Vegard Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vegard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vegard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway351:146,92218,432
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vegard (6,061) may also be a first name.

Vegard Last Name Facts

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

Vegard (Russian: Вегард) is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vegard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. Vegard is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Vegard reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 85,119th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 6,061 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 146,922. In Norway it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 3 percent are found and Western Norway, where 3 percent are found. Besides Norway it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Vegard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vegard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vegard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vegard are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vegard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.55% more than the national average, earning 524,481 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veigard920/
Vegar91494/
Vejgaard86119/
Veigaard8617/
Vesgaard8616/
Veyngard8615/
Viegaard861/
Begard83673/
Vegare83310/
Wegard8337/
Vesgar8332/
Fegard8320/
Veghar8313/
Vigard836/
Vogard835/
Vagard833/
Veegar832/
Vegair831/
Vegajr831/
Veigar830/
Vegart830/
Vejsgaard8081/
Veyngardt8061/
Veisgaard802/
Wiegard771,385/
Begards77131/
Weigard7748/
Vigardt7726/
Biegard7726/
Wesgard7710/
Feugard779/
Vøygard776/
Veysgar775/
Veghare772/
Beugard772/
Voigard772/
Besgard771/
Weygard771/
Beagard771/
Beghard771/
Beygard771/
Veggaar771/
Weggard770/
Beggard770/
Beigard770/
Begar731,781/
Vigar731,588/
Wegar7349/
Vägar7324/
Vegor734/
Vygar731/
Végar731/
Veyngart71901/
Wiegardt71126/
Veegaert7163/
Wiegaard7141/
Wieghard7133/
Visgaard7130/
Vayngard7120/
Viggaard7118/
Weisgard7116/
Weigardh7116/
Bekgaard7112/
Weygaard7112/
Weigardt7111/
Veingart719/
Weygardt718/
Wesgardh715/
Wejgaard714/
Weigaard714/
Vakgaard712/
Phaegard711/
Beghardt711/
Beangard711/
Beshgard711/
Boeygard711/
Wiegarrd710/
Beggar675,448/
Figard671,013/
Bigard67843/
Fagard67772/
Beygar67588/
Weegar67552/
Weagar67216/
Vigare67164/
Wigard67143/
Whegar67141/
Weesgaard67128/
Wehgar6795/
Weighardt6792/
Bechgaard6785/
Vaigar6782/
Visgar6781/
Fogard6778/
Wieghardt6767/
Beagar6760/
Vegert6759/
Vayngardt6754/
Beegar6729/
Beghar6720/
Vigart6714/
Behgar6713/
Wygard6711/
Viggar6710/
Bégard6710/
Vogart679/
Vighar678/
Begart676/
Begaar674/
Bøgegaard673/
Wegarp673/
Vajgar672/
Weigar672/
Voigar672/
Beckgaard672/
Beïgar671/
Beekgaard671/
Vagart671/
Wegart671/
Begarr671/
Begord671/
Voygar671/
Hwegar671/
Veghor671/
Weghar671/
Vyghar671/
Fégard671/
Bygard671/
Becgar671/
Wegare671/
Begarh671/
Vigair670/
Fegart670/
Wagard670/
Huegar670/
Wiegar670/

Vegard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vegard in the Russian language
Вегардvegard-

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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 Vegard
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