Virag Surname

106,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Virag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,2571:15,9732,056
Serbia6881:10,3851,235
United States6331:572,60546,957
Canada2861:128,83113,423
Croatia2791:15,1563,013
Slovenia2601:9,5682,213
Hungary1281:76,6907,754
Germany1231:654,51651,119
Australia921:293,43225,879
Czechia911:116,85118,971
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Slovakia711:75,16114,596
Austria591:144,32919,392
France481:1,383,807136,859
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
India401:19,176,635286,670
England361:1,547,72466,012
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Israel121:713,13647,700
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Virág (14,489) & Virãg (1) are calculated separately.

Virag (2,846) may also be a first name.

Virag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Virag (Hindi: विराग, Marathi: िवराग, Russian: Вираг) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Virág or Virãg. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Virag? popularity and diffusion

The surname Virag is the 106,208th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,655,132 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Virag reside; 36 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 29 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Virag is also the 136,478th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,846 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 1,257 people, or 1 in 15,973. In Romania Virag is most frequent in: Covasna County, where 20 percent live, Timiș County, where 19 percent live and Harghita County, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Romania this surname is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Virag Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Virag surname is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Virag last name are 9.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Virag earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $45,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% less than the national average, earning $45,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Virág9314,489/
Virãg931/
Vairag91403/
Viragh91371/
Vireag9157/
Vira'g911/
Virague832/
Viragkh831/
Virak80834/
Firag80216/
Wirag80152/
Verag8061/
Birag8028/
Virog8025/
Virac8012/
Virax805/
Viraq803/
Viragová7787/
Viragova7751/
Vierhaug775/
Virágh732,234/
Vitrac731,163/
Biragh73439/
Fairag73360/
Bairag73140/
Vairac7389/
Verhag7332/
Virack7330/
Virakh7326/
Vairak7319/
Firaag7318/
Vireak7318/
Phirag7312/
Wiragh7310/
Virake736/
Wairag736/
Viraak733/
Vetrag731/
Virakk731/
Virrak731/
Veirak731/
Vihrog731/
Visrak731/
Weirag731/
Veragh731/
Boirag731/
Verhaag67490/
Birague6797/
Verague6766/
Viraque6759/
Vairogs6740/
Vairakh6734/
Verhaug6726/
Phairag6711/
Virakhe678/
Vairake675/
Buitrag675/
Vitraux674/
Vhirakh674/
Visraaq671/
Wairzag671/
Verhagg671/
Virakhs671/
Bhairag671/
Bairaig671/

Virag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virag in the Hindi language
विरागviraga97.83
विरगviraga1.09
वीरगviraga0.54
वीरागviraga0.54
Virag in the Marathi language
िवरागivaraga95.34
िवरगivaraga2.47
ीरामirama0.55
वीरागviraga0.55
िरागiraga0.55
वेरागveraga0.27
Virag in the Russian language
Вирагvirag-

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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 Virag
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