Vares is a surname. In the Estonian language and some dialects of Finnish the word literally means "raven". Notable people with the surname include: Johannes Vares (1890–1946), Estonian politician Maria Eulália Vares, Brazilian mathematical statistician and probability theorist Sergo Vares (born 1982), Estonian actor Tõnis Vares (1859–1925), Estonian politician
Fictional characters Jussi Vares, fictional Finnish private detective from the novel series Vares by Reijo Mäki and films base on the novels
See also
Suzanne Vares-Lum Abdel Vares Sharraf Varis, Finnish surname of the same meaning