Sao Surname
Approximately 54,448 people bear this surname
Sao Surname User-submission:
The meaning of the term, sahu, may change from region to region. The term generally means 'businessman' or 'moneylender'.
The meaning of the term, sao, may change from region to region. The term generally means 'rich businessman'.
Read More About This SurnameSao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14,159 | 1:54,175 | 3,711 |
| Cambodia | 10,291 | 1:1,505 | 355 |
| Vietnam | 7,951 | 1:11,652 | 297 |
| Senegal | 3,803 | 1:3,834 | 229 |
| Myanmar | 2,479 | 1:20,951 | 416 |
| Mali | 2,452 | 1:6,920 | 429 |
| Mauritania | 2,225 | 1:1,840 | 234 |
| Angola | 1,972 | 1:13,686 | 1,647 |
| United States | 1,270 | 1:285,401 | 26,557 |
| Japan | 705 | 1:181,339 | 8,531 |
| Portugal | 689 | 1:15,121 | 1,147 |
| Indonesia | 636 | 1:207,939 | 19,590 |
| China | 600 | 1:2,278,869 | 364 |
| Liberia | 501 | 1:8,799 | 1,005 |
| Nigeria | 463 | 1:382,598 | 20,281 |
| Brazil | 404 | 1:529,887 | 19,867 |
| France | 350 | 1:189,779 | 29,542 |
| Papua New Guinea | 303 | 1:26,910 | 3,022 |
| Macau | 293 | 1:2,053 | 219 |
| Cuba | 287 | 1:40,149 | 1,812 |
| Philippines | 285 | 1:355,222 | 47,564 |
| Burkina Faso | 252 | 1:72,826 | 2,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 246 | 1:93,785 | 4,918 |
| Syria | 233 | 1:82,837 | 3,208 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Benin | 107 | 1:96,594 | 11,054 |
| Tanzania | 103 | 1:513,996 | 33,942 |
| Cameroon | 96 | 1:216,344 | 21,934 |
| Thailand | 92 | 1:767,808 | 125,203 |
| New Caledonia | 88 | 1:3,139 | 455 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Solomon Islands | 84 | 1:6,905 | 1,051 |
| Taiwan | 77 | 1:304,477 | 2,465 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Niger | 52 | 1:369,077 | 10,509 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Afghanistan | 39 | 1:824,441 | 8,487 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| American Samoa | 30 | 1:1,859 | 357 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1:7,145,755 | 40,003 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 4 | 1:3,402 | 66 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Sâo (2), Saõ (1), Sào (1) & Saó (1) are calculated separately.
Sao (39,352) may also be a first name.
Sao Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The meaning of the term, sahu, may change from region to region. The term generally means 'businessman' or 'moneylender'.
The meaning of the term, sao, may change from region to region. The term generally means 'rich businessman'.
- Ramesh SaoSao Demographics
Average Sao Salary in
United States
$38,564 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sao (Arabic: صيو, Bengali: সাও, Georgian: საო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻭ, Hindi: साो, Marathi: साओ, Oriya: ସାଓ, Russian: Сао) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sâo, Saõ, Sào or Saó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sao? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,335th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 133,844 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Sao live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 22,505th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 39,352 people.
The surname Sao is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 14,159 people, or 1 in 54,175. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 61 percent are found, Bihar, where 18 percent are found and Odisha, where 7 percent are found. Not including India Sao is found in 110 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 19 percent are found and Vietnam, where 15 percent are found.
Sao Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Sao are 10.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.53% registered with the political party.
The amount Sao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.6% more than the national average, earning R 498,096 per year; in United States they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning $38,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,048 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sao in the Georgian language | ||
| საო | sao | - |
| Sao in the Bengali language | ||
| সাও | sa'o | - |
| Sao in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଓ | sa'o | 95.71 |
| ଶାଓ | sa'o | 2.21 |
| Sao in the Hindi language | ||
| साो | sao | 66.38 |
| साओ | sa'o | 20.69 |
| साव | sava | 12.07 |
| शाो | sao | 0.86 |
| Sao in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﻭ | saw | 66.3 |
| ﺻﺎﻭﻭ | saww | 21.11 |
| ﺻﻮ | sw | 8.33 |
| ﺳﺎﻭﻭ | saww | 1.3 |
| ﺳﺎﻭ | saw | 1.3 |
| ﺻﺎﺅﻭ | saww | 0.74 |
| ﺻﻮﻭ | sww | 0.37 |
| ﺻﻮﻩ | swh | 0.19 |
| ﺻﺎﺃﻭ | saaw | 0.19 |
| ﺳﺎﺅﻭ | saww | 0.19 |
| Sao in the Marathi language | ||
| साओ | sa'o | 66.04 |
| सो | so | 30.19 |
| सओ | sa'o | 3.77 |
| Sao in the Russian language | ||
| Сао | sao | - |
| Sao in the Arabic language | ||
| صيو | syw | - |
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