Family name เอา (Take 
, Ao 
, Took 
) , around the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name เอา is characteristic of Macao, where it is a widespread surname, Mozambique, where it is quite a common surname, and Myanmar, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in China, India, and Myanmar. Also, เอา is the forename as well as the last name.