Vanegas Surname

3,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Vanegas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vanegas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia90,9801:525101
Nicaragua13,2211:455102
Mexico10,3451:11,9991,137
El Salvador6,3921:992197
United States5,7941:62,5587,337
Venezuela4,9941:6,048715
Ecuador4,3471:3,659622
Guatemala2,8041:5,736760
Panama1,3981:2,798378
Costa Rica1,3771:3,471339
Spain1,0021:46,6594,408
Argentina6551:65,2575,583
Peru2861:111,1336,764
Honduras2461:35,8391,074
Belize1851:1,921433
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Dominican Republic1621:64,4013,114
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
England481:1,160,79354,689
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
France311:2,142,668174,004
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Cuba81:1,440,3407,824
Bolivia81:1,327,0546,143
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Palau11:21,643223
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Vañegas (3) & Vanégas (1) are calculated separately.

Vanegas (83) may also be a first name.

Vanegas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vanegas (Russian: Ванегас) is most common in Colombia. It may occur in the variant forms: Vañegas or Vanégas. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vanegas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vanegas is the 3,868th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 50,355 people. Vanegas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Vanegas are found; 70 percent are found in South America and 66 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Vanegas is also the 1,052,971st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 83 people.

Vanegas is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is carried by 90,980 people, or 1 in 525. In Colombia Vanegas is most common in: Capital District, where 21 percent are found, Antioquia Department, where 21 percent are found and Cundinamarca Department, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Colombia this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 9 percent are found and Mexico, where 7 percent are found.

Vanegas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vanegas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vanegas last name grew 193,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vanegas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vanegas are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Vanegas earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 40.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,599 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $24,716,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning $37,465 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.07% less than the national average, earning $43,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vañegas953/
Vanégas951/
Vangegas934/
Vanegass934/
Vaanegas932/
Vaniegas931/
Vanega924,394/
Venegas86165,264/
Banegas8669,810/
Vanagas861,484/
Fanegas86316/
Vanegaz8667/
Wanegas864/
Vanigas863/
Vanegad862/
Vanegos862/
Vanegax861/
Veniegas802,545/
Veneigas807/
Veneagas801/
Venaegas801/
Banegasx801/
Venegaas801/
Venegass801/
Banega775,322/
Wanega77247/
Vaniga7720/
Vanego772/
Vonega771/
Veneghaus751/
Veñegas711,186/
Venigas71384/
Venegaz71169/
Wanagas7198/
Banegaz7175/
Venagas7147/
Veñigas7119/
Bonegas719/
Vonigas716/
Vanjgai715/
Wenegas715/
Vonogas715/
Venegos714/
Banegos714/
Wanegga713/
Bannega712/
Wannega712/
Wangega712/
Banégas711/
Fonegas711/
Fanegos711/
Baneaga711/
Banigas711/
Wanegad711/
Veñagas711/
Vanagos711/
Banegasová711/
Vonegosh6711/
Veñiegas678/
Wannagas677/
Batnigas671/
Waneagoa671/
Waneagea671/
Vanigath671/
Bannigas670/

Vanegas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vanegas in the Russian language
Ванегасvanegas-

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Footnotes

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