Chao is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Chao
No. of characters: 4
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Chao

How popular is Chao?

Chao is common in China.

Chao is ranked 234 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Chaos grew by 20.44481 per cent to 10398 since 2000 and ranked 3432 after elevating 337 spots. The last name was found in around 35 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 86.7 86.23
Hispanic or Latino 6.43 5.79
White 3.67 4.87
Others 2.96 2.92
Black 0.18 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.05 0
Chao is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Macau is ahead in terms of density. Around 2022707 people have been found who wears Chao as their family name. Chao is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
846 Cuba5
8,689 Pakistan4
114,007 Czech Republic4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
6,779 Nicaragua3
4,915 Panama3
15,749 Finland3
28,083 Romania2
15,999 Slovakia2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
24,766 Scotland2
28,232 Morocco2
12,172 Ghana2
900 Laos2
5,859 Mauritius2
4,367 Afghanistan2
3,670 Mozambique2
1,256 Myanmar2
1,151 Brunei2
7,574 Bangladesh2
14,621 Croatia2
510 East Timor1
25,721 Egypt1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
7,198 Maldives1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
49,101 Denmark1
24,771 Colombia1
37,779 Serbia1
15,705 Cameroon1
16,228 Bulgaria1
7,110 Bosnia1
10,190 Bahrain1
11,486 Estonia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
215 Palau1
3,214 Niger1
591 Samoa1
3,275 Nepal1
17,575 Kuwait1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
49,529 Israel1
8,859 Iraq1
13,447 Uganda1
29,595 Iran1
9,498 Iceland1
7,941 Guatemala1
42,479 Greece1
5,924 Paraguay1
113 Falkland Islands1
14,644 Tunisia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
1,850 Japan44
6,551 Qatar39
17,488 Norway39
3,071 Costa Rica22
94,051 Kazakhstan19
14,048 Ireland16
64,976 Belarus13
769 South Korea11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
18,065 Belgium97
85,695 Indonesia96
57,005 Ukraine85
11,356 United Arab Emirates84
6,029 Portugal74
16,172 Peru71
14,205 Sweden65
Countries with hundreds of Chao:
4,422 Australia680
10,018 England640
13,246 Algeria446
2,659 Bolivia292
315 Thailand288
20,596 Poland286
24,304 South Africa237
64,283 Russia207
2,490 Uruguay196
8,460 Venezuela176
116,374 India170
4,978 Ecuador161
4,731 New Zealand161
8,140 Austria157
31,070 Turkey140
8,764 Switzerland135
7,193 Chile135
20,739 Netherlands128
56,111 Italy123
Countries with thousands of Chao:
1,336 Kenya4,237
22 Macau3,998
2,275 Mexico3,874
1,990 Tanzania2,700
201 Hong Kong2,586
972 Vietnam2,385
2,126 Spain2,341
6,496 Philippines2,191
2,863 Canada1,680
6,211 Germany1,513
2,002 Malaysia1,366
10,155 Brazil1,351
4,091 Argentina1,254
7,136 France1,225
471 Singapore1,135
Countries with ten thousands of Chao:
177 Cambodia14,071
2,976 United States13,545
Countries with hundred thousands of Chao:
35 Taiwan128,172
Countries with millions of Chao:
110 China1,827,422
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Chao Namesakes

    Rosalind Chao, American actress
  • Ordo Ab Chao, Musical Artist
  • Abdellatif Chaouqi, Actor
  • Abdellatif Chaouki, Actor
  • Abdellatif Chaouqi, Actor
  • Agent Chaos, Musical Artist
  • Casey Chaos, Singer
  • Li Chao, Chess Player
  • Shi Chaoyi, Shi Siming's son
  • Manu Chao, Musician
  • Dan Chaon, Writer
  • In 2015 crime and mystery movie, Ling dian sha ji, Guo Chao characterized Wang Lei.
  • In 1967, Hsiao-Shan Chao characterized the role of N in romance film Bai ling li ren.
  • Nu Chao, from 1940 drama movie Baiyun Guxiang, who played N.
  • In 1958, Kuo-chi Chao portrayed the role of N in 0 film Ye ye pan lang gui.
  • In 1937 drama movie, Cuiheng Cun, Fung-Chu Chao portrayed N.
  • In 2013 drama film, Burned Wings, Liu Chao characterized N.
  • In 1974 drama, romance flick, Wei jun chou, Hsiao-Hui Chao characterized N.
  • Shu-Hai Chao played pivotal role of N in 1980 comedy, musical flick Huan le qun ying.
  • In 1974, Fu-yan Chao played the role of N in adventure, fantasy film Fei tian tong da dou pian fu mo.
  • Shu Chao played the small character of N in 1951 drama film Huo feng huang.
  • In 1980 action film, Ci ke lie zhuan, Sha Chao played N.
  • Mark Chao characterized leading role of Hero Wu in 2014 action flick Pi Zi Ying Xiong 2.
  • Chuan Chao portrayed leading character of Bar owner in 1997 drama, romance movie Aiqing mala tang.
  • In 1986, Fa-chuan Chao portrayed the role of N in action film Ha lin hang dong.
  • In 1966, Hsieh Chao portrayed the role of N in drama film Zhen jie pai fang.
  • Steve Chao portrayed the leading character of Joon in 2012 crime and drama movie Freedom.
  • Lan-Hsin Chao, from 1956 0 film Chang xiang, who portrayed the N.
  • In 1994 action, crime movie, The Deadly Warrant, Cheng Chao portrayed N.
  • In 2017 drama flick, Alifu, the Prince/ss, Yi-lan Chao portrayed Li Pei-zhen.
  • In 1961, Ping Chao portrayed the role of N in drama, war movie Yi wan si qian ge zheng ren.
  • In 1971, Chiang Chao characterized the role of N in action, adventure film Bao en dao.

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