Vågen Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Vågen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vågen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9171:5,608558
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Vågen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vågen (Georgian: ვაგენ, Hindi: वागेन्द्र, Marathi: वाग) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vågen.

How Common Is The Last Name Vågen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 381,197th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vågen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 917 people, or 1 in 5,608. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 74 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found and Central Norway, where 5 percent are found. Besides Norway this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Vågen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vågen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vågen Last Name Statistics demography

Vågen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning 328,373 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vågeng9126/
Vgen897/
Wågen8092/
Vgn75272/
Vijgen73541/
Vingen73121/
Vengen73103/
Wåhgen7311/
Veåsen7311/
Vien6712,320/
Vene671,987/
Vein67432/
Vean67199/
Vhen6761/
Hven6733/
Veyn6731/
Venh6730/
Veijgen6725/
Veun679/
Bgen677/
Vyen676/
Vgin674/
Vgnq672/
Vhgn672/
Vgyn671/
Vjen671/
Vcen671/
Vgnh671/
Vgne671/
Vfgn671/
Vzen671/

Vågen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vågen in the Georgian language
ვაგენvagen-
Vågen in the Hindi language
वागेन्द्रvagendra-
Vågen in the Marathi language
वागvaga-

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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 Vågen
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