Vasa Surname
Approximately 18,644 people bear this surname
Vasa Surname User-submission:
People with the surname Vasa are native to the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. They predominantly belong to the Brahmin caste, which that is used to refer to the priesthood in Hinduism.
Vasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 16,273 | 1:47,137 | 3,268 |
| United States | 616 | 1:588,407 | 48,054 |
| Albania | 239 | 1:12,193 | 2,260 |
| Italy | 181 | 1:337,882 | 40,640 |
| Afghanistan | 144 | 1:223,286 | 3,999 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| England | 104 | 1:535,751 | 33,356 |
| Russia | 99 | 1:1,455,788 | 100,531 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Pakistan | 69 | 1:2,589,042 | 22,337 |
| Hungary | 61 | 1:160,923 | 14,302 |
| United Arab Emirates | 58 | 1:157,970 | 11,714 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Vaša (15), Váša (346) & Văsă (1) are calculated separately.
Vasa (13,656) may also be a first name.
Vasa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
People with the surname Vasa are native to the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. They predominantly belong to the Brahmin caste, which that is used to refer to the priesthood in Hinduism.
- adarshvasaVasa Demographics
Average Male Vasa Height
174.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vasa (Georgian: ვასა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺳﺎ, Hindi: वासा, Marathi: वसा, Oriya: ବାସା, Russian: Васа) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Vaša, Váša or Văsă. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasa? popularity and diffusion
Vasa is the 28,801st most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 390,879 people. Vasa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Vasa live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 87 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vasa is also the 49,519th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 13,656 people.
The last name Vasa is most frequent in India, where it is held by 16,273 people, or 1 in 47,137. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 49 percent live, Gujarat, where 21 percent live and Telangana, where 11 percent live. Excluding India it is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Albania, where 1 percent live.
Vasa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Vasa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 61,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vasa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Vasa last name are 18.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.03% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vasa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $54,942 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vasa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vasa in the Georgian language | ||
| ვასა | vasa | - |
| Vasa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﺳﺎ | fasa | - |
| Vasa in the Hindi language | ||
| वासा | vasa | 73.6 |
| वसा | vasa | 26.06 |
| वास | vasa | 0.11 |
| वाला | vala | 0.11 |
| Vasa in the Marathi language | ||
| वसा | vasa | 59.21 |
| वासा | vasa | 37.44 |
| वसावे | vasave | 2.09 |
| वशा | vasa | 0.37 |
| वास | vasa | 0.19 |
| वष | vasa | 0.09 |
| वाशा | vasa | 0.09 |
| Vasa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାସା | basa | 50 |
| ଆଦଶର୍ | adasar | 12.5 |
| ଶାି | sai | 12.5 |
| ଭାସା | bhasa | 12.5 |
| ଓାସା | oasa | 12.5 |
| Vasa in the Russian language | ||
| Васа | vasa | - |
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