Viviers Surname
Approximately 8,064 people bear this surname
Viviers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7,331 | 1:7,390 | 939 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| Argentina | 61 | 1:700,712 | 48,077 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Namibia | 53 | 1:45,460 | 5,805 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Viviërs (1) are calculated separately.
Viviers (12) may also be a first name.
Viviers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Fishpond” in Old French.
User-submitted Reference
An American name-change from the Latin name, vivier, meaning 'life'.
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Viviers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viviers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Viviers occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Viviërs. For other potential spellings of Viviers click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Viviers? popularity and diffusion
The last name Viviers is the 62,260th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 903,714 people. The last name Viviers is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Viviers reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 7,331 people, or 1 in 7,390. In South Africa Viviers is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Viviers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Viviers has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Viviers last name grew 1,617 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Viviers Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Viviers last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Viviers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.85% more than the national average, earning R 389,364 per year; in United States they earn 31.23% more than the national average, earning $56,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.23% less than the national average, earning $41,124 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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