# Vega (surname)

Vega (pronounced) 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. 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
* 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 (1968-1985)
* 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 (1964–2022), 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)
* Vicente Vega (1955–2025), Venezuelan footballer

## 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
* James Vega from Mass Effect 3
* Tommy Vega from 9-1-1: Lone Star