Vassanji Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Vassanji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vassanji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Vassanji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vassanji is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vassanji? popularity and diffusion

Vassanji is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Vassanji occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Vassanji are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 2,456,373. In Canada Vassanji is mostly found in: Ontario, where 67 percent are found and Alberta, where 33 percent are found. Other than Canada Vassanji occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 15 percent are found and Portugal, where 15 percent are found.

Vassanji Last Name Statistics demography

Vassanji earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 55.27% more than the national average, earning $77,143 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Vassanji
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