The Vial surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 867 people carried this name — #26,469 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,824 people named Vial.
131 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 91 départements, most often Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
550 people named Vial live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Fribourg.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vial.
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