Cao Surname

58th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,129,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Cao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China8,373,9591:16335
Vietnam629,5061:14724
Taiwan48,5461:48358
United States19,7101:18,3902,317
Thailand14,8241:4,765156
Singapore5,7611:956140
Philippines4,9171:20,5892,564
Hong Kong4,7791:1,535140
Canada4,2131:8,7461,306
Spain3,7621:12,4271,434
Australia2,5411:10,6241,575
Guatemala2,0991:7,662936
France1,8681:35,5584,345
Italy1,5981:38,2716,888
Argentina1,5881:26,9172,251
Macau1,1121:541106
Brazil6961:307,57811,864
England6811:81,8189,053
Ecuador5481:29,0253,595
Cuba5121:22,5051,342
Mexico4951:250,7606,156
Germany4731:170,20220,054
Cambodia4671:33,1631,582
New Zealand4491:10,0851,753
Japan3741:341,83011,852
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Portugal3491:29,8521,897
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Malaysia2941:100,3206,876
United Arab Emirates2541:36,0723,830
Netherlands2521:67,01311,436
Sweden2431:40,5223,232
Belgium2331:49,3428,024
Switzerland1741:47,2016,376
Denmark1611:35,0603,643
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Norway1271:40,4905,768
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Uruguay961:35,7474,143
Israel921:93,01810,885
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Venezuela601:503,4019,605
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Finland501:109,93410,946
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Colombia461:1,038,5679,368
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Ireland301:156,9657,012
India291:26,450,530346,896
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
South Korea241:2,135,011473
Belize231:15,4551,591
Guyana231:33,1403,492
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Panama201:195,6135,661
Puerto Rico201:177,5072,086
Chile191:927,18319,125
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Austria141:608,24554,975
Guam121:13,3432,098
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
Wales81:386,81619,671
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Samoa41:48,452659
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

The alternate forms: Cáo (9), Caó (2), Caô (1), Çao (1), Ćao (1) & Cào (1) are calculated separately.

Cao (60,877) may also be a first name.

Cao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cao is more frequently found in China than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Cáo, Caó, Caô, Çao, Ćao or Cào. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cao is the 58th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 798 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Cao are found; 92 percent are found in East Asia and 92 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 15,676th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 60,877 people.

This surname is most widely held in China, where it is carried by 8,373,959 people, or 1 in 163. Beside China this last name exists in 137 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 7 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Cao Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cao has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 11,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cao surname are 7.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.45% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.13% more than the national average, earning €36,375 per year; in Norway they earn 27.31% less than the national average, earning 251,552 kr per year; in Peru they earn 35.93% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,420 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.53% less than the national average, earning R 96,168 per year; in Colombia they earn 51.94% more than the national average, earning $34,494,100 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning 78,063,900 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $52,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cáo899/
Caó892/
Caô891/
Çao891/
Ćao891/
Cào891/
Chao86219,275/
Ciao86502/
Caho86282/
Caos86214/
Caot8682/
Caňo8658/
Dcao8640/
Caou8633/
Caoi8627/
Caoy8612/
Caoh8612/
Caoa8612/
Caeo8610/
Caoz868/
Gcao866/
Tcao864/
Caoo864/
Kcao864/
Caao862/
Caop861/
Csao861/
Ìcao861/
Caod861/
Cađo861/
Ckao861/
Czao861/
Cqao861/
Hcao861/
Tchao7510,058/
Chaou753,852/
Cahoy751,308/
Chaoi75498/
Caous75337/
Caijo75254/
Cahoj75109/
Cajjo75101/
Cajio7570/
Chaoo7525/
Cajyo7521/
Cahou7516/
Chaňo7512/
Caohe7512/
Caayo7510/
Cahod759/
Chhao757/
Chauo756/
Caois756/
Chaoy754/
Cahoi753/
Chaao753/
Chaoh753/
Caoch752/
Caots752/
Caeho752/
Caosh751/
Caost751/
Cahao751/
Cajho751/
Ceaoi751/
Chaoj751/
Cahuo751/
Cagio751/
Caiyo751/
Caoss751/
Caoid751/
Caoit751/
Caoos751/
Chaoû751/
Cahho751/
Cheao751/
Cauho750/
Kao6763,331/
Coa6713,593/
Chaiyo679,472/
Tchaou674,158/
Zao671,953/
Chaaou67214/
Chajjo67113/
Chahou67105/
Caiyod6755/
Chahoy6738/
Qao6729/
Chauou6728/
Caiyoy6719/
Tcheao677/
Chayyo676/
Cajioa675/
Cahott674/
Chaouh673/
Caayos673/
Chauoi672/
Caoaya672/
Côa672/
Caayoh672/
Cahodh671/
Cahout671/
Chhaou671/
Caouch671/
Tchauo671/
Tchaoh671/
Cahaho671/
Caehou671/
Cheaou671/
Chahoo671/
Chajio671/
Caiios671/
Chaayo671/
Caijio671/
Chaijo671/
Cahooh670/
Cahoos670/
Cahooe670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cao
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