Vanags Surname

135,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vanags Surname User-submission:

(Latvian) The Vanags surname means 'hawk'.

Vanags Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2,7001:75948
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Australia1801:149,97615,919
England661:844,21344,691
Canada381:969,62173,252
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Vanags Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Latvian) The Vanags surname means 'hawk'.

- hesham18

Vanags Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanags (Russian: Ванагс) is found most in Latvia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanags? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanags is the 135,269th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,192,403 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Vanags live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 2,700 people, or 1 in 759. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 43 percent are found, Semigallia, where 26 percent are found and Latgale, where 16 percent are found. Other than Latvia it exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Vanags Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vanags are 17.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.83% registered with the party.

The amount Vanags earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $51,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $53,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vanag91341/
Vanagt8342/
Vannag8321/
Vanaks8310/
Vanaag834/
Wanags832/
Vanagė832/
Vanacs832/
Vanhag831/
Vonags831/
Vanegs831/
Vanagh831/
Vanask831/
Banags831/
Wannags7795/
Vanaugh779/
Vanhaag777/
Banaigs774/
Vainask772/
Vanhaug770/
Banag734,053/
Vanak73896/
Wanag7394/
Vanac7325/
Vanog736/
Vonag731/
Uanag731/
Vannague711/
Vainausk711/
Banaag6715,438/
Vannak67841/
Bannag6796/
Vaunac6793/
Banhag6784/
Vangog6765/
Uangag6752/
Vanaik6750/
Vanake6746/
Vainak6736/
Wanaks6735/
Wannag6723/
Wainag6718/
Vanaqe6715/
Vanakh678/
Banagh678/
Vagnak677/
Vonogs677/
Venegs676/
Wagnag675/
Wamnag675/
Vangok674/
Veanac674/
Bainag673/
Vannac672/
Wanaag672/
Vanhak672/
Bahnag672/
Vanosk671/
Vainac671/
Banaug671/
Vaneak671/
Huanag671/
Baunag671/
Vanhoogst671/
Banaks671/
Vanack670/
Vanhog670/

Vanags Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanags in the Russian language
Ванагсvanags-

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