de Vega Surname

75,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Spain

de Vega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Vega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,9101:34,7905,282
Spain2,3351:20,0222,202
Argentina4351:98,2618,284
Mexico1801:689,59010,740
Colombia1411:338,8236,028
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Venezuela551:549,16510,134
Guatemala481:335,0564,665
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Panama261:150,4714,892
France191:3,495,933219,029
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Grenada51:21,7071,054
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

de Vega (22) may also be a first name.

de Vega Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Vega is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Vega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,128th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,114,645 people. The last name de Vega is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of de Vega live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. de Vega is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,910 people, or 1 in 34,790. In The Philippines de Vega is most common in: Calabarzon, where 39 percent live, National Capital Region, where 25 percent live and Central Luzon, where 22 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 36 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

de Vega Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Vega has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 12,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Vega Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Vega earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.84% more than the national average, earning R 284,796 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning $26,497,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 33.2% more than the national average, earning $57,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $53,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Veiga9388/
de Vegas9331/
de Viega9320/
de Veyga935/
de Vesga931/
de Veigas883/
da Vega86169/
de Voga866/
De-Vega865/
de Vaga864/
de Bega861/
da Veiga8022,104/
da Viega8035/
de Viego802/
da Veuga801/
de Vigas801/
de Vegos801/
da Veigas7514/
de Vigo7181/
da Viga713/
da Veigo679/
de Begou675/
Da-Veiga675/
de Bigay673/
da Vaiga671/
de Bigas671/
de Bigault5930/
de Fogo577/
da Vigo575/
de Fago573/
da Weiga533/
da Beiga531/
da Feiga531/
de Buigo531/

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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
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  • 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 de Vega
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