Vargö Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Vargö Surname User-submission:

The surname Vargö (Vargo) in Swedish means 'wolf island' or 'wolf refuge'.

Vargö Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vargö Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Vargö (Vargo) in Swedish means 'wolf island' or 'wolf refuge'.

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Vargö Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vargö is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vargö? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vargö is the 4,532,898th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Vargö reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Vargö is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden Vargö is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 82 percent live, Uppsala County, where 12 percent live and Dalarna County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 5 percent live and Thailand, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vargae731/
Borgö6023/
Börgö604/
Forgö601/
Bargae55119/
Wargoe553/
Fargoe551/
Vorgoe551/
Färingö505/
Warghae501/
Veirgoe501/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vargö
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