Viel Surname

35,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Viel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the veal,' i.e. the calf. Middle English veel, Old French veel, 'a calfe or veale.'

Thomas le Veyle, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger le Vel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John le Vele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Viel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,6911:9,927946
Italy1,6961:36,0596,467
Brazil1,5711:136,2665,199
Canada1,4081:26,1693,508
United States1,2411:292,07027,079
Germany6751:119,26714,631
Argentina4311:99,1738,361
Netherlands2221:76,06812,873
Spain2161:216,44514,523
Cuba2031:56,7622,217
Mexico1631:761,51011,327
Haiti1271:84,1254,293
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Chile511:345,4219,676
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
England231:2,422,52489,093
India231:33,350,669396,143
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey331:1,572250
England81:3,046,92180,371
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Vièl (1) are calculated separately.

Viel (594) may also be a first name.

Viel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the veal,' i.e. the calf. Middle English veel, Old French veel, 'a calfe or veale.'

Thomas le Veyle, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger le Vel, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John le Vele, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert le Veel, Close Rolls, 25 Edward I.

Hubert le Veyil. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1576. Edward Veele, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1576. Thomas Veale, Lincolnshire: ibid.

1673. Baptised — Margaret, d. Thomas Veale: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1700. Married — James Hall and Martha Veall: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Old [Anglo-French viel(e, etc., Old French vieil(s, etc. (Vt. vie il ¡vieux), old; Latin vetul-us, oldish] 2 for Vial, q.v.

3 for Veal(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. In old records Le Veal. Old French, "the calf." 2. In some cases probably from Old French Le Viel, "the old," to distinguish the individual from a younger man of the same baptismal name. H.R. The form Viel is still found in Lond. Direct.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Viel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﻞ, Russian: Виел) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Vièl. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,050th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 482,875 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Viel live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Viel is also the 343,155th most common first name on earth It is held by 594 people.

The last name Viel is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 6,691 people, or 1 in 9,927. In France Viel is most prevalent in: Normandy, where 30 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Brittany, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Viel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Viel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Viel last name rose 1,799 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 288 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Viel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Viel surname are 6.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Viel earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning €30,477 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $42,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18% less than the national average, earning $40,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vièl921/
Viele891,338/
Viehl89883/
Vițel89107/
Veiel8988/
Viell8984/
Vieil8982/
Vielh8952/
Vihel8917/
Vijel898/
Vaiel893/
Vhiel891/
Viesl891/
Vielt891/
Vielė891/
Vield890/
Voiel890/
Vil8611,503/
Vel8611,344/
Vielle801,187/
Voitel80307/
Viesel80154/
Vuitel8097/
Veisel8092/
Veitel8084/
Vaihel8034/
Voißel8024/
Voisel8019/
Viysel8012/
Viisel8012/
Vaisel805/
Vaiele805/
Voicel805/
Vietel803/
Vaicel803/
Vieyel802/
Vaitel802/
Vieill802/
Viyele802/
Viecel801/
Voiyel801/
Voišel801/
Vièšel801/
Viggel801/
Veihel801/
Viehle800/
Vahiel800/
Viesle800/
Viheil800/
Vfield800/
Biel75105,577/
Vail7517,528/
Fiel7517,173/
Veal7513,651/
Viol752,612/
Veld752,536/
Vill752,517/
Veil751,428/
Wiel751,380/
Vild751,120/
Vilt751,030/
Velt75971/
Vael75725/
Vell75491/
Veel75336/
Veul75185/
Velő75161/
Viil75158/
Veyl75130/
Voil75119/
Velh75108/
Vihl7541/
Vuel7541/
Voel7541/
Velp7534/
Vehl7525/
Vejl7517/
Vuil7513/
Vilț754/
Vjil753/
Vgil752/
Vgel752/
Vilå752/
Vilh751/
Vesl751/
Vijl751/
Viyl751/
Vilp751/
Vyel751/
Uiel751/
Voissel7329/
Vowiell7319/
Hveisel7317/
Viettel7315/
Voihsel7313/
Viecell736/
Viessil734/
Veichel732/
Voitell732/
Vaissel732/
Vaitelė732/
Veissel732/
Vielova731/
Voisell731/
Vijitel731/
Voielle731/
Vielová731/
Veihele731/
Veijcel731/
Veihelt731/
Bhiel6711,651/
Veale677,451/
Vijil673,614/
Biele672,154/
Wiele671,416/
Vaile671,310/
Veldt671,201/
Wiehl671,150/
Bihel671,049/
Veile67705/
Viohl67591/
Veall67422/
Voitl67418/
Veitl67371/
Fihel67363/
Voehl67334/
Vaitl67331/
Vaill67324/
Veihl67314/
Voell67291/
Pfiel67261/
Fiehl67246/
Vijal67217/
Vl67211/
Biell67209/
Bijel67170/
Vejil67161/
Végel67159/
Phiel67156/
Vowel67144/
Veyhl67143/
Voyel67134/
Biyel67129/
Fiele67124/
Vigli67116/
Viyol67114/
Voile67111/
Weiel67102/
Vejlø67102/
Fielt6790/
Wielt6789/
Wihel6787/
Baiel6786/
Buiel6782/
Vildt6777/
Veyil6772/
Wiell6766/
Veyel6763/
Veail6761/
Huiel6749/
Mpiel6745/
Bielh6744/
Fiell6742/
Vejal6739/
Vehal6731/
Vejel6728/
Vayil6727/
Waiel6727/
Vógel6726/
Viiol6726/
Voill6721/
Villì6721/
Vehel6720/
Vayel6718/
Vajil6717/
Beiel6714/
Veill6713/
Boiel6713/
Vehil6712/
Vyhel6711/
Fhiel6710/
Vajel678/
Vijol678/
Viyal678/
Veltt677/
Vaijl677/
Vioal677/
Villø677/
Veyal676/
Hveissel676/
Velhl676/
Veyle676/
Biesl676/
Vaild675/
Vyele675/
Vojel675/
Fijel675/
Voilt675/
Vihil675/
Vouel675/
Fietl674/
Woiel674/
Veilp673/
Voiil673/
Bieyl673/
Voyil673/
Vaiul673/
Vuell672/
Veule672/
Vígil672/
Vaihl672/
Vägel672/
Fioel672/
Vuile672/
Fielp671/
Bieil671/
Biejl671/
Bield671/
Bietl671/
Bioel671/
Vyoel671/
Vuill671/
Wieal671/
Vildd671/
Vaell671/
Vaial671/
Vaiol671/
Vaail671/
Veahl671/
Velzz671/
Vawel671/
Ueiel671/
Viile671/
Viltė671/
Vheal671/
Vellt671/
Vellë671/
Vyell671/
Vujel671/
Vujil671/
Fiesl671/
Bgiel671/
Vellh671/
Viltd671/
Vijlh671/
Veyld671/
Vejlt671/
Violl670/
Fieil670/
Whiel670/
Voild670/
Veelt670/
Veoil670/
Veull670/
Vauel670/

Viel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻴﻞfyl-
Viel in the Russian language
Виелviel-

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