Lugo Surname

1,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Lugo Surname Definition:

One who came from Lugo (light place), a province in Spain.

From the latin "localis" - village, homesite reference. City and province in Galicia in northern Spain.

"Lugo," originally "Lucus" comes from the latin "lucius" and means light.

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Lugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico102,6241:1,210186
Venezuela80,9751:37362
United States36,8051:9,8481,191
Colombia21,9711:2,174413
Paraguay15,2021:476127
Dominican Republic14,8981:700126
Argentina14,5791:2,932372
Puerto Rico13,7621:25860
Cuba7,7571:1,485232
Philippines4,9931:20,2762,509
Spain3,0881:15,1401,725
Peru1,9821:16,0362,008
Ecuador1,0921:14,5662,241
Brazil9281:230,6848,921
Nicaragua9241:6,516589
Kenya9131:50,5805,143
Uruguay5311:6,463717
Italy3561:171,78825,959
Bolivia3461:30,6832,075
Uganda2951:132,33712,175
France2531:262,54040,467
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Honduras1631:54,0891,295
Panama1621:24,1501,507
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Costa Rica1311:36,489974
Tanzania1231:430,42030,093
Canada1191:309,62728,530
England991:562,80934,447
Malaysia731:404,03021,053
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Aruba691:1,500210
Chile691:255,3117,659
Guatemala691:233,0824,038
Trinidad and Tobago581:23,5172,622
Taiwan481:488,4323,698
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
United States Virgin Islands321:3,449570
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Curaçao141:11,232389
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
El Salvador101:634,3893,243
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Norway61:857,04855,549
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Iceland61:63,3484,218
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Montserrat21:2,474299
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Comoros11:749,524685
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

The alternate forms: Lugó (6), Lúgo (2) & Lügo (1) are calculated separately.

Lugo (1,704) may also be a first name.

Lugo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Lugo (light place), a province in Spain.

From the latin "localis" - village, homesite reference. City and province in Galicia in northern Spain.

"Lugo," originally "Lucus" comes from the latin "lucius" and means light.

Galician name descended from King don Furela I through grandson Count don Rodrigo Romaes. One branch in the Canary Islands.

See Lucero, Lucio.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Lugo Last Name Facts

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

Lugo (Georgian: ლუგო, Hindi: लूगो, Russian: Луго) is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Lugó, Lúgo or Lügo. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugo? popularity and diffusion

Lugo is the 1,686th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,343 people. The last name Lugo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Lugo live; 42 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 186,130th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 1,704 people.

The last name Lugo is most widespread in Mexico, where it is held by 102,624 people, or 1 in 1,210. In Mexico Lugo is primarily found in: México, where 13 percent are found, Sinaloa, where 13 percent are found and Hidalgo, where 8 percent are found. Other than Mexico it exists in 94 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Lugo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lugo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lugo last name expanded 19,474 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 707 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lugo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lugo last name is primarily Christian (80%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Lugo are 41.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lugo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.6% less than the national average, earning 195,188 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,714 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $22,974,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.95% less than the national average, earning $35,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lugó926/
Lúgo922/
Lügo921/
Lungo895,807/
Lugos891,907/
Lugod891,720/
Laugo891,258/
Luego89780/
Lugho89439/
Lugoj89201/
Luggo89108/
Lugoi8963/
Lougo8924/
Lugou8914/
Leugo8914/
Lugoy8914/
Lugoš8913/
Lugoh8913/
Lugop8911/
Lugot899/
Luigo897/
Lugoz895/
Liugo894/
Lugoa893/
Lugoo893/
Luugo892/
Llugo891/
Luygo891/
Hlugo891/
Loungo80392/
Llungo80347/
Leungo80328/
Liungo80191/
Lungoy80131/
Luingo80115/
Lougou8095/
Lugoch8090/
Lungho8057/
Lugosh8025/
Leugop8018/
Lughod8013/
Lunggo8012/
Luungo807/
D'Lugo804/
Lugoha804/
Laungo802/
Lougos802/
Luiggo802/
Liugou802/
Liaugo801/
Luggos801/
Lunhgo801/
Luygos801/
Leugoh801/
Leugos801/
Hlungo801/
Lungoo801/
Lugoph800/
Logo759,213/
Luga755,341/
Ligo753,115/
Loungou73492/
Lugosch7359/
D'Lugos7325/
Laugois7322/
Loughou7317/
Leugoud7315/
Loungoh733/
Lougoss731/
Louygou731/
Lunggoi731/
Laugott731/
Lougood731/
Lougout731/
Lugojje731/
Lung'ho731/
Lunga6725,987/
Lauga672,268/
Lugas671,738/
Luega67947/
Louga67814/
Leuga67570/
Logho67323/
Lugat67308/
Luiga67302/
Logou67292/
Liuga67275/
Lugga67230/
Lugaz67225/
Ligoi67222/
Liego67183/
Ligoy67130/
Logoș67105/
Ligoh6784/
Lugha6783/
Lugah6781/
Lligo6780/
Lusga6779/
Luuga6758/
Lluga6754/
Llogo6749/
Lugad6749/
Logoa6736/
Lugau6718/
Ligho6717/
Lhogo6715/
Lugap6712/
Logoi6712/
Liggo6711/
Loggo6711/
Loogo6711/
Logoy679/
Logoo674/
Hlogo674/
Ligoo672/
D'Lugosz671/
Lugaa671/
Lujga671/

Lugo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lugo in the Georgian language
ლუგოlugo-
Lugo in the Hindi language
लूगोlugo58.59
लुगोlugo40.53
लूगाluga0.44
लुग्ाोlugao0.44
Lugo in the Russian language
Лугоlugo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lugo
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