Gago Surname
Approximately 27,191 people bear this surname
Gago Surname User-submission:
Gago is a Portuguese surname and dates back at least to the 12th century. Gago means 'stutterer'.
Gago Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 9,868 | 1:4,738 | 590 |
| Argentina | 2,628 | 1:16,265 | 1,434 |
| Nicaragua | 2,496 | 1:2,412 | 366 |
| Peru | 2,364 | 1:13,445 | 1,769 |
| Portugal | 1,821 | 1:5,721 | 571 |
| Brazil | 1,058 | 1:202,339 | 7,777 |
| Pakistan | 815 | 1:219,195 | 5,188 |
| United States | 714 | 1:507,646 | 42,604 |
| Slovakia | 572 | 1:9,329 | 1,033 |
| Venezuela | 545 | 1:55,420 | 2,642 |
| Nigeria | 528 | 1:335,498 | 18,279 |
| Niger | 507 | 1:37,854 | 2,067 |
| Poland | 335 | 1:113,459 | 17,037 |
| Benin | 287 | 1:36,013 | 4,646 |
| Indonesia | 246 | 1:537,598 | 43,441 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Philippines | 216 | 1:468,695 | 56,534 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Uruguay | 196 | 1:17,509 | 1,977 |
| Cuba | 190 | 1:60,646 | 2,321 |
| Ivory Coast | 157 | 1:146,951 | 6,904 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Chile | 91 | 1:193,588 | 6,209 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Puerto Rico | 82 | 1:43,294 | 1,067 |
| Costa Rica | 75 | 1:63,734 | 1,318 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Czechia | 41 | 1:259,353 | 34,723 |
| Panama | 41 | 1:95,421 | 3,699 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Turkey | 18 | 1:4,323,412 | 102,143 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 1:3,983 | 910 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Albania | 13 | 1:224,158 | 14,039 |
| Armenia | 12 | 1:244,182 | 6,167 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Senegal | 8 | 1:1,822,418 | 4,361 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Gagó (2) & Gágó (68) are calculated separately.
Gago (4,173) may also be a first name.
Gago Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Gago is a Portuguese surname and dates back at least to the 12th century. Gago means 'stutterer'.
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Gago Religious Adherence
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Gago Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gago Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gago (Arabic: غاغو, Georgian: გაგო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻛﻮ, Hindi: गगो, Marathi: गागो, Oriya: ଗାଗ, Russian: Гаго, Tibetan: དགའ་གོ།) is held by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gagó or Gágó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gago? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,110th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 268,013 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Gago are found; 43 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 107,467th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 4,173 people.
The surname Gago is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 9,868 people, or 1 in 4,738. In Spain Gago is most common in: Castile and León, where 21 percent are found, Andalusia, where 20 percent are found and Galicia, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Spain this surname occurs in 96 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 9 percent are found.
Gago Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gago has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gago surname expanded 23,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 688 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gago Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Gago last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gago last name are 23.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.43% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gago earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,436 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.62% less than the national average, earning R 29,412 per year; in United States they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $42,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% less than the national average, earning $49,280 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gago Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gago in the Georgian language | ||
| გაგო | gago | - |
| Gago in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻛﻮ | kakw | - |
| Gago in the Tibetan language | ||
| དགའ་གོ། | gago | - |
| Gago in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗାଗ | gaga | - |
| Gago in the Marathi language | ||
| गागो | gago | - |
| Gago in the Hindi language | ||
| गगो | gago | 76.74 |
| गागो | gago | 20.93 |
| गगॉ | gago | 2.33 |
| Gago in the Russian language | ||
| Гаго | gago | - |
| Gago in the Arabic language | ||
| غاغو | ghaghw | - |
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