de Vas Surname

447,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

de Vas Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), the Vase. (variant: Wasservas.)

de Vas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
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de Vas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), the Vase. (variant: Wasservas.)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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de Vas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name de Vas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname de Vas is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Vas? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Vas is the 447,229th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,563,709 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of de Vas reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Barring Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 3 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Veas92298/
de Vass92295/
de Vast9237/
de Vaus9231/
de Vaas9213/
de Vais922/
de Va912/
de Vasch8618/
de Vos8336,134/
de Vaz83232/
de Bas83228/
de Vea834/
de Vay833/
de Vai833/
de Was832/
de Fas831/
de Vac831/
de Vua831/
de Vat830/
de Waas77455/
de Bast77420/
de Voss77310/
de Fays77259/
de Bats77230/
de Baas77217/
de Vaux77192/
de Veau7762/
de Voos7740/
de Voys7722/
de Vose7710/
de Fass778/
de Base776/
de Bais776/
de Beas776/
de Baus775/
de Bass771/
de Vous771/
de Bash771/
de Fats771/
de Wazs771/
de Vaud771/
De-Veas771/
de Wase771/
de Vaiz771/
de Ua7337/
de Vo7310/
de Wa733/
de Ba732/
de Vault7182/
de Badts7180/
de Veaux7169/
de Wasch7149/
de Voijs7130/
de Vosse7125/
des Vaux7112/
de Vooys718/
de Watts717/
de Baise715/
de Bease714/
de Vacht712/
de Bause711/
de Fasse711/
de Basse711/
de Baats711/
de Beats711/
de Wease711/
Des Bass711/
der Vaux711/
de Voise710/
de Voist710/
de Vautt710/
de Bos67485/
de Baggis67135/
de Voz67118/
de Vei67116/
De-Vos6796/
de Fos6766/
de Vey6755/
de Way6749/
de Voy6746/
de Faz6731/
de Bay6726/
de Bea6713/
de Bai6712/
di Vai676/
de Hua674/
de Baz673/
de Bau673/
di Vay671/
de Waa671/
de Baasch671/
da Vaz671/
de Bah671/
de Vho671/
De Wat671/
de Fax671/
de Uos671/
de Wai671/
de Vooijs671/
de Veu671/
de Vou670/
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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Vas
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