Vigo Surname
Approximately 28,895 people bear this surname
Vigo Surname Definition:
From wick, a village. There is a place named Bosvigo in Kenwyn.
Read More About This SurnameVigo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 10,721 | 1:2,965 | 490 |
| Spain | 4,220 | 1:11,079 | 1,295 |
| Italy | 3,242 | 1:18,864 | 3,240 |
| Philippines | 2,595 | 1:39,013 | 6,069 |
| Argentina | 1,889 | 1:22,628 | 1,883 |
| United States | 1,305 | 1:277,746 | 25,941 |
| Paraguay | 1,202 | 1:6,021 | 450 |
| Brazil | 917 | 1:233,451 | 9,020 |
| France | 690 | 1:96,265 | 14,066 |
| Uruguay | 467 | 1:7,349 | 814 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Cuba | 261 | 1:44,148 | 1,900 |
| Nigeria | 131 | 1:1,352,235 | 53,045 |
| Chile | 104 | 1:169,389 | 5,602 |
| Bolivia | 73 | 1:145,431 | 4,276 |
| Mexico | 73 | 1:1,700,359 | 17,324 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| Venezuela | 52 | 1:580,848 | 10,516 |
| Puerto Rico | 51 | 1:69,611 | 1,356 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 32 | 1:3,099 | 465 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Vigó (2) are calculated separately.
Vigo (878) may also be a first name.
Vigo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From wick, a village. There is a place named Bosvigo in Kenwyn.
User-submitted Reference
Provenient from a colony that belonged to Italy now in the Spanish territory. There is a city in today's Spain called Vigo, where I do believe the surname had its origin.
- pedrocvigoVigo Demographics
Average Male Vigo Height
173.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vigo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vigo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vigo (Georgian: ვიგო, Hindi: विगो, Russian: Виго) occurs most in Peru. It may appear as a variant: Vigó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vigo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,031st most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 252,208 people. The surname Vigo is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Vigo reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 274,430th most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 878 people.
The last name Vigo is most frequently held in Peru, where it is carried by 10,721 people, or 1 in 2,965. In Peru Vigo is primarily found in: La Libertad Region, where 30 percent are found, Cajamarca Region, where 24 percent are found and Lima Province, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Peru this last name exists in 80 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 15 percent are found and Italy, where 11 percent are found.
Vigo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Vigo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vigo last name expanded 6,525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vigo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Vigo surname are 42.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.12% registered with the party.
The amount Vigo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 26.93% less than the national average, earning €21,943 per year; in Peru they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,559 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.51% less than the national average, earning R 141,360 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.82% less than the national average, earning $16,159,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $41,535 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.23% less than the national average, earning $39,633 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigó | 92 | 2 | / |
| Vigot | 89 | 913 | / |
| Viego | 89 | 376 | / |
| Vigos | 89 | 106 | / |
| Vigho | 89 | 61 | / |
| Viggo | 89 | 54 | / |
| Viogo | 89 | 31 | / |
| Vaigo | 89 | 28 | / |
| Vigoy | 89 | 24 | / |
| Vigod | 89 | 21 | / |
| Vigoz | 89 | 18 | / |
| Vigou | 89 | 17 | / |
| Veigo | 89 | 8 | / |
| Vigoo | 89 | 4 | / |
| Vigoh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Vigoi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vaigoi | 80 | 41 | / |
| Vigott | 80 | 37 | / |
| Vighot | 80 | 23 | / |
| Vaigop | 80 | 18 | / |
| Vaigot | 80 | 18 | / |
| Vigoth | 80 | 15 | / |
| Vigoss | 80 | 12 | / |
| Vighoi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Viggos | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vaigos | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vigoux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Voigot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vicgot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vwigho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vwiogo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vaigoï | 80 | 1 | / |
| Figo | 75 | 7,221 | / |
| Bigo | 75 | 2,738 | / |
| Viga | 75 | 2,425 | / |
| Vego | 75 | 1,668 | / |
| Wigo | 75 | 236 | / |
| Vugo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uigo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaingho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veiga | 67 | 93,661 | / |
| Bigot | 67 | 22,414 | / |
| Bigos | 67 | 4,096 | / |
| Viega | 67 | 2,930 | / |
| Vaiga | 67 | 1,378 | / |
| Vigas | 67 | 917 | / |
| Waigo | 67 | 652 | / |
| Biogo | 67 | 625 | / |
| Bigou | 67 | 567 | / |
| Bigoy | 67 | 453 | / |
| Biego | 67 | 399 | / |
| Mpigo | 67 | 362 | / |
| Vigah | 67 | 359 | / |
| Figoo | 67 | 336 | / |
| Vigaš | 67 | 240 | / |
| Vigha | 67 | 213 | / |
| Baigo | 67 | 196 | / |
| Fiego | 67 | 159 | / |
| Vhiga | 67 | 154 | / |
| Wigod | 67 | 108 | / |
| Biggo | 67 | 92 | / |
| Boigo | 67 | 81 | / |
| Bigoś | 67 | 79 | / |
| Bigoš | 67 | 75 | / |
| Vigga | 67 | 72 | / |
| Feigo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wisgo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Buigo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Fiogo | 67 | 47 | / |
| Figot | 67 | 38 | / |
| Visga | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wigho | 67 | 35 | / |
| Figos | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bigho | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vegos | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bigoi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Beigo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Woigo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Figou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Faigo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bigoj | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bigoh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Figoy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vigad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vugho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Veggo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Pfigo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bigod | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bisgo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bigoo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wiggo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vegod | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vigáš | 67 | 5 | / |
| Figho | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vesgo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vegot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vigat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weigo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vegou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vuiga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiego | 67 | 2 | / |
| Foigo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bigoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vegoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vihga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vigau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veygo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vigaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vegoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vugoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Figoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhego | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaygo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fisgo | 67 | 1 | / |
Vigo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vigo in the Georgian language | ||
| ვიგო | vigo | - |
| Vigo in the Hindi language | ||
| विगो | vigo | 66.67 |
| वीगो | vigo | 33.33 |
| Vigo in the Russian language | ||
| Виго | vigo | - |
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