Vass Surname

16,837th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vass Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Vass.' Of this early personal name I can supply no history.

Vasse le Poynur, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1601. Buried — Jone Vasse: Reg. Prestbury, Ches.

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Vass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary19,1331:51338
United States3,6361:99,68611,075
Romania3,6321:5,528752
England1,6501:33,7694,465
Australia8031:33,6194,432
South Africa7941:68,2348,541
Canada6121:60,2057,093
Slovakia5781:9,2331,019
Scotland4821:11,1081,513
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Sweden1791:55,0104,260
Austria1731:49,2227,813
Germany1211:665,33451,734
India821:9,354,456185,501
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Spain601:779,20132,544
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
France371:1,795,209158,669
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Wales251:123,7819,267
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Finland221:249,85019,707
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malta41:107,5681,849
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5911:41,2445,206
Scotland4291:8,7251,168
Wales21:784,20816,349
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6311:79,5868,390

The alternate forms: Vašš (191) are calculated separately.

Vass (134) may also be a first name.

Vass Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Vass.' Of this early personal name I can supply no history.

Vasse le Poynur, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1601. Buried — Jone Vasse: Reg. Prestbury, Ches.

1784. Married — Henry Martin and Susan Vass: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — Thomas Vass and Mary Plain: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Celt.) Servant, Vassal [French Vasse, from Low Latin vass-us, a servant, vassal; f. the Celtic: cp. Old Breton uuas, mod. Breton guaz = Welsh and Cornish gwas, lad, youth, servant] Si alicujus seniscalcus, qui servus est, et domi nusejus XII vassos infra domum habet .. . —Lex Alamannorum, 79: 3.

Vasse le Poynur.—Hundred Rolls Cp. Wace.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Vas, Vasse, Vassy; from the Flemish, Fas, Fasser; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Vass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vass (Hindi: वास, Marathi: वास, Russian: Васс) occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Vašš. For other possible spellings of Vass click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vass? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,837th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 220,962 people. Vass is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Vass reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 58 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 800,975th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 134 people.

This last name is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 19,133 people, or 1 in 513. In Hungary Vass is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 14 percent live, Csongrád County, where 10 percent live and Pest County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Hungary it exists in 78 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Romania, where 11 percent live.

Vass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vass surname expanded 576 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Vass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Vass surname are 4.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.7% registered with the political party.

The amount Vass earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.73% more than the national average, earning 417,826 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.57% less than the national average, earning R 179,256 per year; in United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $52,253 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vasse893,755/
Hvass891,068/
Vauss89106/
Vaiss89101/
Vayss8956/
Vassh8942/
Vasst891/
Vaass891/
Vas8619,984/
Vašš83191/
Vaysse802,418/
Vaisse80810/
Vassås8015/
Vausse8014/
Vashsh8013/
Vaïsse808/
Vasshe804/
Vatsås802/
Vaishs801/
Vashst801/
Vasstt801/
Bass75109,905/
Voss7556,477/
Vats7520,225/
Veas759,161/
Wass758,568/
Vais756,719/
Vays754,768/
Vase754,464/
Fass753,237/
Vaas752,855/
Vash752,499/
Vast752,356/
Vajs75917/
Hvas75365/
Vaus75250/
Vahs7559/
Vhas7516/
Vads756/
Va's755/
Vasz754/
Vgas753/
Vaïs753/
Uass753/
Vasj752/
Vuas751/
Vwas751/
Vasp751/
Vaxs751/
Vasd751/
Vasx751/
Vassová73460/
Vassova7341/
Vahasse731/
Vaishsh731/
Vashshe731/
Vashsht731/
Va6761,997/
Basse6719,039/
Vaish677,328/
Wasse673,713/
Vause672,907/
Vayts672,893/
Waiss672,459/
Fasse671,453/
Fauss67772/
Vaast67757/
Vosse67684/
Veiss67654/
Faiss67556/
Faass67430/
Baiss67275/
Bauss67273/
Vashe67271/
Voiss67179/
Vahys67141/
Wayss67124/
Vaise67120/
Vatts67118/
Vajsz67116/
Vaist67105/
Vaase67105/
Baass67100/
Vatsh6791/
Vayse6778/
Vaits6765/
Vasht6764/
Veats6750/
Vazsh6746/
Vatse6744/
Whass6742/
Vooss6741/
Vahas6740/
Wajss6736/
Hwass6733/
Vaisz6732/
Vaňas6731/
Phass6729/
Bassh6723/
Bashs6716/
Wahss6713/
Veyss6711/
Bayss6711/
Vaids6711/
Vahst679/
Vasch678/
Basst678/
Basss678/
Vatsø677/
Vaths675/
Bhass675/
Fasst675/
Fahss675/
Veash675/
Pfass674/
Vadse674/
Vaust674/
Mpass674/
Vaash674/
Vadst674/
Vadsø674/
Vease673/
Vhash673/
Vhase673/
Vaihs673/
Vhoss673/
Vaahs673/
Vaissova672/
Vaush672/
Vhays672/
Wassh672/
Bassj672/
Uasse672/
Vasce672/
Vaysh672/
Veast672/
Vajse672/
Waïss672/
Fasds672/
Npass671/
Beass671/
Batss671/
Washs671/
Wassd671/
Wauss671/
Vgaas671/
Vaishsth671/
Weass671/
Vashh671/
Vastt671/
Vadsh671/
Hvase671/
Vahsh671/
Wassp671/
Vastå671/
Vaľas671/
Faïss671/
Bassp671/
Bassz671/
Bassø671/
Veasd671/
Waass670/
Feass670/
Uhass670/
Vouss670/
Veahs670/
Hvoss670/

Vass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vass in the Marathi language
वासvasa-
Vass in the Hindi language
वासvasa50
वस्सvas'sa50
Vass in the Russian language
Вассvass-

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