Vargas Surname

248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,149,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Vargas Surname Definition:

One who came from Vargas (steep hill), the name of several places in Spain and Portugal.

Refers to a straw-covered hut.

Name of village near Santander. Equivalent of Bargas. Origin is either from Celtic "barica," meaning a hill or mount, describing the steepest part of a hill, or the name may be from Celtic "barga" meaning a hut or small cottage.

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Vargas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico478,0771:26037
Colombia336,7451:14216
Peru162,0321:19623
United States145,2991:2,495246
Bolivia138,4581:775
Venezuela134,1661:22533
Chile96,1831:18326
Costa Rica92,8641:512
Brazil87,1391:2,457234
Argentina83,5881:51158
Philippines69,5071:1,45786
Dominican Republic57,3441:18233
Spain54,8491:85283
Ecuador53,9161:29537
Guatemala32,3061:49889
Nicaragua25,4221:23743
Paraguay19,4711:37292
Honduras18,0811:488123
Panama16,2401:24146
Cuba14,7941:779131
Puerto Rico11,8151:30071
El Salvador6,6901:948189
Uruguay3,1121:1,103125
Portugal2,3311:4,469490
Canada1,7741:20,7702,866
France1,7621:37,6974,659
Italy9101:67,20511,954
Australia6341:42,5805,422
England5531:100,75610,630
Belize4521:786168
Russia4161:346,45034,439
Germany3691:218,17224,578
Thailand3031:233,13039,389
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Netherlands1501:112,58117,977
Switzerland1321:62,2197,689
Belgium1261:91,24314,134
Japan1251:1,022,75420,291
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Romania1161:173,08517,821
Norway1071:48,0596,881
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
Aruba791:1,310182
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Taiwan651:360,6882,859
Trinidad and Tobago541:25,2592,766
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Israel441:194,49219,021
Austria391:218,34426,757
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
India341:22,560,747316,052
China311:44,107,1472,374
Guam291:5,521755
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Greece231:481,73061,288
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Belarus221:431,86642,756
United Arab Emirates221:416,46723,075
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Andorra201:4,192835
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Curaçao191:8,276277
Finland191:289,30021,660
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Malta181:23,9041,289
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Hong Kong151:489,0323,321
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Wales131:238,04114,239
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Estonia121:110,15019,471
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Equatorial Guinea91:126,186322
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Angola71:3,855,6026,953
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Dominica51:15,178463
Oman51:737,5946,889
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Maldives41:101,0433,565
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Wallis and Futuna41:3,40266
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Bangladesh31:53,118,92425,950
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Egypt31:30,645,251132,600
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Libya31:2,081,3256,108
Macau31:200,543803
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
DR Congo21:36,939,785260,488
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mongolia21:1,412,64416,950
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Montserrat11:4,947471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

The alternate forms: Vargaš (45), Várgas (2), Vargaş (1), Vargás (1) & Vārgās (1) are calculated separately.

Vargas (2,673) may also be a first name.

Vargas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Vargas (steep hill), the name of several places in Spain and Portugal.

Refers to a straw-covered hut.

Name of village near Santander. Equivalent of Bargas. Origin is either from Celtic "barica," meaning a hill or mount, describing the steepest part of a hill, or the name may be from Celtic "barga" meaning a hut or small cottage.

Castilian name. One branch in Belchite (Zaragoza).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

(Spanish, Portugese) One who came from Vargas (steep hill), the name of several places in Spain and Portugal.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Vargas Last Name Facts

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

Vargas (Arabic: فارغس, Marathi: वग, Russian: Варгас) is most common in Mexico. It can also occur as: Vargaš, Várgas, Vargaş, Vargás or Vārgās. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vargas? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 248th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,390 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Vargas live; 52 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 141,783rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 2,673 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is borne by 478,077 people, or 1 in 260. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 17 percent live, Mexico City, where 9 percent live and Guanajuato, where 9 percent live. Barring Mexico this surname exists in 157 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 16 percent live and Peru, where 8 percent live.

