Family name ชาว (Chao 
, ชาว 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread last name. The surname ชาว is characteristic of Macao, where it is a widespread surname, Cayman Islands, where it is quite a common surname, and Taiwan (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in China, Taiwan, and the United States. Also, ชาว is the forename as well as the last name.