Iao Surname

186,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Macau
Highest density in:
Macau

Iao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Macau1,9901:30278
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Japan291:4,408,42437,714
China71:195,331,65210,124
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Iao (1,376) may also be a first name.

Iao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iao (Hindi: इाऒ) is more commonly found in Macau than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 186,039th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,200,503 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Iao reside; 92 percent reside in East Asia and 91 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Iao is also the 211,101st most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 1,376 people.

The surname is most widespread in Macau, where it is borne by 1,990 people, or 1 in 302. Without taking into account Macau this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 3 percent reside.

Iao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Iao surname are 25.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.

Iao earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $42,243 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiao861,415,191/
Giao862,449/
Ihao86114/
Yiao8634/
Ijao8616/
Hiao8616/
Iaou864/
Ioao863/
Iaho862/
Ieao861/
Iaoi861/
Iaoha75153/
Agiao7591/
Yihao7521/
Aiyao7520/
Ijaot7516/
Jihao757/
Jiaoy755/
Jiaou755/
Oiyao754/
Oyiao754/
Ajiao754/
Hiaho754/
Aijao754/
Jiaho753/
Giaou752/
Jiaao752/
Gihao751/
Ihaoj751/
Hiaoh751/
Ji'ao751/
Ijhao751/
Jiaoa751/
Hiaos751/
Yao676,597,673/
Jao6718,192/
Ioo67469/
Eao6771/
Ioa6758/
Jiahao6747/
Ioó6731/
Agiaou6716/
Gajiao6712/
Jiaohe679/
Ajiaou678/
Hejiao676/
Jiahuo673/
Aijiao673/
Hujiao673/
Haiyao672/
Hayiao672/
Jiehao672/
Ijahgo671/
Hihaou671/
Hiaouh671/
Hagiao671/
Hiahao671/
Ijaijo671/
Huiyao671/
Hajiao671/
Jiahou671/
Yiahao671/
Gujiao671/
Egiaho671/

Iao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iao in the Hindi language
इाऒia'o-

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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 Iao
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