Victor Surname

1,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Dominica

Victor Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin) Conqueror [Latin victor]

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Victor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria69,8171:2,537335
Haiti37,6601:28428
Angola35,6921:756127
Chad17,4271:780117
Mozambique16,0681:1,697403
United States14,3551:25,2503,178
Tanzania12,4781:4,243587
Egypt7,4741:12,3011,465
Kenya7,0091:6,589885
South Africa6,8311:7,9311,002
France5,5911:11,8801,170
Brazil5,5501:38,5721,585
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
East Timor4,0101:30378
Ethiopia3,8641:25,2453,162
India3,6761:208,66812,456
Malawi3,3721:5,077714
Philippines3,3301:30,4024,395
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
Ghana2,7711:9,7511,311
Cameroon2,6151:7,9421,030
Mexico2,6091:47,5762,518
Pakistan2,3991:74,4662,665
Ecuador1,4621:10,8801,748
Costa Rica1,4381:3,324335
Indonesia1,1941:110,76111,315
Canada1,1591:31,7914,130
Papua New Guinea1,1101:7,346531
Malaysia1,0381:28,4142,474
Portugal9911:10,513898
DR Congo9781:75,5418,781
Togo9451:7,6701,744
England9091:61,2967,229
Spain7551:61,9235,606
Australia7501:35,9944,737
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Dominican Republic7241:14,4101,065
Liberia7081:6,227744
Nicaragua6771:8,894678
Germany6501:123,85515,132
Namibia6191:3,892710
Belgium6011:19,1292,945
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Trinidad and Tobago5271:2,588443
Argentina5041:84,8087,176
Mauritius4701:2,752467
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Iraq3671:95,4272,936
Peru3651:87,0805,869
Seychelles3641:25438
Saint Lucia3601:49789
Dominica3271:23261
United Arab Emirates3271:28,0193,108
Botswana3201:6,8341,161
Colombia3051:156,6364,434
Singapore2651:20,784833
Grenada2491:43678
Hong Kong2111:34,765608
Romania1901:105,67311,937
Thailand1751:403,64870,850
Guyana1711:4,457796
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Zimbabwe1421:108,72015,015
Ivory Coast1341:172,1737,731
Panama1321:29,6381,747
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
China1131:12,100,191733
Oman1121:32,9282,300
Sweden1081:91,1746,647
Italy1051:582,44554,819
Benin1021:101,32911,505
Venezuela1021:296,1186,872
Micronesia891:1,194275
Uganda871:448,72726,843
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Guatemala641:251,2924,191
Solomon Islands641:9,0631,526
Gibraltar601:56678
Zambia591:268,64315,815
Hungary581:169,24614,882
United States Virgin Islands571:1,936323
Denmark541:104,5329,834
Bahamas531:7,392632
Wales501:61,8915,534
Luxembourg451:12,9012,533
Taiwan451:520,9943,910
Austria411:207,69425,759
Moldova381:93,72011,459
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
South Sudan361:317,085679
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Qatar311:76,0647,685
São Tomé and Príncipe301:5,914445
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Malta241:17,9281,021
Norway231:223,57824,793
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Uruguay211:163,41713,939
Niger201:959,60121,357
Cuba181:640,1515,890
Antigua and Barbuda151:6,611774
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Saint Pierre and Miquelon121:533133
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Gabon91:209,9102,378
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
British Virgin Islands81:3,949439
Guam81:20,0153,029
Vietnam71:13,235,1512,948
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Anguilla61:2,239218
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Congo51:997,81917,129
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Gambia41:480,863548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Laos41:1,647,081888
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Cook Islands21:9,0901,387
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Palau11:21,643223
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1051:232,14617,394
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3681:36,7104,352

The alternate forms: Víctor (2,075) & Victór (16) are calculated separately.

Victor (5,388,146) may also be a first name.

Victor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin) Conqueror [Latin victor]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) Descendant of Victor (conqueror).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or St. Victor, a Norman baronial name, the family being a branch of Mortimer. Gilbert St. Victoria, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), and the fief and Abbey of St. V. The Abbey of St. Victor in the Caux 1074 was founded by Roger Mortimer. Simon Victor held in Northampton 13th cent. (Testa de Neville); and in 1275 James de St. Victor was assessor of aids in Essex and Herts (Parliamentary Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

The Victor surname came form a Latin word, meaning 'conqueror'. It was bore by the early Christians in reference to Christ's victory over death and sins.

- woodsvictor06

Victor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Victor (Bengali: ভিক্টর, Hindi: विक्टर, Marathi: टोर, Oriya: ଭିେକ୍ଟାର) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Víctor or Victór. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Victor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Victor is the 1,832nd most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,368 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Victor reside; 31 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 63rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 5,388,146 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 69,817 people, or 1 in 2,537. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 9 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 8 percent reside and Imo, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 184 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 13 percent reside and Angola, where 12 percent reside.

Victor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Victor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,049 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 866 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 533 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Victor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Victor surname is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (99%) in Kenya, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon, Christian (97%) in Nigeria and Christian (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Victor are 1.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Victor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 128.66% more than the national average, earning 791,334 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.55% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,912 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.2% more than the national average, earning R 399,696 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.88% less than the national average, earning $16,145,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $43,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Víctor942,075/
Victór9416/
Victore92597/
Victoor92475/
Victoir92474/
Vicktor9289/
Victtor9219/
Victorh928/
Victour926/
Victhor925/
Vikctor924/
Vicctor923/
Victort922/
Vioctor922/
Vhictor921/
Voictor921/
Victorr921/
Victorz921/
Vitctor921/
Vuictor921/
Victoire8611,624/
Victtore867/
Victorre862/
Viktor833,329/
Vector83355/
Bictor83324/
Wictor83172/
Victar8353/
Vyctor833/
Uictor831/
Vjctor831/
Vigtor830/
Victorova80103/
Victorová802/
Wictuor77262/
Wicktor7783/
Vectore7722/
Wicttor775/
Vikhtor775/
Víctore774/
Vycthor772/
Wichtor772/
Vicktar772/
Viktore772/
Vycktor771/
Veector771/
Vectorz771/
Wictorz771/
Vichtar771/
Vhiktor771/
Wichtuor716,346/
Vyckthor711/
Vyctoire711/
Vecttore711/
Wichtour711/
Viktorova6716,795/
Wiktor674,284/
Bector67977/
Viktar67834/
Viktorová67709/
Vektor67299/
Vyktor67216/
Biktor6722/
Viqtorova679/
Vigtar672/
Wector672/
Bictar671/
Wictar671/
Viktorowa671/

Victor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Victor in the Bengali language
ভিক্টরbhiktara-
Victor in the Hindi language
विक्टरviktara93.15
विक्टोरviktora2.74
विकटरvikatara2.74
बिक्टरbiktara1.37
Victor in the Oriya language
ଭିେକ୍ଟାରbhiektara49.15
ଭିକ୍ଟରbhiktara45.76
ୱିକଟର୍wikatar1.69
Victor in the Marathi language
टोरtora46.34
वीक्टरviktara34.15
ीटोito4.88
िबतोरibatora2.44
विक्टरviktara2.44
हीटोरhitora2.44
सावीचोsavico2.44
वीक्टोरviktora2.44
िवतोरivatora2.44

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