Dao Surname

651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 835,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Dao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam593,6791:15626
Mali97,8341:17332
Burkina Faso74,1231:24837
Ivory Coast27,8031:83089
United States12,2871:29,4993,661
Togo5,9851:1,211111
India3,9691:193,26411,673
Thailand3,3941:20,8131,767
Indonesia2,1081:62,7376,849
France1,9231:34,5414,212
Philippines1,6211:62,45410,582
China1,2371:1,105,353302
Canada1,1581:31,8184,135
Australia9711:27,8023,781
Liberia6411:6,878812
Cambodia5881:26,3391,439
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Germany3161:254,76427,480
Taiwan2771:84,638855
Solomon Islands2711:2,140179
England2681:207,90317,929
Benin2471:41,8455,373
Venezuela2401:125,8504,170
Papua New Guinea2321:35,1454,169
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Italy2001:305,78338,187
Japan1961:652,26716,465
Russia1731:833,08167,653
Switzerland1711:48,0296,455
Brazil1671:1,281,88243,935
Iran1641:468,18628,471
Sweden1601:61,5424,713
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Singapore1461:37,7241,403
Niger1381:139,0735,211
Ukraine1381:329,87541,364
Afghanistan1291:249,2494,253
Pakistan1221:1,464,29416,074
Argentina1161:368,47828,618
Malaysia1021:289,15915,911
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Norway871:59,1078,442
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Belgium611:188,47025,041
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Czechia521:204,49029,445
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Guinea501:236,6761,026
South Sudan491:232,961594
Senegal461:316,9421,708
Romania411:489,70437,604
Portugal381:274,16410,086
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Mauritania211:194,9939,876
Finland201:274,83520,939
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
South Korea161:3,202,516604
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Congo51:997,81917,129
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Macau41:150,408604
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Dào (13) are calculated separately.

Dao (248,757) may also be a first name.

Dao Last Name Facts

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

Dao (Arabic: دعو, Bengali: দও, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻭ, Hindi: डॉ़, Oriya: ଦାଓ, Russian: Дао) is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Dào. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 651st most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,724 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Dao reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 71 percent reside in Viet-Asia. Dao is also the 4,231st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 248,757 people.

It is most prevalent in Vietnam, where it is held by 593,679 people, or 1 in 156. In Vietnam Dao is primarily concentrated in: Red River Delta, where 37 percent live, Southeast, where 15 percent live and Northeast, where 11 percent live. Barring Vietnam this surname occurs in 120 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 12 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent live.

Dao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dao last name is primarily Orthodox (63%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Dao are 0.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Dao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.12% less than the national average, earning 241,837 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 35.49% more than the national average, earning 111,698,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $48,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $51,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dào8913/
Daou8689,414/
Daho869,257/
Daod864,652/
Daoh862,273/
Daos861,668/
Daňo861,127/
Daoa86372/
Daao86283/
Deao86168/
Dhao8698/
Dauo8673/
Daeo8670/
Daoi8654/
Daot8650/
Daoy8640/
Daoo8627/
Da'o8615/
Daop866/
Daoj865/
Daoz865/
Dgao861/
Hdao861/
Daoud75184,039/
Dahou7519,636/
Daood759,443/
Dayio754,140/
Daout751,065/
Daijo751,052/
Daiyo75724/
Dagio75656/
Dauod75625/
Dhaou75619/
Daous75466/
Dahao75205/
Ddaho75182/
Dajjo75142/
Dajio75119/
Daoiz7570/
Dayyo7565/
Daaou7539/
Dahoy7534/
Daoux7530/
Daoût7527/
Dhaoa7523/
Dahoi7523/
Daouh7515/
Daoch7512/
Dahos7510/
Da'ou7510/
Dahoh759/
Daayo758/
Ddaou758/
Daodt758/
Da'ao758/
Dahho757/
Deaos757/
Daoid756/
Daois755/
Daouz755/
Daaoa755/
Dhaoi754/
Daoup754/
Dauot754/
Daoot754/
Dauou754/
Daaod754/
Dae'o754/
Daosh754/
Dajho753/
Daost753/
Dauho753/
Daaho753/
Dhaot753/
Dhaod752/
Dhaho752/
Dauoa752/
Dauoi752/
Daodh752/
Dahuo752/
Daeho752/
Ddaoo752/
Daaoh752/
Da'os752/
Daiio751/
Daoph751/
Dauoo751/
Daooh751/
Daeoh751/
Dauoy751/
Daaio751/
D'Hao751/
Dgaao751/
Dahoz751/
Daeoo751/
Dahgo751/
Dhaoo751/
Daosd751/
Daott750/
Deaoy750/
Daots750/
Doa6712,761/
Daoust6710,640/
Dahhou671,821/
Dahous67638/
Dauhoo67461/
Dahouz67234/
Daoush67215/
Dahoud67202/
Ddahot67188/
Dahout67142/
D'Aout67121/
Dauood6758/
Daihyo6753/
Dahouh6746/
Dajioh6719/
Dagiou6716/
Dagiuo6713/
Daaoud6712/
Daaood6711/
Daoaia679/
Dhahot678/
Daaiyo676/
Daouch675/
Daoudh674/
Dauoud673/
Dhaood673/
D'août673/
Dhahoy673/
Dahoux673/
Uandao673/
Dahjio673/
Daijou672/
Dauost672/
Dahaou672/
Daiyop672/
Dhaooa671/
Dhahod671/
Dhajgo671/
Dahoch671/
Dahosh671/
Dahots671/
Daijoo671/
Daoodh671/
Daoudt671/
Daaouz671/
Dhaaou671/
Tdaaho671/
Daijjo671/
Dauuod671/
Dayjou671/
Daouss671/
Daooch671/
Daoosh671/
Daoost671/
Dahooa671/
Dahooh671/
Dajios671/
Daehou671/
Daahou671/
Daahoy671/
Dhahou671/
Dhauho671/
Dajjou671/
Dhaoud671/
Dhaiyo671/
Daahoo670/
Dauoch670/
Daosch670/

Dao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dao in the Bengali language
দওda'o99.73
Dao in the Oriya language
ଦାଓda'o84.21
େଦଓeda'o10.53
ଦଓda'o5.26
Dao in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻭdaw80
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻭaldaw10
ﺇﻧﺪﻭandw10
Dao in the Hindi language
डॉ़do53.41
डॉdo43.75
डाॉdao0.57
Dao in the Russian language
Даоdao-
Dao in the Arabic language
دعوdw-

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Dao Reference & Research

Daou Family (Levant) FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Daou Family (Levant) FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dao
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