Yao (surname)

Yao (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yáo), also romanized as Yiu in Cantonese, is one of the most ancient Chinese surnames, the "Eight Great Xings of High Antiquity". It is also unique that, along with Jiang 姜 it is still in common use in the modern day. It is listed 101st in the Hundred Family Surnames, and as the 51st most common surname in Mainland China.[2]

Yao
Yao surname in regular script
PronunciationYáo (Pinyin)
Iâu (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Word/nameHenan Fan County or Shandong[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)Yao (Mandarin)
Yiu (Cantonese)
Lao, Lau, Yeow (Hokkien)
Diêu, Dao (Vietnamese)
Yo (Korean)

Yō (Japanese)

Alternate spellings

Prominent people

Yao

  • Yao Chonghua, the name of Emperor Shun of pre-dynastic China, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
  • Yao Chang, founding emperor of the Later Qin Dynasty
  • Yao Ming, Chinese professional basketball player and humanitarian
  • Andrew Yao, Chinese computer scientist and A.M. Turing Award laureate
  • Jianping Yao, Canadian engineer
  • Yao Defen, former world's tallest woman
  • Yao Wenyuan, member of the Gang of Four
  • MC HotDog (born name as Yao Chung-jen), Taiwanese rapper
  • Yao Beina, Chinese singer
  • Yao Chen, Chinese actress
  • Yao Jen-to, Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of Straits Exchange Foundation of the Republic of China
  • Yao Leeh-ter, Political Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of China (2017–2019)
  • Yao Mingming, Former member of K-pop group BLK and C-pop Group UNINE
  • Yao Wenlong, Malaysia born Singapore actor

Yiu

  • Claire Yiu, Hong Kong actress
  • Edward Yiu, Hong Kong scholar and politician
  • Raymond Yiu, Hong Kong composer
  • Yiu Cheuk Yin, Hong Kong footballer
  • Yiu Ho Ming, Hong Kong footballer
  • Yiu Si-wing, Hong Kong lawmaker
  • Chantel Yiu, Hong Kong singer and actress

Yeow

  • Yeow Chai Thiam, Malaysian politician.

References

  1. Southern Song《通志·氏族略》records:「姚姓,虞之姓也,虞帝生於姚墟,故因生以為姓」
  2. "公安部统计分析显示:王姓成为我国第一大姓". 2007-04-29. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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