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 last name Vaclav occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Václav. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaclav? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 889,654th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Vaclav reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 63,868th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 9,401 people.

Vaclav is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States Vaclav is primarily found in: Illinois, where 25 percent live, Michigan, where 14 percent live and Wisconsin, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Vaclav Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vaclav has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vaclav surname increased 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.28% being registered with 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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