Viig Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Viig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway541:95,22813,033
Denmark471:120,10011,018
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Viig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viig (Marathi: वीग) occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Viig live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 95,228. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 65 percent reside, Western Norway, where 24 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 11 percent reside. Other than Norway this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 35 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Viig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Viig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Viig surname expanded 215 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Viig earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.38% more than the national average, earning 440,827 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.99% less than the national average, earning $34,954 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaiieg801/
Vihigh801/
Wiig752,200/
Viik75985/
Vieg75118/
Fiig7565/
Biig7523/
Uiig751/
Viyg751/
Wiigs6729/
Wiigh678/
Veaig674/
Viyog673/
Fiieg671/
Vijic671/
Viheg671/
Viegh671/
Viegs671/
Vijeg671/
Viike671/
Vwieg671/
Viegt670/

Viig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viig in the Marathi language
वीगviga-

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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 Viig
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