Vega (pronounced [ˈbeɣa]) is a Spanish surname that 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]
- 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), American singer for the duo Suicide
- Alexa PenaVega (née Vega; born 1988), Colombian American actress and singer
- Amelia Vega (born 1984), Miss Universe 2003 from the Dominican Republic
- Cecilia Vega (born 1977), American journalist, correspondent and anchor for ABC News
- Conrado Vega (1938–2010), American politician and educator
- Danielle Vega (born 1986), American actress
- Edgardo Vega Yunqué (1936–2008), Puerto Rican novelist, also known as Ed Vega
- Gil Vega (1914-1996), Costa Rican orchestra director and musician (Gilberto Vega Cascante)
- Hugo Gutiérrez Vega (1934–2015), Mexican poet, lawyer, writer, academic, actor and translator
- Janine Pommy Vega (1942–2010), American poet
- José Antonio Rodríguez Vega (1957–2002), Spanish serial killer
- Judah Vega, 17th century rabbi in Amsterdam
- Julie Vega, stage name of Filipino singer and actress Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo (born 1968)
- Jurij Vega (1754–1802), Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer
- Lope de Vega (1562–1635), Spanish playwright
- Little Louie Vega (born 1965), American DJ, record producer and mixer
- Luis Vega (mathematician) (born 1960), Spanish mathematician
- Luis Vega Ramos (born 1965), Puerto Rican lawyer and politician
- Lydia de Vega (born 1964), Filipino athlete at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics
- Makenzie Vega (born 1994), American actress
- Mariana Vega (born 1985), Venezuelan singer-songwriter
- Marina Vega (1923–2011), Spanish spy for the French Resistance
- Óscar Vega (boxer) (born 1965), Spanish boxer at the 1992 Olympics
- Paulina Vega (born 1993), Colombian television host, beauty pageant title holder, Miss Universe 2014
- Paz Vega (born 1976), Spanish actress
- Silverio Vega (born 1956), Mayor of West New York, New Jersey
- Suzanne Vega (born 1959), American songwriter and singer (stepdaughter of Edgardo)
- Tanzina Vega, American journalist
- Táta Vega (born 1951), American vocalist
- Tim Vega (1965–2002), American graphic designer (son of Edgardo)
Fictional characters
- Luciana Vega from American Girl
- Tori Vega from VICTORiOUS
- Trina Vega from VICTORiOUS
- Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction
- Victor “Mr. Blonde” Vega from Reservoir Dogs
- Vega from Street Fighter
- Usnavi de la Vega from In the Heights
See also
- Veiga (disambiguation), Portuguese variant
- De la Vega (disambiguation), Spanish variant