Vaea is a Polynesian surname and male given name, derived from that of

Mount Vaea Mount Vaea is a 472 metre (1549') summit overlooking Apia, the capital of Samoa located on the north central coast of Upolu island. The mountain is situated south about 3 km (2 miles) inland from Apia township and harbour. The settlemen ...

on Upolu island, Samoa.

Surname

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ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea, Lord Vaea (born September 19, 1957) is a Tongan politician and a member of the Culture of Tonga#Rank and status, Tongan nobility. He has served as Master of the Royal Household and "long-time palace archivist", as we ...

(born 1957), Tongan politician and nobleman *

Baron Vaea Siaosi ʻAlipate Halakilangi Tau’alupeoko Vaea Tupou (15 May 1921 – 7 June 2009), more commonly known as Baron Vaea of Houma, was a Tongan politician who served as Prime Minister of Tonga. Vaea was a nephew of Queen Sālote, who ruled Tonga ...

(1921–2009), Tongan politician *

Baroness Tuputupu Vaea Tuputupu -‘o-Pulotu Vaea, The Honourable Baroness Tuputupu ‘o Pulotu Vaea of Houma (née Ma'afu-'o-Tukuialahi; 14 October 1928 – 29 July 2021) was a Tongan noblewoman and royal. Vaea and her late husband, former Prime Minister of Tonga Baron ...

, Tongan noblewoman and royal *

Ita Vaea Ita Vaea (born 9 February 1989) is a former Tongan rugby union player who played for the Brumbies in Super Rugby. His playing position was number eight. He made his Brumbies debut during the 2011 Super Rugby season against the Sharks in Canberra. ...

(born 1989), Tongan rugby union player *

Mathew Vaea Tuala Mathew M. Vaea (born 12 September 1966 in Motootua) is a Samoan rugby union retired player who played as a scrum-half. He was the manager of the Manu Samoa at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Playing career His international debut was during a ...

(born 1966), Samoan rugby union player

Given name

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Vaea Anitoni Vaea Naufahu Anitoni (born 20 September 1970) is an American former rugby union player who played wing. Anitoni is the all-time leading try scorer for the U.S. national team. Anitoni played for the United States national team from 1992 to 200 ...

(born 1970), American rugby union footballer *

Vaea Falemaka Joseph Vaea Tangitau Falemaka (born 8 February 1985), also known by the nickname of "Joey", is a Tongan former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s, as a . Falemaka appeared for Tonga in the 2006 Federation Shield compe ...

(born 1985), Tongan rugby league player *

Vaea Fifita Vaea Tangitau Lapota Fifita (born 17 June 1992) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Scarlets and the Tonga national team. Early life Born and raised on the Tongan island of ...

(born 1992), Tongan-born New Zealand rugby union player {{Given name, type=both