Viera Surname
Approximately 114,732 people bear this surname
Viera Surname Definition:
A sincope of Vierna and variant of Bierna, a place in Colombia and in the Rioja from the Basque "ier" - a genus of grasses - and the suffix of abundance "-na" and the prothetic V(B).
Viera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 12,079 | 1:3,539 | 432 |
| Peru | 11,851 | 1:2,682 | 448 |
| United States | 11,574 | 1:31,317 | 3,900 |
| Uruguay | 11,464 | 1:299 | 33 |
| Venezuela | 9,736 | 1:3,102 | 472 |
| Mexico | 9,710 | 1:12,783 | 1,185 |
| Cuba | 9,008 | 1:1,279 | 210 |
| Spain | 6,872 | 1:6,803 | 843 |
| Angola | 5,324 | 1:5,069 | 714 |
| Brazil | 4,957 | 1:43,186 | 1,737 |
| Ecuador | 3,094 | 1:5,141 | 855 |
| Paraguay | 2,971 | 1:2,436 | 317 |
| Honduras | 2,896 | 1:3,044 | 388 |
| Colombia | 2,521 | 1:18,950 | 1,507 |
| El Salvador | 2,161 | 1:2,936 | 402 |
| Chile | 2,145 | 1:8,213 | 799 |
| Bolivia | 2,017 | 1:5,263 | 719 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,337 | 1:2,655 | 239 |
| France | 482 | 1:137,806 | 21,137 |
| Dominican Republic | 447 | 1:23,340 | 1,503 |
| Indonesia | 326 | 1:405,672 | 34,327 |
| Portugal | 255 | 1:40,856 | 2,413 |
| Slovakia | 186 | 1:28,691 | 4,952 |
| Canada | 175 | 1:210,546 | 20,414 |
| Nicaragua | 133 | 1:45,271 | 1,371 |
| England | 130 | 1:428,600 | 28,863 |
| Italy | 82 | 1:745,813 | 61,559 |
| Philippines | 76 | 1:1,332,082 | 99,105 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Panama | 53 | 1:73,816 | 3,129 |
| Benin | 43 | 1:240,363 | 21,480 |
| Bermuda | 41 | 1:1,592 | 254 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Costa Rica | 35 | 1:136,573 | 2,034 |
| Senegal | 35 | 1:416,553 | 1,967 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 24 | 1:4,599 | 723 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Guyana | 20 | 1:38,111 | 3,813 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 20 | 1:8,871 | 586 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 18 | 1:75,776 | 5,658 |
| Belize | 14 | 1:25,391 | 1,935 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
The alternate forms: Viêra (4), Vierá (2) & Viéra (1) are calculated separately.
Viera (47,777) may also be a first name.
Viera Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A sincope of Vierna and variant of Bierna, a place in Colombia and in the Rioja from the Basque "ier" - a genus of grasses - and the suffix of abundance "-na" and the prothetic V(B).
Viera Demographics
Average Male Viera Height
173.26 cm
Average Female Viera Height
160.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Viera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Viera (Marathi: वीरा, Russian: Виера) is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Viêra, Vierá or Viéra. Click here for further potential spellings of Viera.
How Common Is The Last Name Viera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Viera is the 4,925th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 63,518 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Viera are found; 55 percent are found in South America and 22 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 19,209th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 47,777 people.
The surname is most numerous in Argentina, where it is held by 12,079 people, or 1 in 3,539. In Argentina Viera is mostly found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 41 percent live, Misiones Province, where 28 percent live and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 5 percent live. Barring Argentina Viera is found in 103 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Viera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Viera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Viera last name increased 19,290 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Viera Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Viera last name are 42.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.61% registered with the party.
The amount Viera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 30.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,511 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.59% more than the national average, earning R 329,352 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $23,149,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.62% less than the national average, earning $38,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $53,500 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Viera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viera in the Marathi language | ||
| वीरा | vira | - |
| Viera in the Russian language | ||
| Виера | viera | - |
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