Vea Surname

79,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Tonga

Vea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,6281:62,18610,528
Tonga1,2611:8514
United States1,1491:315,45628,848
Spain5461:85,6267,272
Norway4261:12,0711,368
Argentina2311:185,03615,463
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
Australia1501:179,97118,195
Cambodia681:227,7523,191
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Solomon Islands421:13,8102,567
Canada401:921,14070,350
Indonesia401:3,306,230179,945
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
American Samoa221:2,534546
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Chile181:978,69319,774
Ecuador171:935,63814,108
France171:3,907,219231,005
North Macedonia171:123,6169,990
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Niue101:16122
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
England71:7,959,723202,100
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
China51:273,464,31313,838
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Veà (2), Veá (1), Veâ (1), Veå (1) & Véa (1) are calculated separately.

Vea (1,532) may also be a first name.

Vea Last Name Facts

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

Vea is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Veà, Veá, Veâ, Veå or Véa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vea? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vea is the 79,400th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,185,931 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Vea reside; 28 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 26 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Vea is also the 198,172nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 1,532 people.

The surname Vea is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,628 people, or 1 in 62,186. In The Philippines Vea is most prevalent in: Cagayan Valley, where 50 percent live, Ilocos, where 19 percent live and National Capital Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from The Philippines Vea is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Tonga, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Vea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vea has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,788 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vea surname are 40.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vea earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning 342,486 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $44,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.41% more than the national average, earning $60,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veà892/
Veá891/
Veâ891/
Veå891/
Véa891/
Veas869,161/
Veau861,822/
Veja86745/
Veya86741/
Veia86202/
Veha86167/
Vead86106/
Veao8649/
Veaz8632/
Viea8613/
Veah8613/
Ve'a8611/
Veua866/
Veap864/
Veat863/
Veea862/
Vuea861/
Veaj861/
Veoa861/
Vhea861/
Veaa861/
Veae860/
Va8061,997/
Ve8012,198/
Veach756,535/
Vieau751,097/
Veadh75245/
Veľas75211/
Veija75109/
Vijea7558/
Veats7550/
Vieia7543/
Veiah7538/
Vheya7527/
Vejja7521/
Vieha7519/
Vegia7519/
Vujea7517/
Vajea7514/
Veyya7512/
Veaas7510/
Vaiea759/
Veyat758/
Vejah757/
Veyas756/
Veyaa755/
Veash755/
Vejha754/
Vieya754/
Vejia754/
Veias753/
Vejya752/
Veaey752/
Veyia752/
Vueya752/
Veyah752/
Veast752/
Vehai752/
Vehoa752/
Veiya752/
Voeya751/
Vuyea751/
Veyad751/
Vieea751/
Veeja751/
Vehay751/
Vehha751/
Vejaa751/
Veahe751/
Vehya751/
Veiha751/
Vohea751/
Vișea751/
Veĺas751/
Vehia751/
Vâjea751/
Vweya751/
Veasd751/
Veeap751/
Veaiy751/
Veiia750/
Veahs750/
Vaz67307,259/
Vai6763,284/
Vue6738,665/
Voa6733,998/
Vaj6727,006/
Vet6723,435/
Vat6720,776/
Vas6719,984/
Bea6714,743/
Via6714,667/
Wea6710,325/
Ved679,434/
Vad679,202/
Vah678,844/
Vua676,049/
Veh675,770/
Vay675,346/
Vie675,163/
Vey675,116/
Ver673,608/
Veatch673,208/
Fea673,141/
Vau672,691/
Vee672,409/
Ves671,894/
Vaa671,806/
Vei671,795/
Vez671,122/
Vye671,098/
Veo671,001/
Voe67936/
Vya67834/
Vae67770/
Vap67431/
Veu67403/
Hva67326/
Vwa67304/
Vhe67226/
Vej67136/
Vehova6792/
Vejhay6766/
Voyeau6765/
Uea6749/
Veggia6734/
Vía6733/
Vejaya6724/
Vje6719/
Hve6717/
Vha6716/
Vga6715/
Vep6710/
Vaß679/
Veő679/
Vfe677/
Vge675/
Vaň675/
Vwe675/
Vfa675/
Veyatt674/
Veijah673/
Vja673/
Vwheat672/
Vayeah672/
Vieiea672/
Veyeau672/
Vejova672/
Veijay672/
Vaş672/
Vaș672/
Vée672/
Veí672/
Vaheya671/
Veejea671/
Vejhau671/
Voiyea671/
Veß671/
Veuyah671/
Vaï671/
Vìa671/
D'Veya671/
Vheats670/
Veahey670/

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Vea Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vea
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