Longo Surname

3,975th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Longo Surname Definition:

(Italian) The tall man.

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Longo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy58,0921:1,05330
DR Congo29,4291:2,510260
United States17,3401:20,9032,640
Brazil11,4491:18,698920
Argentina5,4351:7,864778
Tanzania4,1811:12,6621,646
France2,3821:27,8853,388
Canada1,7271:21,3352,936
Puerto Rico1,3251:2,679240
Spain1,0201:45,8354,338
Australia6641:40,6565,236
South Africa6641:81,59310,068
Burkina Faso5561:33,0071,807
Germany5451:147,71617,761
Portugal5281:19,7321,393
Switzerland4531:18,1302,971
Cameroon4301:48,3006,319
Belgium4181:27,5044,392
Indonesia4091:323,34828,355
Uruguay3511:9,7771,098
Zambia3491:45,4154,381
Dominican Republic3471:30,0661,787
Congo2911:17,1452,072
Ecuador2681:59,3505,058
Venezuela2591:116,6184,001
England2251:247,63620,113
Papua New Guinea2211:36,8954,430
Uganda2181:179,07914,963
Guatemala2061:78,0712,687
Colombia1991:240,0715,324
Algeria1691:228,58925,596
Luxembourg1221:4,759669
Israel761:112,60012,624
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Austria551:154,82620,536
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Angola491:550,8002,323
Romania471:427,18934,091
Cuba451:256,0604,953
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Malta361:11,952723
Mexico361:3,447,95024,458
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Japan281:4,565,86838,149
Slovenia261:95,68011,418
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Niger211:913,90620,544
Panama211:186,2985,509
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Monaco201:1,85373
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Denmark131:434,20928,556
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Wales81:386,81619,671
Ireland71:672,70615,999
China71:195,331,65210,124
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Albania31:971,35222,477
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

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

Longo (3,179) may also be a first name.

Longo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) The tall man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Longo is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: wild Dog.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to tall and thin people.

- bernardoslongo

Longo Last Name Facts

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

Longo (Georgian: ლონგო, Hindi: लोंगो, Russian: Лонго) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lôngõ. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,975th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 51,578 people. Longo occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Longo live; 42 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 41 percent live in Italic Europe. Longo is also the 127,446th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 3,179 people.

