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Names / Ngo

Is Ngo a first name or a last name?

Ngo is a family name (last name). It is mostly a family name in Vietnam.

How to address someone called Ngo

  • Vietnam. Ngo is a family name, but people are addressed by their given name, even formally: the last part of a name written in local order. Do not write Mr. Ngo or Ms. Ngo.

Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.

Ngo by country

People recorded in Wikidata who carry Ngo as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (101 in total).

CountryAs family nameAs given nameFamily name share
Vietnam680100%
United States80100%
France60100%
Cameroon50100%
Canada50100%
Australia30100%

Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.

Ngo in the United States

  • As a surname: about 33,005 people in the 2010 census, rank 1,062 among US surnames.

More on this naming tradition: How Vietnamese names work.

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