Margo Surname
Approximately 2,728 people bear this surname
Margo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 991 | 1:365,751 | 32,523 |
| Indonesia | 617 | 1:214,342 | 20,114 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| France | 134 | 1:495,692 | 69,430 |
| Benin | 119 | 1:86,854 | 10,177 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Belgium | 49 | 1:234,625 | 29,441 |
| Burkina Faso | 49 | 1:374,533 | 5,986 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Israel | 42 | 1:203,753 | 19,703 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Albania | 28 | 1:104,073 | 9,868 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Romania | 21 | 1:956,089 | 52,327 |
| Spain | 20 | 1:2,337,602 | 57,118 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
The alternate forms: Margó (10), Margô (5) & Margò (1) are calculated separately.
Margo (78,195) may also be a first name.
Margo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
See Margolius.
User-submitted Reference
Margo is an anglicized version of the surname Margulies, Margules, Margolis, etc., which in turn is a Ashkenazic bastardized version of Margalit, coming from the Hebrew for a 'pearl' (מרגלית).
- binyaminMargo Demographics
Average Male Margo Height
175.93 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Margo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Margo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Margo (Georgian: მარგო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻛﻮ, Hindi: मरगो, Marathi: माग) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Margó, Margô or Margò. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Margo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 159,909th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,671,388 people. The surname Margo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Margo reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 12,616th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 78,195 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 991 people, or 1 in 365,751. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 21 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Egypt, where 7 percent are found.
Margo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Margo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Margo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Margo last name is principally Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Margo surname are 3.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.29% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Margo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.88% less than the national average, earning R 154,740 per year; in United States they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $44,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $58,844 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Margo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Margo in the Georgian language | ||
| მარგო | margo | - |
| Margo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻛﻮ | mrkw | - |
| Margo in the Marathi language | ||
| माग | maga | 91.67 |
| मग | maga | 8.33 |
| Margo in the Hindi language | ||
| मरगो | marago | 37.5 |
| मार्गो | margo | 25 |
| मर्गो | margo | 25 |
| मारगो | marago | 12.5 |
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Footnotes
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