Fogo Surname

176,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Fogo Surname Definition:

From the lands of Fogo in Rerwickshire. Adam de Foghou witnessed the gift by Earl Waldeve to the monks of Melrose of a pasture on Lammermuir c. 1166—82 (Frasers of Philorth, I). William de Foghou was abbot of Melrose in 1310 (Morton, p. 228), Master Richard of Foggowe, parson of Douglas, had letters of safe conduct through England in 1352 (Hof.

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Fogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8671:246,9149,503
United States4821:751,98958,734
Italy3531:173,24826,120
Cameroon1831:113,49213,142
Burkina Faso1091:168,3684,037
Jamaica1021:28,1372,144
Argentina621:689,41047,472
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia311:870,82953,581
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
France111:6,038,429280,838
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland431:87,0524,622
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Fogó (1) are calculated separately.

Fogo (149) may also be a first name.

Fogo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Fogo in Rerwickshire. Adam de Foghou witnessed the gift by Earl Waldeve to the monks of Melrose of a pasture on Lammermuir c. 1166—82 (Frasers of Philorth, I). William de Foghou was abbot of Melrose in 1310 (Morton, p. 228), Master Richard of Foggowe, parson of Douglas, had letters of safe conduct through England in 1352 (Hof. Scot., l; p. 746,752), John de Fogo appears as abbot of Melrose in 1425 (RMS., II, 31) and confessor to King James i in 1436. Robert de Fogo was bachelor of decrees in Glasgow in 1438 (REG., p. 358), Andrew Fogo was member of an assize at Cupar in 1521 (SCBF., p. 223), John Fogow was sub-chanter of Cupar in 1553 (Cupar-Angus, II,p. 110), William Fogo was secretary to the archbishop of Glasgow in 1554 (Protocols, I), and George Fogo was member of the burgh council of Stirling in 1609 (SBR., p. 286). An action at law was raised against Patrick Fogoe in Bleloch in 1652 (DPD., II, p. 145).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) belonging to Fogo (Scotland) = prob. Fog-Hill [A.D. 1250, Foghou-Englishfog (1) a mist (2) coarse grass (Middle English fogge) + how, a hill, Old Norse haug-r; but in Scotland how(e is often a hollow or valley: cp. Old English holh, a hollow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fogo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fogo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fogo is found most in Brazil. It can also occur in the variant forms: Fogó. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fogo is the 176,458th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,005,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Fogo live; 38 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Luso-South America. Fogo is also the 754,880th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 149 people.

The surname Fogo is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 867 people, or 1 in 246,914. In Brazil Fogo is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 78 percent live, Paraná, where 4 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 4 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Italy, where 15 percent live.

Fogo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fogo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fogo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fogo surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fogo earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $45,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.19% more than the national average, earning $63,691 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fogó921/
Fongo892,104/
Foggo89921/
Fogou89284/
Fogho89118/
Fogos89116/
Fougo89104/
Fokgo8960/
Focgo8945/
Fogoz8945/
Fogoh8925/
Fogot896/
Fogoš896/
Fuogo892/
Foigo892/
Foego891/
Fougou80954/
Fongou80305/
Fongho8096/
Foggoa8062/
Foungo8014/
Fougoh8011/
Fonggo806/
Fockgo803/
Fgogoi802/
Fuongo802/
Fongoi802/
Foghoh802/
Fogouh802/
Fougho802/
Pfongo801/
Focgho801/
Foegoh801/
Fohgou801/
Fogott801/
Fosgot800/
Foga752,007/
Fago751,341/
Fego75991/
Fugo75413/
Vogo7517/
Fêgo751/
Foungou73271/
Fonghoi7395/
Fonghoy7321/
Foogooa7313/
Fohngho734/
Fougoux733/
Fouggou732/
Fuongoh731/
Fockgho731/
Fockgoh731/
Fohngoh731/
Foingoh731/
Fougous731/
Foukgoh731/
Foungoh731/
Fosgood730/
Foogood730/
Fungo6717,569/
Fagot674,965/
Fonga671,781/
Fogas67810/
Fango67713/
Fouga67571/
Fogat67537/
Fagoo67408/
Fogha67359/
Feugo67294/
Fogaš67210/
Fogah67205/
Fogap67104/
Faggo6789/
Fagou6749/
Phogo6720/
Fooga6716/
Fagoš6713/
Fogaz6710/
Vogho6710/
Fegoo679/
Voogo676/
Fagos675/
Fugou675/
Fagoh675/
Fañgo675/
Fogaş674/
Fogga673/
Faago673/
Fegoh673/
Faugo673/
Fohga673/
Feggo672/
Fogás672/
Fugos672/
Fogàs672/
Vocgo672/
Fagod671/
Fuggo671/
Voggo671/
Vuogo671/
Facgo671/
Vogoh671/
Voego671/
Fuugo671/
Fugoy671/
Fecgo671/
Fagoy671/
Focga671/
Fogaa671/
Fogad671/
Foiga671/
Fougouch671/
Fugoa671/
Fugot670/

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