Versta Surname

344,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Versta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Versta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,0261:44,3696,434
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Finland101:549,67032,186
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Versta (13) may also be a first name.

Versta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Versta (Russian: Верста) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Versta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Versta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 344,115th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,842,766 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Versta reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Versta is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname Versta is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,026 people, or 1 in 44,369. In Ukraine Versta is most frequent in: Chernivtsi Oblast, where 48 percent reside, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 27 percent reside and Lviv Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Other than Ukraine this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Finland, where 1 percent reside.

Versta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Versta surname is predominantly Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verstad9276/
Verstat9234/
Verstay9218/
Verstas921/
Voersta921/
Øverstad8670/
Verstaij8612/
Vyrsta83296/
Virsta83224/
Varsta8394/
Versto8344/
Vîrsta8337/
Wersta8312/
Bersta832/
Versti831/
Versty830/
Håverstad80146/
Høverstad8032/
Verster776,107/
Berstad77403/
Ferstad77258/
Werstat7734/
Werstad7726/
Ferstat7723/
Ferstay7711/
Ferstaj7710/
Wiersta777/
Verstod776/
Verstet772/
Verstee771/
Weersta771/
Werstah771/
Verstot771/
Virszta771/
Verstey770/
Biersta770/
Werstha770/
Ferstadt7137/
Ferstead7112/
Werstatt7110/
Fershtai718/
Fershtat717/
Werstadt716/
Bershtat715/
Versteet713/
Berstadt712/
Versteez711/
Versteer711/
Versteed711/
Berstead710/
Wirsta6785/
Berste6755/
Forsta6751/
Wyrsta6746/
Wersty6725/
Fershtadt6715/
Firsta6713/
Bershtadt6711/
Warsta679/
Wersto676/
Werste675/
Fersztadt674/
Versteech672/
Bearstead672/
Bersto671/
Feirstadt671/
Verstuyst671/
Versticht671/
Beršta671/
D'Verster671/

Versta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Versta in the Russian language
Верстаversta-

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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 Versta
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