Taú Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Taú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tau (48,900), Ţau (4), Țau (1), Tâu (1), Tău (1), Țău (1) & Ţâu (1) are calculated separately.

Taú Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taú is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Tau, Ţau, Țau, Tâu, Tău, Țău or Ţâu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taú? popularity and diffusion

Taú is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Taú are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Taú is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Aside from Brazil this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tau8948,900/
Taús866/
Ta801,030,717/
8026/
Ţau784/
Țau781/
Tâu781/
Tău781/
Tao673,025,900/
Tai67276,834/
Tay6799,860/
Tah6733,333/
Tea6727,788/
Tae6724,677/
Tua6721,084/
Toa679,141/
Tya675,068/
Taa674,835/
Hta672,968/
Tta672,205/
Twa67611/
Taï67424/
Dta6768/
Tda6719/
Túa6718/
Téa6713/
Taÿ678/
Wta677/
t A674/
Taî673/
T-A672/
Taó671/
Tiú671/
Taé671/
Taá671/
Țău671/
Ţâu671/
Tỏa671/
Tòa671/
Taí671/
Taà671/

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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 Taú
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