Surname Kao (高 
, Kao 
, 皋 , along with others...) , around the globe, is a prevalent cognomen. The family name Kao is habitual in China, where it is a widespread surname, Taiwan, where it is quite a common surname, and Lesotho (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, Taiwan, and the United States. Very seldom, Kao is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| 高, 皋, 郜 | China |
| Kao | China, Taiwan, United States, Malaysia, Lesotho |
| เกา | Thailand |
| カオ | Japan |
| كاو | Sudan, Iraq, Morocco |
| Као | Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
| קאו | Israel |
| قاو | Sudan |
Cao, Gao, Go, Goh, Gào, Gāo, Kaa, Kau, Kaó, Kaô, Khò, Khó, Ko, Koh, Kohno, Kono, Koo, Kouno, Kào, Kàô, Káo, Kão, Käo, Kō, Takai, Takashi, Takasi, Take, Tala, Гао, Кан, Ко, Коо, Коу, Така, Такаи, Такаси, Цао, גאו, กาว, ก้าว, เก่า, เก้า, เก๊า, เก๋า, ກະໜອ, こう, コ, 丂, 克傲, 克奥, 克敖, 克澳, 克熬, 克鏖, 克鳌, 卡哦, 卡喔, 可翁, 咔喔, 寇, 尻, 康, 拷, 攷, 栲, 洘, 烤, 犒, 考, 銬, 铐, 靠, 高佳, 髙, 鮳, 고, and Ｋａｏ
| kao ku politician (b. 1391) |
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george kao American journalist, US (b. 1912) |
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kao kuei-yuan (b. 1907) |
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kao chih-mei (b. 1914) |
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john kao American business writer, US (b. 1950) |
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anna a. kao Taiwanese diplomatist (b. 1959) |
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kao tien-chung (b. 1957) |
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archie kao American actor, US (b. 1969) |
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odej kao German computer scientist, DE (b. 1971) |
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| muh tsuen kao botanist (b. 1925) |
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kao yung (b. 1966) |
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| yu-kung kao scholar of Chinese literature, US (b. 1929) |
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| kao wei pong badminton player, TW (b. 1931) |
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| kao pao-shu Chinese and Hong Kong actress, film director and writer, CN (b. 1932) |
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sandrine kao French-Chinese writer, FR (b. 1984) |
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