Where Does The Last Name Vegas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Vegas (Arabic: فيغاس, Hindi: वेगस, Marathi: वेगस) occurs most in Venezuela. It can appear as a variant: Végas. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vegas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Vegas is the 14,149^th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 185,066 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Vegas are found; 66 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 486,495^th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 325 people.

Vegas is most prevalent in Venezuela, where it is carried by 19,144 people, or 1 in 1,578. In Venezuela Vegas is most numerous in: Miranda, where 21 percent are found, Aragua, where 12 percent are found and Capital District, where 11 percent are found. Beside Venezuela it occurs in 98 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Peru, where 7 percent are found.

Vegas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Vegas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vegas surname grew 5,612 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vegas Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Vegas surname are 37.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Vegas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 15.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,313 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.65% less than the national average, earning $18,694,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% less than the national average, earning $48,341 CAD per year.