Végh Surname

35,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Végh Surname User-submission:

The Végh surname means 'end'. Their ancestors probably lived at the end of a village.

Végh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary14,0071:70163
Slovakia7831:6,815648
Czechia841:126,58920,289
Romania811:247,87523,462
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Vegh (2,552) & Vègh (1) are calculated separately.

Végh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Végh surname means 'end'. Their ancestors probably lived at the end of a village.

- veghv

Végh Last Name Facts

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

Végh (Hindi: वेघ, Marathi: वेघ) has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can also be found as: Vegh or Vègh. For other potential spellings of Végh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Végh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,221st most widespread last name on earth, held by around 1 in 485,577 people. The surname Végh occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Végh are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 14,007 people, or 1 in 701. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 14 percent live, Pest County, where 14 percent live and Fejér County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Hungary Végh exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vegh922,552/
Vègh921/
Vég86788/
Vigh759,281/
Vígh753,594/
Vygh751/
Bégh751/
Vaigh674,001/
Végső67902/
Veigh67117/
Veegh6774/
Viggh6721/
Voigh675/
Vijgh674/
Ve'gh671/
Végšő671/
Viegh671/
Veagh670/

Végh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Végh in the Hindi language
वेघvegha-
Végh in the Marathi language
वेघvegha-

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