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
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Viau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Viau is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Viau? popularity and diffusion
Viau is the 48,868th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 691,615 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Viau live; 71 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Gallo-North America. Viau is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 5,807 people, or 1 in 6,345. In Canada Viau is most numerous in: Quebec, where 75 percent are found, Ontario, where 21 percent are found and British Columbia, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Canada this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in France, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Viau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Viau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 surname are 5.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.12% 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
| 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
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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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