Fao Surname

238,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Fao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3991:536,52720,103
Indonesia3351:394,77433,570
Burkina Faso1861:98,6673,124
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Portugal751:138,9106,177
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Benin471:219,90620,230
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
China51:273,464,31313,838
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
England31:18,572,686338,250
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Fao (1,095) may also be a first name.

Fao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fao (Hindi: फाो) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fao? popularity and diffusion

Fao is the 238,256th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,330,093 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 37 percent of Fao live; 25 percent live in South America and 24 percent live in Luso-South America. Fao is also the 241,171st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,095 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 536,527. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 56 percent are found, São Paulo, where 22 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 13 percent are found. Beside Brazil Fao exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 11 percent are found.

Fao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fao surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.

Fao earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.86% less than the national average, earning $33,716 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faot868,062/
Faho863,610/
Faou86616/
Faoa86135/
Feao8657/
Faoz8647/
Fauo8635/
Faeo8626/
Faod8625/
Faos8615/
Faao865/
Faoj864/
Fhao863/
Faoi862/
Ffao861/
Faoy861/
Pfao861/
Wfao861/
Faňo861/
Faouz75415/
Faijo75261/
Faout75208/
Faaio75104/
Faiyo7564/
Faous7559/
Fađoš7530/
Fagio7526/
Fajjo7521/
Fahou7515/
Fayjo7511/
Faoiz7510/
Faoot758/
Fahoj757/
Fa'oa756/
Faayo755/
Fauos754/
Faott753/
Faoud753/
Faooz752/
Fauot752/
Fahot752/
Fajio752/
Fahoo752/
Faodz752/
Feaop752/
Fayio751/
Faooj751/
Faooh751/
Faosh751/
Fauod751/
Fahuo751/
Wwfao751/
Fahho751/
Faaoj751/
Fauoz751/
Faohs751/
Faoid751/
Feaho751/
Fauoo751/
Faeho751/
Faoih751/
Faeou751/
Fahao751/
Fahoy751/
Faoss751/
Faohy750/
Vao671,133/
Foa671,095/
Faijoo67119/
Foà6730/
Fajjoo6720/
Fahous6718/
Faijos6717/
Fahoud6717/
Fayjoo6710/
Foá676/
Fayyoz672/
Faijjo672/
Fa'aoa672/
Faiyoz671/
Faoith671/
Föo671/
Faoust671/
Fahouh671/
Fahaho671/
Faiyoh671/
Fayjoy671/
Fajjou671/
Fauois670/

Fao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fao in the Hindi language
फाोphao-

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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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  • 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 Fao
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