Våg Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Våg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Våg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1051:48,9747,020
Finland531:103,71110,499
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227

Våg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Våg is most common in Norway. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Våg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Våg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Våg reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 48,974. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 42 percent are found, Central Norway, where 30 percent are found and Eastern Norway, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 29 percent are found and Sweden, where 13 percent are found.

Våg Last Name Statistics demography

Våg earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.28% less than the national average, earning 303,587 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vågø8687/
Vååg8619/
Vågå862/
Vågh862/
Vg80445/
Wåg6745/
Vgx6738/
Påg6717/
Vgh6714/
Vgg6713/
Vgs6712/
Vgt6710/
Vfg677/
Vgq676/
Vwg676/
Vgc675/
Vgk675/
Vgp675/
Væg675/
Vpg674/
Vgz674/
Vhg673/
Vågsås673/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Våg
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