Vegard Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Vegard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 35 | 1:146,922 | 18,432 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Vegard (6,061) may also be a first name.
Vegard Demographics
Average Vegard Salary in
United States
$42,075 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vegard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vegard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vegard (Russian: Вегард) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vegard? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vegard is the 2,460,878th most common last name globally. It is borne 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. Vegard is also the 85,119th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 6,061 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 146,922. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent are found, Southern Norway, where 3 percent are found and Western Norway, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway Vegard is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.
Vegard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Vegard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vegard surname grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Vegard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Vegard surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political 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
Vegard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vegard in the Russian language | ||
| Вегард | vegard | - |
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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 Vegard
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