title: Vaea
text: # Vaea
  
  Vaea is a Polynesian surname and male given name, derived from that of Mount Vaea on Upolu island, Samoa.
  
  ## Surname
  
  Notable people with this surname include:
  
  * ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea (born 1957), Tongan politician and nobleman
  * Baron Vaea (1921–2009), Tongan politician
  * Baroness Tuputupu Vaea, Tongan noblewoman and royal
  * Ita Vaea (born 1989), Tongan rugby union player
  * Mathew Vaea (born 1966), Samoan rugby union player
  
  ## Given name
  
  Notable people with this given name include:
  
  * Vaea Anitoni (born 1970), American rugby union footballer
  * Vaea Falemaka (born 1985), Tongan rugby league player
  * Vaea Fifita (born 1992), Tongan-born New Zealand rugby union player
  