Vashistha Surname

157,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,786 people bear this surname

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

Vashistha 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.

Vashistha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6001:295,02516,657
United States611:5,941,950288,805
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Vashistha (171) may also be a first name.

Vashistha 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.

- abhi900

Vashistha Last Name Facts

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

Vashistha (Hindi: वशिष्ठ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vashistha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vashistha is the 157,049th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,615,774 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Vashistha reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Vashistha is also the 698,971st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 171 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2,600 people, or 1 in 295,025. In India Vashistha is mostly found in: Delhi, where 32 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 21 percent live and Rajasthan, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Vashistha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vashistha last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% registered with the political party.

Vashistha earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.03% more than the national average, earning $57,831 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vashistha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vashistha in the Hindi language
वशिष्ठvasistha83.66
वशिष्टvasista6.54
वाशिष्ठvasistha1.96
वशिब्ठvasibtha1.31
वशिस्थाvasistha1.31
वरिष्ब्ठvarisbtha0.65
वाशिष्ढvasisdha0.65
वशिष्ठाvasistha0.65
बासिष्ठbasistha0.65
वश्ष्ठिvassthi0.65
विशिष्ठvisistha0.65
वशीष्टvasista0.65
विशष्ठvisastha0.65

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