View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Yao (Arabic: ياو, Russian: Яо) is carried by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Yao is the 91^st most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,105 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Yao live; 89 percent live in East Asia and 89 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 1,845^th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 541,027 people.

The surname is most common in China, where it is carried by 5,803,517 people, or 1 in 236. Not including China this surname occurs in 146 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.

Yao Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yao last name is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Yao surname are 5.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.86% being registered with 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.