Yao

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See also: yao, yáo, yào, yāo, and yǎo

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Yao

  1. A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.
  2. The language of these people.
Translations

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).

Proper noun

Yao

  1. The Mien people of China.
Translations

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Mandarin 姚 (yáo).

Proper noun

Yao

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Yao is the 4898th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7192 individuals. Yao is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.91%) individuals.

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Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

Yao

  1. Rōmaji transcription of やお

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 姚 (Iâu).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Yao (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜏ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien
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