Viet Surname

6,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Viet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam84,9831:1,090104
France1,2151:54,6697,227
United States3851:941,45270,347
Germany2771:290,63330,126
Netherlands901:187,63526,551
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England171:3,277,533109,658
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Viet (397,081) may also be a first name.

Viet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viet (Hindi: विएट, Russian: Виет) occurs most in Vietnam. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Viet is the 6,472nd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 83,458 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Viet reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Viet is also the 2,602nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 397,081 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Vietnam, where it is borne by 84,983 people, or 1 in 1,090. In Vietnam Viet is most numerous in: Red River Delta, where 30 percent reside, Southeast, where 17 percent reside and North Central, where 11 percent reside. Beside Vietnam Viet occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Viet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Viet has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 837 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Viet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Viet surname are 23.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Viet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.24% less than the national average, earning R 161,028 per year; in Vietnam they earn 465.92% more than the national average, earning 466,548,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $48,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vieth897,235/
Viets892,226/
Viedt89156/
Viete89138/
Viest89131/
Vihet8916/
Viett8913/
Vuiet8911/
Vijet895/
Voiet894/
Vioet894/
Vaiet892/
Veiet891/
Vieht890/
Vieat890/
Vet8623,435/
Vit8611,467/
Vie865,163/
Viette80531/
Vieths80259/
Vieste8099/
Viedts8039/
Vieyte8032/
Vietch8028/
Vijeth8027/
Vietts8010/
Viethe803/
Voiets801/
Viecht801/
Hvieth801/
Vieszt801/
Vaiete801/
Vite7530,042/
Veit7520,793/
Vest7517,723/
Voit758,767/
Voet754,914/
Vitt754,746/
Viot754,654/
Biet754,020/
Vier753,772/
Vete752,268/
Veth752,061/
Viez751,677/
Vets751,560/
Vist751,307/
Veyt75925/
Vjet75813/
Fiet75802/
Vith75555/
Vető75487/
Vies75458/
Vait75429/
Wiet75306/
Vett75288/
Vije75234/
Veet75142/
Vijt75137/
Viey75125/
Vihe75110/
Vidt7596/
Vaet7578/
Vieß7561/
Hvit7552/
Vyit7523/
Vied7515/
Viep7515/
Viht7515/
Vwet7514/
Viea7513/
Vioe7512/
Viej7510/
Viee759/
Vejt759/
Vuie757/
Viei757/
Veht757/
Veat753/
Vuet753/
Hvet753/
Viie752/
Vitė752/
Viyt752/
Veut752/
Vedt752/
Vizt752/
Vetp752/
Vfet752/
Vuit751/
Vhet751/
Višt751/
Vgie751/
Vetd751/
Vwit751/
Hvie751/
Vhie750/
Vietsch7358/
Viethth731/
Vijette731/
Viechte730/
Veith6711,713/
Visht677,532/
Vaith673,054/
Vitte672,428/
Viste672,282/
Vette671,793/
Voith671,234/
Bieth671,121/
Vethe67751/
Veste67703/
Wieth67656/
Viher67654/
Fiest67605/
Bihet67602/
Biete67574/
Visth67572/
Veits67535/
Veidt67445/
Hvidt67429/
Veyet67329/
Vijit67320/
Vetch67297/
Vecht67275/
Biets67273/
Vijge67266/
Voits67248/
Viszt67232/
Baiet67206/
Viehe67205/
Fieth67204/
Vetås67190/
Vithe67184/
Fiets67182/
Vajit67182/
Veite67165/
Huiet67163/
Veyts67139/
Vuist67137/
Vijeu67119/
Veydt67119/
Viott67111/
Vaist67105/
Åvist6796/
Wiedt6795/
Veath6794/
Vaite6793/
Vaije6790/
Vaitz6781/
Voite6777/
Vuete6777/
Viehs6774/
Fiete6773/
Vaits6765/
Voitz6762/
Vijea6758/
Vuets6755/
Veats6750/
Vijey6749/
Waiet6748/
Biest6747/
Hvitt6747/
Vuite6745/
Viess6745/
Vehit6743/
Wiete6738/
Vaaie6738/
Vijer6733/
Biyet6732/
Väits6727/
Fiett6725/
Veyie6724/
Vhait6724/
Vitth6724/
Vetts6721/
Vierø6721/
Håvie6719/
Hvied6719/
Vijes6718/
Vuyet6718/
Viehi6718/
Viesz6717/
Vijdt6717/
Váits6717/
Voitt6716/
Vicht6716/
Whiet6715/
Håvet6715/
Vestå6715/
Vwete6715/
Vuits6714/
Viehr6713/
Veiht6712/
Vhete6711/
Voyet6711/
Vijat6710/
Vayit6710/
Vedts6710/
Vijje679/
Vajet679/
Phiet679/
Viyat679/
Vijee679/
Veyat678/
Vehat678/
Vehst678/
Vayet678/
Vhije677/
Veeth677/
Veete676/
Vhite676/
Vetsh676/
Voist676/
Veist676/
Veïte676/
Vouet676/
Viech675/
Hvest675/
Mpiet675/
Viães674/
Vests674/
Vhies674/
Vieph674/
Veitt674/
Beiet673/
Veaie673/
Uiete673/
Wiett672/
Vhist672/
Veyst672/
Vuest672/
Voiot672/
Vierr672/
Veast672/
Veate672/
Biett672/
Uieth672/
Voyit672/
Vjest672/
Vijed672/
Vuyie672/
Vaied671/
Hvies671/
Bijet671/
Voidt671/
Vihit671/
Vijie671/
Vesst671/
Veute671/
Vgeet671/
Vheth671/
Vieae671/
Viedh671/
Vieea671/
Vierh671/
Viesh671/
Uiett671/
Vaitt671/
Vaiye671/
Vaidt671/
Vaiie671/
Vayie671/
Boiet671/
Vieyi671/
Viite671/
Viecz671/
Vojet671/
Visst671/
Veuth671/
Veied671/
Hvier671/
Vihte671/
Vijth671/
Vistt671/
Voiye671/
Viðes671/
Vișea671/
Vfete671/
Vhest671/
Veyut671/
Vehie671/
Vehte671/
Vejth671/
Fijet671/
Bietp671/
Bieet671/
Vettz671/
Vieds671/
Vuiit671/
Vuitt671/
Veett671/
Hviez671/
Fiedt670/
Bieht670/
Voizt670/
Voiyt670/
Veyot670/
Veets670/
Vists670/
Vyett670/
Veyte670/
Veyht670/
Vioht670/
Vueth670/
Veyth670/

Viet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viet in the Hindi language
विएटvi'eta-
Viet in the Russian language
Виетviet-

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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 Viet
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