Vashist Surname
Approximately 4,663 people bear this surname
Vashist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4,181 | 1:183,465 | 11,187 |
| United States | 128 | 1:2,831,710 | 167,846 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Vashist (435) may also be a first name.
Vashist Demographics
Average Vashist Salary in
United States
$57,378 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vashist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vashist Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vashist (Hindi: वशिष्ठ, Marathi: वसी, Russian: Вашист) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vashist? popularity and diffusion
It is the 101,214th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,562,845 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Vashist live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 411,176th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 435 people.
The surname Vashist is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 4,181 people, or 1 in 183,465. In India it is mostly found in: Delhi, where 54 percent live, Punjab, where 15 percent live and Haryana, where 8 percent live. Outside of India this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.
Vashist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Vashist are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vashist earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 32.98% more than the national average, earning $57,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.97% more than the national average, earning $60,102 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vashist Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vashist in the Hindi language | ||
| वशिष्ठ | vasistha | 56.18 |
| वशिष्ट | vasista | 32.58 |
| वशिस्ट | vasista | 6.74 |
| वशीस्ट | vasista | 2.25 |
| वशिस्ठ | vasistha | 1.12 |
| वश्ष्टि | vassti | 1.12 |
| Vashist in the Marathi language | ||
| वसी | vasi | 55.56 |
| वािश | vaisa | 25.93 |
| वशी | vasi | 14.81 |
| वािसत | vaisata | 3.7 |
| Vashist in the Russian language | ||
| Вашист | vasist | - |
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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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- 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 Vashist
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