Vasisht Surname
Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname
Vasisht Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the name of a sage Vasishta. He is one of the most important ones out of the 7 sages Saptarishis from the Hindu mythology. People who follow his principles, usually have this surname.
Vasisht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 955 | 1:803,210 | 36,012 |
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Vasisht (165) may also be a first name.
Vasisht Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from the name of a sage Vasishta. He is one of the most important ones out of the 7 sages Saptarishis from the Hindu mythology. People who follow his principles, usually have this surname.
- abhishek_vasishtaVasisht Demographics
Vasisht Political Affiliation
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Vasisht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasisht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vasisht (Hindi: वसिष्ट, Marathi: वसी) is found most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasisht? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 313,632nd most common family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. Vasisht occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Vasisht live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vasisht is also the 712,876th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 165 people.
The last name Vasisht is most numerous in India, where it is held by 955 people, or 1 in 803,210. In India it is most frequent in: Delhi, where 48 percent reside, Punjab, where 17 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Apart from India Vasisht exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.
Vasisht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Vasisht are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered to vote for the political party.
Vasisht earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.23% more than the national average, earning $47,994 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vasisht Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vasisht in the Marathi language | ||
| वसी | vasi | - |
| Vasisht in the Hindi language | ||
| वसिष्ट | vasista | 75.61 |
| वशिष्ठ | vasistha | 12.2 |
| वशिष्ट | vasista | 7.32 |
| वासिष्ट | vasista | 2.44 |
| वसिश्ट | vasista | 2.44 |
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