Vashishtha Surname

137,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Vashishtha Surname User-submission:

The Vashishth surname is used by people belonging to Vashishth gotra (a part of the larger Brahmin community) of Hinduism.

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Vashishtha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,0321:252,99014,627
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Canada381:969,62173,252
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397

Vashishtha (12,644) may also be a first name.

Vashishtha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vashishth surname is used by people belonging to Vashishth gotra (a part of the larger Brahmin community) of Hinduism. Vashishth people are believed to be the descendants of saint Vashishth mentioned in the Hindu mythology of Ramayana

- girisha

This surname comes from the name of a sage Vasishta. He is one of the most important ones out of the 7 sages Saptarishis from the Hindu mythology. People who follow his principles, usually have this surname.

- abhishek_vasishta

This surname derives from the name Vashisth Rishi (revered Vedic sage in Hinduism), who is believed to be the ancestor of people having this surname.

- abhi900

In Sanskrit this surname means 'most excellent', 'best' or 'richest'.

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Vashishtha Last Name Facts

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

Vashishtha (Hindi: वशिष्ठ, Marathi: वशिष्) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vashishtha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 137,794th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,242,322 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Vashishtha reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Vashishtha is also the 52,279th most common given name globally It is held by 12,644 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 3,032 people, or 1 in 252,990. In India Vashishtha is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent live, Delhi, where 24 percent live and Rajasthan, where 6 percent live. Apart from India this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Vashishtha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vashishtha surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Vashishtha earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.66% more than the national average, earning $57,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vashishtha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vashishtha in the Marathi language
वशिष्vasis-
Vashishtha in the Hindi language
वशिष्ठvasistha90.82
वशिष्ठाvasistha2.17
वाशिष्ठvasistha1.69
बशिष्ठbasistha1.21
वशिष्टvasista0.97
वश्ष्ठिvassthi0.72
वरिष्ठvaristha0.48
वाशिश्थाvasistha0.24
वशिष्ठ़vasistha0.24
वशीष्ठाvasistha0.24
बशिष्टbasista0.24
वशीष्ठvasistha0.24
वाशिष्टvasista0.24
वशिष्ठिvasisthi0.24
वशिशठाvasisatha0.24

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