Ngo Surname

347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Ngo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1,374,5091:6712
United States34,7671:10,4251,271
Cameroon23,0131:90269
Indonesia10,5471:12,5391,584
France5,2981:12,5371,247
Malaysia4,6161:6,390811
Thailand4,3001:16,4281,236
Canada4,2181:8,7351,305
Philippines3,8241:26,4743,630
Australia3,4411:7,8451,164
Cambodia1,6181:9,572938
Ghana1,5931:16,9622,149
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
England8241:67,6197,828
Gabon8081:2,338404
Nigeria7901:224,23113,203
Singapore7701:7,153426
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Congo5711:8,7371,267
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Germany4561:176,54720,706
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Belgium3851:29,8614,826
Sweden3851:25,5762,084
Norway3841:13,3911,532
Hong Kong3801:19,304436
India3791:2,023,91969,181
Taiwan3161:74,192762
South Africa2551:212,46222,434
Brunei2241:1,869345
Switzerland2211:37,1635,383
Denmark2111:26,7522,750
Netherlands2101:80,41513,503
United Arab Emirates2011:45,5834,611
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
New Zealand1501:30,1895,269
Russia1431:1,007,85477,587
Pakistan1381:1,294,52115,016
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Japan901:1,420,49223,784
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Iceland741:5,136623
Czechia661:161,11324,575
Finland631:87,2499,246
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
China451:30,384,9241,604
Zambia411:386,58319,508
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Israel281:305,63026,425
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Bulgaria211:332,32916,416
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
South Korea191:2,696,856537
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Greece161:692,48777,522
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Austria151:567,69652,281
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Djibouti91:101,659734
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Laos91:732,036508
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Macau61:100,272488
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guam11:160,1214,893
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Ngô (43), Ngó (2) & Ñgo (1) are calculated separately.

Ngo (86,294) may also be a first name.

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།) has its highest incidence in Vietnam. It may be found in the variant forms: Ngô, Ngó or Ñgo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngo is the 347th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,906 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Ngo are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Ngo is also the 11,602nd most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 86,294 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is borne by 1,374,509 people, or 1 in 67. In Vietnam Ngo is most numerous 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 this surname exists 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 devotion of those carrying the Ngo last name is chiefly Buddhist (56%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Ngo are 6.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.52% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngô8943/
Ngó892/
Ñgo891/
Ngoy861,339,364/
Ngoi8618,439/
Ngoh8614,634/
Ngoa865,970/
Ngoo864,663/
Ngot863,146/
Ngou862,691/
N'Go861,124/
Ngos86878/
Ngop86394/
Ngho86285/
Nggo86176/
Ngoz86127/
Nngo8662/
Nkgo8616/
Hngo869/
Ngoï869/
Ngod866/
Ngno865/
Nhgo863/
Ngoj862/
Ngoį861/
Ng'o861/
Ngoî861/
No80357,478/
Go80337,643/
Nengo752,809/
Ngouh752,686/
N'Gou751,499/
N'Goh751,246/
Ningo751,127/
Ngout75323/
Nggou75175/
Nngoy7575/
Ngoss7572/
N'Goï7557/
N'Goa7545/
Ngooy7541/
Nghoy7541/
Ngoyt7536/
N'Goi7534/
Hngoi7531/
Ngooe7528/
Nggoa7526/
Ngoot7526/
Ngous7522/
Uango7521/
Ngo'a7521/
Ngoup7519/
Nggoi7516/
Nggoo7516/
Ngoih7516/
Ngozt7513/
Nghoh7511/
Nggot7510/
Nggoy7510/
Ng'oi759/
Ngohu755/
N'Goy755/
Ngosh754/
N'Got754/
Ngoch754/
Nkgoa754/
Ngohy754/
Hnggo753/
Ngoud753/
Ngott753/
Nngoh752/
Något752/
N'Gno752/
N'Gos752/
Ngost751/
Ngoit751/
Ngnoi751/
Ngnou751/
Ngnoy751/
Ngoyh751/
Ngoïe751/
Ngooa751/
Nghoa751/
Nghoo751/
Nghou751/
N'Gho751/
Ng'oo751/
Ngood751/
Ngopp751/
Hngoh751/
Gou67560,541/
Goh67135,156/
Noy67120,411/
Noh6765,129/
God6762,363/
Nga6761,620/
Gop6755,997/
Noo6731,279/
Noa6729,895/
Goo6715,332/
Noi6711,836/
Goi6711,438/
Goy6710,657/
Noj679,660/
Nou678,862/
Goa677,604/
Nos675,603/
Gos675,038/
Gho674,419/
Got673,995/
Not672,798/
Goj672,003/
Nod671,791/
Nop671,603/
Ngingo671,355/
Goz67978/
Noz67781/
Nno67758/
Goß67757/
Noß67753/
Nuo67475/
Noč67357/
Noë67332/
Nengou67286/
Goï67210/
Ninggo6782/
Cgo6772/
Ningoo6768/
Ningou6764/
Ggo6760/
Hgo6752/
Goš6752/
N'Gouh6750/
Nenggo6749/
Kgo6746/
Ningoi6741/
Gno6739/
Goş6737/
Ngooie6734/
Goţ6732/
Goś6722/
Nengoo6714/
Hno678/
Goç677/
Ningoj675/
Noć675/
Nggout674/
Noá674/
Ngaowa674/
N'Gnou674/
Ngoods674/
Nengoh673/
Goî673/
Qgo673/
N'Ghou672/
Goć672/
Nengho672/
Ngoutt672/
Nño672/
Ngotch672/
Ngouts671/
Uangou671/
Hngous671/
Hngouz671/
Noď671/
Nođ671/
Nengoi671/
Ngouss671/
Ngaova671/
Nghous671/
Ningoy671/
Ngothp671/
Nkgooa671/
Ning'o671/
Ngâ671/

Ngo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ngo in the Hindi language
ंगोngo-
Ngo in the Tibetan language
ནགས་དགོ།nakgo50
ངོ་ngo50
Ngo in the Russian language
Нгоngo-

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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 Ngo
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