Vascu Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Vascu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vascu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2411:83,3119,735
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England51:11,143,612252,590
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vaşcu (38) & Văscu (2) are calculated separately.

Vascu Last Name Facts

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

Vascu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Vaşcu or Văscu. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vascu.

How Common Is The Last Name Vascu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 985,740th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Vascu live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 241 people, or 1 in 83,311. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Dolj County, where 34 percent reside, Suceava County, where 16 percent reside and Vrancea County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaşcu9338/
Văscu932/
Vaschu914/
Vascut911/
Vascus910/
Vasu8919,500/
Vacu89515/
Vascaut832/
Vaschou831/
Vasku80578/
Vasut80550/
Bascu80219/
Vasou80216/
Vaasu80199/
Vasui80100/
Vacou8077/
Vacus8077/
Vasus8075/
Vacut8068/
Vatcu8047/
Vaisu8042/
Vasau8033/
Vasup808/
Vasud807/
Vausu807/
Vasuj806/
Vaseu802/
Vasuy801/
Vascy801/
Vasuz801/
Vacuș801/
Vacuy801/
Bascou731,540/
Bascus73270/
Bascau73139/
Vaseux7383/
Vaskau7361/
Vascoe7342/
Vaskuu7331/
Vasuth7325/
Vaisui7319/
Vachku7318/
Vasudh7318/
Vaskou7316/
Wascou739/
Vascão737/
Vashku735/
Vacuľa733/
Vascoo733/
Vaisau733/
Vaskui732/
Vaicus732/
Veasui732/
Bascuz731/
Vaicau731/
Vasaud731/
Voscou731/
Bascud731/
Vuasus731/
Vacheu731/
Vahasu731/
Vaisus731/
Vasaux731/
Wasu673,552/
Bacu671,429/
Wacu671,222/
Vaju67315/
Võsu67259/
Vaku67236/
Waschau67146/
Vocu67123/
Vasqeuz6745/
Vazu6745/
Vosu6726/
Vashkau679/
Vacy676/
Vatskus676/
Uasu673/
Vaskout672/
Baascus671/
Basckus671/
Bascaus671/
Bauscus671/
Vadskup671/
Vaskuch671/
Vaccuis671/
Vasqeus671/
Vaskouz671/
Bascout671/
Waschou671/
Uacu671/
Bascuit670/
Beascus670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vascu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis