Violet Surname
Approximately 6,525 people bear this surname
Violet Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 the flower-name; also a complexion-nickname; perh. also a dress-nickname [French violet, violet- coloured, violette, the violet; diminutive from Latin viola, violet] 2 Dweller at a Path [Dialectal French violet, diminutive of viol, a path; prob.
Read More About This SurnameViolet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,861 | 1:23,217 | 2,710 |
| United States | 1,027 | 1:352,930 | 31,609 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Kenya | 290 | 1:159,241 | 12,530 |
| Australia | 208 | 1:129,787 | 14,130 |
| Russia | 207 | 1:696,247 | 59,275 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| Colombia | 119 | 1:401,463 | 6,417 |
| India | 108 | 1:7,102,457 | 156,472 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| Cameroon | 88 | 1:236,012 | 23,423 |
| Israel | 77 | 1:111,138 | 12,490 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Italy | 45 | 1:1,359,038 | 78,318 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Vietnam | 7 | 1:13,235,151 | 2,948 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 57 | 1:427,638 | 25,025 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 283 | 1:177,451 | 15,850 |
Violet (380,013) may also be a first name.
Violet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 the flower-name; also a complexion-nickname; perh. also a dress-nickname [French violet, violet- coloured, violette, the violet; diminutive from Latin viola, violet] 2 Dweller at a Path [Dialectal French violet, diminutive of viol, a path; prob. from a diminutive of Latin via, a way] Violot is a Haute-Marne place-name.
Violet Demographics
Average Male Violet Height
177.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Violet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Violet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Violet (Arabic: فيولت, Hindi: वायलेट, Marathi: िवओलेत, Russian: Виолет) is found most frequently in France. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Violet? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 75,257th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,116,865 people. The last name Violet is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Violet reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Violet is also the 2,741st most widely held first name in the world, held by 380,013 people.
The surname Violet is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 2,861 people, or 1 in 23,217. In France Violet is most common in: Île-de-France, where 20 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 10 percent live. Not including France Violet is found in 99 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.
Violet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Violet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Violet last name increased 363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 246 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Violet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Violet surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Violet surname are 3.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.2% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Violet earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 22.2% less than the national average, earning $17,661,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.36% more than the national average, earning $56,817 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Violet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Violet in the Hindi language | ||
| वायलेट | vayaleta | 91.67 |
| वाइलट | va'ilata | 8.33 |
| Violet in the Marathi language | ||
| िवओलेत | iva'oleta | 28.57 |
| वॉयलेट | voyaleta | 28.57 |
| वायोलेट | vayoleta | 22.86 |
| िवओलेट | iva'oleta | 2.86 |
| वॉईलेट | vo'ileta | 2.86 |
| वोलेट | voleta | 2.86 |
| वैलेत | vaileta | 2.86 |
| वोइलेट | vo'ileta | 2.86 |
| वॉलेट | voleta | 2.86 |
| लेट | leta | 2.86 |
| Violet in the Russian language | ||
| Виолет | violet | - |
| Violet in the Arabic language | ||
| فيولت | fywlt | - |
| فيوليت | fywlyt | - |
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