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Yao (
Chinese : 姚 ;
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 .
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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
Yeow
References
100 most common family names in mainland China (2020)
1–25 26–50 51–75 76–100 Related