Varga Surname
Approximately 253,775 people bear this surname
Varga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 176,648 | 1:56 | 5 |
| Romania | 24,489 | 1:820 | 106 |
| Slovakia | 14,999 | 1:356 | 1 |
| United States | 8,279 | 1:43,781 | 5,367 |
| Serbia | 5,812 | 1:1,229 | 173 |
| Croatia | 3,178 | 1:1,331 | 49 |
| Canada | 2,682 | 1:13,738 | 2,019 |
| Germany | 2,423 | 1:33,226 | 4,382 |
| Austria | 2,023 | 1:4,209 | 451 |
| Spain | 1,740 | 1:26,869 | 2,778 |
| Czechia | 1,425 | 1:7,462 | 936 |
| Argentina | 1,354 | 1:31,568 | 2,643 |
| Australia | 1,033 | 1:26,133 | 3,553 |
| England | 942 | 1:59,149 | 7,061 |
| Brazil | 757 | 1:282,793 | 10,903 |
| Slovenia | 755 | 1:3,295 | 504 |
| France | 559 | 1:118,824 | 17,948 |
| Philippines | 525 | 1:192,835 | 30,649 |
| Sweden | 434 | 1:22,688 | 1,866 |
| Russia | 327 | 1:440,743 | 41,750 |
| Switzerland | 319 | 1:25,746 | 4,012 |
| Colombia | 301 | 1:158,718 | 4,463 |
| Dominican Republic | 231 | 1:45,164 | 2,375 |
| Netherlands | 231 | 1:73,105 | 12,407 |
| Paraguay | 191 | 1:37,889 | 1,205 |
| Belgium | 168 | 1:68,432 | 10,932 |
| Venezuela | 137 | 1:220,468 | 5,746 |
| Ecuador | 107 | 1:148,653 | 7,073 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| Thailand | 94 | 1:751,472 | 122,930 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Mexico | 82 | 1:1,513,734 | 16,311 |
| Norway | 78 | 1:65,927 | 9,320 |
| Greece | 77 | 1:143,893 | 23,795 |
| Ireland | 75 | 1:62,786 | 4,144 |
| Israel | 68 | 1:125,848 | 13,711 |
| Nicaragua | 66 | 1:91,229 | 1,815 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Denmark | 64 | 1:88,199 | 8,478 |
| Italy | 63 | 1:970,741 | 68,914 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Kazakhstan | 44 | 1:401,875 | 31,337 |
| Poland | 41 | 1:927,043 | 69,048 |
| Montenegro | 39 | 1:16,399 | 1,979 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Taiwan | 35 | 1:669,850 | 4,860 |
| Finland | 34 | 1:161,668 | 14,556 |
| Belarus | 32 | 1:296,908 | 33,328 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Puerto Rico | 21 | 1:169,054 | 2,039 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Cuba | 19 | 1:606,459 | 5,830 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 1:505,200 | 13,972 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 45 | 1:1,115,971 | 64,142 |
The alternate forms: Vargă (13), Vargá (2), Vargà (1), Várga (1) & Vârgă (129) are calculated separately.
Varga (635) may also be a first name.
Varga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hungarian) One who made shoes, a shoemaker.
User-submitted Reference
Hungarian: occupational name from Hungarian varga 'cobbler', 'shoemaker'. It is also found in parts of former Austria-Hungarian empire as a Slovenian surname in easternmost Slovenia.
Czech and Slovak: nickname for a miserable or complaining person, from vargat 'lament', 'moan', 'complain'.
Slovak and Ukrainian: descriptive nickname from varga 'lip'. Compare to Polish Warga.
'''Varga''' or '''Vargha''' is a Hungarian language occupational surname drived from the term varga (ancient term, not used in contemporary Hungarian) which means "leatherworker" or leather repairman; someone who works with leather. As such, varga also used to refer to saddle makers, shoemakers or boot makers.
- laslovargaThe surname Varga is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'shoemaker'.
- deleted-173293Hungarian origin, means: shoemaker.
- guldensternVarga Demographics
Average Varga Salary in
United States
$46,294 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Varga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Varga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Varga (Arabic: فارجا, Hindi: वर्गा, Marathi: वरगा, Russian: Варга) has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may also occur in the variant forms: Vargă, Vargá, Vargà, Várga or Vârgă. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Varga? popularity and diffusion
Varga is the 2,161st most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 28,717 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Varga reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Varga is also the 330,269th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 635 people.
Varga is the most frequently held surname in one country:Slovakia, where 6 percent are found. The last name is most common in Hungary, where it is held by 176,648 people, or 1 in 56. In Hungary Varga is most common in: Budapest, where 13 percent are found, Pest County, where 11 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Hungary Varga exists in 115 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 10 percent are found and Slovakia, where 6 percent are found.
Varga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Varga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Varga surname expanded 18,398 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 94,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Varga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Varga surname is chiefly Orthodox (68%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Varga surname are 6.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.53% being registered with the political party.
The amount Varga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.53% less than the national average, earning €8,250 per year; in Norway they earn 8.47% less than the national average, earning 316,765 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 177.02% more than the national average, earning R 658,308 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $22,754,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $46,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $53,656 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Varga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Varga in the Hindi language | ||
| वर्गा | varga | 68.97 |
| वरगा | varaga | 17.24 |
| वर्ग | varga | 13.79 |
| Varga in the Marathi language | ||
| वरगा | varaga | 44.44 |
| वग | vaga | 44.44 |
| वाग | vaga | 11.11 |
| Varga in the Russian language | ||
| Варга | varga | - |
| Varga in the Arabic language | ||
| فارجا | farja | - |
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