The Vian surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 667 people carried this name — #32,488 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 427 people named Vian.
41 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Vian live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vian.
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