Yao (surname)
| Yao | |
|---|---|
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Yao surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation |
Yáo (Pinyin) Iâu (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
| Language(s) | Chinese, Vietnamese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Word/Name | Henan Fan County or Shandong[1] |
| 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.[2]
Alternate spellings
- Mandarin: Yao
- Cantonese: Yiu
- Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew): Iao, Iau
- Vietnamese: Diêu
- Korean: Yo
- Japanese: Yō
- Singapore: Yeow
Prominent people
- Yao
- Emperor Shun, a legendary leader of ancient China (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.
- Yao Chen, a famous Chinese actress.
- Yiu
- Claire Yiu, a Hong Kong actress.
- Yeow
- Eileen Yeow, also known as Yiu Ying-ying, is a Hong Kong-based Singaporean actress.
References
- ↑ 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」
- ↑ (Chinese) 公安部统计分析显示：王姓成为我国第一大姓
Learning of the Chinese culture- the Yao dynasty