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Yao (surname)

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Language(s)
  
Chinese, Vietnamese

Language(s)
  
Old Chinese

Yao (surname)

Pronunciation
  
Yáo (Pinyin) Iâu (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)

Word/Name
  
Henan Fan County or Shandong

Variant(s)
  
Yao (Mandarin) Yiu (Cantonese) Iao, Iau (Hokkien) Diêu (Vietnamese)

Yao (Chinese: 姚; pinyin: Yáo), also romanized as Yiu in Cantonese, is one of the most ancient Chinese surnames. It is ranked 101st in the Hundred Family Surnames, and as the 51st most common surname in Mainland China.

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Alternate spellings

  • Mandarin: Yao
  • Cantonese: Yiu
  • Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew): Iao, Iau, Yeo
  • Vietnamese: Diêu
  • Korean: Yo
  • Japanese: Yō
  • Singapore: Yow, Yeo

    • Prominent people

  • Yao
  • Emperor Shun, a legendary leader of ancient China whose ancestral name is Yao, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in ancient China.
  • Yao Chang, founding emperor of the Later Qin Dynasty.
  • Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, a Chinese computer scientist and A.M. Turing Award laureate.
  • Jianping Yao, Canadian engineer.
  • Yao Ming, a retired Chinese professional basketball player.
  • Yao Wenyuan, member of the Gang of Four.
  • MC HotDog (born name as Yao Chung-jen), a Taiwanese rap artist known for his use of explicit lyrics in his songs.
  • Yao Beina, a famous Chinese singer.
  • Yao Chen, a famous Chinese actress.
  • Yiu
  • Claire Yiu, a Hong Kong actress.

    • References

    Yao (surname) Wikipedia
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