Vlas Surname
Approximately 4,341 people bear this surname
Vlas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 1,384 | 1:2,573 | 335 |
| Romania | 1,135 | 1:17,690 | 2,278 |
| Russia | 761 | 1:189,386 | 21,067 |
| Ukraine | 298 | 1:152,761 | 21,242 |
| Netherlands | 184 | 1:91,778 | 15,089 |
| Czechia | 133 | 1:79,951 | 13,399 |
| Transnistria | 91 | 1:5,216 | 920 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Belarus | 48 | 1:197,939 | 25,288 |
| Jordan | 47 | 1:188,137 | 9,239 |
| Lebanon | 38 | 1:148,344 | 7,289 |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Slovakia | 20 | 1:266,822 | 40,422 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
The alternate forms: Vlaş (36) & Vlaș (1) are calculated separately.
Vlas (3,248) may also be a first name.
Vlas Demographics
Vlas Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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) is found most in Moldova. It can occur in the variant forms: Vlaş or Vlaș. Click here for other possible spellings of Vlas.
How Common Is The Last Name Vlas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vlas is the 107,505th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,678,771 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Vlas live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 125,744th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 3,248 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Moldova, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 2,573. In Moldova Vlas is mostly concentrated in: Chișinău Municipality, where 22 percent are found, Soroca District, where 11 percent are found and Bălți Municipality, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Moldova this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 26 percent are found and Russia, where 18 percent are found.
Vlas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Vlas last name is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Vlas last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US 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
Vlas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vlas in the Georgian language | ||
| ვლას | vlas | - |
| Vlas in the Marathi language | ||
| िवलास | ivalasa | 88.89 |
| ि़वलास | ivalasa | 11.11 |
| Vlas in the Russian language | ||
| Влас | vlas | - |
| Vlas in the Arabic language | ||
| فلاَّس | flaas | - |
| فلاس | flas | - |
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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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