Vasylev Surname
Approximately 19,388 people bear this surname
Vasylev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 19,365 | 1:2,351 | 173 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Vasylev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasylev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vasylev (Russian: Васылев) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasylev? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 27,739th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 375,879 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vasylev reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Vasylev is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 19,365 people, or 1 in 2,351. In Ukraine Vasylev is most common in: Donetsk Oblast, where 18 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vasylev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vasylev in the Russian language | ||
| Васылев | vasylev | - |
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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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- 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 Vasylev
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