Virginia Surname

97,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Virginia Surname User-submission:

The Virginia surname means 'field of the yew trees' in Irish Gaelic.

Virginia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2661:286,30226,625
Indonesia8021:164,89916,028
Brazil5001:428,14916,254
Mexico3191:389,1107,832
Philippines3061:330,84445,455
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Nigeria1761:1,006,49342,496
Portugal1701:61,2843,295
Kenya1691:273,25418,015
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Botswana551:39,7627,636
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
India481:15,980,529256,885
Australia461:586,86342,409
Guatemala451:357,3934,827
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
England331:1,688,42669,999
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Curaçao281:5,616151
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
China51:273,464,31313,838
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Uruguay31:1,143,91935,564
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

The alternate forms: Virgínia (139), Vírginia (1) & Vírgínia (1) are calculated separately.

Virginia (1,639,282) may also be a first name.

Virginia Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Virginia surname means 'field of the yew trees' in Irish Gaelic.

- deehampton

Virginia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Virginia (Arabic: فيرجينيا, Bengali: ওয়ারজিনিয়া, Georgian: ვირგინია, Hindi: वीरजीनिया, Marathi: वीरजीनीया, Oriya: ବିରଜିନିଆ) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as: Virgínia, Vírginia or Vírgínia. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Virginia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 97,886th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,503,827 people. The surname Virginia is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Virginia live; 31 percent live in North America and 24 percent live in Anglo-North America. Virginia is also the 425th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,639,282 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,266 people, or 1 in 286,302. In The United States Virginia is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 22 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 83 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Virginia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Virginia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,948 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Virginia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Virginia surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Virginia surname are 6.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Virginia earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 17.9% more than the national average, earning $26,766,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.87% less than the national average, earning $37,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $46,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Virginia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virginia in the Georgian language
ვირგინიაvirginia-
Virginia in the Bengali language
ওয়ারজিনিয়াoyarajiniya-
Virginia in the Marathi language
वीरजीनीयाvirajiniya50
वरगीनीयाvaraginiya50
Virginia in the Hindi language
वीरजीनियाvirajiniya33.33
विर्जिनियाvirjiniya16.67
विरजीनियाvirajiniya16.67
वर्जिन्याvarjin'ya16.67
वर्जिनियाvarjiniya16.67
Virginia in the Oriya language
ବିରଜିନିଆbirajini'a18.18
ଭିଜିର୍ନିଆbhijirni'a9.09
ବିଜର୍ୀନୀୟାbijariniya9.09
ଭିରଜୀନୀଆbhirajini'a9.09
ଭାଜିର୍ନିଆbhajirni'a9.09
ଭିରଜିନୀୟାbhirajiniya9.09
ଭିରଜିନିଆbhirajini'a9.09
ବିଜିର୍ନିଆbijirni'a9.09
ଭିରଜିନାbhirajina9.09
ବିଜିନିଆbijini'a9.09
Virginia in the Arabic language
فيرجينياfyrjynya-
فرجيناfrjyna-
فرجينياfrjynya-
فيرجيناfyrjyna-

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