# Viana (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/viana/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,640 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,268 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 188,259 people |
| Change since 2000 | +44% (1,139 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Viana in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 47% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 46% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Viana in Brazil and Uruguay.

## People named Viana

- Sandro Viana, Brazilian athletics competitor (born 1977)
- Agustín Viana, American-Uruguayan footballer (born 1983)
- Marcelo Viana, Brazilian mathematician
- Juliana Viana Vieira, Brazilian badminton player
- Diego Viana, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Polyana Viana, Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí, Brazilian writer and noble (1793-1875)
- Tião Viana, Brazilian politician
- Celina Guimarães Viana, Brazilian teacher (1890-1972)
- Djavan, Brazilian singer/songwriter

## Similar surnames

Van, Vine, Vien, Vann, Vannoy, Veney, Vanhoy, Venne, Vanwie, Vena.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.