lo Chau Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

lo Chau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

lo Chau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

lo Chau (25) may also be a first name.

lo Chau Last Name Facts

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

The last name lo Chau is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name lo Chau? popularity and diffusion

The last name lo Chau is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of lo Chau are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. lo Chau is also the 2,136,160th most common first name in the world, held by 25 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia lo Chau is mostly found in: Sabah, where 67 percent reside and Johor, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
lo Chu924/
lo Cha922/
lo Chai864/
lo Shau863/
lo Chui862/
lo Chou861/
La Chau861/
lo Hu837/
lo Ha832/
La Chaux806/
La Chaud801/
lo Shu77119/
lo Sau775/
La Cau774/
La Chu773/
lo Hui773/
lo Cho772/
lo Hai772/
lo Hou771/
La Hau771/
La Chauss751/
lo Chee71256/
lo Shui7116/
lo Choi717/
La Chat716/
lo Hiya712/
lo Shah711/
lo Choy711/
La Chay711/
lo Choo711/
lo Haid711/
lo Saha711/
lo Hsiu711/
lo Su67382/
La Ha6715/
lo Ho6711/
La Hu675/
Los Hass671/
lo Ja671/
La Ca671/
lo Ju671/
lo Hsueh671/

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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 lo Chau
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