Vieira Surname
Approximately 1,711,926 people bear this surname
Vieira Surname User-submission:
Vieira is a Portuguese and Galician surname, meaning 'scallop' in these languages. From Late Latin conchula veneria (shell of Venus).
Vieira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,566,819 | 1:137 | 18 |
| Portugal | 65,390 | 1:159 | 25 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 26,936 | 1:64 | 21 |
| United States | 12,372 | 1:29,297 | 3,633 |
| France | 7,426 | 1:8,945 | 807 |
| Cape Verde | 5,282 | 1:100 | 28 |
| Venezuela | 4,061 | 1:7,438 | 804 |
| East Timor | 4,010 | 1:303 | 78 |
| Spain | 3,485 | 1:13,415 | 1,546 |
| Canada | 3,419 | 1:10,777 | 1,619 |
| Argentina | 1,758 | 1:24,314 | 2,029 |
| South Africa | 1,265 | 1:42,828 | 5,470 |
| England | 1,245 | 1:44,753 | 5,655 |
| Switzerland | 614 | 1:13,376 | 2,211 |
| Uruguay | 595 | 1:5,768 | 646 |
| Ecuador | 483 | 1:32,931 | 3,864 |
| Paraguay | 450 | 1:16,082 | 722 |
| Angola | 435 | 1:62,044 | 2,302 |
| Australia | 361 | 1:74,780 | 8,771 |
| Guyana | 355 | 1:2,147 | 385 |
| Belgium | 346 | 1:33,227 | 5,395 |
| Suriname | 339 | 1:1,630 | 167 |
| Colombia | 315 | 1:151,664 | 4,370 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 260 | 1:682 | 122 |
| Germany | 252 | 1:319,466 | 32,068 |
| Chile | 250 | 1:70,466 | 2,895 |
| Netherlands | 247 | 1:68,369 | 11,652 |
| Thailand | 243 | 1:290,693 | 50,038 |
| Peru | 233 | 1:136,413 | 7,580 |
| Mexico | 201 | 1:617,543 | 10,104 |
| Luxembourg | 196 | 1:2,962 | 369 |
| Bolivia | 154 | 1:68,938 | 3,218 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 140 | 1:9,743 | 1,353 |
| Benin | 133 | 1:77,711 | 9,241 |
| Ivory Coast | 122 | 1:189,108 | 8,267 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| India | 100 | 1:7,670,654 | 164,164 |
| Jersey | 98 | 1:1,012 | 129 |
| Italy | 97 | 1:630,481 | 57,010 |
| Namibia | 67 | 1:35,961 | 5,106 |
| Ireland | 64 | 1:73,577 | 4,518 |
| Aruba | 60 | 1:1,725 | 246 |
| Mozambique | 60 | 1:454,359 | 1,401 |
| Andorra | 54 | 1:1,553 | 272 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Senegal | 48 | 1:303,736 | 1,675 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Iceland | 25 | 1:15,204 | 1,298 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| Curaçao | 23 | 1:6,837 | 197 |
| Bermuda | 22 | 1:2,967 | 463 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Denmark | 19 | 1:297,090 | 21,940 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| Ghana | 8 | 1:3,377,586 | 15,333 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
The alternate forms: Viéira (1), Vieíra (1) & Víeìra (1) are calculated separately.
Vieira (4,118) may also be a first name.
Vieira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Vieira is a Portuguese and Galician surname, meaning 'scallop' in these languages. From Late Latin conchula veneria (shell of Venus).
- carlosvPortuguese toponymic, thought to have come from the town of Vieira do Minho.
- mfariacastroVieira Demographics
Average Vieira Salary in
United States
$46,850 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vieira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vieira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vieira (Arabic: فييرا, Marathi: वीरा, Russian: Виеира) is most common in Brazil. It may appear as: Viéira, Vieíra or Víeìra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vieira? popularity and diffusion
Vieira is the 310th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,257 people. The last name Vieira is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Vieira reside; 92 percent reside in South America and 92 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 108,396th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 4,118 people.
Vieira is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 1,566,819 people, or 1 in 137. In Brazil Vieira is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 138 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 4 percent live and Guinea-Bissau, where 2 percent live.
Vieira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Vieira has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vieira last name expanded 44,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vieira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Vieira surname are 43.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.92% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vieira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.18% less than the national average, earning €6,854 per year; in Norway they earn 39.32% more than the national average, earning 482,174 kr per year; in Peru they earn 83.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,575 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.95% more than the national average, earning R 406,248 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $22,562,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $53,368 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vieira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vieira in the Marathi language | ||
| वीरा | vira | 50 |
| वीईरा | vi'ira | 50 |
| Vieira in the Russian language | ||
| Виеира | vieira | - |
| Vieira in the Arabic language | ||
| فييرا | fyyra | - |
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