Vaš Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Vaš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vaš Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia7241:9,8691,177
Slovenia1461:17,0393,960
Slovakia1451:36,8036,775
Croatia351:120,81717,927
Czechia291:366,67143,532
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vas (19,984), Váš (3), Vaş (2) & Vás (9) are calculated separately.

Vaš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vaš is more commonly found in Serbia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Vas, Váš, Vaş or Vás. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaš? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vaš is the 340,354th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,747,728 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vaš live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Vaš is most widely held in Serbia, where it is borne by 724 people, or 1 in 9,869. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: North Banat District, where 40 percent reside, North Bačka District, where 26 percent reside and Central Banat District, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Serbia Vaš exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 14 percent reside and Slovakia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vas8919,984/
Váš893/
Vaş892/
Vašš86191/
Vajš862/
Vás789/
Vaz67307,259/
Vaj6727,006/
Vax67221/
Vac67120/
Voš6731/
Vaß679/
Waš671/
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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 Vaš
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