Vih Surname

429,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Vih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania4061:10,0861,047
Ivory Coast3101:74,4234,125
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
India131:59,005,029552,550
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Vih (192) may also be a first name.

Vih Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻴﻪ, Hindi: विह) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vih.

How Common Is The Last Name Vih? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 429,827th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,086,716 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Vih reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Vih is also the 655,603rd most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 192 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 406 people, or 1 in 10,086. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Guidimagha Region, where 39 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 12 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 39 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vish865,259/
Vich863,108/
Vijh86855/
Vidh86165/
Veih86127/
Vihe86110/
Vieh86102/
Vihs8617/
Vaih8615/
Viht8615/
Vihh865/
Vgih863/
Vihd861/
Vihp861/
Vi80317,472/
Vaidh7511,464/
Visht757,532/
Vaish757,328/
Visch751,075/
Visth75572/
Vuich75261/
Veich7580/
Voihs7554/
Voich7553/
Vwich7532/
Vaich7518/
Vicht7516/
Veiht7512/
Vizsh757/
Veidh754/
Vaihs753/
Vaiph753/
Voish753/
Veish752/
Vaijh752/
Vijhh751/
Vishp751/
Veiph751/
Vishs751/
Vissh751/
Vhish751/
Veihs751/
Vijhd751/
Vai6763,284/
Bih6722,479/
Vij6714,189/
Vit6711,467/
Vis6710,311/
Veitch679,032/
Veh675,770/
Vie675,163/
Vui674,978/
Vio674,065/
Vid672,618/
Voi671,976/
Viy671,967/
Vei671,795/
Vhi67766/
Viz67730/
Veicht67500/
Vii67263/
Fih67256/
Vhe67226/
Hvi67201/
Wih67189/
Vwi67170/
Vip6786/
Vyh6773/
Véh6765/
Vaiddh6747/
Vhy6745/
Vjh6732/
Vyi6725/
Hvisch6718/
Vha6716/
Uih6714/
Vuitch6712/
Vaichh6711/
Vaishp6710/
Vgi6710/
Vhj679/
Vishdh677/
Viç677/
Vaisht676/
Véi675/
Vfi675/
Voitch674/
Veiths672/
Vissdh672/
Viå672/
Vuisch671/
Vizzth671/
Voicht671/
Voitht671/
Vishsh671/
Vissht671/
Vaidth671/
Vaishs671/
Vaaidh671/
Vói671/
Vaihøj671/
Vaitch670/
Veitsh670/

Vih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻴﻪfyh99.32
ﺃﻓﻴﻪafyh0.68
Vih in the Hindi language
विहviha75
वीहviha25

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