Vassal Surname

199,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,090 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Vassal Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Celt.) Dependant, Tenant, Subject; orig. Servant [Middle English French vassal, L.Lat vassal-is, from Low Latin vass-us: see under Vass] The king, perceiving such his veine, Promotes his vassal still,Lest that the basenesse of the man Should lett [hinder], perhaps, his will.

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Vassal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,7281:38,4394,762
United States1271:2,854,007168,820
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England111:5,065,278148,650
India111:69,733,217610,955
Panama61:652,04310,051
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Vassal (25) may also be a first name.

Vassal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Celt.) Dependant, Tenant, Subject; orig. Servant [Middle English French vassal, L.Lat vassal-is, from Low Latin vass-us: see under Vass] The king, perceiving such his veine, Promotes his vassal still,Lest that the basenesse of the man Should lett [hinder], perhaps, his will.— ‘Argentile and Curan’, 71-4: Percy’s Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Vassal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vassal (Hindi: वस्सल, Marathi: वासल, Russian: Вассал) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vassal? popularity and diffusion

Vassal is the 199,831st most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,486,864 people. The surname Vassal occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Vassal are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 25 people.

Vassal is most widespread in France, where it is held by 1,728 people, or 1 in 38,439. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Occitanie, where 17 percent are found. Beside France this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Portugal, where 3 percent are found.

Vassal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vassal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vassal last name rose 3,175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vassal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vassal surname are 26.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 79.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vassal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 67.18% more than the national average, earning 578,567 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $48,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vassall92629/
Vassale92149/
Vassail9293/
Vassgal928/
Vasseal921/
Vassald921/
Vassalt920/
Vasal911,021/
Vassalle86294/
Vassault86153/
Vassaall861/
Vaissail861/
Vaissale861/
Bassal833,294/
Wassal831,840/
Fassal831,043/
Vasale83993/
Vatsal83843/
Vasaul83402/
Vasalh83241/
Vaisal83226/
Vashal83124/
Vessal83106/
Vaysal8395/
Vassol8351/
Vasall8344/
Vhasal837/
Vasail834/
Vaasal833/
Vasalt832/
Vassalova8012/
Vassalová802/
Faissal772,309/
Bassale771,065/
Wassall77917/
Fayssal77530/
Vhasale77200/
Bassaul7769/
Vaisail7747/
Bassail7742/
Vaishal7726/
Vasalle7724/
Vassole7722/
Wassale7721/
Vaisale7716/
Vathsal7714/
Fassale778/
Vaasale775/
Veyssal775/
Bassalh775/
Vashale774/
Wassaul774/
Vattsal773/
Wassail773/
Basseal772/
Vatshal772/
Vassoul772/
Baissal772/
Feassal771/
Faessal771/
Fassail771/
Fassald771/
Bassalt771/
Vaasaal771/
Vadsaal771/
Vadsale771/
Vasaile771/
Vaysale771/
Veashal771/
Vasseul771/
Vatsall771/
Vashall771/
Vassold771/
Vasalhe771/
Veissal771/
Bassasl771/
Bassaíl771/
Basshal771/
Beassal771/
Fassaul770/
Bassall770/
Bassald770/
D'Vassalle751/
Basal7310,601/
Fasal732,889/
Wasal732,709/
Vesal73265/
Vasol73101/
Vazal7357/
Vosal731/
Uasal731/
Vaxal731/
Vasalova7165/
Vaishale7118/
Vosshall718/
Vahasale716/
Bassalle715/
Bassaill715/
Faissale714/
Phaissal714/
Faissail714/
Faissall712/
Bassagli712/
Vhasalhe711/
Vajsajtl711/
Vahashal711/
Vasahale711/
Vashhale711/
Vassoult711/
Basssale711/
Bassaule711/
Fayssale711/
Fassailt710/
Basshall710/
Basdsale710/
Faisal67413,612/
Faysal6751,430/
Baysal6735,204/
Fasale677,385/
Basale671,821/
Basaul671,337/
Fasial67976/
Faesal67630/
Vachal67593/
Vasold67566/
Basail67476/
Veysal67469/
Wasale67405/
Fessal67392/
Basgal67286/
Bhasal67283/
Baisal67217/
Bassol67209/
Feasal67199/
Fasail67189/
Phasal67183/
Bashal67177/
Bausal67139/
Vassoille67128/
Fasalh67124/
Fassalova67104/
Wessal6770/
Vaysalova6769/
Vasole6769/
Waisal6768/
Fausal6768/
Batsal6760/
Wasail6758/
Fatsal6756/
Bossal6748/
Vasoll6741/
Wossal6737/
Fashal6735/
Badsal6733/
Veshal6728/
Basall6728/
Washal6727/
Vajshajtl6725/
Vaizal6723/
Basial6723/
Vaishaitl6721/
Bassaille6721/
Vesall6718/
Vazail6715/
Vahsol6714/
Wasaal6711/
Wasial679/
Basalt678/
Basahl678/
Vazeal677/
Beasal676/
Voshal676/
Weasal675/
Voysal675/
Baasal675/
Wasall674/
Bassalova674/
Waysal674/
Vajshaitl674/
Vessol674/
Bahsal674/
Basalh674/
Fassol674/
Fahsal673/
Basalp673/
Vosale672/
Fasaal672/
Fajsal672/
Faseal672/
Veesal672/
Vasolh672/
Faszal672/
Vazaul672/
Veisal672/
Faasal672/
Fasalp671/
Fasalt671/
Fasasl671/
Fossal671/
Waseal671/
Wasjal671/
Vhosal671/
Vauzal671/
Vaissoule671/
Basjal671/
Basayl671/
Baseal671/
Wasgal671/
Veusal670/
Wasald670/

Vassal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vassal in the Hindi language
वस्सलvas'sala-
Vassal in the Marathi language
वासलvasala40
सलsala40
वसालvasala20
Vassal in the Russian language
Вассалvassal-

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