Viau Surname
Approximately 10,537 people bear this surname
Viau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 5,807 | 1:6,345 | 937 |
| France | 2,347 | 1:28,301 | 3,443 |
| United States | 1,669 | 1:217,171 | 21,128 |
| Brazil | 234 | 1:914,848 | 32,749 |
| Haiti | 154 | 1:69,376 | 3,807 |
| Guatemala | 115 | 1:139,849 | 3,315 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Viau (31) may also be a first name.
Viau Demographics
Average Male Viau Height
176.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Viau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Viau is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Viau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,868th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 691,615 people. The last name Viau is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Viau reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Viau is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 31 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 5,807 people, or 1 in 6,345. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 75 percent reside, Ontario, where 21 percent reside and British Columbia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Canada this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Viau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Viau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Viau last name grew 18,544 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Viau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Viau last name are 5.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.12% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Viau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning $45,134 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viaud | 89 | 6,106 | / |
| Viaux | 89 | 538 | / |
| Viaut | 89 | 236 | / |
| Viașu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Viaus | 89 | 1 | / |
| Viauh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Viault | 80 | 1,091 | / |
| Vieaud | 80 | 20 | / |
| Viahou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Biau | 75 | 2,387 | / |
| Fiau | 75 | 206 | / |
| Wiau | 75 | 68 | / |
| Vyau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Viehaus | 73 | 36 | / |
| Viahoud | 73 | 35 | / |
| Vihahut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Viaouët | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaiyaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vieault | 73 | 0 | / |
| Biaou | 67 | 13,543 | / |
| Fiaux | 67 | 1,226 | / |
| Vioux | 67 | 246 | / |
| Phiau | 67 | 187 | / |
| Vioiu | 67 | 129 | / |
| Biaud | 67 | 122 | / |
| Biaut | 67 | 122 | / |
| Biaus | 67 | 101 | / |
| Biaux | 67 | 96 | / |
| Fiaud | 67 | 81 | / |
| Wiaux | 67 | 55 | / |
| Vioud | 67 | 50 | / |
| Fiaut | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bieau | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vieou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Fieau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Fiaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fiauz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyahu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiaus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiaut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Viau
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