Vaclav Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Vaclav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaclav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Austria161:532,21549,801
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Václav (500) are calculated separately.

Vaclav (9,401) may also be a first name.

Vaclav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vaclav is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Václav. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaclav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vaclav is the 889,654th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Vaclav are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Vaclav is also the 63,868th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 9,401 people.

The last name Vaclav is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States Vaclav is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 25 percent are found, Michigan, where 14 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 13 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Vaclav Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vaclav has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 17,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vaclav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vaclav last name are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vaclav earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $41,003 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Václav94500/
Vaczlav9210/
Vacklav920/
Vaclaw8323/
Waclav8318/
Vaslav838/
Voclav831/
Vaclavova8031/
Vaclavová8011/
Vatslav7747/
Waczlav776/
Vatzlav775/
Vaclova772/
Váczlav771/
Vaczláv771/
Vaczlov770/
Vaczlavová755/
Václavová67485/
Waclaw67205/
Vaslov6718/
Wazlav6714/
Waclavová6713/
Baclaw679/
Waclawová674/
Vaklov673/
Baklav672/
Wáclav671/
Vaslavova671/
Vazlov671/
Baclab670/
Vaclof670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vaclav
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