Viy Surname
Approximately 1,967 people bear this surname
Viy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 1,951 | 1:4,386 | 644 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Viy (146) may also be a first name.
Viy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Viy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Viy (Hindi: विज़य, Russian: Вий) occurs in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Viy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Viy is the 209,960th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,704,904 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Viy reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Viy is also the 763,528th most numerous first name in the world, held by 146 people.
The surname Viy is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 1,951 people, or 1 in 4,386. In Israel it is most frequent in: Northern District, where 97 percent reside, Haifa District, where 2 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Israel this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaiy | 86 | 44 | / |
| Voiy | 86 | 4 | / |
| Vi | 80 | 317,472 | / |
| Vy | 80 | 25,713 | / |
| Vahiy | 75 | 75 | / |
| Vwhiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vieyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vai | 67 | 63,284 | / |
| Vij | 67 | 14,189 | / |
| Vit | 67 | 11,467 | / |
| Vis | 67 | 10,311 | / |
| Vay | 67 | 5,346 | / |
| Vie | 67 | 5,163 | / |
| Vey | 67 | 5,116 | / |
| Vui | 67 | 4,978 | / |
| Vio | 67 | 4,065 | / |
| Vid | 67 | 2,618 | / |
| Voi | 67 | 1,976 | / |
| Vei | 67 | 1,795 | / |
| Vyt | 67 | 1,016 | / |
| Voy | 67 | 982 | / |
| Vih | 67 | 802 | / |
| Vhi | 67 | 766 | / |
| Viz | 67 | 730 | / |
| Vii | 67 | 263 | / |
| Vuy | 67 | 247 | / |
| Hvi | 67 | 201 | / |
| Vwi | 67 | 170 | / |
| Wiy | 67 | 170 | / |
| Vip | 67 | 86 | / |
| Vyh | 67 | 73 | / |
| Vys | 67 | 63 | / |
| Vyy | 67 | 50 | / |
| Vyd | 67 | 46 | / |
| Vhy | 67 | 45 | / |
| Vyi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Vgi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Viç | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vyp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Véi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vwy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hvy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Viå | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vói | 67 | 1 | / |
Viy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Viy in the Hindi language | ||
| विज़य | vizaya | 89.47 |
| विय | viya | 5.26 |
| विजय | vijaya | 5.26 |
| Viy in the Russian language | ||
| Вий | vij | - |
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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
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- 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 Viy
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