Family name 陶 (Tal 
, 陶 , Dao ) , around the globe, is a prevalent surname. The last name 陶 is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common surname, China, and Macao, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, Vietnam, and Israel. Much less frequently, 陶 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Tal, Dao | Israel, Vietnam, China, India, United States |
| 陶 | China |
| Touw | Indonesia, China, France, Malaysia, United States |
| 陶謙 Han Dynasty official and warlord (132-194), CN (b. 132) |
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陶潛 Chinese poet (365–427), CN (b. 365) |
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陶弘景 Chinese polymath, writer, alchemist and astronomer (456-536), CN (b. 456) |
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| 陶宗儀 Ming dynasty person CBDB = 29854, CN (b. 1329) |
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| 陶仲文 politician, CN (b. 1475) |
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陶朗先 politician (b. 1579) |
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| 陶汝鼐 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 87881, CN (b. 1601) |
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陶樑 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 54247, CN (b. 1772) |
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| 陶善 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 70170, MO (b. 1736) |
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陶成章 politician, CN (b. 1878) |
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陶行知 Chinese educator, CN (b. 1891) |
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陶峙岳 Chinese general, CN (b. 1892) |
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| 陶安生 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 87882, MO (b. 1844) |
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陶三姑 Chinese actress and Cantonese opera singer from Hong Kong, CN (b. 1895) |
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陶玄 Chinese politician, CN (b. 1898) |
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