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Where Does The Last Name Yao Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Yao (Arabic: ياو, Russian: Яо) occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yao? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 91^st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,105 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Yao live; 89 percent live in East Asia and 89 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Yao is also the 1,845^th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 541,027 people.

This surname is most prevalent in China, where it is held by 5,803,517 people, or 1 in 236. Beside China it occurs in 146 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Yao Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Yao last name are 5.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.61% less than the national average, earning €7,324 per year; in Norway they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning 338,515 kr per year; in Peru they earn 178.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 54,000 per year; in South Africa they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning R 251,256 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.36% less than the national average, earning $16,945,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.82% more than the national average, earning $54,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $55,456 CAD per year.