Scao Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Scao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France331:2,012,810168,616
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Scao (15) may also be a first name.

Scao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scao is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Scao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Scao is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Scao are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Scao is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 15 people.

It is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 2,012,810. In France Scao is most numerous in: Brittany, where 85 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 9 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 3 percent reside. Outside of France this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 20 percent reside and Taiwan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schao8919/
Scaoa891/
Scagio802/
Scaooh801/
Schauo801/
Scoa758/
Skao754/
Xcao751/
Scahoht730/
Scaoitt730/
Skaou67171/
Scuia6713/
Schoa679/
Skaoh678/
Skaot672/
Scoat671/
Sqaao671/
Scoho671/
Scoah670/

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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 Scao
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