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

The surname Kao (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻭ, Hindi: काो, Oriya: କାଓ, Russian: Као) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Käo. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name Kao is the 8,948^th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 115,071 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Kao reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Kao is also the 34,132^nd most frequently held forename internationally, held by 22,887 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Cambodia, where it is held by 25,021 people, or 1 in 619. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 14 percent live, Tboung Khmum Province, where 10 percent live and Kampot Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Cambodia this last name occurs in 111 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Kao Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kao last name are 5.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kao earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 37.42% more than the national average, earning R 326,556 per year; in United States they earn 27.59% more than the national average, earning $55,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.99% more than the national average, earning $60,608 CAD per year.