How common is the last name Vega?

116,828 people in the United States have the last name Vega, about 1 in 2,558. It ranks #258 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

VEGA

#258

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
116,828
About
1 in 2,558
This common or more
25%
Who bears it

Of the 116,828 people with the last name Vega, 92% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Vega

#256 Burke · 118,342#257 Larson · 117,441#259 Lin · 116,776#260 Dominguez · 116,738

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Vega, most common first.

#17,081 Veiga · 1,623#44,416 Vegh · 521#114,613 Vesa · 162#132,523 Vesga · 133

Also a first name

As a first name, Vega ranks #13,803 of 53,615, with 867 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2019, with 63 births. See Vega as a first name

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