Vis Surname

49,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Vis Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Fish. Visscher, Fisher. (variant: Fisk and le Goujon.)

Vis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,9231:2,851220
United States1,1811:306,90828,207
South Africa9671:56,0277,110
Canada4411:83,5509,291
India3491:2,197,89573,196
France3451:192,53029,961
Australia3001:89,98610,337
Germany811:993,89568,573
Belgium791:145,52720,575
Cambodia681:227,7523,191
England601:928,63447,428
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Aruba421:2,464355
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Nepal191:1,498,9987,199
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway81:642,78647,258
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Curaçao41:39,312638
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Vis (2,621) may also be a first name.

Vis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Fish. Visscher, Fisher. (variant: Fisk and le Goujon.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Vis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vis (Arabic: فيس, Hindi: विस, Marathi: वीस, Oriya: ଭିସ) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vis? popularity and diffusion

Vis is the 49,833rd most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 706,774 people. The last name Vis is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Vis reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Vis is also the 143,508th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 2,621 people.

Vis is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5,923 people, or 1 in 2,851. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 36 percent are found, North Holland, where 19 percent are found and Gelderland, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Vis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vis surname rose 3,374 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vis last name are 35.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Vis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning 367,084 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.91% less than the national average, earning R 111,912 per year; in United States they earn 2.72% more than the national average, earning $44,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $53,643 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vais866,719/
Vish865,259/
Vise862,669/
Vios862,262/
Veis861,556/
Vist861,307/
Viss86487/
Vies86458/
Vois86188/
Vihs8617/
Visc868/
Vuis862/
Vixs862/
Vijs862/
Vizs862/
Hvis861/
Visø861/
Višs861/
Vgis861/
Vwis861/
Visx861/
Vi80317,472/
Vishe7511,955/
Visht757,532/
Vaish757,328/
Visse752,035/
Vitse751,375/
Visch751,075/
Veisz75769/
Veiss75654/
Visth75572/
Veits75535/
Voise75423/
Voits75248/
Viszt75232/
Veise75190/
Voiss75179/
Vuist75137/
Vaise75120/
Vaist75105/
Vaiss75101/
Åvist7596/
Viehs7574/
Vaits7565/
Voihs7554/
Hvisc7548/
Viess7545/
Vaisz7532/
Viesz7517/
Váits7517/
Veijs7514/
Vuits7514/
Vaids7511/
Vizsh757/
Visjø757/
Voist756/
Veist756/
Voids754/
Vuise754/
Vaihs753/
Végis753/
Voish753/
Veish752/
Vhist752/
Hvies751/
Vijsh751/
Vgish751/
Viesh751/
Vishp751/
Vitsh751/
Visst751/
Vistt751/
Vishs751/
Vissh751/
Vhish751/
Vaisc751/
Veihs751/
Voisj751/
Vai6763,284/
Vij6714,189/
Vit6711,467/
Bis676,824/
Vie675,163/
Vui674,978/
Vio674,065/
Vic673,858/
Vid672,618/
Voi671,976/
Viy671,967/
Ves671,894/
Vei671,795/
Fis671,560/
Vix671,246/
Wis671,131/
Vooijs67906/
Vaisse67810/
Vih67802/
Vhi67766/
Viz67730/
Vii67263/
Vuijst67215/
Hvi67201/
Vwi67170/
Vip6786/
Vische6785/
Veisse6763/
Vys6763/
Voisse6725/
Vyi6725/
Hvisch6718/
Uis6716/
Veggis6714/
Vaishp6710/
Vgi6710/
Vishdh677/
Visova677/
Viç677/
Vaisht676/
Vissås676/
Véi675/
Vaishe674/
Vjs674/
Veiths672/
Vhishe672/
Vitsch672/
Vaggis672/
Vuijts672/
Vissdh672/
Viå672/
Vuisch671/
Vuisse671/
Vishsh671/
Vissht671/
Vaishs671/
Veisze671/
Vói671/
Hviszt671/
Visová671/
Vidshe671/
Vooies671/
Vohies670/
Veitsh670/
Veitts670/

Vis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vis in the Oriya language
ଭିସbhisa-
Vis in the Marathi language
वीसvisa-
Vis in the Hindi language
विसvisa83.1
वीसvisa10.8
वीस्vis0.47
Vis in the Arabic language
فيسfys-

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