Vilyev Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Vilyev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilyev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516

Vilyev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vilyev has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilyev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vilyev is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Vilyev are found; 78 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 78 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Vilyev is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia Vilyev is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 57 percent reside, Irkutsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vilyaev92246/
Vailyev924/
Vilyuev923/
Viliyev921/
Vileyev921/
Vilyayev8616/
Velyev83381/
Viliev8355/
Vileev8346/
Vilaev8338/
Filyev8319/
Bilyev837/
Viloev833/
Vylyev833/
Vilayv831/
Viluev831/
Vilyayeva8016/
Veliyev773,201/
Velyaev77131/
Biliyev7718/
Bilayev7715/
Vilayav7712/
Väliyev7712/
Velayev778/
Bailyev777/
Veleyev773/
Vyhlyev771/
Velıyev771/
Vilehav771/
Vylyaev771/
Viliyov771/
Veloyev771/
Velyuev771/
Bilyayev715/
Veloyeva714/
Veleyeva712/
Velayeva711/
Boiliyev711/
Velyayev711/
Veilleuv711/
Veliev676,573/
Filiev6795/
Bilyew6793/
Veloev6786/
Belyev6742/
Velaev6725/
Veleev6719/
Veljev6713/
Bylyev679/
Vyleev678/
Veluev675/
Biliev674/
Vuliev673/
Fylyev673/
Velyyv672/
Vyliev671/
Veliyv671/
Velyiv671/
Vihlajeva671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vilyev
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