Vasilyan Surname

216,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Armenia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Vasilyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vasilyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Armenia1,3061:2,244249
Russia4521:318,85632,239
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Moldova311:114,88313,240
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Georgia251:149,82210,524
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Vasilyan (10) may also be a first name.

Vasilyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vasilyan (Arabic: فاسليان, Georgian: ვასილიანი, Russian: Василян) is held by more people in Armenia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasilyan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 216,358th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,841,616 people. The surname Vasilyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Vasilyan are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in Armenia, where it is carried by 1,306 people, or 1 in 2,244. In Armenia it is primarily found in: Yerevan, where 42 percent reside, Kotayk Province, where 16 percent reside and Armavir Province, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Armenia this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Vasilyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vasilyan surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vasilyan last name are 23.6% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 70.37% being registered to vote for the party.

Vasilyan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $46,881 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vasilyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vasilyan in the Georgian language
ვასილიანიvasiliani77.78
ვასილიანvasilian22.22
Vasilyan in the Russian language
Василянvasilan-
Vasilyan in the Arabic language
فاسليانfaslyan-

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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
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  • 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 Vasilyan
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