Vega (surname)
Vega 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, 9.6% of Colombia, 9.2% of the United States, 8.8% of Argentina, 7.9% of Peru, 6.0% of Spain, 5.7% of Chile, 3.9% of Puerto Rico, 3.5% of Cuba, 3.1% of Ecuador, 3.0% of Costa Rica, 2.0% of Panama, 1.7% of the Philippines, 1.6% of Paraguay, 1.5% of Venezuela, 1.4% of Bolivia and 1.2% of Nicaragua.
In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following autonomous communities:
- 1. Canary Islands
- 2. Asturias
- 3. Cantabria
- 4. Castile and León
- 5. Ceuta
- 6. Andalusia
- 7. Extremadura
In Puerto Rico, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following municipalities:
- 1. Quebradillas
- 2. Coamo
- 3. Corozal
- 4. Naranjito
- 5. Comerío
- 6. Aibonito
- 7. Barranquitas
- 8. Maunabo
- 9. Santa Isabel
- 10. Orocovis
- 11. Salinas
- 12. Guayama
- 13. Patillas
- 14. Arroyo
- 15. Isabela
- 16. Camuy
- 17. Hormigueros
- 18. Sabana Grande
- 19. Florida
- 20. Rincón
- 21. Mayagüez
People
- Alan Vega, singer for the no wave duo Suicide
- Alexa Vega, 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, Puerto Rican novelist, also known as Ed Vega
- Hugo Gutiérrez Vega, Mexican poet, lawyer, writer, academic, actor and translator
- Janine Pommy Vega, American poet
- José Antonio Rodríguez Vega, Spanish serial killer
- Judah Vega, 17th century rabbi in Amsterdam
- Julie Vega, Filipino singer and actress
- Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer
- Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright
- Little Louie Vega, Puerto Rican house musician, occasionally known by the alias Vega
- Luis Vega , Spanish mathematician
- Luis Vega Ramos, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician
- Lydia de Vega, Filipino athlete
- Makenzie Vega, American actress
- Mariana Vega, 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
- Tim Vega, American graphic designer
