Viejas Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Viejas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viejas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Viejas (297) may also be a first name.

Viejas Last Name Facts

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

Viejas is found most frequently in Spain. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viejas? popularity and diffusion

Viejas is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Viejas reside; 67 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 67 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 511,663rd most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 297 people.

It is most widely held in Spain, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,792,006. In Spain Viejas is primarily concentrated in: Galicia, where 83 percent live and Andalusia, where 17 percent live. Besides Spain Viejas exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Chile, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vijejas920/
Vieas911/
Vijiejas863/
Wiejas83120/
Viseas8321/
Viceas8314/
Viejos833/
Viesas832/
Vaejas831/
Vijays831/
Viezcas77637/
Viescas77389/
Vioujas77103/
Viehaus7736/
Viezsas771/
Vijiyas771/
Vijayas771/
Vijaish771/
Viies7339/
Wieas7332/
Viães734/
Bieas732/
Vyejs731/
Viyes731/
Vähejaus7128/
Vijayesh712/
Viteaz6774/
Biseas6747/
Viisas6713/
Bijais675/
Viajes673/
Biceas673/
Vijees673/
Vihais671/
Vieuis671/
Veiues671/
Vijayz671/
Biejos670/

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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 Viejas
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