Viñan Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Viñan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viñan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2861:353,98047,460
Mexico2801:443,3088,415
Spain1581:295,89917,901
Ecuador321:497,05810,858
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Vinan (419), Viñán (2) & Vinán (1) are calculated separately.

Viñan Last Name Facts

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

Viñan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻨﺎﻥ, Hindi: वीनां, Marathi: िवनन) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Vinan, Viñán or Vinán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viñan? popularity and diffusion

Viñan is the 420,074th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Viñan live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Viñan is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 353,980. In The Philippines Viñan is most prevalent in: Central Visayas, where 59 percent live, Caraga, where 10 percent live and National Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 34 percent live and Spain, where 19 percent live.

Viñan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Viñan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Viñan last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vinan93419/
Viñán932/
Vinán871/
Biñan801,014/
Viñon8088/
Veñan8044/
Viñón801/
Vingan73151/
Vignan73116/
Vinand73113/
Vinant7385/
Vințan7371/
Vinian7317/
Vinjan7314/
Veinan7313/
Vinyan7311/
Vienan735/
Vainan734/
Venian734/
Vinain732/
Vijnan732/
Vinane731/
Vinhan731/
Vin'an731/
Vinang731/
Visnan730/
Vignand67431/
Veniant67177/
Vignane6775/
Viniane6753/
Veinand6741/
Vainant6732/
Vinhane6717/
Vinasen676/
Veinant674/
Vignant673/
Vinjane672/
Vinhanh672/
Vaisnan671/
Vijnyan671/
Viehnan671/
Vittnan671/
Vineant671/
Vinehan671/
Vinijan671/
Vinjant671/
Vinjjan671/
Vaijnan671/
Biñahan671/
Vengian671/
Vignean671/
Vainnan671/
Vainane671/
Vaignan671/
Véniant671/
Veignan671/
Bioñgan671/
Vignian670/

Viñan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viñan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﻨﺎﻥfnan-
Viñan in the Marathi language
िवननivanana71.43
िरनाirana28.57
Viñan in the Hindi language
वीनांvinam40
विननvinana33.33
वीनाvina13.33
वीननvinana6.67
वीणांvinam6.67

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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 Viñan
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