Yao (surname)

Yao
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
Other names
Variant(s)	Yao (Mandarin) Yiu (Cantonese) Iao, Iau (Hokkien) Diêu (Vietnamese)

Yao (Chinese: 姚; pinyin: Yáo), also romanized as Yiu in Cantonese, is one of the most ancient Chinese surnames. It is ranked 101st in the Hundred Family Surnames, and as the 51st most common surname in Mainland China.

Learning of the Chinese culture- the Yao dynasty