View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Jao Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Jao (Arabic: جاو, Bengali: জাও, Georgian: ჯაო, Hindi: जाो, Marathi: जाओ, Oriya: ଜାଓ, Tibetan: ཇོའུ་) is most common in Madagascar. It may be found as a variant: Jaó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jao? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 29,459^th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 400,591 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Jao are found; 49 percent are found in Southern Africa and 49 percent are found in Barito Africa. Jao is also the 73,016^th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 7,678 people.

This surname is most widely held in Madagascar, where it is held by 8,925 people, or 1 in 2,650. Besides Madagascar this last name is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 30 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Jao Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Jao last name is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States Jao are 1.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.26% less than the national average, earning R 68,304 per year; in United States they earn 29.51% more than the national average, earning $55,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning $61,679 CAD per year.