Vasilevs Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vasilevs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vasilevs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Vasilevs (98) may also be a first name.

Vasilevs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vasilevs (Russian: Василевс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vasilevs.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasilevs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Vasilevs is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Vasilevs live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Vasilevs is also the 956,749th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 98 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia Vasilevs is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 26 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 21 percent live and Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 5 percent live. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 8 percent live and Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vasilevs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vasilevs in the Russian language
Василевсvasilevs-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vasilevs
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