Vasiliy Forename
1,699th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 587,667 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria
Vasiliy Forename User-submission:
From the Greek basileios, shortened from Vasilii, a Bulgarian and Russian name (Васил, Василий). It literally means 'king', 'emperor', 'honored person', 'leader'.
Vasiliy Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 99% | 500,493 | 1:288 | 69 |
| Belarus | 98% | 25,893 | 1:366 | 86 |
| Kazakhstan | 99% | 22,055 | 1:805 | 202 |
| Uzbekistan | 94% | 12,266 | 1:2,510 | 514 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 99% | 5,819 | 1:1,027 | 179 |
| Tajikistan | 84% | 5,413 | 1:1,547 | 297 |
| Turkmenistan | 97% | 5,190 | 1:1,055 | 258 |
| Moldova | 100% | 3,124 | 1:1,140 | 170 |
| Transnistria | 98% | 2,897 | 1:164 | 47 |
| United States | 100% | 2,314 | 1:156,671 | 6,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 99% | 588 | 1:16,400 | 1,707 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 436 | 1:16,033 | 1,363 |
| Poland | - | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Egypt | - | 174 | 1:528,166 | 14,341 |
| Germany | 100% | 97 | 1:996,679 | 7,814 |
| Armenia | 100% | 97 | 1:30,090 | 1,431 |
| Ukraine | - | 88 | 1:517,044 | 2,237 |
| Georgia | 91% | 71 | 1:52,654 | 2,540 |
| Estonia | 100% | 46 | 1:28,595 | 2,108 |
| Latvia | - | 45 | 1:44,792 | 1,327 |
| Serbia | - | 37 | 1:193,128 | 3,549 |
| England | 100% | 28 | 1:1,985,819 | 25,430 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Romania | - | 26 | 1:771,230 | 20,422 |
| Canada | 100% | 21 | 1:1,577,780 | 25,926 |
| Thailand | 100% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| China | - | 13 | 1:105,081,214 | 64,899 |
| India | 100% | 13 | 1:93,452,152 | 1,297,197 |
| Belgium | 100% | 13 | 1:883,849 | 11,271 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 13 | 1:18,725 | 1,070 |
| Ireland | - | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| France | - | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| Sweden | 100% | 8 | 1:1,232,238 | 22,791 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 8 | 1:893,999 | 27,106 |
| Turkey | - | 7 | 1:11,114,530 | 34,230 |
| Pakistan | - | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Israel | - | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Italy | 100% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Finland | - | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Lithuania | - | 4 | 1:737,970 | 2,861 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Greece | - | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Argentina | - | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Algeria | - | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Brazil | - | 3 | 1:71,412,051 | 442,691 |
| Albania | - | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Peru | - | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Philippines | - | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Mexico | - | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Palau | - | 1 | 1:21,711 | 239 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Greenland | - | 1 | 1:56,371 | 1,395 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Africa | - | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
Vasiliy (228) may also be a surname.
Vasiliy Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From the Greek basileios, shortened from Vasilii, a Bulgarian and Russian name (Васил, Василий). It literally means 'king', 'emperor', 'honored person', 'leader'.
- dobreffVasiliy Forename Popularity
Vasiliy Demographics
Average Male Vasiliy Height
175.44 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 25 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Vasiliy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vasiliy in the Russian language | ||
| Василий | vasilij | - |
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