Vlas Surname

107,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Vlas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vlas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,3841:2,573335
Romania1,1351:17,6902,278
Russia7611:189,38621,067
Ukraine2981:152,76121,242
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
Czechia1331:79,95113,399
Transnistria911:5,216920
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Belarus481:197,93925,288
Jordan471:188,1379,239
Lebanon381:148,3447,289
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Austria101:851,54467,454
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
England31:18,572,686338,250
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

The alternate forms: Vlaş (36) & Vlaș (1) are calculated separately.

Vlas (3,248) may also be a first name.

Vlas Last Name Facts

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

Vlas (Arabic: فلاَّس, Georgian: ვლას, Marathi: िवलास, Russian: Влас) has its highest incidence in Moldova. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Vlaş or Vlaș. For other possible spellings of Vlas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vlas is the 107,505th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,678,771 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Vlas live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in Romanian Europe. Vlas is also the 125,744th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 3,248 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 2,573. In Moldova it is most common in: Chișinău Municipality, where 22 percent live, Soroca District, where 11 percent live and Bălți Municipality, where 9 percent live. Beside Moldova this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 26 percent live and Russia, where 18 percent live.

Vlas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vlas surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the political party.

Vlas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $38,581 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vlaş9236/
Vlaș921/
Vlase892,020/
Vlass89184/
Vlasz8947/
Vlash8915/
Vlais8911/
Vllas892/
Vlads891/
Vlasp891/
Vla86180/
Villas8019,135/
Vellas80570/
Vlahas8020/
Vlasse8012/
Vlaise801/
Vliash801/
Vlease801/
Vlahsh801/
Blas7573,359/
Vlad7553,453/
Vlah751,058/
Vlaj75322/
Vlha75253/
Vlai7593/
Wlas7573/
Vlay7572/
Vlap7551/
Vlos7539/
Våla7521/
Vlaz7520/
Vlya7510/
Vlla759/
Vlia757/
Vlax756/
Vlau756/
Vhla753/
Vlac753/
Vlea753/
Vlat752/
Hvla751/
Vloa751/
Vlasova73132,682/
Villais73143/
Vlasová73135/
Villase73129/
Villias73116/
Viellas7339/
Vellais7325/
Villgas7324/
Vellias7320/
Villads7312/
Viollas7311/
Villeas7310/
Villays739/
Villlas734/
Villash733/
Villaus733/
Vlasche731/
Vlashch731/
Villaas731/
Villyas731/
Villass731/
Villasd731/
Vellase731/
Vellgas731/
Vellasz731/
Villa67456,920/
Vella6749,451/
Blais6736,963/
Blase678,754/
Blass675,805/
Vlach674,680/
Blaas672,850/
Blash672,300/
Bleas67417/
Blaus67339/
Vlaić67318/
Vlassova67239/
Blias67166/
Blasz67156/
Blats67114/
Vlaha6798/
Vlaše6776/
Blazs6750/
Vlose6744/
Blays6734/
Wlash6729/
Blajs6727/
Vllah6722/
Vlahy6717/
Vlaad6716/
Vlloa6711/
Vláha679/
Vloha678/
Vlajt678/
Vllha676/
Vllau676/
Wlass675/
Bllas673/
Vleha673/
Vladd673/
Vlashova673/
Blads673/
Vllasova672/
Blyas672/
Velleaus672/
Vlász672/
Blast671/
Vlahaais671/
Vlahe671/
Vlapp671/
Vlazh671/
Vleau671/
Vllad671/
Vllya671/
Villaais671/
Villeats671/
Blahs671/
Vleah671/
Vlaah671/
Vladh671/
Villiase671/
Villlias671/
Villasse671/
Blaßs671/
Vleis671/
Blasd671/
Vlajh671/
Vlosx671/
Vlgaj671/
Vlhoa671/
Vlois671/
Wlaas671/
Hblas671/
Vleat670/
Vlosh670/

Vlas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vlas in the Georgian language
ვლასvlas-
Vlas in the Marathi language
िवलासivalasa88.89
ि़वलासivalasa11.11
Vlas in the Russian language
Власvlas-
Vlas in the Arabic language
فلاَّسflaas-
فلاسflas-

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