Vegh Surname

169,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Vegh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vegh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6521:555,91945,866
Romania5131:39,1384,993
Canada3201:115,14212,242
Slovakia1461:36,5516,716
Hungary1211:81,1268,137
England1041:535,75133,356
Germany891:904,55664,175
France861:772,35794,336
Australia681:396,99632,204
Croatia571:74,18613,033
Austria501:170,30922,149
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
India341:22,560,747316,052
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Israel101:855,76354,181
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Panama51:782,45211,059
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Végh (15,008) & Vègh (1) are calculated separately.

Vegh (25) may also be a first name.

Vegh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vegh is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Végh or Vègh. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vegh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vegh is the 169,164th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,855,621 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Vegh are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 25 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 652 people, or 1 in 555,919. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 17 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States Vegh exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Vegh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vegh surname are 0.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vegh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 78.06% more than the national average, earning 616,238 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $55,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Végh9215,008/
Vègh921/
Veigh89117/
Veegh8974/
Ve'gh891/
Viegh891/
Veagh890/
Veg8614,675/
Vigh759,281/
Vígh753,594/
Begh752,523/
Wegh751,098/
Vegt75687/
Vieg75118/
Veig7573/
Vekh7535/
Veyg7513/
Veeg7513/
Vegå757/
Vegg755/
Fegh754/
Vegs753/
Vexh752/
Veag752/
Vegp751/
Vygh751/
Vekg751/
Vehq751/
Veqg751/
Veqh751/
Uegh751/
Beigh676,723/
Vaigh674,001/
Weigh67433/
Vegue67389/
Beagh67205/
Feigh67203/
Vehec67132/
Bøegh6768/
Biegh6760/
Veigt6732/
Weegh6731/
Beygh6724/
Fegth6722/
Viggh6721/
Feagh6713/
Huegh6712/
Wiegh6711/
Beugh677/
Feegh677/
Vekhe677/
Bhegh677/
Veegg676/
Weugh675/
Voigh675/
Veggs675/
Vecch674/
Vijgh674/
Weagh673/
Beegh673/
Veigs672/
Veigg672/
Begth672/
Wesgh671/
Vwieg671/
Wuegh671/
Veqhe671/
Veygg671/
Bejgh671/
Beøgh671/
Beggh671/
Fejgh671/
Veags671/
Feugh670/
Vecth670/
Veakh670/
Vechk670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vegh
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