Vast Surname

180,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Vast Surname Definition:

From St. Vedast, Med. L. Vedastus, which is found corrupted to Vedasto, Vedaste, Vaast, Vast, and Waast. Vedast is Latinised from Foster, or from its root, the D. or Flem. voedster, a nurse, from voeden, to feed. In old deeds St. Vedast and Foster are synonymous; and Butler, in his Lives of the Saints, says, "Our ancestors had a particular devotion to St.

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Vast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,7361:441,85822,911
Netherlands1691:99,92416,231
France1211:548,94874,759
Belgium971:118,52217,481
United States461:7,879,542351,394
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
England281:1,989,93178,001
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Väst (12) are calculated separately.

Vast (1,375) may also be a first name.

Vast Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From St. Vedast, Med. L. Vedastus, which is found corrupted to Vedasto, Vedaste, Vaast, Vast, and Waast. Vedast is Latinised from Foster, or from its root, the D. or Flem. voedster, a nurse, from voeden, to feed. In old deeds St. Vedast and Foster are synonymous; and Butler, in his Lives of the Saints, says, "Our ancestors had a particular devotion to St. Vedast, whom they called St. Foster, as Camden takes notice in his Remains."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Vast Last Name Facts

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

Vast (Hindi: वस्त, Marathi: वष) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Väst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vast? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 180,776th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,093,186 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Vast are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vast is also the 211,204th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 1,375 people.

The last name Vast is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,736 people, or 1 in 441,858. In India Vast is most common in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent reside, Goa, where 31 percent reside and Bihar, where 2 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Vast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vast last name grew 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vast last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

Vast earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $50,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Väst9212/
Vaast89757/
Vaste89728/
Vaist89105/
Vasht8964/
Vasth8916/
Vasts899/
Vahst899/
Vaust894/
Vadst894/
Veast892/
Vasst891/
Vastt891/
Vastå891/
Vat8620,776/
Vas8619,984/
Vaiste8038/
Vadstø8025/
Vashte8012/
Vashth808/
Vaisht806/
Vayset804/
Vashst801/
Vasstt801/
Vahast801/
Vaaste801/
Vasste801/
Vaysts801/
Vass7532,981/
Vats7520,225/
Fast7517,740/
Vest7517,723/
Bast7511,582/
Veas759,161/
Vais756,719/
Vays754,768/
Vase754,464/
Vath754,129/
Vaas752,855/
Vate752,601/
Vash752,499/
Vajs75917/
Wast75735/
Vayt75473/
Vait75429/
Hvas75365/
Vöst75347/
Vost75342/
Vaht75334/
Vatt75291/
Vaus75250/
Vaut75176/
Vahs7559/
Hvat7556/
Vajt7555/
Vuat7542/
Vaat7529/
Vwat7521/
Vadt7520/
Vhas7516/
Vads756/
Vhat756/
Va's755/
Vasz754/
Veat753/
Vgas753/
Vaïs753/
Vasj752/
Vaßt752/
Vuas751/
Vwas751/
Vasp751/
Vaxs751/
Vasd751/
Vatø751/
Vatp751/
Vaxt751/
Vasx751/
Vaysset73365/
Vaisset73115/
Vahaste7316/
Vastova732/
Vaishth731/
Vashsht731/
Vayseth730/
Va6761,997/
Faust6744,905/
Vaish677,328/
Baste675,547/
Vasse673,755/
Vaith673,054/
Vause672,907/
Vayts672,893/
Vatte672,213/
Feast671,982/
Basht671,655/
Faist671,590/
Baust671,532/
Baast671,164/
Weast671,154/
Hvass671,068/
Fasth67843/
Vahut67821/
Vathe67469/
Vadte67412/
Vauth67388/
Vesth67381/
Faast67304/
Vashe67271/
Baist67211/
Vaute67207/
Vhate67207/
Vaudt67200/
Fajst67174/
Vahys67141/
Vuist67137/
Vautz67136/
Waste67134/
Faste67127/
Vaise67120/
Voost67119/
Vatts67118/
Vajsz67116/
Vahat67108/
Vauss67106/
Vaase67105/
Vaiss67101/
Vatch6795/
Veath6794/
Vaite6793/
Vatsh6791/
Vaitz6781/
Fayst6780/
Vayse6778/
Voest6776/
Vaits6765/
Vayss6756/
Fasht6752/
Veats6750/
Vault6750/
Basth6747/
Vazsh6746/
Vatse6744/
Vassh6742/
Vahas6740/
Voste6739/
Vacht6734/
Vaisz6732/
Vaňas6731/
Phast6729/
Vaatz6728/
Vhait6724/
Waast6724/
Hvastová6722/
Vöste6721/
Wadst6718/
Vaath6717/
Vestå6715/
Vaate6714/
Wastå6714/
Vashtova6713/
Washt6712/
Vaňát6712/
Vaids6711/
Bastt6710/
Waszt679/
Vasch678/
Basst678/
Vehst678/
Fastø678/
Waist677/
Hvatz677/
Vatsø677/
Voist676/
Veist676/
Wasth676/
Beast675/
Vaths675/
Bhast675/
Hvest675/
Fasst675/
Västå675/
Veash675/
Vadse674/
Basts674/
Vaash674/
Vadsø674/
Vease673/
Baszt673/
Vhatt673/
Batst673/
Vhash673/
Vhase673/
Vaihs673/
Faszt673/
Vattø673/
Vaahs673/
Bayst672/
Vaush672/
Vadth672/
Veyst672/
Vhays672/
Vuest672/
Vasce672/
Vaysh672/
Veate672/
Mpast672/
Wahst672/
Vajse672/
Faest671/
Bahst671/
Vesst671/
Vgaas671/
Vaitt671/
Vahte671/
Vahtt671/
Vaidt671/
Vaishsth671/
Vashshth671/
Vathh671/
Vauht671/
Waust671/
Vattz671/
Huast671/
Vashh671/
Badst671/
Bastd671/
Vadsh671/
Vaass671/
Hwast671/
Hvase671/
Hvastova671/
Hvost671/
Vahsh671/
Vaľas671/
Vayte671/
Wajst671/
Bastz671/
Bastp671/
Veasd671/
Vgasd671/
Whast671/
Wasts670/
Wastt670/
Veahs670/
Fasts670/
Waest670/

Vast Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vast in the Marathi language
वषvasa38.1
वसंतvasanta28.57
वसतvasata23.81
वत्vat9.52
Vast in the Hindi language
वस्तvasta34.62
वास्तvasta26.92
वासतvasata23.08
वस्त्ाvasta3.85
वास्तवvastava3.85
वसतvasata3.85
वत्सvatsa3.85

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