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Where Does The Last Name Cau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cau (Hindi: चाउ) is found most in Vietnam. It may be rendered as a variant: Cậu or Čau. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 13,454^th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 175,494 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Cau are found; 49 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Viet-Asia. Cau is also the 51,145^th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 13,052 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Vietnam, where it is carried by 11,586 people, or 1 in 7,996. In Vietnam it is mostly found in: Red River Delta, where 24 percent reside, Southeast, where 22 percent reside and Mekong River Delta, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Vietnam it occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 22 percent reside and Cambodia, where 20 percent reside.

Cau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cau last name rose 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Cau surname are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning €30,963 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.1% less than the national average, earning R 75,816 per year; in United States they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning $36,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.41% more than the national average, earning $63,302 CAD per year.