Vaganov Surname

56,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Vaganov Surname User-submission:

The Vaganov surname comes from the Armenian male given name Vagan. It means 'shield' and 'omnipresent'.

Vaganov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia8,5101:16,9362,376
Kazakhstan2081:85,0129,832
Uzbekistan821:377,1859,590
Belarus671:141,80719,862
Estonia351:37,7667,217
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Kyrgyzstan241:248,86123,238
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Finland61:916,11741,832
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Vaganov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vaganov surname comes from the Armenian male given name Vagan. It means 'shield' and 'omnipresent'.

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Vaganov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vaganov (Georgian: ვაგანოვი, Russian: Ваганов) is found most in Russia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaganov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vaganov is the 56,242nd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 808,022 people. The last name Vaganov occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Vaganov live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 56 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Vaganov is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 8,510 people, or 1 in 16,936. In Russia it is most frequent in: Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 12 percent live, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 7 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Other than Russia Vaganov occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 1 percent live.

Vaganov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (60%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Vaganov surname are 8.88% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 55.65% registered to vote for the political party.

Vaganov earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.11% more than the national average, earning $83,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaganova9311,227/
Vayganov9313/
Vaganovs9312/
Vaiganov931/
Vayganova889/
Baganov86628/
Vagonov8656/
Voganov8627/
Vaganof8625/
Veganov869/
Vagenov863/
Baganova80674/
Bayganov8086/
Baiganov8044/
Voganova8026/
Vagonova8023/
Vaganoff802/
Vagannav801/
Bagganov801/
Bagatnov801/
Faganova801/
Bayganova75118/
Baiganova7516/
Boganov71300/
Vegenov7128/
Bagonov7110/
Waganow715/
Vogonov714/
Vegonov712/
Baganow711/
Vagonof711/
Baganav711/
Fagenov711/
Faganof711/
Boganova67334/
Baygonov67118/
Baigonov6731/
Bogatnov6726/
Baganoff6725/
Bagonova6721/
Faygenov675/
Vogonova672/
Beyganov672/
Voganoff671/
Voganaev671/
Bhaganav671/
Beiganov671/

Vaganov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaganov in the Georgian language
ვაგანოვიvaganovi75
ვაგანოვvaganov25
Vaganov in the Russian language
Вагановvaganov-

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