Vegel Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vegel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1961:735,32261,798
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Slovenia701:35,5386,805
Norway431:119,58815,719
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
Serbia271:264,62814,268
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Végel (159) are calculated separately.

Vegel (24) may also be a first name.

Vegel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vegel (Russian: Вегель) is most common in Russia. It may also appear as a variant: Végel. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vegel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 596,518th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Vegel live; 24 percent live in North Asia and 24 percent live in Slavic North Asia. Vegel is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 24 people.

The surname Vegel is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 735,322. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Kemerovo Oblast, where 20 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 10 percent live and Irkutsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Slovenia, where 13 percent live.

Vegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vegel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vegel surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vegel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Vegel are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 65% registered with the party.

The amount Vegel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning 407,577 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 25.09% less than the national average, earning $17,006,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 32.9% more than the national average, earning $57,346 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Végel93159/
Veigel912,275/
Voegel91383/
Veghel91125/
Veygel9183/
Veggel9149/
Viegel9139/
Veguel9112/
Vegell9111/
Veugel919/
Vaegel912/
Veigele8385/
Veigelt8314/
Veygelt834/
Voegell833/
Voegeel831/
Veigell831/
Vechgel831/
Vogel80182,870/
Vesel802,748/
Vagel802,592/
Vögel801,310/
Veigl801,263/
Begel801,001/
Wegel80868/
Vigel80831/
Fegel80353/
Vezel80204/
Vegil80125/
Vecel8053/
Vejel8028/
Vexel8018/
Voegl809/
Viegl803/
Uegel802/
Vägel802/
Vegül801/
Veghl800/
Vegelová776/
Weigel7332,575/
Wiegel735,592/
Biegel733,688/
Fiegel731,986/
Beigel731,713/
Feigel731,690/
Huegel731,378/
Wegiel73468/
Vaygel73413/
Beygel73372/
Beguel73369/
Weggel73326/
Veysel73302/
Beugel73302/
Vajgel73272/
Beggel73253/
Vezhel73175/
Voggel73170/
Viesel73154/
Vogell73124/
Veisel7392/
Viezel7391/
Weagel7385/
Begell7383/
Vaigel7373/
Vagell7370/
Feegel7363/
Waegel7347/
Vogiel7347/
Begael7340/
Veasel7334/
Beagel7330/
Wegelt7330/
Feygel7328/
Vigell7327/
Beghel7323/
Beegel7322/
Weygel7321/
Vexell7317/
Vesell7316/
Bejgel7316/
Foegel7315/
Fegiel7314/
Viguel7312/
Fejgel737/
Vighel736/
Vejcel736/
Vechel735/
Vedjel735/
Vejell733/
Veazel732/
Vecell732/
Begiel732/
Bhegel731/
Betgel731/
Wetgel731/
Vezell731/
Viegil731/
Vekhel731/
Feugel731/
Veggli731/
Vitgel731/
Voigel731/
Vogelė731/
Veycel731/
Vezgil731/
Vigelė731/
Vaagel731/
Weghel731/
Ueghel731/
Vezoel731/
Vezzel731/
Viggel731/
Feagel730/
Woegel730/
Wegell730/
Vogoel730/
Feggel730/
Veigll730/
Vohgel730/
Becgel730/
Wedgel730/
Vogael730/
Veagil730/
Vogl6721,650/
Weigele67917/
Vigl67387/
Vögl67277/
Wegl67228/
Waegell67111/
Hvejsel6789/
Veykhel6765/
Hvingel6762/
Beiguel6748/
Weigell6741/
Beagell6741/
Wiegell6733/
Feigele6729/
Vechell6727/
Vecl6727/
Weeghel6726/
Wieggel6725/
Beigelt6722/
Fegl6720/
Vejl6717/
Hveisel6717/
Večl6715/
Beighel6714/
Fiegiel6713/
Vaigelt6712/
Fejgiel6710/
Weigeld678/
Feigiel678/
Vaygelt677/
Wejgelt677/
Feiguel676/
Weidgel675/
Vezl675/
Beggell674/
Begl674/
Beagele674/
Weigelp673/
Vagl673/
Vedzhel673/
Viezzel673/
Vajgelt672/
Veichel672/
Beitgel671/
Beangel671/
Bedgell671/
Bheghel671/
Biegael671/
Weigiel671/
Vesl671/
Veasell671/
Veazell671/
Vehsiel671/
Bejgiel671/
Weighel671/
Veijcel671/
Vechiel671/
Feighel671/
Beyguel671/
Beaghel671/
Weitgel670/
Voigele670/
Feagell670/
Feegell670/

Vegel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vegel in the Russian language
Вегельvegel-

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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 Vegel
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