Vasilyev is used as a family name or surname in Russia. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Vasilyev
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Russia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Vasilyev

How popular is Vasilyev?

Vasilyev is common in Russia.

Vasilyev is ranked 6781 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Vasilyevs grew by 40.65041 per cent to 346 since 2000 and ranked 58604 after elevating 14808 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.98 99.59
Vasilyev is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Russia which signifies that it is originated from Russia. Around 80111 people have been found who wears Vasilyev as their family name. Vasilyev is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
114,007 Czech Republic4
9,077 Lithuania3
6,706 Lebanon3
184,212 France3
124,220 Italy2
107,212 South Africa1
6,820 Angola1
10,958 Bangladesh1
31,584 Peru1
7,191 Afghanistan1
10,683 Cyprus1
30,360 Thailand1
34,581 Chile1
31,207 Ireland1
21,562 Portugal1
36,814 Romania1
47,891 Norway1
36,678 Singapore1
11,923 Slovenia1
40,340 Malaysia1
53,505 Turkey1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
66,560 Philippines1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,906 Israel47
56,148 Spain32
43,662 Belgium30
18,457 Scotland20
14,940 Georgia16
5,388 Armenia16
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,861 Bulgaria93
8,636 Kyrgyzstan92
4,082 Estonia61
52,053 Canada59
Countries with hundreds of Vasilyev:
840 Turkmenistan829
1,195 Tajikistan812
1,250 Moldova401
31,047 Germany336
83,504 United States282
33,856 England129
3,104 Azerbaijan120
3,374 Latvia102
Countries with thousands of Vasilyev:
436 Ukraine9,442
956 Uzbekistan4,085
305 Kazakhstan3,928
185 Belarus3,547
Countries with ten thousands of Vasilyev:
238 Russia55,587
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Vasilyev Namesakes

  • Vladimir Vasilyev, Fiction writer
  • Aleksandr Vasilyev, Soccer player
  • Aleksei Vasilyev, Actor
  • Anastasiya Vasilyeva, Cinematographer
  • Anatoly Vasilyev, Iya Savvina's husband
  • Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Composer
  • Vadim Vasilyev, Soccer player
  • Arkady Vasilyev, Writer
  • Arkady Vasilyevich Tyutryumov, Aleksandr Tyutryumov's father
  • Yuri Vasilyevich Prokhorov, Mathematician
  • Andrey Vasilyev, from 2016 drama film Gulag Vorkuta, who played the Alexander.

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