Vasishtha Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Vasishtha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vasishtha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2761:2,779,22285,591
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Vasishtha (283) may also be a first name.

Vasishtha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vasishtha (Hindi: वशिष्ठ) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vasishtha.

How Common Is The Last Name Vasishtha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vasishtha is the 853,416th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Vasishtha is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Vasishtha are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 526,385th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 283 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 2,779,222. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 32 percent live, Haryana, where 14 percent live and Punjab, where 11 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Vasishtha Last Name Statistics demography

Vasishtha earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vasishtha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vasishtha in the Hindi language
वशिष्ठvasistha55.56
वर्शिष्ठvarsistha11.11
वाशिष्ठvasistha11.11
वसिष्ठvasistha11.11
वसिष्टvasista11.11

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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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  • 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 Vasishtha
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