Vasiljeva Surname

82,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vasiljeva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vasiljeva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia4,2471:48318
Lithuania1,3991:2,169294
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
England621:898,67846,462
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Finland101:549,67032,186
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Vasiļjeva (2) are calculated separately.

Vasiljeva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vasiljeva is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Vasiļjeva. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasiljeva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vasiljeva is the 82,117th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,234,131 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vasiljeva are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 4,247 people, or 1 in 483. In Latvia Vasiljeva is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 45 percent live, Latgale, where 23 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Latvia this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Lithuania, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Vasiljeva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (70%) in Russia.

Vasiljeva earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 42.28% less than the national average, earning 199,744 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vasiļjeva962/
Vassiljeva95443/
Vasiljevas95222/
Vasziljeva9512/
Vasilijeva951/
Vasiljev941,404/
Vasljeva941/
Vasilyeva89102,828/
Vasiljevs894,050/
Vasilieva891,904/
Vassiljev89762/
Vasilijev892/
Vasjljeva892/
Vasziljev891/
Vasiljevė891/
Vasiljewa891/
Vasiljiva891/
Vasilyjva891/
Vasilzeva891/
Vasilíeva891/
Vaslljeva891/
Valjeva881/
Vasiljevaitė863/
Vassilieva84307/
Vasilcheva84109/
Vassilyeva8492/
Vasilievas8413/
Vasil'yeva841/
Vasilsheva841/
Vassilijev841/
Wassiljeva841/
Vassiljevs841/
Vasilyev8282,620/
Vasiliev824,057/
Wasiljev826/
Vasiljew824/
Vasiljef821/
Vasiljevová8014/
Vassielieva801/
Vassiliev78442/
Vasylyeva78136/
Vassilyev7886/
Vasylieva7855/
Vasiļjevs7815/
Vasiljeff7814/
Vasiliewa789/
Wasiljewa788/
Vasil'yev785/
Vasilievs785/
Wasilieva783/
Vosilyeva782/
Vasiliiva782/
Vaselyeva782/
Fasilieva781/
Basilieva781/
Basilyeva781/
Wasilyeva781/
Vacilieva781/
Vasielyev781/
Vasilieyv781/
Veseljeva781/
Baziljeva781/
Valceva759/
Valzeva751/
Valsiva751/
Valseva750/
Vasylcheva746/
Vasilchiva743/
Wassilieva743/
Vaschilyev741/
Vassiliewa741/
Wassilijev741/
Wassiljewa741/
Vasilijeff741/
Bassilieva741/
Valcheva718,934/
Wasiljew71397/
Vasylyev71110/
Vasilief7160/
Vasyliev7155/
Wasiliev7118/
Vasiliew7116/
Basiliev7111/
Vaciliev7111/
Vosilyev7110/
Wasilyev715/
Vosiliev715/
Valeseva713/
Vaseliev713/
Valsheva712/
Vaselyev712/
Vacilyev712/
Vasiliyv712/
Basilyev711/
Vasiliiv711/
Vasilyeb711/
Vasilievová703/
Vasyljevová701/
Veselyeva6782/
Vasilieff6774/
Wassiljew6761/
Wasiljeff6748/
Valesheva6711/
Vassylyev678/
Valdzheva677/
Wasilijew675/
Wasiljews673/
Vassilief673/
Veselieva673/
Basilyeba672/
Vasyliiva672/
Vasylyyva672/
Fazilieva671/
Valeseeva671/
Valsheeva671/
Fazlejeva671/
Bazilyeva671/
Wasilyewa671/
Vasilyeff671/

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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 Vasiljeva
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