Viša Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Viša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viša Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646

The alternate forms: Visa (5,385), Vişa (79), Víša (48) & Vísa (1) are calculated separately.

Viša (29) may also be a first name.

Viša Last Name Facts

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

Viša is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Visa, Vişa, Víša or Vísa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viša? popularity and diffusion

The last name Viša is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Viša live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 512,512. Outside of Latvia Viša is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 40 percent reside and Czechia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Visa925,385/
Vişa9279/
Víša9248/
Višňa8958/
Vísa831/
Višňai805/
Viza757,357/
Viši7566/
Viça7512/
Višo7511/
Biša756/
Viţa751/
Više751/
Vaisa672,020/
Vizza671,696/
Visha671,679/
Vissa671,467/
Višić671,353/
Vicha671,050/
Vaiza67647/
Veisa67416/
Visai67358/
Vitsa67320/
Visat67251/
Veiza67103/
Vicea67101/
Visas6786/
Visay6786/
Visea6782/
Višič6779/
Voisa6758/
Visad6757/
Vecia6744/
Visah6739/
Visga6737/
Vixay6733/
Viesa6728/
Visaa6727/
Vhiza6717/
Viosa6715/
Visaj6712/
Vicia6711/
Visau676/
Vičas675/
Visap675/
Visoa673/
Visaz672/
Voiča672/
Buiša672/
Vuiza672/
Vuisa671/
Vixai671/
Vizaj671/
Beiša671/
Vyšňa671/
Visja671/
Vixah671/
Vhisa671/
Vijsa671/
Vizay671/

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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 Viša
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