The last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 58,092 people, or 1 in 1,053. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Apulia, where 22 percent live, Sicily, where 21 percent live and Veneto, where 10 percent live. Outside of Italy Longo occurs in 114 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Longo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Longo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Longo surname increased 36,125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 11,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Longo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Longo surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Longo surname are 4.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Longo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning €31,743 per year; in Norway they earn 41.63% less than the national average, earning 201,992 kr per year; in Peru they earn 4.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,425 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.46% more than the national average, earning R 288,636 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.94% less than the national average, earning $19,537,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.39% more than the national average, earning $49,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.57% more than the national average, earning $59,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luongo9119,249/
Longos912,833/
Hlongo912,590/
Longno912,296/
Liongo911,963/
Llongo911,349/
Loongo911,223/
Longou91612/
Longoy91485/
Longoi91437/
Loungo91392/
Longho91249/
Longgo91246/
Lyongo91124/
Loengo9181/
Longoo9167/
Longoz9149/
Longoh9140/
Longot9118/
Longoa9118/
Lonngo9111/
Long'o916/
Lhongo915/
Longop914/
Lomngo913/
Loingo912/
Longod912/
Logo899,213/
Lono891,282/
Lôngõ871/
Loungou83492/
Lotengo83335/
Losingo83253/
Loningo83151/
Losengo83151/
Long'oi83132/
Lotingo8386/
Longgos8379/
Longnoi8375/
Lonengo8341/
Longood8333/
Longott8327/
Longnou8321/
Liongos8317/
Hlongoa8312/
Longnos8310/
Long'oy839/
Loungop839/
Longgoh837/
Longgou836/
Longnoh835/
Loungoh833/
Luongho832/
Longgoi832/
Lluongo831/
Longgot831/
Longois831/
Lohngoh831/
Loingoi831/
Loongoy831/
Longgop831/
Longhoi831/
Liongou831/
Loungos831/
Hhlongo831/
Longnoy831/
Longnot830/
Longhos830/
Longoch830/
Longa8026,633/
Lango807,129/
Lungo805,807/
Logno801,213/
Logos80976/
Logoh80802/
Lonoy80328/
Logho80323/
Losno80303/
Logou80292/
Lonou80234/
Llono80218/
Lonod80204/
Lyogo80157/
Lonop80116/
Logoș80105/
Liogo8098/
Lonno8097/
Logoz8090/
Logoş8083/
Lonot8052/
Llogo8049/
Logot8045/
Logoa8036/
Logod8032/
Loigo8025/
Lougo8024/
Lyono8024/
Loygo8019/
Luono8017/
Lomgo8017/
Lhogo8015/
Lohgo8014/
Luogo8014/
Lonoo8013/
Lohno8013/
Logoi8012/
Loggo8011/
Loogo8011/
Lonos8011/
Loino8011/
Lonoh8010/
Logoy809/
Louno805/
Logoo804/
Hlogo804/
Losgo802/
Lonoi802/
Lotno801/
Longâ801/
Loyno801/
Logop801/
Loning'o77815/
Longgood7788/
Lotinggo779/
Losing'o774/
Longhout771/
Losingoo771/
Loningoi771/
Lotenggo771/
Loongnoi771/
Longosch770/
Longgois770/
Longas731,739/
Liango731,331/
Langot731,213/
Lyonga731,001/
Loonga73971/
Langoy73867/
Lionga73717/
Lang'o73596/
Langos73576/
Lonnoy73555/
Longga73545/
Longha73467/
Loogos73452/
Lounga73425/
Langoo73387/
Langoi73373/
Llungo73347/
Leungo73328/
Llango73253/
Langou73225/
Laango73219/
Liungo73191/
Logosh73187/
Lyango73167/
Longau73149/
Lognos73139/
Lungoy73131/
Loygos73130/
Loinot73115/
Luingo73115/
Lungos73114/
Longna73114/
Longat73109/
Langgo73104/
Lougou7395/
Logosz7382/
Loenga7369/
Langoz7362/
Langoh7358/
Lungho7357/
Langho7356/
Llonga7355/
Lángos7355/
Luonga7336/
Lungoh7333/
Lognoz7332/
Lounou7332/
Lomnoi7332/
Longás7329/
Lounoi7325/
Llonod7322/
Langoa7322/
Loggoy7319/
Langoś7318/
Lognot7318/
Langop7315/
Langno7313/
Hlonga7312/
Lunggo7312/
Loinga7311/
Lomnga7310/
Lonnoi7310/
Liogop738/
Langoš738/
Luungo737/
Liogoy737/
Lognoy737/
Hlango737/
Lionoi736/
Logout736/
Lan'go736/
Langod735/
Lamngo734/
Longaa734/
Lungoa734/
Longap734/
Lonoot734/
Loggos733/
Lonnga733/
Logoch733/
Loghou732/
Laungo732/
Lougos732/
Logois732/
Longah732/
Lungot732/
Longaz732/
Lomgno732/
Llonos732/
Loñgos732/
Lomnoy732/
Loonno732/
Lohnoh732/
Loghot731/
Lionoa731/
Liosgo731/
Lonohe731/
Loigoo731/
Losgoz731/
Loghoa731/
Loinou731/
Loinoz731/
Lognoi731/
Lognou731/
Logoos731/
Logoss731/
Lomgos731/
Lonouh731/
Loonoo731/
Longàs731/
Lonhoi731/
Lonkga731/
Longad731/
Liogoi731/
Liogos731/
Lionno731/
Lionod731/
Luonou731/
Lungod731/
Lunhgo731/
Lounos731/
Losnno731/
Losnoy731/
Lougno731/
Hlonou731/
Loomgo731/
Hlomgo731/
Hlungo731/
Lhomgo731/
Lungoo731/
Lionou731/
Loonoy730/
Lounghout715/
Lounggood711/
Louningou711/
Lago6789,473/
Lona6717,177/
Loga676,404/
Losinno67609/
Langosz67563/
Langgoy67444/
Longhas67417/
Lusingo67413/
Lusengo67351/
Losenga67333/
Luningo67296/
Longgat67268/
Lyangoo67212/
Losenno67137/
Lucingo67129/
Lotinga67124/
Llangos6791/
Lunengo6789/
Liangos6785/
Langott6764/
Langois6763/
Langosh6753/
Longaud6751/
Loninga6751/
Lutengo6748/
Longhat6739/
Lougnot6732/
Langgou6729/
Loño6727/
Lutingo6727/
Longatt6722/
Langoux6721/
Lotenga6720/
Losgott6719/
Langhop6718/
Loughou6717/
Langocz6717/
Langgoi6715/
Llangoz6714/
Loungna6713/
Logó6712/
Langgot6712/
Langnoi6710/
Lanngos679/
Loengaa678/
Langood678/
Langgop678/
Lyongha677/
Liongas677/
Langgod677/
Liangou677/
Lunggot677/
Langnou675/
Lianggo675/
Longgas674/
Langout674/
Lonenga674/
Langgoa673/
Longgga673/
Luognot673/
Hlongha673/
Loogoth672/
Lungocz672/
Losinga672/
Hlomnga672/
Longhad672/
Longhah672/
Lyanggo671/
Lungohu671/
Lougoss671/
Langoch671/
Lahango671/
Lunggoi671/
Loignot671/
Locinno671/
Llongas671/
Longnah671/
Liongha671/
Lunggos671/
Lungosz671/
Loungah671/
Lougood671/
Lougout671/
Lyongah671/
Hlonhou671/
Hlonnoi671/
Langoid671/
Langoët671/
Hlangot671/
Lung'ho671/
Longgap671/
Longnas671/
Lunggop671/
Longgah671/
Langnoy671/
Langgoh671/
Loingas670/
Lockgot670/
Loogood670/
Langous670/

Longo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Longo in the Georgian language
ლონგოlongo-
Longo in the Hindi language
लोंगोlongo97.87
लोगोlogo1.42
लोंगोाlongoa0.71
Longo in the Russian language
Лонгоlongo-

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