The Viana surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,640 people carried this name — #17,268 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 44% from 1,139 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,420 people named Viana live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
290 people named Viana live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 97 people named Viana.
45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Ardennes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Viana in American newspapers,
1887–1947.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,295 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Viana,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francisco Vicente Viana 1754–1828 · politician -
Paulo Fernandes Viana 1758–1821 · judge -
Cândido José de Araújo Viana, Marquis of Sapucaí 1793–1875 · judge -
Ana Luiza Carneiro Viana 1816–1874 -
Luís Viana 1846–1920 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 145 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Viana.
When the index is not enough
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