Vás Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Vás Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vás Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vas (19,984), Váš (3), Vaš (1,080), Vaș (2) & Vaş (2) are calculated separately.

Vás Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vás is found most in Portugal. It may also appear in the variant forms: Vas, Váš, Vaš, Vaș or Vaş. For other possible spellings of Vás click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vás? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vás is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Vás live; 44 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname Vás is most numerous in Portugal, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,604,560. Beside Portugal Vás is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 22 percent are found and Chile, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vas8919,984/
Váš893/
Vász8613/
807/
Vaš781,080/
Vaș782/
Vaş782/
Váits7517/
Vájsz751/
Vos6756,707/
Váz6733/
Váň6730/
Vád6713/
Váp6710/
Fás673/
Vós672/
Bás671/
Váh671/

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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 Vás
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