Viel is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Viel
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Variant Vial, contracted form of Vital (see Vidal) carried in Brittany and Normandy (35, 76 above).

How popular is Viel?

Viel is common in United States.

Viel is ranked 32190 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Viels plummeted by 9.459459 per cent to 804 since 2000 and slipped by 3434 spots and ranked at 29403. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.51 79.73
Black 15.42 13.4
Hispanic or Latino 10.32 4.05
Others 1.24 2.14
Viel is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in France which signifies that it is originated from France. Around 15560 people have been found who wears Viel as their family name. Viel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
381,097 Ukraine4
1,272 Cuba3
4,104 South Korea2
24,269 Peru2
35,969 Denmark2
1,143 French Polynesia2
3,478 Haiti2
9,272 Ecuador2
19,046 Ireland2
14,408 Uruguay2
18,969 Wales1
90,903 Moldova1
38,063 Mauritania1
174,544 Czech Republic1
50,549 Georgia1
62,864 New Zealand1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
165,773 Belarus1
2,211 Brunei1
4,249 Cambodia1
734 Chad1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
17,236 Ghana1
7,941 Guatemala1
12,745 Luxembourg1
40,340 Malaysia1
3,307 Malta1
8,268 Mauritius1
16,640 Hong Kong1
47,891 Norway1
36,814 Romania1
971 Seychelles1
10,958 Bangladesh1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164 Sweden36
55,986 Australia33
11,444 Portugal28
387,178 India23
308,934 Indonesia18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,785 Belgium82
15,572 Switzerland72
56,298 England65
3,517 Puerto Rico54
Countries with hundreds of Viel:
7,257 Argentina732
25,888 Germany403
30,822 Philippines387
14,265 Spain237
17,404 Mexico209
14,946 Netherlands186
7,193 Chile135
10,984 Venezuela125
Countries with thousands of Viel:
1,184 France5,364
4,495 Brazil3,148
6,248 Italy1,713
3,497 Canada1,338
27,106 United States1,122
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 25 years old workman Michael Viel who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on September 5, 1849 by Swan put out from Cork.

From Italy

Angelo Viel worked as mason and hailed from Italy. 22 years old embarked for New York from Havre on La Gascogne and arrived on March 17, 1890. Josue Viel, aged 26, are other Viel that migrated to US.

Comments

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Carmon Nebeker
viel is a widespread surname in France it represents a form regio- nal northern vial, former Christian name from the Latin name Vitalis, respect life, popularized by ten martyrs is a Latin nickname that has , originally, have symbolic value, it must refer to the new birth and adoption by baptism.

Viel Namesakes

  • Horace de Viel-Castel, Author
  • Coralie Anne Marie-Thérèse de Salviac de Viel Castel, Alexandre Georges Thierry de Clermont-Tonnerre's wife
  • Coralie Anne Marie-Thérèse de Salviac de Viel Castel, Alexandre Georges Thierry de Clermont-Tonnerre's wife
  • Manuel Silvela y Le Vielleuze, Politician
  • Delfina Grennon Viel, Film director
  • Egbert Ludovicus Viele, Civil engineer
  • Fabrice Viel, Film Score Composer
  • Vince Vieluf, Actor
  • Vince Vieluf, Actor
  • Vince Vieluf, Actor
  • Hubert Viel, from 2013 comedy film Artémis, coeur d'artichaut, who portrayed the Le narrateur omniscient.
  • Thiébaut Viel played the central role of Sam in 2016 comedy, drama movie La pièce.

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