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    The surname Kao

    A surname, carried by 6,018 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex K000

    Kao: #5,758 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kao #5,758, 6,018 people Kao: #5,758 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kao #5,758, 6,018 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kao is more common than 96.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,018 people named Kao in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,304 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,316.

    #5,758
    rank among US surnames
    6,018
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.2%
    change since 2000 (was #5,963)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,752Deckard6,02251,270
    #5,754Bixler6,02151,278
    #5,757Shirey6,02051,287
    #5,758Kao6,01851,304

    Who is named Kao

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Kao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Kaos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Archie Kao
      American actor, born 1969

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kao

    Kao has the Soundex code K000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Kao?
    6,018 people in the United States had the surname Kao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,304 Americans. It ranked 5,758th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kao?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Kao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.8% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Kao?
    Archie Kao, American actor.
    Where is the surname Kao most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kao in the United States.
    Is the surname Kao getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,018 in 2010, up 13%.