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.
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Vasisht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasisht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vasisht (Hindi: वसिष्ट, Marathi: वसी) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasisht? popularity and diffusion
It is the 313,632nd most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. The last name Vasisht occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Vasisht are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vasisht is also the 712,876th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 165 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 955 people, or 1 in 803,210. In India Vasisht is mostly found in: Delhi, where 48 percent live, Punjab, where 17 percent live and Maharashtra, where 6 percent live. Not including India Vasisht exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Vasisht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vasisht last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.82% 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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