Cáo Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Cáo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Cao (9,129,753), Cão (5), Cào (1), Caó (2), Ção (1), Ćao (1), Çao (1) & Caô (1) are calculated separately.
Cáo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cáo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cáo occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Cao, Cão, Cào, Caó, Ção, Ćao, Çao or Caô. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cáo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cáo is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Cáo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Cáo reside; 67 percent reside in South America and 67 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The surname Cáo is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Cáo is mostly concentrated in: Espírito Santo, where 67 percent are found, Goiás, where 17 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Brazil this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Spain, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cao | 89 | 9,129,753 | / |
| Cão | 89 | 5 | / |
| Cào | 89 | 1 | / |
| Co | 80 | 56,920 | / |
| Cá | 80 | 144 | / |
| Caó | 78 | 2 | / |
| Ção | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ćao | 78 | 1 | / |
| Çao | 78 | 1 | / |
| Caô | 78 | 1 | / |
| Coy | 67 | 49,623 | / |
| Coe | 67 | 39,118 | / |
| Coa | 67 | 13,593 | / |
| Coi | 67 | 4,192 | / |
| Coo | 67 | 3,214 | / |
| Coh | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Cou | 67 | 360 | / |
| Cuo | 67 | 279 | / |
| Cko | 67 | 133 | / |
| Cgo | 67 | 72 | / |
| Cco | 67 | 51 | / |
| Cwo | 67 | 39 | / |
| Cuá | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wco | 67 | 13 | / |
| Coï | 67 | 4 | / |
| C O | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cáu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cqo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coé | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Cáo
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