Vega (surname)

Vega (pronounced [ˈbeɣa]) is a Spanish surname than means "dweller in the meadow", or "one who lives on the plain". Other versions of the surname Vega are Vegas or Vegaz.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 25.9% of all known bearers of the surname Vega were residents of Mexico (frequency 1:425), 9.6% of Colombia (1:442), 9.2% of the United States (1:3,476), 8.8% of Argentina (1:432), 7.9% of Peru (1:356), 6.0% of Spain (1:685), 5.7% of Chile (1:272), 3.9% of Puerto Rico (1:80), 3.5% of Cuba (1:294), 3.1% of Ecuador (1:454), 3.0% of Costa Rica (1:141), 2.0% of Panama (1:178), 1.7% of the Philippines (1:5,213), 1.6% of Paraguay (1:403), 1.5% of Venezuela (1:1,777), 1.4% of Bolivia (1:686) and 1.2% of Nicaragua (1:454).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:685) in the following autonomous communities:

• 1. Canary Islands (1:216)
• 2. Asturias (1:221)
• 3. Cantabria (1:335)
• 4. Castile and León (1:381)
• 5. Ceuta (1:473)
• 6. Andalusia (1:510)
• 7. Extremadura (1:557)

In Puerto Rico, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:80) in the following municipalities:

• 1. Quebradillas (1:6)
• 2. Coamo (1:10)
• 3. Corozal (1:11)
• 4. Naranjito (1:11)
• 5. Comerío (1:12)
• 6. Aibonito (1:14)
• 7. Barranquitas (1:14)
• 8. Maunabo (1:14)
• 9. Santa Isabel (1:15)
• 10. Orocovis (1:15)
• 11. Salinas (1:17)
• 12. Guayama (1:19)
• 13. Patillas (1:20)
• 14. Arroyo (1:21)
• 15. Isabela (1:37)
• 16. Camuy (1:44)
• 17. Hormigueros (1:66)
• 18. Sabana Grande (1:73)
• 19. Florida (1:78)
• 20. Rincón (1:78)
• 21. Mayagüez (1:79)

People

• Alan Vega (1938–2016), singer for the no wave duo Suicide
• Alexa Vega (born 1988), Colombian American actress and singer
• Amelia Vega, Miss Universe 2003 from the Dominican Republic
• Cecilia Vega, correspondent and anchor for ABC News
• Conrado Vega, American politician and educator
• Edgardo Vega Yunqué (1936–2008), Puerto Rican novelist, also known as Ed Vega
• Hugo Gutiérrez Vega (1934–2015), Mexican poet, lawyer, writer, academic, actor and translator
• Janine Pommy Vega, American poet
• José Antonio Rodríguez Vega (1957-2002), Spanish serial killer
• Judah Vega, 17th century rabbi in Amsterdam
• Julie Vega, Filipino singer and actress
• Jurij Vega (1754–1802), Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer
• Lope de Vega (1562–1635), Spanish playwright
• Little Louie Vega, Puerto Rican house musician, occasionally known by the alias Vega
• Luis Vega (mathematician) (born 1960), Spanish mathematician
• Luis Vega Ramos (born 1965), Puerto Rican lawyer and politician
• Lydia de Vega, Filipino athlete
• Makenzie Vega (born 1994), American actress
• Mariana Vega (born 1985), Venezuelan singer-songwriter
• Oscar Vega, Spanish boxer
• Paulina Vega, Colombian beauty pageant title holder and Miss Universe 2014
• Paz Vega, Spanish actress
• Silverio Vega, Mayor of West New York, New Jersey
• Suzanne Vega, American songwriter and singer (stepdaughter of Edgardo)
• Tim Vega (1965–2002), American graphic designer (son of Edgardo)

See also

• Veiga (disambiguation), Portuguese variant
• De la Vega (disambiguation), Spanish variant