Vieiga Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Vieiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vieiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Vieiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vieiga is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vieiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vieiga is the 3,665,662nd most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Vieiga occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Vieiga are found; 97 percent are found in South America and 93 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 7,928,679. In Brazil Vieiga is most prevalent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 37 percent live, Rio Grande do Norte, where 19 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 3 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vieigas9210/
Viega912,930/
Viiga915/
Viegas83102,516/
Vijiga83135/
Vihiga83110/
Vijega8322/
Vehiga8316/
Viegaz8310/
Vițega836/
Vienga835/
Veaiga833/
Vieega831/
Viesga831/
Veoiga831/
Viegai831/
Vihinga7789/
Biheiga777/
Vieggas772/
Vhiigas772/
Viãegas771/
Vijegas771/
Vihoiga771/
Vihenga771/
Vieiges771/
Vihegas771/
D'Viega771/
Biega73847/
Viego73376/
Viegi73132/
Fiega73120/
Biiga7355/
Viege739/
Wiega735/
Ueiga732/
Wiiga731/
Viéga731/
Viigi731/
Vijengai711/
Veijegas710/
Bijiga671,834/
Biegaj671,749/
Fienga67593/
Vehige67360/
Viégas67120/
Vieger67100/
Biegay6752/
Viyoga6751/
Viengi6749/
Bijega6745/
Viengo6728/
Fiegas6724/
Vieghe6721/
Biegai6720/
Bihiga6717/
Vieges6712/
Fiegha6710/
Beaiga679/
Viegos679/
Bihega678/
Biyiga672/
Wiegad672/
Vyegas672/
Viiges672/
Viêgas671/
Viegis671/
Fiyiga671/
Fehiga671/
Víegas671/
Wiegas671/
Vwiege671/
Biegha671/
Wihiga671/
Viègas671/
Vijigo671/
Viegie670/

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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 Vieiga
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