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    The surname Vieyra

    A surname, carried by 3,180 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex V600

    Vieyra: #10,140 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vieyra #10,140, 3,180 people Vieyra: #10,140 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vieyra #10,140, 3,180 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vieyra is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,180 people named Vieyra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,090 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,257.

    #10,140
    rank among US surnames
    3,180
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40.9%
    change since 2000 (was #12,590)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,132Parmenter3,18297,029
    #10,136Benites3,18197,059
    #10,140Nardone3,18097,090
    #10,145Esch3,17997,120

    Who is named Vieyra

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Vieyra identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.4% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Vieyras

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rosine Soglo
      Beninese politician (1934-2021)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Vieyra

    Vieyra has the Soundex code V600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V600.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Vieyra?
    3,180 people in the United States had the surname Vieyra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,090 Americans. It ranked 10,140th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Vieyra?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Vieyra identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Vieyra?
    Rosine Soglo, Beninese politician (1934-2021).
    Where is the surname Vieyra most common?
    Wikidata records people named Vieyra in Benin.
    Is the surname Vieyra getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,180 in 2010, up 41%.