Ngo Surname
Approximately 1,485,291 people bear this surname
Ngo Surname User-submission:
Old Vietnamese surname. Historically, it represents an ancient, influential lineage in Vietnam, sometimes associated with the 10th-century leader Ngô Quyền, and is often translated to imply a 'noble,' 'majestic,' or 'large' significance.
Read More About This SurnameNgo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 1,374,509 | 1:67 | 12 |
| United States | 34,767 | 1:10,425 | 1,271 |
| Cameroon | 23,013 | 1:902 | 69 |
| Indonesia | 10,547 | 1:12,539 | 1,584 |
| France | 5,298 | 1:12,537 | 1,247 |
| Malaysia | 4,616 | 1:6,390 | 811 |
| Thailand | 4,300 | 1:16,428 | 1,236 |
| Canada | 4,218 | 1:8,735 | 1,305 |
| Philippines | 3,824 | 1:26,474 | 3,630 |
| Australia | 3,441 | 1:7,845 | 1,164 |
| Cambodia | 1,618 | 1:9,572 | 938 |
| Ghana | 1,593 | 1:16,962 | 2,149 |
| Bangladesh | 1,352 | 1:117,867 | 4,824 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| England | 824 | 1:67,619 | 7,828 |
| Gabon | 808 | 1:2,338 | 404 |
| Nigeria | 790 | 1:224,231 | 13,203 |
| Singapore | 770 | 1:7,153 | 426 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Congo | 571 | 1:8,737 | 1,267 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Germany | 456 | 1:176,547 | 20,706 |
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Belgium | 385 | 1:29,861 | 4,826 |
| Sweden | 385 | 1:25,576 | 2,084 |
| Norway | 384 | 1:13,391 | 1,532 |
| Hong Kong | 380 | 1:19,304 | 436 |
| India | 379 | 1:2,023,919 | 69,181 |
| Taiwan | 316 | 1:74,192 | 762 |
| South Africa | 255 | 1:212,462 | 22,434 |
| Brunei | 224 | 1:1,869 | 345 |
| Switzerland | 221 | 1:37,163 | 5,383 |
| Denmark | 211 | 1:26,752 | 2,750 |
| Netherlands | 210 | 1:80,415 | 13,503 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| New Zealand | 150 | 1:30,189 | 5,269 |
| Russia | 143 | 1:1,007,854 | 77,587 |
| Pakistan | 138 | 1:1,294,521 | 15,016 |
| Spain | 126 | 1:371,048 | 20,817 |
| Japan | 90 | 1:1,420,492 | 23,784 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Iceland | 74 | 1:5,136 | 623 |
| Czechia | 66 | 1:161,113 | 24,575 |
| Finland | 63 | 1:87,249 | 9,246 |
| French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| Zambia | 41 | 1:386,583 | 19,508 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Bulgaria | 21 | 1:332,329 | 16,416 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| South Korea | 19 | 1:2,696,856 | 537 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Ngô (43), Ngó (2) & Ñgo (1) are calculated separately.
Ngo (86,294) may also be a first name.
Ngo Surname Meaning
Ngo Demographics
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Ngo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ngo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ngo (Hindi: ंगो, Russian: Нго, Tibetan: ནགས་དགོ།) is more commonly found in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ngô, Ngó or Ñgo. Click here for further possible spellings of Ngo.
How Common Is The Last Name Ngo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ngo is the 347th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ngo live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Viet-Asia. It is also the 11,602nd most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 86,294 people.
