Vasiliev Surname

113,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,057 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Vasiliev Surname User-submission:

The history of the origin of the surname Vasilyev The basis of the surname Vasilyev was the church name Vasily. The male baptismal name Basil dates back to the Greek word basileus - 'ruler, king.' Among the patrons of the name are the holy martyr Basil the Athenian, the holy martyr of the 4th century Vasily of Ankiri, the Novgorod hierarch Basil the Blessed, who performed the feat of foolishness and relentlessly exposed the lies and hypocrisy.

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Vasiliev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5301:94,19811,697
Israel5911:14,4802,179
Moldova4661:7,6421,242
Romania4021:49,9456,171
Bulgaria1621:43,0803,124
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Kazakhstan681:260,03722,674
Ukraine661:689,73872,622
Canada571:646,41452,764
Georgia461:81,4257,960
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Australia291:930,88655,860
England231:2,422,52489,093
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Finland121:458,05828,977
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Vasiliev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The history of the origin of the surname Vasilyev The basis of the surname Vasilyev was the church name Vasily. The male baptismal name Basil dates back to the Greek word basileus - 'ruler, king.' Among the patrons of the name are the holy martyr Basil the Athenian, the holy martyr of the 4th century Vasily of Ankiri, the Novgorod hierarch Basil the Blessed, who performed the feat of foolishness and relentlessly exposed the lies and hypocrisy. It should be noted that the surnames formed from the full form of the name had mainly the social elite, nobility, or families that enjoyed great authority in the area, representatives of which the neighbors respectfully called their full name, unlike immigrants from other classes who called, as a rule , diminutive, derivative, everyday names. In addition, some Vasilyevs are of noble origin. In the history of Russia, several noble families of Vasiliev are known. One of them originates from the boyar's son, Safon Dorofeevich Vasiliev, who served in the city of Yelets. In 1622, he was verstan local salary. The coat of arms of this kind Vasiliev is included in Part X of the 'General Tombstone of the noble families of the All-Russian Empire'. The coat of arms is a shield that is vertically divided into two parts. In the left of them on a blue background depicts a cross-shaped sword and arrow. In the right red field there is a liquor bunch (a symbol of power and legality), on the top of which there is an ax. The shield is crowned with a noble helmet and a crown with three ostrich feathers. The founder of another noble family of Vasilyevs is considered to be Gury Vasilyevich Vasilyev, who was restored by the estate in 1698. This genus is included in the VI part of the genealogy books of the Tula and Voronezh provinces.

Among the famous representatives of the surname are Count Alexei Ivanovich Vasiliev (1742-1807), the first Minister of Finance of Russia, honorary member of the Academy of Sciences; Ivan Dmitrievich Vasiliev (1897-1964), Soviet military leader, Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General of the tank forces; writer Boris L. Vasiliev (b. 1924).

- andrewfedulov

Vasiliev Last Name Facts

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

Vasiliev (Georgian: ვასილიევი, Russian: Василиев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasiliev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 113,977th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,796,289 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Vasiliev reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 29 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Vasiliev is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 1,530 people, or 1 in 94,198. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 19 percent live, Sakha Republic, where 14 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 14 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 15 percent live and Moldova, where 11 percent live.

Vasiliev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Vasiliev surname are 2.18% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 48.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vasiliev earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1021.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 217,350 per year; in United States they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning $50,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.63% more than the national average, earning $58,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vasiliyev944,049/
Vassiliev94442/
Vasilievs945/
Vasilijev942/
Vasileiev941/
Vasilieyv941/
Vasilev93267,953/
Vasiliv93170/
Vassilijev891/
Vasilijeva891/
Vassiliyev891/
Vasileva88269,084/
Vasilyev8882,620/
Vasiljev881,404/
Vassilev881,078/
Vasil'ev88205/
Vasilief8860/
Vasyliev8855/
Vasilevs8824/
Vasileev8821/
Wasiliev8818/
Vasiliew8816/
Basiliev8811/
Vaciliev8811/
Vasiluev889/
Vaasilev886/
Vasailev885/
Vosiliev885/
Vaseliev883/
Vasiliyv882/
Vasitlev882/
Vasiliov882/
Vasileiv881/
Vasilhev881/
Vasielev881/
Vasiliiv881/
Vasiloev881/
Vassiliv881/
Veasilev881/
Vasilievová843/
Vasiljeva825,905/
Vasiljevs824,050/
Vassiljev82762/
Vassileva82619/
Vasil'eva82207/
Vassilyev8286/
Vasilieff8274/
Vasilevch826/
Vasil'yev825/
Vaasileva823/
Vassiliov823/
Vassilief823/
Vasieleva822/
Vasileyev822/
Vaschilev821/
Vasielyev821/
Vasilüyev821/
Vasilyaev821/
Vasziljev821/
Vasiljevė821/
Vasilíeva821/
Vascileva821/
Vasylev8019,388/
Basilev801,068/
Vasyliv8083/
Vosilev8047/
Vasilef8032/
Wasilev8025/
Vasilew8020/
Vaselev8019/
Vacilev8013/
Fasilev808/
Vaseliv808/
Vasiliw808/
Vagilev808/
Vesilev807/
Vosiliv804/
Vazilev803/
Vasilyv801/
Vaciliv801/
Vassiljeva78443/
Vassilieff78237/
Vasilevová7843/
Vasziljeva7812/
Vasilevova783/
Vashchilev782/
Vaschileva781/
Vaschilyev781/
Wassilijev781/
Vassiljevs781/
Vasilijeff781/
Vasyleva7524,865/
Vasilova751,443/
Vasileff75355/
Wasiliew75140/
Vasylyev75110/
Vasilyov7599/
Vayselev7518/
Vosileva7517/
Vaseleva7512/
Vasiliow7512/
Vacileva7510/
Vosilyev7510/
Veseliev756/
Baciliev756/
Wasiljev756/
Wasilyev755/
Vassilew754/
Vasiljew754/
Vachilev752/
Vaselyev752/
Vacilyev752/
Basilyev751/
Faziliev751/
Fasileva751/
Wassilev751/
Vesilyev751/
Vaseelev751/
Vaseleev751/
Vashelev751/
Vasilyeb751/
Vassilef751/
Wasileva751/
Vasiljef751/
Basilieb751/
Vasylevs751/
Vasyliov751/
Vassylev751/
Vasiljevová7414/
Vaysilova7170/
Vassileff7163/
Wasilieff7133/
Vayseleva7124/
Wassiliew7119/
Vasiļjevs7115/
Vasiljeff7114/
Vazheliev719/
Vassylyev718/
Vashilova717/
Vassilova715/
Vaschelev715/
Wasilijew715/
Wassileva714/
Vaisilova712/
Vasiļjeva712/
Vasjljeva712/
Vasheleva712/
Wasilevch712/
Vasaileff711/
Vasilesff711/
Vaszilova711/
Vascilova711/
Vasilyeff711/
Vasylyv673,298/
Basileb671,245/
Veselev67801/
Wasilew67269/
Vaschilova67197/
Bazilev67126/
Wassilieff6750/
Wasiliw6714/
Vasyliw679/
Basiliw677/
Vascheleva676/
Fazilev673/
Fagilev673/
Baziliv672/
Faselev672/
Wasiliwová672/
Vacilef672/
Basilef672/
Bagilev671/
Wassilijew671/
Wassiljeva671/
Voshchilev671/
Basilif671/

Vasiliev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vasiliev in the Georgian language
ვასილიევიvasilievi94.59
ვასილიევvasiliev5.41
Vasiliev in the Russian language
Василиевvasiliev-

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