Viéitez Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Viéitez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viéitez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Vieitez (1,936) are calculated separately.

Viéitez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Viéitez is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Vieitez. Click here to see other potential spellings of Viéitez.

How Common Is The Last Name Viéitez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Viéitez is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Viéitez are found; 71 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,896,003. In Spain Viéitez is primarily found in: Galicia, where 58 percent live, Asturias, where 17 percent live and Madrid, where 17 percent live. Other than Spain this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Argentina, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vieitez951,936/
Viétez921/
Viéytez861/
Viite831/
Vietez7731/
Vihite777/
Vieite775/
Vieitz772/
Viez731,677/
Viiz736/
Vieites713,064/
Vieytez71144/
Viettez711/
Vijitrz711/
Vietz671,192/
Viita67953/
Viete67138/
Biite6717/
Viiti6712/
Wiite672/
Hviez671/
Vyiez671/
Viecz671/
Biitz671/

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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 Viéitez
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