Frequency: (3709)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Vietnamese (Ngô): unexplained.
2. Chinese 敖: variant of Ao.
GIVEN NAMES: Vietnamese 66%; Chinese 14%. Thanh (53), Hung (46), Minh (45), Dung (39), Hoa (31), Tuan (26), Quang (25), Son (25), Thu (25), Binh (24), Duc (23), Hoang (23), Tam (15), Phong (14), Nam (13), Tuong (7), Thai (6), Sinh (5), Tuoi (5), Tinh (4), Manh (3), Thach (3), Tham (3); Chi (14), Dong (13), Hong (13), Man (9), Sang (9), Chung (5), Han (5), Tong (5), Hang (3), Ho (3), Meng (3), Ming (3), Chan (2).
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