Gao (surname)

Gao (Chinese: 高) is a Chinese family name. There are approximately 16 million living people with this surname. Some places, such as Taiwan, usually romanize this family name into Kao. In Hong Kong, it is romanized to Ko.

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Romanization and pronunciation

Dialect or Format Transliteration or Pronunciation
Mandarin Gāo (Hanyu pinyin); Kao1 (Wade-Giles)
Cantonese Gou1 (Jyutping)
Minnan Ko (Peh-oe-ji)
Vietnamese Cao

Origin and branches

Not all the Gao surnames people are from the same tribes or vicinity. Various Gao surnames include:

List of person with the surname

Gao

Kao

Cao

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