Cuao Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Cuao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cuao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia4241:112,6753,849
Venezuela561:539,35910,010
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Cuao Last Name Facts

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

Cuao occurs in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cuao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 621,618th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name Cuao is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Cuao live; 96 percent live in South America and 96 percent live in Caribbean South America.

The last name is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 112,675. In Colombia Cuao is most frequent in: Magdalena Department, where 65 percent live, Atlántico Department, where 19 percent live and Capital District, where 7 percent live. Aside from Colombia Cuao exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 11 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Cuao Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cuao earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 18.34% less than the national average, earning $18,539,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chuao892/
Cuhao891/
Cuahao8077/
Chuaho801/
Quao7510,645/
Guao75188/
Zuao7530/
Kuao752/
Cwao751/
Cvao751/
Cuoa751/
Zhuao6739/
Chuoa6713/
Gueao6710/
Kuaoa6710/
Chwao679/
Cuoot674/
Guaou672/
Cuoos672/
Kuaoo672/
Chuayhoo671/
Quaou671/
Cuoho671/
Guaho671/
Queao671/
Quaos671/

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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
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  • 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 Cuao
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