Vig Surname

38,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vig Surname User-submission:

In Hungaian víg means 'cheerful', 'merry', or 'happy'. Some people write it as Vig or Vígh (old form).

Vig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,9161:129,6598,324
Hungary2,8221:3,478408
United States1,5551:233,09322,416
Denmark5331:10,590998
Serbia4981:14,3471,713
Romania4831:41,5695,269
Canada3711:99,31410,780
England3441:161,97115,135
Israel2451:34,9294,881
United Arab Emirates1581:57,9895,595
Sweden1071:92,0266,708
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Norway811:63,4859,023
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Australia451:599,90442,958
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Croatia341:124,37118,240
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
France241:2,767,613196,808
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
China61:227,886,92811,701
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Víg (1,304) are calculated separately.

Vig (352) may also be a first name.

Vig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Hungaian víg means 'cheerful', 'merry', or 'happy'. Some people write it as Vig or Vígh (old form).

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Vig Last Name Facts

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

Vig (Hindi: विग, Marathi: वीग, Russian: Виг) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as a variant: Víg. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,412th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 532,248 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Vig are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 464,438th most widely held first name globally, borne by 352 people.

The last name Vig is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 5,916 people, or 1 in 129,659. In India Vig is primarily concentrated in: Delhi, where 32 percent live, Punjab, where 23 percent live and Maharashtra, where 15 percent live. Outside of India Vig occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Vig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vig last name grew 15,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vig surname are 6.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning 396,080 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 207.79% more than the national average, earning $69,875,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Víg891,304/
Vigh869,281/
Vaig861,629/
Vigg86212/
Vieg86118/
Veig8673/
Voig8610/
Vicg866/
Øvig865/
Vigt862/
Vijg862/
Vwig862/
Visg861/
Hvig861/
Vihg861/
Vigz861/
Vigs860/
Voigt7584,687/
Vaigh754,001/
Vigue752,113/
Vigsø75169/
Veigh75117/
Høvig7532/
Veigt7532/
Vaigt7523/
Viggh7521/
Viggs7517/
Voigh755/
Vijgh754/
Håvig753/
Vhigs752/
Veigs752/
Veigg752/
Vuigt752/
Vigső751/
Vwieg751/
Voigg751/
Voigp751/
Viegh751/
Big6779,334/
Veg6714,675/
Vik678,256/
Vic673,858/
Vix671,246/
Wig67816/
Vég67788/
Fig67619/
Vigová6733/
Viggue6722/
Vigova6721/
Vjg6712/
Uig6710/
Voigth6710/
Voigtt677/
Vyg675/
Veigue675/
Viq675/
Vishgh674/
Väg674/
Vaigue672/
Vaisgh671/
Vaaigh671/
Veiggs671/

Vig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vig in the Marathi language
वीगviga92.48
वीघvigha6.02
Vig in the Hindi language
विगviga72.06
वीगviga27.55
Vig in the Russian language
Вигvig-

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