Vo Surname
Approximately 1,766,860 people bear this surname
Vo Surname User-submission:
Vietnamese surname Vo means 'military/martial' or 'shaman,' and has been present in Vietnam since the 9th century.
Vo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 1,716,538 | 1:54 | 9 |
| United States | 35,172 | 1:10,305 | 1,251 |
| Australia | 2,938 | 1:9,188 | 1,367 |
| Canada | 2,551 | 1:14,444 | 2,125 |
| France | 2,424 | 1:27,402 | 3,317 |
| Thailand | 2,181 | 1:32,388 | 3,271 |
| Germany | 599 | 1:134,400 | 16,369 |
| Norway | 508 | 1:10,123 | 1,122 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| England | 323 | 1:172,502 | 15,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 289 | 1:31,703 | 3,425 |
| Cambodia | 226 | 1:68,527 | 2,066 |
| Singapore | 214 | 1:25,737 | 1,008 |
| Belgium | 212 | 1:54,229 | 8,821 |
| Sweden | 210 | 1:46,889 | 3,650 |
| Malaysia | 205 | 1:143,874 | 9,060 |
| Taiwan | 190 | 1:123,393 | 1,134 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Netherlands | 161 | 1:104,889 | 16,937 |
| India | 156 | 1:4,917,086 | 124,057 |
| Denmark | 151 | 1:37,382 | 3,890 |
| Switzerland | 113 | 1:72,681 | 8,609 |
| Ukraine | 90 | 1:505,808 | 57,896 |
| Finland | 72 | 1:76,343 | 8,354 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 33 | 1:699,128 | 19,606 |
| Japan | 32 | 1:3,995,134 | 36,490 |
| Czechia | 30 | 1:354,449 | 42,602 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| South Korea | 19 | 1:2,696,856 | 537 |
| Iceland | 19 | 1:20,005 | 1,629 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 1:300,210 | 16,548 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1:96,757 | 6,198 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 4 | 1:3,402 | 66 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
The alternate forms: Vó (51), Vô (27) & Võ (22) are calculated separately.
Vo (67,736) may also be a first name.
Vo Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Vietnamese surname Vo means 'military/martial' or 'shaman,' and has been present in Vietnam since the 9th century.
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Average Vo Salary in
United States
$46,893 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vo (Hindi: वो, Marathi: वो) is held by more people in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Vó, Vô or Võ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 301st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,125 people. The last name Vo occurs mostly 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 frequent first name internationally, borne by 67,736 people.
Vo is most commonly used in Vietnam, where it is borne by 1,716,538 people, or 1 in 54. In Vietnam Vo is most prevalent in: Mekong River Delta, where 30 percent live, South Central Coast, where 20 percent live and Southeast, where 20 percent live. Aside from Vietnam this last name exists in 97 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Vo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (62%) in Russia.
In The United States Vo are 2.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.2% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vó | 83 | 51 | / |
| Vô | 83 | 27 | / |
| Võ | 83 | 22 | / |
| Vos | 80 | 56,707 | / |
| Voa | 80 | 33,998 | / |
| Voo | 80 | 5,347 | / |
| Voi | 80 | 1,976 | / |
| Vou | 80 | 1,386 | / |
| Voy | 80 | 982 | / |
| Vot | 80 | 800 | / |
| Voz | 80 | 741 | / |
| Voh | 80 | 693 | / |
| Voj | 80 | 154 | / |
| Vuo | 80 | 132 | / |
| Vod | 80 | 96 | / |
| Vgo | 80 | 43 | / |
| Voš | 80 | 31 | / |
| Vho | 80 | 22 | / |
| Hvo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Vop | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vwo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vfo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Voï | 80 | 2 | / |
| Voį | 80 | 0 | / |
| Voss | 67 | 56,477 | / |
| Voit | 67 | 8,767 | / |
| Voos | 67 | 1,856 | / |
| Voyt | 67 | 1,721 | / |
| Vout | 67 | 585 | / |
| Voot | 67 | 421 | / |
| Vost | 67 | 342 | / |
| Vois | 67 | 188 | / |
| Vosh | 67 | 178 | / |
| Voys | 67 | 108 | / |
| Vous | 67 | 102 | / |
| Vott | 67 | 101 | / |
| Votz | 67 | 90 | / |
| Voch | 67 | 89 | / |
| Vodh | 67 | 85 | / |
| Vosz | 67 | 85 | / |
| Voyd | 67 | 81 | / |
| Hvoy | 67 | 60 | / |
| Voiß | 67 | 56 | / |
| Vots | 67 | 46 | / |
| Vuot | 67 | 45 | / |
| Vhou | 67 | 44 | / |
| Vohu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Vooy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Vooe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vood | 67 | 33 | / |
| Voht | 67 | 32 | / |
| Vocz | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vwot | 67 | 31 | / |
| Vojs | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vouh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hvoh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Voiz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vooz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hvot | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vohy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Voić | 67 | 6 | / |
| Void | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vodt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Høvo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Voiy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vhoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vhuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vojh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vhoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voët | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voip | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vfoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vouz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vodd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vojp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voiț | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vo'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hvou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Vo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vgoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vojd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vopf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vgoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hvod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Votp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vozz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vojš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Votd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vozß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vošš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vgoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vodz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vfos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vosd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vosp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vozt | 67 | 0 | / |
Vo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vo in the Hindi language | ||
| वो | vo | 95.24 |
| वॉ | vo | 4.76 |
| Vo in the Marathi language | ||
| वो | vo | 75 |
| वॉ | vo | 25 |
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