Ugo Surname

12,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ugo Surname User-submission:

It should derive, directly or through hypocoristic or augmentative forms, also Francophone, from the medieval name of Germanic origin Ugo, which should derive from the Germanic and Gothic name Hugu, based on the Germanic root hug, meaning 'reason', 'sense'.

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Ugo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria42,2241:4,195563
Italy1,1651:52,4959,438
Japan6951:183,9498,594
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
France2941:225,92835,048
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Argentina2161:197,88616,431
Papua New Guinea1761:46,3285,742
England911:612,28636,401
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Ugo (88,503) may also be a first name.

Ugo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It should derive, directly or through hypocoristic or augmentative forms, also Francophone, from the medieval name of Germanic origin Ugo, which should derive from the Germanic and Gothic name Hugu, based on the Germanic root hug, meaning 'reason', 'sense'.

The Ugoni surname is very rare.

Ughetti has a Piedmontese lineage in the Turin area, in the Biella area and in the Cuneo area. It has presences in Lombardy in the Mantua area, in the Brescia area and in the Milan area, and has a stock in the Modena area, and in the Parma area.

Ughetto has a small stock in the Imperia area and a larger one in the Turin area.

Ughi, probably of Tuscan origin, is present in Lombardy, Emilia, Tuscany and Lazio.

Ughini, very rare, has presences in Mantua and Piacenza.

Ugo has a lineage between Alexandrian and Genoese, one from Venice, and one from Ragusa.

Ugon is specific to Naples.

Ugone, very rare, would seem to be from Bari.

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Ugo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ugo (Georgian: უგო, Hindi: उगो, Marathi: उगो) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ugo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ugo? popularity and diffusion

Ugo is the 12,194th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,181 people. The surname Ugo is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ugo live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,347th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 88,503 people.

Ugo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42,224 people, or 1 in 4,195. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Imo, where 31 percent reside, Anambra, where 17 percent reside and Ebonyi, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 3 percent reside and Japan, where 2 percent reside.

Ugo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ugo last name is predominantly Christian (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Ugo are 1.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Ugo earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning €33,761 per year; in South Africa they earn 15.11% more than the national average, earning R 273,540 per year; in United States they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $41,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $45,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hugo8648,919/
Ugoh865,599/
Ugot861,077/
Ougo86838/
Gugo86802/
Ungo86681/
Augo86618/
Ugho86148/
Ugos86148/
Ugod8682/
Ugoy8680/
Ugop8667/
Ugoo8663/
Uego8612/
Ugoi8610/
Eugo869/
Ugou869/
Ugoa863/
Uggo862/
Ugoz862/
Uugo862/
Ukgo862/
Uygo862/
Uhgo861/
Uigo861/
Hugot754,796/
D'Ugo75584/
Hugou75468/
Augou75466/
Haugo75441/
Hugho75420/
Augot75417/
Hugos75303/
Unggo75189/
Aungo75176/
Hungo75153/
Hugoo75151/
Huego75126/
Oungo7597/
Gougo7577/
Hougo7558/
Hugoh7550/
Ughoo7537/
Heugo7525/
Huggo7525/
Gugoi7523/
Gujgo7521/
Ahugo7520/
Ougou7519/
Hugod7517/
Gugoy7515/
Gaugo7514/
Guggo7513/
Ungoy758/
Ughoh753/
Augop753/
Ughuo753/
Ungou753/
Hugoy753/
Eugos752/
Eungo752/
Augos752/
Augoh752/
Ucgoz752/
Hugoz752/
Ougoh752/
Uggot752/
Ughos751/
Guugo751/
Ugost751/
Uncgo751/
Ugoch751/
Ugoth751/
Gugoo751/
Hugoi751/
Unngo751/
Ðungo751/
Uegoh751/
Ouygo751/
Ucgoa751/
Uegoi751/
Eusgo751/
Eugot751/
Gugho751/
Ogo6716,040/
Igo678,508/
Uga678,360/
Gougou673,232/
Huingo671,114/
Hungoy67240/
Augood6764/
Haugou6736/
Hugoud6732/
Gaugoy6730/
Hunggo6726/
Hougou6720/
Hugoth6714/
Huñgoy6714/
Gougoi6713/
Gougoh6712/
Oungou6712/
Ugoaja6712/
Unggoy6710/
Ughosh679/
Unngoh678/
Guggoo675/
Houngo675/
Ugoaia674/
Oujgho674/
Ugá673/
Oughou672/
Ughoha672/
Ugooha672/
Ouggou672/
Housgo671/
Huggod671/
Hughos671/
Hungou671/
D'Hugo671/
Eougou671/
Augost671/
Ughoch671/
Ougout671/
Ugoaya671/
Unggou671/
Hougos671/
Huyngo671/
Heugho671/
Heugop671/
Ougouz671/
Oungho671/
Oungoi671/
Gougoy671/
Ehougo671/
Ausgod671/
Auggot671/
Uishgo671/
Ougoud671/
Unggoj671/
Eungoo671/
Hugout670/

Ugo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ugo in the Georgian language
უგოugo-
Ugo in the Marathi language
उगोugo-
Ugo in the Hindi language
उगोugo75
ऊगोugo25

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