Vasilisk Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Vasilisk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vasilisk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012

Vasilisk (57) may also be a first name.

Vasilisk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vasilisk (Russian: Василиск) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasilisk? popularity and diffusion

Vasilisk is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Vasilisk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Vasilisk live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 60 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Vasilisk is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 57 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 4,367,365. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 24 percent are found, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 12 percent are found and Republic of Khakassia, where 12 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 16 percent are found and Belarus, where 11 percent are found.

Vasilisk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vasilisk surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vasilesk881/
Vasiliskova84112/
Vasilisková8429/
Basilisc750/
Vachilesk717/
Wasileske711/
Vazelesk637/
Vasylyskova635/
Waselesk633/
Bazilesk631/

Vasilisk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vasilisk in the Russian language
Василискvasilisk-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Vasilisk
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