Gorgo Surname
Approximately 1,892 people bear this surname
Gorgo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1,520 | 1:12,074 | 1,046 |
| Argentina | 120 | 1:356,195 | 27,792 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| Italy | 90 | 1:679,519 | 59,064 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
The alternate forms: Gorgò (2) & Görgo (2) are calculated separately.
Gorgo (113) may also be a first name.
Gorgo Demographics
Average Gorgo Salary in
United States
$47,450 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gorgo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gorgo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gorgo (Russian: Горго) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Gorgò or Görgo. Click here for other potential spellings of Gorgo.
How Common Is The Last Name Gorgo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 216,830th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,851,768 people. Gorgo is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Gorgo are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gorgo is also the 881,625th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 113 people.
The surname Gorgo is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1,520 people, or 1 in 12,074. In Burkina Faso Gorgo is most common in: Centre-Est Region, where 85 percent are found, Centre Region, where 8 percent are found and Est Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Gorgo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gorgo surname are 34.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.48% registered with the party.
Gorgo earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,450 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gorgo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gorgo in the Russian language | ||
| Горго | gorgo | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gorgo
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