How Many People Have the Last Name Vega?
people had the surname Vega in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,528 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+28,945 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Vega (92.7%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 5.5%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Vega ranks #60. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Vega grew from 87,728 people in 2000 to 116,673 in 2010 (up 33%), and its rank rose from #318 to #261.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 87,728 | 116,673 |
| Rank | #318 | #261 |
| Per 100,000 people | 32.52 | 39.55 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Vega
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Vega: V200
👤 Vega as a First Name
Vega is a first name too: about 923 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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