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All over the world, เฉา (Chao , Chaoe , เฉา ) is a common unisex given name. The forename เฉา is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Taiwan, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Hong Kong. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in China, the United States, and Indonesia. Likewise, เฉา is the last name as well as the forename.
เฉา is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chao Lingshen , the fictional character from Negima! Magister Negi Magi and Chao Chocola , the Sonic the Hedgehog character.