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).
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Margo Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
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) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Margó, Margô or Margò. For other possible spellings of Margo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Margo? popularity and diffusion
Margo is the 159,909th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,671,388 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Margo live; 37 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 12,616th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 78,195 people.
Margo is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 365,751. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 21 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Margo occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and Egypt, where 7 percent are found.
Margo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Margo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Margo last name rose 2,305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Margo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Margo last name are 3.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.29% being registered with the political 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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