MAO is a multi-ethnic and origin of the name group, ranked eighty-sixth in the list of today's last name, belongs to the most popular series, more than a population of about three million and seventy-six thousand, about 0.19% of the population.

Today, MAO distributed widely, especially in zhejiang more than the surname, accounts for about 3% of the population of the national tea, guangxi, sichuan, hunan and MAO, the four provinces tea accounted for the national tea more than 60% of the population.