Viriato Surname

31,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,998 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Viriato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viriato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique11,7421:2,322570
Angola4,1411:6,518870
Brazil5861:365,31513,955
Portugal4811:21,6601,486
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Andorra11:83,8382,381
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Viriato (13,449) may also be a first name.

Viriato Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viriato is most common in Mozambique. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viriato? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,410th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 428,730 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Viriato live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 50,092nd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 13,449 people.

The last name Viriato is most frequently occurring in Mozambique, where it is carried by 11,742 people, or 1 in 2,322. Beside Mozambique this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Viriato Last Name Statistics demography

Viriato earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 139% more than the national average, earning $103,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viriatto932/
Viriatos931/
Veriato86836/
Viriata863/
Uiriato861/
Veriatto802/
Wiriata7114/
Biriata719/
Vereato716/
Veriata711/
Biryatho676/
Beriatou671/
Verriotto6335/
Berihatou631/
Wiryoto5728/
Wirjata5711/
Wiryata579/
Wiriota576/
Berioto571/
Beriotto53211/
Beryatto531/
Wirayotha504/
Vergiotou502/

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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 Viriato
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