Yao (surname)

Yao
Yao surname in regular script
Pronunciation	Yáo (Pinyin) Iâu (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)	Chinese, Vietnamese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Other names
Variant(s)	Yao (Mandarin) Yiu (Cantonese) Iao, Iau (Hokkien) Diêu (Vietnamese)

Yao (Chinese: 姚; pinyin: Yáo) also as Yiu is one of the most ancient Chinese surnames. It is usually romanised as Yiu in Cantonese. It is ranked 101st in the Hundred Family Surnames, and as the 41st most common surname in Mainland China.^[1]

Alternate spellings

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

Prominent people

• Yao
  • Shun (also as Yao Chonghua), one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in ancient China.
  • Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, a Chinese computer scientist and A.M. Turing Award laureate.
  • 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.
• Yiu
  • Claire Yiu, a Hong Kong actress.
• Yeow
  • Eileen Yeow, also known as Yiu Ying-ying, is a Hong Kong-based Singaporean actress.

References

Learning of the chinese culture- the Yao dynasty

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