Vaag Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vaag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1771:29,0524,000
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vaag (298) may also be a first name.

Vaag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vaag (Georgian: ვააგ, Russian: Вааг) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaag? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vaag is the 860,770th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Vaag live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 510,666th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 298 people.

It is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 29,052. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 45 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 23 percent live and Central Norway, where 18 percent live. Not including Norway it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Vaag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vaag surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vaag last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vaag earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning 343,621 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,732 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaags89354/
Vaagh89106/
Vaagt8925/
Vahag898/
Vaagø897/
Vag861,319/
Vaaigh801/
Vagh75251,028/
Baag752,054/
Vaig751,629/
Vagg751,539/
Vagt751,436/
Waag751,318/
Vaak75250/
Faag7541/
Vaax7526/
Vaug7516/
Vahg7513/
Vags7512/
Vasg7511/
Vhag756/
Veag752/
Vayg751/
Vfag751/
Vwag751/
Vajg751/
Vacg751/
Vaigh674,001/
Vague67848/
Vaugh67686/
Bahag67308/
Baagø67113/
Waagø6798/
Vaggs6757/
Vahak6751/
Bhaag6746/
Waagh6736/
Vaask6733/
Wahag6731/
Baagh6726/
Vaigt6723/
Baagt6721/
Baaig6715/
Vhagh6714/
Vagth6710/
Faaig674/
Vaugt674/
Vaľak674/
Vgagh672/
Vahgh672/
Huaag672/
Vaacc671/
Vaggh671/
Vauhg671/
Vaugs671/
Vaaqe671/
Veags671/
Bașag671/
Faagg671/
Baags670/
Fahag670/
Vaack670/
Veagh670/

Vaag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaag in the Georgian language
ვააგvaag-
Vaag in the Russian language
Ваагvaag-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vaag
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