Vao Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Vao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam5841:158,641880
Ivory Coast3161:73,0104,056
Solomon Islands551:10,5461,849
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
United States251:14,498,357517,445
India211:36,526,923420,161
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Tonga91:11,924307
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Vao (3,200) may also be a first name.

Vao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vao (Hindi: वाओ, Russian: Вао) occurs most in Vietnam. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vao.

How Common Is The Last Name Vao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 327,639th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. The last name Vao is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Vao live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Viet-Asia. Vao is also the 126,940th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 3,200 people.

The last name Vao is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is borne by 584 people, or 1 in 158,641. In Vietnam it is most frequent in: Red River Delta, where 29 percent live, Southeast, where 18 percent live and South Central Coast, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Vietnam this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 28 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent live.

Vao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vao last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Vao earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.27% less than the national average, earning $27,930 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaho86703/
Vaľo86321/
Vaoz86255/
Vaos86104/
Veao8649/
Vaou8647/
Vaod8637/
Vhao8635/
Vaeo867/
Vaoa866/
Vauo865/
Vgao862/
Hvao861/
Vaoo861/
Vaoy861/
Vaĺo861/
Vaop861/
Vwao861/
Vaïo861/
Vahou75217/
Vahoy75158/
Vajio75138/
Vahoz7521/
Vaaio753/
Vhaoa753/
Vagio753/
Vaiyo753/
Vajjo752/
Vhaos752/
Vaijo751/
Vaois751/
Vuaho751/
Vahoi751/
Vaodh751/
Vaodt751/
Vaooz751/
Vaayo751/
Vauho751/
Bao672,423,210/
Voa6733,998/
Fao671,683/
Wao671,462/
Vaïhou67674/
Uao67391/
Vaňous67375/
Vagiou6750/
Vaaiho6728/
Vaňout679/
Vajhoj676/
Vaňoch676/
Vaïgoï675/
Vaijoo674/
Vahoud673/
Vôo671/
Vaayoo671/
Vahoha671/
Vaijou671/
Vaoych671/
Vauhoy670/

Vao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vao in the Hindi language
वाओva'o80
वाोvao20
Vao in the Russian language
Ваоvao-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vao
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