How Many People Have the Last Name Gao?
people had the surname Gao in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 24,213 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+6,767 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gao (97.4%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Gao ranks #121. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Gao grew from 5,405 people in 2000 to 12,172 in 2010 (up 125.2%), and its rank rose from #5,866 to #2,948.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,405 | 12,172 |
| Rank | #5,866 | #2,948 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2 | 4.13 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Gao
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Gao: G000
👤 Gao as a First Name
Gao is a first name too: about 367 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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