Våga Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Våga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Våga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1931:26,6443,622
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Våga Last Name Facts

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

Våga has its highest incidence in Norway. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Våga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Våga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Våga is the 1,189,614th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Våga are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Våga is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 26,644. In Norway Våga is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 77 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 11 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 10 percent reside. Other than Norway it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Bolivia, where 1 percent reside.

Våga Last Name Statistics demography

Våga earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning 396,552 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vga8615/
Båga7534/
Wåga7511/
Vnga7510/
Vgas753/
Vgai752/
Vêga752/
Vgaa752/
Vgha752/
Vgoa751/
Vgay751/
Vgap751/
Vgah751/
Va6761,997/
Venga671,132/
Vinga671,005/
Bånga675/
Vghat671/
Vgaas671/
Hvgha671/
Vngga671/
Vgatp671/
Vgasd671/
Viñga671/

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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 Våga
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