Vieru Surname

43,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Vieru Surname User-submission:

The Vieru surname is derived from an occupation - 'viticulturist' or 'vine-grower'. It is from the Romanian "viță de vie", which means 'vine' (from the Latin, vitis vinifera).

The Vieru surname is most prevalent in the north-eastern counties of Romania and in Moldova, which is an area of rich viticulturist heritage.

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Vieru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,6381:2,324315
Moldova2,0991:1,697188
Russia5301:271,93028,341
Spain1821:256,87916,299
Transnistria1441:3,297548
Finland801:68,7097,707
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England411:1,358,97760,528
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Greece181:615,54471,673
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
France51:13,284,544357,392
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Vieru (11) may also be a first name.

Vieru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vieru surname is derived from an occupation - 'viticulturist' or 'vine-grower'. It is from the Romanian "viță de vie", which means 'vine' (from the Latin, vitis vinifera).

The Vieru surname is most prevalent in the north-eastern counties of Romania and in Moldova, which is an area of rich viticulturist heritage.

- vali

Vieru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vieru (Russian: Виеру) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vieru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,583rd most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 611,012 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vieru reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 11 people.

This last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 8,638 people, or 1 in 2,324. In Romania Vieru is most common in: Iași County, where 12 percent are found, Vaslui County, where 10 percent are found and Botoșani County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Romania this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 18 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Vieru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (96%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vieru surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Vieru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 90.88% less than the national average, earning €2,738 per year; in United States they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $38,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.29% less than the national average, earning $37,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vierus91213/
Viieru9136/
Vieruß919/
Vierou913/
Vierud911/
Viru891,282/
Veru891,175/
Vierhus8337/
Vierrou8321/
Veierud8317/
Vieroux8310/
Vieruss831/
Veeru801,452/
Verus80832/
Vyeru80389/
Vergu80320/
Virus80271/
Verru80208/
Vheru80150/
Viiru80146/
Vjiru80138/
Virau8084/
Vairu8066/
Verau8066/
Vetru8063/
Verup8051/
Verou8049/
Wieru8031/
Virou8029/
Virud8023/
Veruh8018/
Verut8016/
Veruš8015/
Virut8013/
Veuru8013/
Fieru807/
Visru806/
Veruz806/
Veiru805/
Virup804/
Vereu804/
Vitru803/
Virux802/
Verud802/
Vehru801/
Uieru801/
Virgu801/
Viruz801/
Bieru801/
Verzu801/
Viruy801/
Vierhout77700/
Vierhaus77691/
Vierhuis77121/
Vereus731,057/
Vergou73897/
Bierut73553/
Viroux73520/
Vejrup73378/
Wierus73365/
Vitrus73323/
Bierau73271/
Fierus73189/
Verrou73176/
Boieru73141/
Verzuu73140/
Verush73120/
Vujeru73109/
Veerus7397/
Veirup7367/
Vairus7360/
Veroux7360/
Vajiru7350/
Bierou7350/
Verzuh7349/
Wierup7334/
Verhuz7332/
Wierut7330/
Veirud7323/
Veruch7323/
Fierut7323/
Veraud7321/
Verreu7319/
Verous7316/
Verhut7316/
Øverup7313/
Verout7313/
Veruha7312/
Bierud7311/
Viraud7310/
Vergau739/
Vereut737/
Veroud737/
Bieruś737/
Vitrou737/
Vitrup736/
Vireus736/
Vairuz736/
Verheu736/
Viruch735/
Fierou735/
Fieruś734/
Vujiru733/
Virhut733/
Virous733/
Verhus733/
Bierus732/
Vairau732/
Verruy732/
Veyrut732/
Virhus732/
Vireud732/
Vayiru731/
Vetrus731/
Vesrut731/
Veyrus731/
Vireut731/
Virutt731/
Vairud731/
Vearus731/
Veetru731/
Vehrou731/
Viraut731/
Virgou731/
Virouh731/
Vijaru731/
Viyaru731/
Viyoru731/
Viyrus731/
Vetrau731/
Vaerau731/
Veraut731/
Verust731/
Verrut731/
Vyergu731/
Verauz731/
Verrus731/
Veruis730/
Verouh730/
Biru6743,377/
Beru677,664/
Weru677,273/
Firu671,910/
Vittrup671,019/
Feru67755/
Wiru67450/
Vetrhus67255/
Vuru67220/
Verraux67141/
Virault67125/
Uiru67101/
Verroux67100/
Vettrus6783/
Verheus6777/
Verruch6764/
Bierrou6749/
Verhush6749/
Wieruch6740/
Weierud6734/
Bierhup6721/
Verhust6720/
Verreux6719/
Vajjiru6718/
Veroult6717/
Verhauz6712/
Verruyt6710/
Vajeeru679/
Virú678/
Fierrou676/
Øverhus675/
Vitraux674/
Ueru673/
Vajhiru673/
Vearous672/
Vaitrus672/
Verhuyt672/
Véru672/
Fietrau671/
Biehrau671/
Bijjeru671/
Wiyerau671/
Vitrush671/
Verault671/
Verruss671/
Vejeeru671/
Virhuiz671/
Veyroux671/
Verhouz671/
Verucht671/
Verú671/
Veroush671/
Verreus671/
Bietrus671/
Bierous670/
Verhuth670/
Verauss670/
Vettrup670/
Verhaus670/
Verhaut670/

Vieru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vieru in the Russian language
Виеруvieru-

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