Viljoen Surname

10,564th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Viljoen Surname Definition:

(1) Originally Villion. From Old Celtic name Villo. (2) “Basket Maker” in Old French (Villon).

Viljoen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa45,6061:1,188125
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Australia7211:37,4424,896
England5591:99,67510,532
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Zimbabwe2451:63,0139,478
New Zealand2171:20,8683,656
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Namibia1221:19,7493,472
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
Norway81:642,78647,258
France81:8,302,840321,660
Wales71:442,07621,198
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Oman51:737,5946,889
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Viljoen (143) may also be a first name.

Viljoen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Originally Villion. From Old Celtic name Villo. (2) “Basket Maker” in Old French (Villon).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Viljoen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viljoen is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viljoen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Viljoen is the 10,564th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 137,072 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Viljoen are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Viljoen is also the 772,378th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 143 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 45,606 people, or 1 in 1,188. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 36 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Viljoen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Viljoen has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Viljoen surname grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Viljoen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Viljoen surname are 29.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Viljoen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.95% more than the national average, earning R 458,532 per year; in United States they earn 22.52% more than the national average, earning $52,868 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.79% more than the national average, earning $74,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilijoen933/
Viljoene931/
Viljioen931/
Vijljoen931/
Vljoen921/
Viljean86397/
Biljoen8657/
Wiljoen8618/
Veljoen869/
Uiljoen864/
Viljaen861/
Filjoen861/
Viljoun861/
Viljoin861/
Viljoint803/
Viljeant802/
Vieljean801/
Viljount801/
Viljan7711/
Vljahen715/
Wilejon714/
Viliien711/
Velshoen671/
Vilaijun671/

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