Viest Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Viest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1081:49,4129,484
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Viest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viest occurs most in Slovakia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Viest live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 49,412. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Banská Bystrica Region, where 40 percent reside, Košice Region, where 28 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 27 percent reside. Other than Slovakia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Czechia, where 3 percent reside.

Viest Last Name Statistics demography

Viest earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vieste9199/
Vaiest911/
Vieszt911/
Viet8987,320/
Vest8917,723/
Vist891,307/
Vies89458/
Wiest8011,402/
Visht807,532/
Vieth807,235/
Viste802,282/
Viets802,226/
Veste80703/
Fiest80605/
Visth80572/
Vesth80381/
Viese80232/
Viszt80232/
Viedt80156/
Viete80138/
Vuist80137/
Vaist80105/
Åvist8096/
Voest8076/
Viehs8074/
Vieis8052/
Biest8047/
Viess8045/
Viies8039/
Vijes8018/
Viesz8017/
Vihet8016/
Vestå8015/
Viett8013/
Vuiet8011/
Vehst808/
Voist806/
Veist806/
Hvest805/
Vijet805/
Viães804/
Vests804/
Vhies804/
Vioet804/
Vhist802/
Veyst802/
Vuest802/
Veast802/
Vjest802/
Hvies801/
Vesst801/
Viees801/
Viesh801/
Visst801/
Vioes801/
Vistt801/
Viðes801/
Vhest801/
Vieds801/
Vists800/
Vieht800/
Viestová7753/
Viestova772/
Vie755,163/
Vishth73683/
Viette73531/
Vijesh73402/
Wieszt73373/
Vieths73259/
Vuijst73215/
Veiset7368/
Fieszt7342/
Wiiest7340/
Viedts7339/
Viesse7338/
Vaiste7338/
Vieyte7332/
Vietch7328/
Vijeth7327/
Fieste7319/
Voiset7317/
Veiste7315/
Vidste7311/
Vietts7310/
Vishtz736/
Vaisht736/
Vjeszt735/
Huiest733/
Vijees733/
Viethe733/
Vestås732/
Väiste732/
Viecht731/
Viesph731/
Vissht731/
Wieste731/
Hvieth731/
Hviszt731/
Voicet731/
Voiste731/
Veyset731/
Veyste731/
Vajies731/
Vesste731/
Bieste731/
Vieuis731/
Vaijes731/
Whiest730/
Waiest730/
Viehes730/
Weiest730/
West67409,029/
Best67110,527/
Bist679,297/
Bies675,461/
Biet674,020/
Vier673,772/
Fest673,233/
Wies673,064/
Wist672,226/
Viez671,677/
Veysset671,094/
Vjet67813/
Wiet67306/
Vije67234/
Fist67181/
Voisset67142/
Veiseth67134/
Viey67125/
Vust67121/
Vaisset67115/
Vihe67110/
Vüst6778/
Vieß6761/
Vietsch6758/
Vijeesh6756/
Vyst6752/
Uest6744/
Vestova6738/
Vyes6725/
Vyit6723/
Vied6715/
Viep6715/
Viea6713/
Vioe6712/
Väst6712/
Viej6710/
Viee679/
Uies679/
Vistova677/
Vuie677/
Viei677/
Viys677/
Uist676/
Vishsht673/
Veisset673/
Viès673/
Viis673/
Viie672/
Viyt672/
Vizt672/
Vges672/
Fiestte671/
Vijesse671/
Viethth671/
Vieyies671/
Vaishth671/
Vayisht671/
Višt671/
Vgie671/
Vijette671/
Vixt671/
Vjst671/
Wiggest671/
Hvie671/
Viex670/
Vhie670/
Pfieste670/
Viechte670/
Whieste670/

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