Viau Surname

48,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,537 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Viau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,8071:6,345937
France2,3471:28,3013,443
United States1,6691:217,17121,128
Brazil2341:914,84832,749
Haiti1541:69,3763,807
Guatemala1151:139,8493,315
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tonga11:107,313791
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Viau (31) may also be a first name.

Viau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viau occurs most in Canada. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,868th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 691,615 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 common forename on earth, borne by 31 people.

It is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 5,807 people, or 1 in 6,345. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 75 percent are found, Ontario, where 21 percent are found and British Columbia, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Viau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Viau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Viau surname rose 18,544 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Viau last name are 5.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.12% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viaud896,106/
Viaux89538/
Viaut89236/
Viașu8911/
Viaus891/
Viauh891/
Viault801,091/
Vieaud8020/
Viahou802/
Biau752,387/
Fiau75206/
Wiau7568/
Vyau751/
Viehaus7336/
Viahoud7335/
Vihahut732/
Viaouët731/
Vaiyaut731/
Vieault730/
Biaou6713,543/
Fiaux671,226/
Vioux67246/
Phiau67187/
Vioiu67129/
Biaud67122/
Biaut67122/
Biaus67101/
Biaux6796/
Fiaud6781/
Wiaux6755/
Vioud6750/
Fiaut6715/
Bieau6714/
Vieou6711/
Fieau673/
Fiaus671/
Fiauz671/
Vyahu671/
Wiaus670/
Wiaut670/

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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
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  • 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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