Family name Vanags (Vanags 
, Ванагс 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname Vanags is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Latvia, where it is a common surname, Estonia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Lithuania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Latvia, the United States, and Australia.
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| Vanags | Australia, United States, Latvia, United Kingdom, Lithuania |
| Ванагс | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
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aleksandrs vanags Latvian footballer (1919-1986), LV (b. 1919) |
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| aleksandrs vanags Latvian architect (1873-1919), LV (b. 1873) |
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| ēriks vanags Latvian thrower (1892-2001), RU (b. 1892) |
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| artūrs vanags LV (b. 1882) |
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| kārlis vanags LV (b. 1883) |
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| gustavs vanags LV (b. 1891) |
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| rūdolfs vanags LV (b. 1892) |
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| jūlijs vanags Soviet writer, LV (b. 1903) |
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| jānis vanags Latvian politician (1907-1986), LV (b. 1907) |
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| anton vanags LV (b. 1911) |
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| andy vanags architect and furniture maker, LV (b. 1942) |
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| pēteris vanags Latvian philologist, LV (b. 1962) |
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| romāns vanags LV (b. 1960) |
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| ivars vanags (b. 1966) |
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| kaspars vanags LV (b. 1970) |
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