | 1:10,915 | 581 |
| Italy | 474 | 1:129,023 | 20,930 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 320 | 1:554 | 103 |
| Guatemala | 189 | 1:85,093 | 2,786 |
| Canada | 184 | 1:200,248 | 19,574 |
| Honduras | 139 | 1:63,428 | 1,385 |
| England | 137 | 1:406,701 | 27,895 |
| South Africa | 137 | 1:395,458 | 35,012 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Suriname | 70 | 1:7,895 | 1,936 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| East Timor | 36 | 1:33,776 | 107 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Cape Verde | 10 | 1:52,964 | 1,947 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Viaña (5,023) & Viáná (1) are calculated separately.
Viana (3,746) may also be a first name.
Viana Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Viana is a Portuguese surname that originated in the Iberian Peninsula. The word Viana was used between the Iberian peoples to refer to the mountains or hills. For this reason, Viana is classified in onomastics as the name of toponymic origin, to be related to a geographic location.No one knows for sure the location of the emergence of the first families with this last name in Portugal. However, it is estimated that originate on the Minho Viana villages, Viana do Alentejo, Viana do Castelo or Viana da Galiza .By having toponymic origin, Viana is a name that arose in different regions, so that there are many families with the same surname, but without any kind of consanguineous connection.In Portugal, there is a legend that tries to explain the origin of Viana do Castelo name. According to popular history, Viana would be the agglutination of the expression "I saw Ana (Vi a Ana in portuguese)", a reference to the love that an old fisherman feel for a beautiful girl named Ana, who lived at the mouth of Lugar do Átrio.Later, because of this famous local legend, King Afonso III decreed the name change of the place to Viana.The main arms of this family is described as gold, with the figure of an extended black eagle.
- gabev2310Viana Demographics
Average Male Viana Height
172.24 cm
Average Female Viana Height
162 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Viana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Viana (Arabic: فيانا, Georgian: ვიანა, Hindi: विआना, Marathi: िवना, Russian: Виана) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms: Viaña or Viáná. Click here for further possible spellings of Viana.
How Common Is The Last Name Viana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Viana is the 1,257th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,223 people. Viana is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Viana reside; 88 percent reside in South America and 85 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 115,027th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 3,746 people.
The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 359,146 people, or 1 in 596. In Brazil Viana is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 16 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil this last name exists in 101 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 3 percent are found and Mozambique, where 3 percent are found.
Viana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Viana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Viana last name rose 59,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Viana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Viana last name are 42.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.44% registered with the political party.
The amount Viana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.3% more than the national average, earning €36,427 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.79% more than the national average, earning R 446,256 per year; in United States they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $45,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $52,560 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Viana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viana in the Georgian language | ||
| ვიანა | viana | - |
| Viana in the Hindi language | ||
| विआना | vi'ana | 57.14 |
| वीाना | viana | 28.57 |
| विअना | vi'ana | 14.29 |
| Viana in the Marathi language | ||
| िवना | ivana | 50 |
| ईनास | inasa | 50 |
| Viana in the Russian language | ||
| Виана | viana | - |
| Viana in the Arabic language | ||
| فيانا | fyana | - |
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