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 is held by more people in Costa Rica than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Víquez or Viquéz. Click here for further potential spellings of Viquez.

How Common Is The Last Name Viquez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,659th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 521,097 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Viquez reside; 84 percent reside in Central America and 84 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Viquez is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Costa Rica, where it is carried by 10,045 people, or 1 in 476. In Costa Rica Viquez is mostly found in: Heredia Province, where 33 percent are found, Alajuela Province, where 26 percent are found and Cartago Province, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Costa Rica this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Panama, where 12 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.

Viquez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Viquez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Viquez surname grew 6,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viquez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Viquez are 30.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.78% being registered with the political 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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  • 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 Viquez
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