Vives Surname

21,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Vives Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain12,0261:3,888478
France3,4751:19,1142,184
Argentina1,7831:23,9732,003
United States1,3791:262,84224,795
Mexico1,2891:96,2973,673
Ecuador1,0191:15,6092,361
Chile8401:20,9721,324
Cuba7791:14,7921,063
Costa Rica5921:8,074463
Peru5881:54,0554,465
Colombia5521:86,5473,368
Uruguay1451:23,6672,755
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Venezuela1391:217,2965,691
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Philippines1301:778,75675,558
Guatemala691:233,0824,038
Andorra591:1,421241
Puerto Rico581:61,2091,259
Panama531:73,8163,129
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
England231:2,422,52489,093
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Aruba11:103,4772,586
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Vivès (12) & Vivés (2) are calculated separately.

Vives (244) may also be a first name.

Vives Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vives (Arabic: فيفس, Hindi: विवेस, Marathi: िववेस, Russian: Вивес) occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Vivès or Vivés. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vives? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 21,388th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 285,887 people. The surname Vives is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Vives reside; 48 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 571,890th most widespread given name in the world, held by 244 people.

The last name Vives is most commonly held in Spain, where it is carried by 12,026 people, or 1 in 3,888. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 47 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 25 percent are found and Balearic Islands, where 14 percent are found. Beside Spain this surname is found in 56 countries. It is also found in France, where 14 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.

Vives Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vives has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vives surname rose 4,179 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vives Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vives last name are 39.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Vives earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,864 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning $19,732,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $40,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% more than the national average, earning $51,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vivès9312/
Vivés932/
Vivies91475/
Vivese9187/
Vieves9110/
Vivesh919/
Visves911/
Vivest911/
Vive891,445/
Viveash83262/
Vishves831/
Veivesh831/
Vivet803,224/
Viver801,046/
Fives80390/
Vivie80236/
Vaive80225/
Vivez80198/
Vivis80108/
Veves80105/
Vived8089/
Vibes8080/
Bives8067/
Wives8023/
Vivey8021/
Vieve8019/
Visve8014/
Vivee805/
Vivec802/
Viwes801/
Vhive801/
Voive801/
Vuive801/
Uives800/
Vishvesh7715/
Vitver73420/
Viviey73347/
Vishve73285/
Vivish73246/
Viviez73108/
Vivijs7389/
Vitved7360/
Vievie7324/
Visvis7318/
Buives7318/
Vevest7317/
Veiver7314/
Viovis7311/
Viveey738/
Vevese738/
Vichve737/
Faives734/
Fieves732/
Vijvey732/
Biveus732/
Vivais732/
Bevies731/
Fioves731/
Baives731/
Vibhes731/
Viebes731/
Viewes731/
Visver731/
Vivett731/
Veaves731/
Bieves731/
Vaivee731/
Vihvie731/
Veivet731/
Vivhis731/
Veuves731/
Vibest731/
Vaiver731/
Wiveus731/
Vaivez731/
Vieuis731/
Bivess730/
Beives730/
Vivi6736,751/
Viva676,990/
Vibe672,256/
Fiveash671,728/
Hvitved67256/
Bive67242/
Vivy6757/
Wive6729/
Vyve6727/
Vivé6725/
Viwe6721/
Vève677/
Vijvieh675/
Vishvey674/
Vibeesh674/
Vibhesh673/
Vittver672/
Vivá672/
Bivesse672/
Beevies671/
Bhieves671/
Vishvei671/
Visvajs671/
Viví671/
Vidtved671/
Vjve671/
Uive671/
Viveath670/
Fiveush670/
Vibeits670/

Vives Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vives in the Hindi language
विवेसvivesa-
Vives in the Marathi language
िववेसivavesa-
Vives in the Russian language
Вивесvives-
Vives in the Arabic language
فيفسfyfs-
فيفيسfyfys-

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Vives Reference & Research

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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 Vives
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