Viljoen is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Viljoen
No. of characters: 7
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Viljoen

How popular is Viljoen?

Viljoen is common in South Africa.

Viljoen is ranked 4629 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Viljoens grew by 15.74803 per cent to 147 since 2000 and ranked 118185 after elevating 6687 spots. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.92 95.28
Viljoen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Africa which signifies that it is originated from South Africa. Around 117854 people have been found who wears Viljoen as their family name. Viljoen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,790 Nigeria6
1,632 South Korea5
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
124,420 Spain3
5,630 Northern Ireland2
89,020 Tanzania2
14,521 Portugal2
13,552 Qatar2
15,999 Slovakia2
35,969 Denmark2
1,421 Gabon2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
65,594 Belgium2
7,574 Bangladesh2
20,186 Kenya2
5,859 Mauritius2
4,781 Malawi2
21,529 Singapore2
7,191 Afghanistan1
4,249 Cambodia1
169,904 Brazil1
810,193 Indonesia1
7,314 Bolivia1
2,374 Bermuda1
897,276 Russia1
30,360 Thailand1
37,493 Austria1
6,820 Angola1
174,544 Czech Republic1
56,169 Mexico1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
2,078 Lesotho1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
29,046 Japan1
153,416 Italy1
971 Seychelles1
17,575 Kuwait1
8,859 Iraq1
9,498 Iceland1
1,179 Swaziland1
17,236 Ghana1
2,613 The Bahamas1
4,435 Togo1
492,292 Ukraine1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
43,851 Netherlands44
7,570 Ireland38
28,564 Switzerland36
699 Isle of Man21
28,338 Norway20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,953 Scotland72
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Viljoen:
60,995 United States417
863 Botswana407
7,813 Australia366
3,324 New Zealand230
4,770 United Arab Emirates206
50,182 Germany202
10,228 Zimbabwe186
24,443 Canada142
3,641 Oman124
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Viljoen:
64 Namibia2,889
1,208 Mozambique2,751
4,390 England1,689
1,317 Zambia1,355
Countries with hundred thousands of Viljoen:
34 South Africa106,369
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Viljoen Namesakes

  • Willem Viljoen, Player
  • Antonie Viljoen, Politician
  • Tian Viljoen, Tennis Player
  • Tian Viljoen, Tennis Player
  • Dirk Viljoen, Cricket Bowler
  • Frans Viljoen, Rugby union player
  • Jaco Viljoen, Businessperson
  • Janine Viljoen, Bryan Habana's wife
  • Lettie Viljoen, Author
  • Tian Viljoen, Tennis Player
  • In 1975 drama, music film, My Liedjie van Verlange, Zuna Viljoen portrayed Maritza Rossouw.

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