Nguyen-Cao Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Nguyen-Cao Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Nguyen & Cao.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguyen-Cao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nguyen-Cao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nguyen-Cao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nguyen-Cao is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nguyen-Cao.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguyen-Cao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nguyen-Cao is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Nguyen-Cao is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Nguyen-Cao reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Louisiana, where 33 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Connecticut, where 17 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nguyen-Cao
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