Vashisth Surname

143,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Vashisth Surname User-submission:

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.

Vashisth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9401:260,90715,014
United States531:6,838,848318,712
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Vashisth (394) may also be a first name.

Vashisth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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.

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Vashisth Last Name Facts

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

Vashisth (Hindi: वशिष्ठ, Marathi: वािश) is found most in India. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vashisth.

How Common Is The Last Name Vashisth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 143,690th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,354,619 people. The last name Vashisth is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Vashisth live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 435,477th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 394 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 2,940 people, or 1 in 260,907. In India Vashisth is mostly concentrated in: Delhi, where 46 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 12 percent reside and Haryana, where 10 percent reside. Besides India it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Vashisth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vashisth last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Vashisth earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $40,735 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vashisth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vashisth in the Hindi language
वशिष्ठvasistha77.46
वशिष्टvasista11.56
वशिस्ठvasistha5.78
वशीस्ठvasistha0.58
वाशिस्ठvasistha0.58
वशीष्टvasista0.58
वशिघ्टvasighta0.58
वाशिष्ठvasistha0.58
वशिस्थvasistha0.58
बशिष्टbasista0.58
वसिष्ठvasistha0.58
Vashisth in the Marathi language
वािशvaisa75
वाशीvasi12.5
वशीvasi12.5

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