Ao Surname

945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Macau

Ao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China367,6621:3,719186
Vietnam164,9901:56256
Cambodia12,2261:1,267313
Macau5,9691:10124
India5,0351:152,3479,604
Japan2,7601:46,3203,856
Thailand8111:87,10012,026
Taiwan6041:38,816458
Hong Kong5761:12,735355
Papua New Guinea5081:16,0511,581
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
United States3921:924,64069,378
Iran3701:207,52016,562
Singapore3121:17,653727
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Indonesia2051:645,11850,622
Nigeria1731:1,023,94743,086
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Philippines1661:609,86965,823
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Pakistan1071:1,669,56917,354
Australia841:321,37727,634
France791:840,79499,796
England441:1,266,32057,817
Peru411:775,22317,111
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Benin111:939,60046,216
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

The alternate forms: Áo (1) are calculated separately.

Ao (201,236) may also be a first name.

Ao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ao (Bengali: আও, Hindi: ाॉ) is most common in China. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Áo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 945th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,910 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ao reside; 67 percent reside in East Asia and 66 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 5,183rd most common first name globally, borne by 201,236 people.

This surname is most numerous in China, where it is borne by 367,662 people, or 1 in 3,719. Barring China it is found in 93 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 29 percent live and Cambodia, where 2 percent live.

Ao Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning 331,908 kr per year; in Peru they earn 42% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,243 per year; in United States they earn 90.37% more than the national average, earning $82,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.38% more than the national average, earning $56,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Áo831/
Gao8014,498,343/
Hao802,849,218/
Aou8035,198/
Aho8028,548/
Aoz8015,477/
Aoi809,220/
Auo80661/
Aos80511/
Aot80451/
Aoh80374/
Aod80351/
Aao80292/
Aoy80199/
Aoo80161/
Aoa80102/
Eao8071/
Aop8070/
Aeo8041/
A'O8034/
Aoj807/
Đao801/
Ðao801/
Aïo801/
Ajio679,552/
Ahou677,654/
Gaou674,056/
Haou673,490/
Aous672,221/
Aiyo671,264/
Aout67528/
Aoud67494/
Agio67404/
Ahoi67390/
Haho67347/
Haos67300/
Aois67281/
Gaoi67251/
Haoa67210/
Haoi67198/
Haot67189/
Ayio67187/
Ahao67176/
Ahoy67169/
Ahoh67140/
Aijo67133/
Aosh67129/
Aoiz67126/
Gaňo6798/
Haňo6784/
Ajjo6782/
Aayo6781/
Aaho6777/
Aoot6772/
Aood6768/
Aïgo6765/
Aaoa6754/
Aaot6750/
Ahoï6744/
Aeoi6739/
Aoys6738/
Aodh6734/
Aooa6734/
Aïho6732/
Ayyo6730/
Ahho6727/
Aaoh6726/
Haoz6726/
Hauo6724/
Aiio6723/
Aoid6722/
Gaľo6722/
Aïou6721/
Haeo6721/
Auho6718/
Aoch6717/
Auou6716/
Ahuo6715/
Aoz÷6714/
Aeoh6713/
Ajho6713/
Auop6713/
Ľaľo6713/
Aaoz6712/
Hhao679/
Ajyo679/
A'Ao679/
Gaoy679/
Aaou679/
Heao678/
Gaoo677/
Haoh677/
Aohh677/
Aîgo677/
Aost677/
Auot676/
Auoi676/
Aouh675/
Auos675/
Aeoy675/
Aoss674/
Aeho674/
Gaao674/
Eaos673/
Haoo673/
Gauo673/
Gaïo673/
Aots673/
A'Ou673/
Aotd672/
Eaoy672/
Auoz672/
Ahoz672/
Aouz672/
Aoos672/
Aooz672/
Haod672/
Ajgo672/
Auod672/
Auoo672/
Aoij672/
Aoit672/
Ayjo672/
Haoy672/
Aohy672/
Aott672/
Aeou672/
Haop671/
Aoop671/
Auoy671/
Aosd671/
Auoa671/
Aoyh671/
Ľaho671/
Gađo671/
Ha'o671/
Ga'o671/
Ahoî671/
Ah'o671/
Aaio671/
Aeoo671/
Eaoa671/
Aîho671/
Aîou671/
Aooe671/
Aozz671/
Août671/
Aaoi671/
Aaoj671/
Aaoy671/
Eaod671/
Eaoj671/
Eaot671/
Eaou671/
Aozp671/
Aozt671/
Aobp671/
Aohz671/
Aoip671/
Aosp671/
Aoup671/
Auoj671/
H'Ao671/
Haoj671/
Aaos670/
Aohu670/

Ao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ao in the Bengali language
আওa'o-
Ao in the Hindi language
ाॉao50
आोao20
अोao20
आओa'o10

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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 Ao
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