Family name Caius (Caio 
, Caius 
, Гай 
) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Caius is habitual in Portugal, where it is quite a rare surname, Ukraine, and Angola. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Brazil, Ukraine, and Russia. Predominantly, Caius is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Caio | Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Italy, United States |
| Caius | Brazil, Italy, Nigeria, United States, Romania |
| Гай | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Ukraine |
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john caius English physician (1510–1573), GB (b. 1510) |
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| antonius caius author (16th century) (b. 1501) |
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| thomas caius Master of University College, Oxford (b. 1505) |
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