Viquez Surname

37,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Costa Rica
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Viquez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Costa Rica10,0451:476125
Panama1,6481:2,374342
Mexico1,5631:79,4153,338
United States3341:1,085,20678,873
Colombia2141:223,2435,157
Spain651:719,26231,067
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Uruguay341:100,9349,883
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Víquez (95) & Viquéz (1) are calculated separately.

Viquez (15) may also be a first name.

Viquez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viquez occurs more in Costa Rica more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Víquez or Viquéz. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viquez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,659th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 521,097 people. The surname Viquez occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Viquez live; 84 percent live in Central America and 84 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most numerous in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 10,045 people, or 1 in 476. In Costa Rica Viquez is most common in: Heredia Province, where 33 percent reside, Alajuela Province, where 26 percent reside and Cartago Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Costa Rica this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 12 percent reside and Mexico, where 11 percent reside.

Viquez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Viquez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Viquez last name expanded 6,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viquez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Viquez last name are 30.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Viquez earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 23.62% less than the national average, earning $17,340,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.21% less than the national average, earning $39,176 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Víquez9495/
Viquéz941/
Visquez9215/
Vizquez924/
Vaiquez921/
Vique913,808/
Voizquez861/
Viques83144/
Biquez83107/
Visque8374/
Viguez8322/
Viquet8312/
Vicque838/
Vieque835/
Vequez834/
Vaique834/
Viquiz832/
Viquie832/
Vikuez831/
Viquer831/
Véquez831/
Viqe805/
Vesquez7783/
Vezquez7743/
Vieques7715/
Viqueci7712/
Väzquez777/
Visquet773/
Vayquez772/
Vajquez772/
Vaiques772/
Väsquez772/
Faiquez772/
Bizquez771/
Veaquez771/
Veiquer771/
Visques771/
Vizquer771/
Vizquet771/
Visquer771/
Viquece771/
Vicquer770/
Vigue732,113/
Bique731,038/
Veque73184/
Vikue73147/
Vaiqe73101/
Viqui7381/
Vicue7325/
Uique736/
Wique733/
Vikez732/
Viqie732/
Vukez731/
Viquè731/
Vèque731/
Veasquez7130/
Veazquez7113/
Vaisques713/
Vehsquez711/
Vizquett711/
Vesque67455/
Baique67312/
Vichez67303/
Buique67283/
Viscue67275/
Vigues67215/
Vequiz67175/
Beique67163/
Veguez6767/
Biques6757/
Fuquez6733/
Fiques6726/
Viggue6722/
Veques6715/
Bicque6714/
Viquis6713/
Viegue6710/
Boique679/
Vaicue679/
Uisque679/
Bequez677/
Wiques677/
Béique676/
Vecque676/
Veigue675/
Vequie675/
Figuez675/
Vequer674/
Véguez674/
Wiquet673/
Biguez672/
Vaigue672/
Wequez672/
Vicqua671/
Vickue671/
Uiguez671/
Vequet671/
Viquio671/
Vicqui671/
Vighue671/
Vicues671/
Wicque671/
Wiguez671/
Vêques671/
Bíquez671/
Viogue671/
Vyoque671/
Visqui671/
Uequez671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Viquez
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