Tsao Surname
Approximately 6,668 people bear this surname
Tsao Surname User-submission:
Tsao is a romanization, among others such as Cao, of many Chinese surnames, the most prevalent of which being 曹, some other characters being 操 and 草. The most common 曹 originates from the Zhou-era duchy of Tsao founded by Cao Shu Zhenduo (曹叔振鐸.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,173 | 1:86,858 | 9,792 |
| Canada | 484 | 1:76,127 | 8,584 |
| China | 422 | 1:3,240,098 | 391 |
| Taiwan | 268 | 1:87,480 | 872 |
| Thailand | 260 | 1:271,686 | 46,672 |
| Russia | 174 | 1:828,293 | 67,348 |
| South Africa | 148 | 1:366,066 | 33,202 |
| Australia | 104 | 1:259,574 | 23,725 |
| Hong Kong | 96 | 1:76,411 | 1,572 |
| Japan | 84 | 1:1,521,956 | 24,539 |
| France | 71 | 1:935,531 | 107,040 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| New Zealand | 59 | 1:76,751 | 11,256 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Ukraine | 23 | 1:1,979,248 | 140,199 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Belize | 6 | 1:59,246 | 2,743 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
Tsao (1,435) may also be a first name.
Tsao Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Tsao is a romanization, among others such as Cao, of many Chinese surnames, the most prevalent of which being 曹, some other characters being 操 and 草. The most common 曹 originates from the Zhou-era duchy of Tsao founded by Cao Shu Zhenduo (曹叔振鐸. 操 comes from Chinese poet and warlord Tsao Tsao (曹操), who was a central figure of the Three Kingdoms period. 草 means 'grass'.
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Tsao Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Tsao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tsao (Russian: Цао) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,777th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,092,913 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Tsao live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tsao is also the 205,995th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 1,435 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,173 people, or 1 in 86,858. In The United States Tsao is mostly found in: California, where 46 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside and China, where 6 percent reside.
Tsao Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Tsao last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Tsao last name are 9.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.7% registered with the political party.
The amount Tsao earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.03% less than the national average, earning R 109,248 per year; in United States they earn 29.98% more than the national average, earning $56,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.1% more than the national average, earning $61,161 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsiao | 89 | 80 | / |
| Tshao | 89 | 43 | / |
| Tsaou | 89 | 20 | / |
| Tsaho | 89 | 11 | / |
| Thsao | 89 | 9 | / |
| Ts'ao | 89 | 4 | / |
| Tsaos | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tsaoi | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tsajio | 80 | 139 | / |
| Tsaous | 80 | 104 | / |
| Tsahou | 80 | 19 | / |
| Tsayyo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Tssaou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tsaoys | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tsaiyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tsayio | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tshaho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tjao | 75 | 420 | / |
| Tsoa | 75 | 128 | / |
| Tcao | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dsao | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tzao | 75 | 2 | / |
| Csao | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsiahou | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tsahaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchao | 67 | 10,058 | / |
| Tsoho | 67 | 6,512 | / |
| Tseaa | 67 | 832 | / |
| Tsuoa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Tjhao | 67 | 37 | / |
| Tsoha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tsouo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tsoeo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tsoua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tzaou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tsooa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tso'o | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsuia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsioa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsaau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tseua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tjaop | 67 | 1 | / |
Tsao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tsao in the Russian language | ||
| Цао | cao | - |
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