Quao Surname

48,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Quao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana10,3911:2,600418
England1071:520,73032,731
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Quao (467) may also be a first name.

Quao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quao (Arabic: قاو) is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Quao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 48,439th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 684,598 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Quao reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Quao is also the 394,192nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 467 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 10,391 people, or 1 in 2,600. Other than Ghana this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Quao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quao surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quao earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning $40,719 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quaou891/
Queao891/
Quaos891/
Qao8629/
Quagio8021/
Quahao802/
Quaoit801/
Quaous801/
Cuao75494/
Qaos75206/
Guao75188/
Qaod75163/
Qhao755/
Qaho755/
Quoa753/
Qoua752/
Qaeo752/
Kuao752/
Qgao752/
Qaoh751/
Qaao751/
Qaoo751/
Qeao751/
Qeua751/
Cqao751/
Qauo751/
Gqao751/
Qaoud674,832/
Qaood67131/
Qajgo6776/
Qaodh6755/
Gueao6710/
Qaous6710/
Kuaoa6710/
Qauod673/
Qaoos672/
Guaou672/
Kuaoo672/
Quôos671/
Qhoua671/
Quoad671/
Quoha671/
Quoah671/
Cuhao671/
Qaoth671/
Queaa671/
Qayyo671/
Guaho671/
Qahua671/
Gqaou671/
Qaiio671/
Quoho670/

Quao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quao in the Arabic language
قاوqaw-

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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 Quao
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