Thao Surname

4,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Laos

Thao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam65,0311:1,425117
Laos38,1311:17349
United States10,4351:34,7354,327
Cambodia2,5111:6,168782
Thailand5611:125,91519,034
France2891:229,83635,639
Australia1431:188,78118,817
Canada751:491,27542,011
Malaysia651:453,75723,130
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Burkina Faso251:734,0848,477
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England101:5,571,806158,774
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
India71:109,580,769786,157
China61:227,886,92811,701
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Thao (1,189,961) may also be a first name.

Thao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thao (Tibetan: ཁྲ་བོ།) is held by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thao is the 4,809th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 62,027 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Thao live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 55 percent live in Viet-Asia. It is also the 695th most widely held forename globally, held by 1,189,961 people.

The surname is most common in Vietnam, where it is carried by 65,031 people, or 1 in 1,425. In Vietnam Thao is most frequent in: Southeast, where 27 percent reside, Red River Delta, where 16 percent reside and Mekong River Delta, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Vietnam this last name exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Laos, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Thao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Thao are 7.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.08% registered with the party.

The amount Thao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 63.57% less than the national average, earning $8,271,110 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 30.9% less than the national average, earning 56,969,900 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $36,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahao89130/
Thaho8916/
Thaou893/
Thaod893/
Thaoo891/
Thaop891/
Tao863,025,900/
Tahaos8017/
Tahaop8016/
Thaoih8013/
Tahaou8010/
Thaoha809/
Thauho805/
Thaouh801/
Thaout801/
Tahaoa801/
Thaaod801/
Thaaos801/
Thaoth801/
Toha7536,806/
Toho757,081/
Taho755,860/
Thoa751,760/
Taoi751,378/
Taou751,182/
Taoy751,001/
Teao75374/
Taoh75292/
Taos75268/
Taop7596/
Taoa7585/
Tauo7572/
Taeo7554/
Taot7549/
Taoz7547/
Taïo7539/
Taod7538/
Ta'o7510/
Taoo759/
Taîo752/
Htao751/
Ttao751/
Taoj751/
Thaheyo735/
Thaiyod734/
Thahoos732/
Tahahao731/
Tahajio731/
Tahayop731/
Tahayou731/
Tahou677,311/
Tohou673,281/
Thoha673,044/
Taous672,150/
Toaha671,864/
Taoud671,455/
Tahua671,184/
Tauho67731/
Tagio67693/
Tohoy67447/
Taiyo67401/
Tauoa67336/
Tohah67277/
Tahop67250/
Tahoy67196/
Thoua67171/
Tuiho67158/
Teuho6772/
Tajha6762/
Htoha6755/
Thoah6753/
Tauha6732/
Tahot6732/
Tohha6726/
Tohau6725/
Tahha6721/
Tayyo6719/
Thoho6719/
Taeha6718/
Taoos6717/
Thoaz6717/
Tajjo6715/
Taout6712/
Taeho6711/
Htaou6710/
Tohua6710/
Taijo679/
Taouz679/
Toeho679/
Thaua678/
Taaho678/
Tohaa678/
Tahajjod677/
Taayo677/
Tayio677/
Toeha677/
Tau'o677/
Tahoi676/
Tahoh676/
Tajio675/
Tohoi674/
Taoid674/
Taooe674/
Taood674/
Teaot673/
Tuoho673/
Taoch673/
Tojho672/
Thtoa672/
Tohoh672/
Taohu672/
Tahuo672/
Taoot672/
Tajho671/
Tojha671/
Theaa671/
Theuo671/
Taaoa671/
Thauã671/
Ta'go671/
Ta'oa671/
Tajyo671/
Toïho671/
Teaou671/
Tauop671/
Taoiz671/
Taooa671/
Taoss671/
Taîuo671/
Thouo671/
Thaea671/
Tuoha671/
Tohaz671/
Taeoy671/
Tayjo671/
Htaos671/
Taots670/
Thoap670/

Thao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thao in the Tibetan language
ཁྲ་བོ།trawo-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thao
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