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
Average Vasisht Salary in
United States
$47,994 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vasisht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasisht Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vasisht (Hindi: वसिष्ट, Marathi: वसी) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasisht? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 313,632nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. It is primarily found 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 frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 165 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 955 people, or 1 in 803,210. In India Vasisht is most frequent in: Delhi, where 48 percent are found, Punjab, where 17 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found. Excluding India this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Vasisht Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vasisht last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the 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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Footnotes
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