Vasiljevs Surname

114,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vasiljevs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vasiljevs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3,9531:51923
England291:1,921,31276,208
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Norway81:642,78647,258
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Vasiļjevs (15) are calculated separately.

Vasiljevs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vasiljevs occurs most in Latvia. It may also appear as: Vasiļjevs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasiljevs? popularity and diffusion

Vasiljevs is the 114,167th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,799,394 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vasiljevs reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

Vasiljevs is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is carried by 3,953 people, or 1 in 519. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 40 percent are found, Latgale, where 19 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Latvia Vasiljevs occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 percent are found.

Vasiljevs Last Name Statistics demography

Vasiljevs earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.3% less than the national average, earning 244,684 kr per year.

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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 Vasiljevs
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