Yao Forename

1,845th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 541,027 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Yao Forename User-submission:

A Ghanaian (Akan language) name, meaning 'boy born on a Thursday'.

Yao Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast
98%
 
410,3151:563
Togo-78,4571:928
Benin
100%
11,7321:901195
Singapore
62%
 
8,3171:75675
Ghana
98%
 
6,1241:4,407577
Thailand
57%
 
4,8031:14,5882,181
United States
64%
 
4,5161:80,2783,839
Cambodia
 
63%
2,2551:7,2171,027
China-2,2331:611,75828,418
Burkina Faso
69%
 
2,1051:8,731961
Taiwan
65%
 
1,9011:12,5042,404
Malaysia
81%
 
1,0891:27,9612,634
Macau-9751:624168
Canada
92%
 
8481:39,0722,815
DR Congo
 
86%
6921:106,6875,623
Nigeria
100%
6381:278,31410,683
Cameroon
 
66%
5911:36,5662,645
Niger
71%
 
5891:32,5701,915
Mali-4971:34,1602,094
England
67%
 
2111:263,5217,003
India
 
81%
1751:6,942,160237,206
Japan
100%
1691:757,31413,376
France
100%
1631:407,7934,859
Brazil
100%
1151:1,862,92340,211
Morocco-1091:315,1256,796
Indonesia-1051:2,456,797119,341
Spain
 
58%
991:470,0006,137
Australia-981:139,3634,355
Netherlands
100%
931:181,7437,171
Germany
88%
 
761:1,272,0778,963
Papua New Guinea
60%
 
621:131,48911,617
Russia
60%
 
621:2,326,35014,884
Hong Kong-611:127,0942,962
South Africa
81%
 
611:893,97835,430
Belgium
100%
601:191,5014,817
New Zealand-521:87,2323,887
Philippines
88%
 
481:2,208,53147,969
Italy
81%
 
401:1,526,55211,670
Sweden
 
56%
371:266,4308,432
Dominican Republic-311:336,49311,264
Guinea
100%
251:474,3463,025
Ecuador-231:770,7366,723
Scotland
72%
 
231:232,6253,902
Denmark-171:332,3236,094
Norway
100%
171:301,9026,548
Mexico
92%
 
161:7,759,02726,141
Qatar
67%
 
151:157,97416,771
Ukraine
70%
 
151:3,033,3276,531
Switzerland
100%
141:586,6788,730
Venezuela
100%
131:2,323,22339,208
Jamaica-121:240,2697,382
Pakistan
100%
121:16,196,47390,643
Belarus
80%
 
111:862,0354,760
Finland
61%
 
111:498,4715,769
Hungary
100%
101:979,1772,758
Senegal
100%
101:1,458,13611,437
Laos-91:731,873503
Vanuatu-91:29,088709
Panama-81:488,32013,543
Argentina
67%
 
71:6,110,46314,292
Costa Rica
67%
 
71:681,1358,843
Colombia-61:7,963,15436,949
Israel
86%
 
61:1,400,48616,782
Paraguay
100%
61:1,206,1347,440
Wales
58%
 
61:515,7186,554
Austria
100%
51:1,702,8409,344
Belize
100%
51:70,8624,575
Iran-51:15,699,37437,124
Kazakhstan
100%
51:3,549,36921,516
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Ireland
100%
41:1,160,8807,088
Equatorial Guinea-41:284,422684
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Gabon-41:470,8342,822
Peru
100%
41:7,947,86448,688
Poland-41:9,506,7785,827
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Suriname-41:138,2032,927
Tonga-41:26,859378
Vietnam
100%
41:23,155,7785,302
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Congo
67%
 
31:1,669,73530,542
Croatia
100%
31:1,405,69211,430
Afghanistan
100%
21:16,311,75848,279
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Egypt
100%
11:91,900,94653,283
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

The alternate forms: Yáo (224), Yaô (3) & Yào (1) are calculated separately.

Yao (6,597,673) may also be a surname.

Yao Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Ghanaian (Akan language) name, meaning 'boy born on a Thursday'.

- dr_ama_queen

Yao Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yáo89224/
Yaô893/
Yào891/
Yaou8651,160/
Yaho861,407/
Yoao86117/
Yaoh8691/
Yiao8672/
Yaoy8659/
Yauo8623/
Yaoi8622/
Yaot8621/
Yaao8618/
Yaoz8614/
Yaoa8613/
Yaos8610/
Yaoo869/
Yaod869/
Hyao867/
Yaop864/
Yhao863/
Ya'o862/
Jyao861/
Yihao7583,034/
Yaoua7520,552/
Yaohe759,278/
Yahou751,034/
Yahao75108/
Yahoi7569/
Yaijo7529/
Aiyao7523/
Yaouh7520/
Yahuo7518/
Ya'ou7511/
Oiyao7511/
Yaout7511/
Yajjo758/
Yagio758/
Yoaho758/
Jyaoo755/
Yaaou755/
Yajio755/
Yaoud755/
Ayiao754/
Jyaot754/
Yaaho754/
Yaouo753/
Yahho753/
Oyyao753/
Hyaou752/
Uyyao752/
Eyiao752/
Yaosh752/
Yaous752/
Yaoha752/
Yaoos751/
Ayyao751/
Eyyao751/
Yauho751/
Yauoa751/
Yaoch751/
Yaodh751/
Yaois751/
Yaoit751/
Yaooh751/
Yaoth751/
Yaots751/
Yahoy751/
Yajho751/
Yhaoo751/
Hyaho751/
Hyaoi751/
Yaohy751/
Yhgao751/
Yaohd751/
Yaooa751/
Hyoao751/
Hyaoa751/
Huiyao6721,583/
Yoa6716,592/
Haiyao6714,947/
Jao677,678/
Wanyao677,359/
Yoo677,011/
Iao671,376/
Yahoua67579/
Eao6734/
Hyaoua6718/
Yahouz6711/
Yauhou677/
Yaouha677/
Yahoud674/
Yohaho673/
Yahoop673/
Yahouo673/
Yihauo672/
Yaahoo672/
Yaouth672/
Yahohz672/
Yahouh672/
Gayyao671/
Aiya'o671/
Yauhoi671/
Yaoddh671/
Yaouah671/
Yaouou671/
Yahaou671/
Yahgoi671/
Yahgoo671/
Yahhoo671/
Yahhou671/
Yahijo671/
Yahooy671/
Yahoph671/
Yaaaho671/
Yaahoh671/
Yiaoch671/
Jyahao671/
Jyhhao671/
Heiyao671/
Yiahou671/
Yayhoi671/
Yahgoh671/
Gaiyao671/

Yao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yao in the Russian language
Яоao-

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