Vigo Surname

19,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Vigo Surname Definition:

From wick, a village. There is a place named Bosvigo in Kenwyn.

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Vigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru10,7211:2,965490
Spain4,2201:11,0791,295
Italy3,2421:18,8643,240
Philippines2,5951:39,0136,069
Argentina1,8891:22,6281,883
United States1,3051:277,74625,941
Paraguay1,2021:6,021450
Brazil9171:233,4519,020
France6901:96,26514,066
Uruguay4671:7,349814
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Cuba2611:44,1481,900
Nigeria1311:1,352,23553,045
Chile1041:169,3895,602
Bolivia731:145,4314,276
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
England701:795,97243,050
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Australia541:499,92037,885
Venezuela521:580,84810,516
Puerto Rico511:69,6111,356
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Belgium381:302,54335,124
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
China61:227,886,92811,701
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

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.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.

- pedrocvigo

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vigó922/
Vigot89913/
Viego89376/
Vigos89106/
Vigho8961/
Viggo8954/
Viogo8931/
Vaigo8928/
Vigoy8924/
Vigod8921/
Vigoz8918/
Vigou8917/
Veigo898/
Vigoo894/
Vigoh893/
Vigoi891/
Vaigoi8041/
Vigott8037/
Vighot8023/
Vaigop8018/
Vaigot8018/
Vigoth8015/
Vigoss8012/
Vighoi806/
Viggos805/
Vaigos803/
Vigoux801/
Voigot801/
Vicgot801/
Vwigho801/
Vwiogo801/
Vaigoï801/
Figo757,221/
Bigo752,738/
Viga752,425/
Vego751,668/
Wigo75236/
Vugo753/
Uigo751/
Vaingho731/
Veiga6793,661/
Bigot6722,414/
Bigos674,096/
Viega672,930/
Vaiga671,378/
Vigas67917/
Waigo67652/
Biogo67625/
Bigou67567/
Bigoy67453/
Biego67399/
Mpigo67362/
Vigah67359/
Figoo67336/
Vigaš67240/
Vigha67213/
Baigo67196/
Fiego67159/
Vhiga67154/
Wigod67108/
Biggo6792/
Boigo6781/
Bigoś6779/
Bigoš6775/
Vigga6772/
Feigo6755/
Wisgo6751/
Buigo6751/
Fiogo6747/
Figot6738/
Visga6737/
Wigho6735/
Figos6735/
Bigho6732/
Vegos6728/
Bigoi6728/
Beigo6727/
Woigo6717/
Figou6716/
Faigo6716/
Bigoj6715/
Bigoh6714/
Figoy6712/
Vigad6711/
Vugho6711/
Veggo6711/
Pfigo6710/
Bigod6710/
Bisgo6710/
Bigoo6710/
Wiggo679/
Vegod678/
Vigáš675/
Figho674/
Vesgo674/
Vegot674/
Vigat674/
Weigo673/
Vegou673/
Vuiga672/
Wiego672/
Foigo672/
Bigoa671/
Vijga671/
Vegoo671/
Vihga671/
Vigau671/
Veago671/
Veygo671/
Vigaz671/
Vegoh671/
Vugoy671/
Figoz671/
Bhigo671/
Bikgo671/
Vhego671/
Voiga671/
Vaygo671/
Fisgo671/

Vigo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vigo in the Georgian language
ვიგოvigo-
Vigo in the Hindi language
विगोvigo66.67
वीगोvigo33.33
Vigo in the Russian language
Вигоvigo-

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