Viegas Surname

5,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Viegas Surname User-submission:

A patronymic of Egas, an ancient Portuguese given name of Visigothic origin.

Viegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola32,1421:840138
Brazil24,4191:8,767533
Mozambique22,2471:1,225299
Portugal13,0971:795137
Argentina2,1941:19,4821,647
India2,1371:358,94519,489
France1,3111:50,6666,626
United States1,0541:343,88930,927
São Tomé and Príncipe8001:22249
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Spain3521:132,81810,077
Canada3361:109,65911,761
England2951:188,87516,792
United Arab Emirates2311:39,6644,133
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Venezuela1081:279,6676,618
Australia921:293,43225,879
Germany831:969,94567,438
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Namibia661:36,5065,148
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
East Timor491:24,81587
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Chile391:451,70411,842
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Swaziland91:144,244719
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Wales91:343,83718,086
Guam81:20,0153,029
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Macau21:300,8151,009
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Viégas (120), Víegas (1), Viêgas (1), Viègas (1) & Víégas (1) are calculated separately.

Viegas (3,746) may also be a first name.

Viegas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A patronymic of Egas, an ancient Portuguese given name of Visigothic origin.

- mfariacastro

Viegas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viegas (Hindi: वेगस, Marathi: वेगस, Russian: Виегас) occurs more in Angola more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Viégas, Víegas, Viêgas, Viègas or Víégas. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viegas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,530th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,087 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Viegas are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 115,027th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 3,746 people.

The last name is most frequent in Angola, where it is borne by 32,142 people, or 1 in 840. Excluding Angola it occurs in 91 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 24 percent live and Mozambique, where 22 percent live.

Viegas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Viegas has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Viegas last name rose 14,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Viegas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Viegas surname are 35.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Viegas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.68% more than the national average, earning R 457,872 per year; in United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.1% more than the national average, earning $57,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viégas94120/
Víegas941/
Viêgas941/
Viègas941/
Viyegas9212/
Vieigas9210/
Vieggas922/
Vihegas921/
Vieagas921/
Viengas921/
Viãegas921/
Vijegas921/
Viiegas921/
Veiegas921/
Vegas9139,378/
Viega912,930/
Vigas91917/
Víégas891/
Viggegas861/
Veijegas860/
Veigas831,894/
Biegas83403/
Vaigas8365/
Vesgas8361/
Vhegas8336/
Vieiga8329/
Fiegas8324/
Vijega8322/
Vaegas8318/
Viegaz8310/
Vigaas8310/
Viegos839/
Veagas838/
Vițega836/
Vienga835/
Vegase834/
Vegass834/
Vyegas832/
Veegas832/
Vegais832/
Voigas832/
Veygas832/
Viogas832/
Vighas831/
Vhigas831/
Vegaas831/
Vieega831/
Vicgas831/
Viesga831/
Vegash831/
Vegast831/
Vuigas831/
Viegai831/
Visgas831/
Wiegas831/
Vejegas7736/
Veghase776/
Vaighas774/
Vaigast773/
Vhiigas772/
D'Viega771/
Vighaus771/
Veuegas771/
Veyagas771/
Veighas771/
Vayigas771/
Vihenga771/
Bijegas771/
Biyegas771/
Bigas732,305/
Figas732,180/
Begas73893/
Biega73847/
Fegas73483/
Viego73376/
Vigaš73240/
Vigos73106/
Vegaz7345/
Vegos7328/
Wegas7318/
Vygas7315/
Viiga735/
Wiega735/
Wigas734/
Végas734/
Vugas731/
Viéga731/
Vigax731/
Vigaz731/
Wieghaus71234/
Vigasova7111/
Visgauss7110/
Vaingaus712/
Vegasova712/
D'Veigas711/
Biesgaus711/
Vijengai711/
Vigasová711/
Vaigasse711/
Beggas671,900/
Biegaj671,749/
Feugas67419/
Vougas67173/
Buigas67168/
Vijiga67135/
Vihiga67110/
Biggas6765/
Baigas6752/
Biegay6752/
Viyoga6751/
Bijega6745/
Bigasz6730/
Fegase6730/
Viengo6728/
Figahs6724/
Begass6721/
Biegai6720/
Beigas6718/
Vehiga6716/
Boigas6715/
Figase6712/
Vigoss6712/
Vesgaz6712/
Vaygas679/
Bigash678/
Bihega678/
Veigaz677/
Viggos675/
Begash675/
Bigais675/
Biegaś675/
Feygas674/
Huegas674/
Vaigos673/
Veaiga673/
Begais672/
Vigľaš672/
Begahs672/
Wiegad672/
Fegais671/
Vaugas671/
Weigas671/
Fegaas671/
Biégas671/
Vaighahas671/
Weegas671/
Veoiga671/
Vughas671/
Biegha671/
Feghas671/
Feggas671/
Bighas671/
Begaas671/
Bigass671/
Wieghause670/
Huigas670/

Viegas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viegas in the Hindi language
वेगसvegasa-
Viegas in the Marathi language
वेगसvegasa58.21
वेगासvegasa10.15
िवगसivagasa4.78
िवएगसiva'egasa4.18
िवएगासiva'egasa3.58
वेगीसvegisa2.99
वगसvagasa2.39
वीगासvigasa2.39
हेगसhegasa1.79
बेगसbegasa1.79
वैगसvaigasa1.79
वेगेसvegesa1.79
हेगासhegasa0.6
िवगासivagasa0.6
वीगसvigasa0.6
वैगासvaigasa0.6
वॅगसvegasa0.6
Viegas in the Russian language
Виегасviegas-

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