Last Name VEGA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • VEGA is ranked as the 332nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 101,962.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 31.98 people named VEGA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named VEGA is 103,602, the rank is 318 and the proportion per 100k Americans named VEGA is 32.52.

Last Names VEGA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 101,962 +/-1.1%
  • National Rank 332
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 32.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 103,602
  • National Rank 318
  • Proportion/100k 32.52

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name VEGA is 6.5% White, 91.5% Hispanic origin, 0.6% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.5% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name VEGA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name VEGA is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name VEGA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 6.5% 63.9% -57.4%
Hispanic origin 91.5% 16.3% 75.2%
Black 0.6% 12.3% -11.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 0.5% 1.8% -1.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named VEGA is California where 27,484 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named VEGA, as 70.83 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 10 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names VEGA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 4,247 32.97 99.9% Indiana 736 11.16 98.8% Iowa 154 4.97 95.8% Kansas 394 13.56 98.2% Michigan 641 6.47 99.1% Minnesota 339 6.21 98.4% Missouri 153 5.11 92.5% Nebraska 145 7.68 95.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 702 6.06 98.7% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 437 7.59 98.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name VEGA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 4,247 32.97 99.9%
Indiana 736 11.16 98.8%
Iowa 154 4.97 95.8%
Kansas 394 13.56 98.2%
Michigan 641 6.47 99.1%
Minnesota 339 6.21 98.4%
Missouri 153 5.11 92.5%
Nebraska 145 7.68 95.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 702 6.06 98.7%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 437 7.59 98.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names VEGA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 59.8% Arizona 3,867 57.44 99.9% California 27,484 70.83 100.0% Colorado 1,053 19.67 99.5% Hawaii 211 14.84 98.1% Idaho 492 30.1 99.0% Montana 24 2.3 77.7% Nevada 1,495 52.65 99.7% New Mexico 1,015 48.64 99.4% Oregon 665 16.75 99.1% Utah 596 20.26 98.2% Washington 608 8.61 99.0% Wyoming 84 14.37 94.9%

West States
State stats for the first name VEGA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 59.8%
Arizona 3,867 57.44 99.9%
California 27,484 70.83 100.0%
Colorado 1,053 19.67 99.5%
Hawaii 211 14.84 98.1%
Idaho 492 30.1 99.0%
Montana 24 2.3 77.7%
Nevada 1,495 52.65 99.7%
New Mexico 1,015 48.64 99.4%
Oregon 665 16.75 99.1%
Utah 596 20.26 98.2%
Washington 608 8.61 99.0%
Wyoming 84 14.37 94.9%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names VEGA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,908 53.05 99.8% Maine 31 2.3 79.6% Massachusetts 2,834 42.01 99.7% New Hampshire 159 11.97 96.2% New Jersey 4,211 47.12 99.9% New York 4,563 23.11 99.9% Pennsylvania 1,604 12.54 99.5% Rhode Island 310 29.37 98.6% Vermont 8 1.25 69.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name VEGA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,908 53.05 99.8%
Maine 31 2.3 79.6%
Massachusetts 2,834 42.01 99.7%
New Hampshire 159 11.97 96.2%
New Jersey 4,211 47.12 99.9%
New York 4,563 23.11 99.9%
Pennsylvania 1,604 12.54 99.5%
Rhode Island 310 29.37 98.6%
Vermont 8 1.25 69.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names VEGA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 184 3.79 93.8% Arkansas 308 10.37 96.8% Delaware 199 21.29 98.7% Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 95.0% Florida 12,308 61.87 100.0% Georgia 1,336 13.23 99.1% Kentucky 123 2.79 91.5% Louisiana 456 9.8 97.2% Maryland 572 9.57 98.9% Mississippi 153 5.11 92.5% North Carolina 829 8.34 98.7% Oklahoma 278 7.16 96.3% South Carolina 241 4.98 96.2% Tennessee 392 5.99 97.2% Texas 18,293 67.86 99.9% Virginia 975 11.72 99.1% West Virginia 18 0.98 65.3%

South States
State stats for the first name VEGA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 184 3.79 93.8%
Arkansas 308 10.37 96.8%
Delaware 199 21.29 98.7%
Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 95.0%
Florida 12,308 61.87 100.0%
Georgia 1,336 13.23 99.1%
Kentucky 123 2.79 91.5%
Louisiana 456 9.8 97.2%
Maryland 572 9.57 98.9%
Mississippi 153 5.11 92.5%
North Carolina 829 8.34 98.7%
Oklahoma 278 7.16 96.3%
South Carolina 241 4.98 96.2%
Tennessee 392 5.99 97.2%
Texas 18,293 67.86 99.9%
Virginia 975 11.72 99.1%
West Virginia 18 0.98 65.3%
 

Full Names with VEGA as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have VEGA as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named VEGA.

The most popular full name is Maria VEGA. 4.24% of all the people named VEGA have this given name.

There are 3129 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name VEGA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Maria VEGA 4.24%
2 Jose VEGA 3.40%
3 Juan VEGA 1.38%
4 Luis VEGA 1.25%
5 Carlos VEGA 0.93%
6 Jesus VEGA 0.90%
7 David VEGA 0.83%
8 Francisco VEGA 0.77%
9 Miguel VEGA 0.77%
10 Jorge VEGA 0.76%
11 Carmen VEGA 0.75%
12 Manuel VEGA 0.71%
13 Robert VEGA 0.60%
14 Victor VEGA 0.60%
15 Daniel VEGA 0.57%
16 Antonio VEGA 0.56%
17 Rosa VEGA 0.54%
18 Martha VEGA 0.54%
19 Ricardo VEGA 0.50%
20 Ana VEGA 0.50%

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