# Varga (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/varga/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,201 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,608 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 49,790 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (5,912 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Vargha, Warga |

## Etymology

Multiple sources, including: * Hungarian Varga, from varga (“shoemaker”) * Spanish Varga, from toponyms * phonetic respelling of Polish Warga, from warga (“lip”)

## Who carries it

Share of people named Varga in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Varga in Hungary.

## People named Varga

- Szabolcs Varga, association football player

## Similar surnames

Vargo, Voorhees, Veras, Viers, Veres, Voorhies, Voris, Virk, Viars, Vires, Virgo, Varkey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.