Ngo is most prevalent in Vietnam, where it is borne by 1,374,509 people, or 1 in 67. In Vietnam Ngo is mostly concentrated in: Red River Delta, where 23 percent are found, Mekong River Delta, where 19 percent are found and Southeast, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Vietnam Ngo occurs in 133 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Ngo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Ngo last name is predominantly Buddhist (56%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Ngo surname are 6.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.52% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ngo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 12.8% more than the national average, earning €33,873 per year; in Norway they earn 20.19% less than the national average, earning 276,223 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.09% less than the national average, earning R 99,600 per year; in Vietnam they earn 3.26% less than the national average, earning 79,756,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $51,188 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngô | 89 | 43 | / |
| Ngó | 89 | 2 | / |
| Ñgo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ngoy | 86 | 1,339,364 | / |
| Ngoi | 86 | 18,439 | / |
| Ngoh | 86 | 14,634 | / |
| Ngoa | 86 | 5,970 | / |
| Ngoo | 86 | 4,663 | / |
| Ngot | 86 | 3,146 | / |
| Ngou | 86 | 2,691 | / |
| N'Go | 86 | 1,124 | / |
| Ngos | 86 | 878 | / |
| Ngop | 86 | 394 | / |
| Ngho | 86 | 285 | / |
| Nggo | 86 | 176 | / |
| Ngoz | 86 | 127 | / |
| Nngo | 86 | 62 | / |
| Nkgo | 86 | 16 | / |
| Hngo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ngoï | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ngod | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ngno | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nhgo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ngoj | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngoį | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ng'o | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngoî | 86 | 1 | / |
| No | 80 | 357,478 | / |
| Go | 80 | 337,643 | / |
| Nengo | 75 | 2,809 | / |
| Ngouh | 75 | 2,686 | / |
| N'Gou | 75 | 1,499 | / |
| N'Goh | 75 | 1,246 | / |
| Ningo | 75 | 1,127 | / |
| Ngout | 75 | 323 | / |
| Nggou | 75 | 175 | / |
| Nngoy | 75 | 75 | / |
| Ngoss | 75 | 72 | / |
| N'Goï | 75 | 57 | / |
| N'Goa | 75 | 45 | / |
| Ngooy | 75 | 41 | / |
| Nghoy | 75 | 41 | / |
| Ngoyt | 75 | 36 | / |
| N'Goi | 75 | 34 | / |
| Hngoi | 75 | 31 | / |
| Ngooe | 75 | 28 | / |
| Nggoa | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ngoot | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ngous | 75 | 22 | / |
| Uango | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ngo'a | 75 | 21 | / |
| Ngoup | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nggoi | 75 | 16 | / |
| Nggoo | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ngoih | 75 | 16 | / |
| Ngozt | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nghoh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nggot | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nggoy | 75 | 10 | / |
| Ng'oi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ngohu | 75 | 5 | / |
| N'Goy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ngosh | 75 | 4 | / |
| N'Got | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngoch | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkgoa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ngohy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hnggo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ngoud | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ngott | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nngoh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Något | 75 | 2 | / |
| N'Gno | 75 | 2 | / |
| N'Gos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngost | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngoit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngnoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngnou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngnoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngoyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngoïe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngooa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nghoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nghoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nghou | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Gho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ng'oo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngood | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngopp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hngoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gou | 67 | 560,541 | / |
| Goh | 67 | 135,156 | / |
| Noy | 67 | 120,411 | / |
| Noh | 67 | 65,129 | / |
| God | 67 | 62,363 | / |
| Nga | 67 | 61,620 | / |
| Gop | 67 | 55,997 | / |
| Noo | 67 | 31,279 | / |
| Noa | 67 | 29,895 | / |
| Goo | 67 | 15,332 | / |
| Noi | 67 | 11,836 | / |
| Goi | 67 | 11,438 | / |
| Goy | 67 | 10,657 | / |
| Noj | 67 | 9,660 | / |
| Nou | 67 | 8,862 | / |
| Goa | 67 | 7,604 | / |
| Nos | 67 | 5,603 | / |
| Gos | 67 | 5,038 | / |
| Gho | 67 | 4,419 | / |
| Got | 67 | 3,995 | / |
| Not | 67 | 2,798 | / |
| Goj | 67 | 2,003 | / |
| Nod | 67 | 1,791 | / |
| Nop | 67 | 1,603 | / |
| Ngingo | 67 | 1,355 | / |
| Goz | 67 | 978 | / |
| Noz | 67 | 781 | / |
| Nno | 67 | 758 | / |
| Goß | 67 | 757 | / |
| Noß | 67 | 753 | / |
| Nuo | 67 | 475 | / |
| Noč | 67 | 357 | / |
| Noë | 67 | 332 | / |
| Nengou | 67 | 286 | / |
| Goï | 67 | 210 | / |
| Ninggo | 67 | 82 | / |
| Cgo | 67 | 72 | / |
| Ningoo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Ningou | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ggo | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hgo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Goš | 67 | 52 | / |
| N'Gouh | 67 | 50 | / |
| Nenggo | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kgo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ningoi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gno | 67 | 39 | / |
| Goş | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ngooie | 67 | 34 | / |
| Goţ | 67 | 32 | / |
| Goś | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nengoo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hno | 67 | 8 | / |
| Goç | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ningoj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Noć | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nggout | 67 | 4 | / |
| Noá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngaowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Gnou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngoods | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nengoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Goî | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qgo | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Ghou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nengho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngoutt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nño | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngotch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngouts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hngous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hngouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noď | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nođ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nengoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nghous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ningoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngothp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgooa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ning'o | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngâ | 67 | 1 | / |
Ngo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ngo in the Hindi language | ||
| ंगो | ngo | - |
| Ngo in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནགས་དགོ། | nakgo | 50 |
| ངོ་ | ngo | 50 |
| Ngo in the Russian language | ||
| Нго | ngo | - |
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