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 surname Quao (Arabic: قاو) is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Quao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,439th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 684,598 people. The last name is predominantly 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 commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 467 people.

The last name is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 10,391 people, or 1 in 2,600. Besides Ghana this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Quao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quao last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political 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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