Vargas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vargas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vargas last name increased 64,008 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 5,027 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vargas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Catholic (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Vargas last name are 42.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vargas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 55.75% less than the national average, earning €13,289 per year; in Norway they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning 275,293 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,224 per year; in South Africa they earn 279.59% more than the national average, earning R 902,052 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning $23,660,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.57% less than the national average, earning $36,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning $45,145 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vargaš9445/
Várgas942/
Vargaş941/
Vargás941/
Vargass9226/
Vaargas9225/
Vargaas9220/
Vargase9220/
Varghas927/
Vasrgas926/
Varrgas926/
Vargash923/
Varggas923/
Vargasd923/
Vaergas922/
Vargasz922/
Vargaus921/
Vargazs921/
Vargads921/
Varga91253,775/
Varas9143,838/
Vārgās891/
Varghase8621/
Vargatse861/
Vargatss861/
Varrgass861/
Vargasse861/
Bargas8311,543/
Fargas833,502/
Vargaz832,670/
Vergas831,172/
Vargha831,129/
Varash831,019/
Varase83861/
Varast83423/
Varhas83165/
Varras83160/
Vargos83155/
Wargas83151/
Vatras83149/
Vargau8394/
Vargat8390/
Vorgas8360/
Vargay8339/
Vargad8337/
Vareas8333/
Varais8322/
Vauras8321/
Vargai8319/
Vairas8315/
Varaus8315/
Vaaras8315/
Varaas8314/
Uargas836/
Vargah836/
Varass835/
Vargaa834/
Varzas834/
Vargac833/
Varnga832/
Varasd831/
Vgaras831/
Varrga831/
Vayras831/
Varats831/
Vargax831/
Vargasova80194/
Vargasová806/
Vargaysch803/
Varghat773,653/
Bargash77792/
Varasht77299/
Varasse77187/
Vargacz77164/
Vahtras77128/
Varzeas7772/
Varghai7751/
Varenga7740/
Vargach7739/
Varashe7732/
Bargais7721/
Farghas7711/
Barngas7711/
Wargats776/
Varahas776/
Varaish775/
Varhash775/
Bargass774/
Vairgad774/
Varghad774/
Varaise774/
Barrgas773/
Varzgah772/
Wargase772/
Wargass772/
Vargous772/
Vaurais772/
Fargass772/
Vergaus771/
Vargaat771/
Varghah771/
Varrass771/
Varzgha771/
Varngah771/
Vargosh771/
Varashh771/
Vairgos771/
Vaharas771/
Varasst771/
Vargatt771/
Bargase771/
Fargast770/
Vargashova7520/
Vargo7310,854/
Baras7310,789/
Barga734,696/
Waras733,051/
Warga731,931/
Varos73406/
Voras73399/
Varaz73304/
Vorga73134/
Varax7328/
Uarga7320/
Vargă7313/
Uaras732/
Vargá732/
Vargà731/
Varás731/
Várga731/
Barghash7110,392/
Varrasse71146/
Varahash7185/
Vargaová7183/
Varasova7133/
Vargoshe7129/
Vargaova7118/
Barghaus7113/
Bargasse7110/
Fargasch7110/
Farghais716/
Vouharas714/
Varahase714/
Varengga714/
Warghase712/
Vairinga712/
Farghash712/
Bhargash711/
Vargheae711/
Vargheis711/
Varghose711/
Vourngas711/
Fargasse711/
Beargass710/
Fargahas710/
Baurgads710/
Baurgais710/
Barras6711,794/
Barash674,029/
Vergos672,334/
Veiras67891/
Borgas67877/
Bargaz67745/
Barais67544/
Forgas67532/
Varose67369/
Barass67302/
Bargos67245/
Bauras67237/
Bareas67226/
Vargoz67216/
Bargaa67187/
Vergaz67173/
Baraas67173/
Vouras67160/
Bairas67159/
Warras67156/
Vairos67155/
Vergaš67152/
Barasz67142/
Bargau6779/
Vauraz6775/
Vorase6768/
Vorass6761/
Varous6759/
Vatraz6759/
Varraz6755/
Bargai6753/
Voreas6752/
Varros6749/
Warash6747/
Baraus6747/
Vatrač6747/
Bargay6745/
Wargha6742/
Wergas6738/
Waraas6737/
Wairas6736/
Warase6736/
Huaras6734/
Wargad6730/
Fargaš6730/
Varosh6729/
Fergas6727/
Wargat6726/
Vargot6724/
Varach6723/
Varausová6721/
Bargha6720/
Waraus6720/
Vargaiová6720/
Varhasova6719/
Fargos6717/
Barajs6717/
Worgas6714/
Varzos6713/
Võeras6712/
Barhas6711/
Varhač6711/
Vorast6710/
Vorras6710/
Fargač679/
Warais679/
Vorgai678/
Varhos678/
Wargos678/
Wargah677/
Wargay677/
Vorgasova676/
Vaross675/
Fargaz675/
Bearga674/
Waaras674/
Varggooss673/
Bearas673/
Wargau673/
Vourga673/
Baarga672/
Bajras672/
Varace672/
Warass672/
Bargga672/
Bayras672/
Vahros672/
Waręga672/
Fargasova672/
Barrga671/
Bargaj671/
Vwargo671/
Vorgos671/
Wareas671/
Wargai671/
Vargoj671/
Vargoo671/
Varots671/
Barays671/
Vargáz671/
Voiras671/
Veyras671/
Varaaz671/
Vargoš671/
Vareus671/
Varois671/
Vargaiova671/
Uatras671/
Warrga671/
Vooras671/
Vorgay671/
Vornga671/
Baurga671/
Bargaç671/
Baringgas671/
Baaras671/
Warats670/

Vargas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vargas in the Marathi language
वगvaga75
वगर्सvagarsa15
वागर्सvagarsa10
Vargas in the Russian language
Варгасvargas-
Vargas in the Arabic language
فارغسfarghs-
فرغاسfrghas-
فارغاسfarghas-

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