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Last name Gau (戈 , 高 , Gau ) , in the entire world, is a prevalent cognomen. The family name Gau is characteristic of China, where it is a widespread surname, Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a common surname, and India, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in China, India, and France. Very seldom, Gau is the forename as well as the last name.