Vo Surname

301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,766,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Vo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1,716,5381:549
United States35,1721:10,3051,251
Australia2,9381:9,1881,367
Canada2,5511:14,4442,125
France2,4241:27,4023,317
Thailand2,1811:32,3883,271
Germany5991:134,40016,369
Norway5081:10,1231,122
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
England3231:172,50215,799
United Arab Emirates2891:31,7033,425
Cambodia2261:68,5272,066
Singapore2141:25,7371,008
Belgium2121:54,2298,821
Sweden2101:46,8893,650
Malaysia2051:143,8749,060
Taiwan1901:123,3931,134
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Netherlands1611:104,88916,937
India1561:4,917,086124,057
Denmark1511:37,3823,890
Switzerland1131:72,6818,609
Ukraine901:505,80857,896
Finland721:76,3438,354
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Ivory Coast331:699,12819,606
Japan321:3,995,13436,490
Czechia301:354,44942,602
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
South Korea191:2,696,856537
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Austria181:473,08046,251
China181:75,962,3094,162
Guam161:10,0081,526
Greece161:692,48777,522
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Laos91:732,036508
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Ireland61:784,82316,062
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Wallis and Futuna41:3,40266
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: (51), (27) & (22) are calculated separately.

Vo (67,736) may also be a first name.

Vo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vo (Hindi: वो, Marathi: वो) has its highest incidence in Vietnam. It can also be rendered as a variant: , or . For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 301st most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,125 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Vo live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Viet-Asia. Vo is also the 14,269th most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 67,736 people.

The last name Vo is most frequently held in Vietnam, where it is held by 1,716,538 people, or 1 in 54. In Vietnam Vo is mostly concentrated in: Mekong River Delta, where 30 percent reside, South Central Coast, where 20 percent reside and Southeast, where 20 percent reside. Besides Vietnam Vo occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Vo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (62%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vo last name are 2.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Vo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.98% less than the national average, earning 273,467 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 15.61% less than the national average, earning 69,572,300 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 8.68% more than the national average, earning $46,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $47,920 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8351/
8327/
8322/
Vos8056,707/
Voa8033,998/
Voo805,347/
Voi801,976/
Vou801,386/
Voy80982/
Vot80800/
Voz80741/
Voh80693/
Voj80154/
Vuo80132/
Vod8096/
Vgo8043/
Voš8031/
Vho8022/
Hvo8011/
Vop805/
Vwo805/
Vfo803/
Voï802/
Voį800/
Voss6756,477/
Voit678,767/
Voos671,856/
Voyt671,721/
Vout67585/
Voot67421/
Vost67342/
Vois67188/
Vosh67178/
Voys67108/
Vous67102/
Vott67101/
Votz6790/
Voch6789/
Vodh6785/
Vosz6785/
Voyd6781/
Hvoy6760/
Voiß6756/
Vots6746/
Vuot6745/
Vhou6744/
Vohu6742/
Vooy6735/
Vooe6734/
Vood6733/
Voht6732/
Vocz6731/
Vwot6731/
Vojs6728/
Vouh6723/
Hvoh6711/
Voiz6710/
Vooz678/
Hvot678/
Vohy677/
Voić676/
Void675/
Vodt675/
Høvo674/
Voiy674/
Vhoi673/
Vhuo673/
Vojh673/
Vhoa673/
Voët673/
Voip673/
Vfoa673/
Vouz672/
Vodd672/
Vhot672/
Vojp672/
Voiț672/
Vo'a672/
Hvou672/
Vhho672/
Vhoh672/
D'Vo672/
Vgoo672/
Vojd672/
Vopf672/
Vgoy672/
Hvod672/
Voux671/
Votp671/
Voyz671/
Vhos671/
Vozz671/
Vhod671/
Vhoj671/
Vojš671/
Votd671/
Vozß671/
Vošš671/
Vgoh671/
Vodz671/
Vwou671/
Vfot671/
Vfgo671/
Vfho671/
Vfod671/
Vfos671/
Voop671/
Vosd671/
Vuoa671/
Vwoh671/
Vwuo671/
Vwwo671/
Voud671/
Vosp671/
Voyh671/
Voyj671/
Vohd671/
Vohj671/
Hhvo671/
Hvoj671/
Hvuo671/
Vozt670/

Vo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vo in the Hindi language
वोvo95.24
वॉvo4.76
Vo in the Marathi language
वोvo75
वॉvo25

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vo
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