Rao (Chinese surname)

Rao

Pronunciation| Mandarin: Ráo
Origin
Language(s)| Chinese
Region of origin| modern day Shanxi and Jiangxi.

Rao (simplified Chinese: 饶; traditional Chinese: 饒; pinyin: Ráo; Wade–Giles: Jao) is a Chinese family name. It can also be spelled as "Yow" or "Yaw".

The surname Rao is approximately 2200 years old, and originated in the area near present-day Linfen county in Shanxi province.[citation needed]

It is the 181st most common name being shared by around 730,000 people or 0.055% of the population with the province with the most people being Jiangxi. It is on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

## Notable people

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* Jao Tsung-I (1917–2018), Hong Kong Chinese calligrapher
* Ngeow Sze Chan (1915–2002), Malaysian practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine
* Rao Ching-ling (born 1969), magistrate of Taitung County
* Rao Shushi (1903–1975), senior member of the Chinese Communist Party
* Rao Yi (born 1962 in Jiangxi), neuroscientist
* Rao Yutai (1891–1968), physicist
* Yaw Shin Leong (1976-2023), Singaporean politician
* Nyu Kok Meng, Malaysian and convicted robber who committed armed robbery in Singapore.

## References

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101–200 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China (2013, Fuxi Culture Association)

#101–125|

* Tāng 汤/湯
* Xiàng 向
* Cháng 常
* Wēn 温/溫
* Kāng 康
* Shī 施
* Wén 文
* Niú 牛
* Fán 樊
* Gě 葛
* Xíng 邢
* Ān 安
* Qí 齐/齊
* Yì 易
* Qiáo 乔/喬
* Wǔ 伍
* Pāng 庞/龐
* Yán 颜/顏
* Ní 倪
* Zhuāng 庄/莊
* Niè 聂/聶
* Zhāng 章
* Lǔ 鲁/魯
* Yùe 岳
* Zhāi 翟

#126–150|

* Yīn 殷
* Zhān 詹
* Shēn 申
* Ōu 欧/歐
* Gěng 耿
* Guān 关/關
* Lán 兰/蘭
* Jiāo 焦
* Yú 俞
* Zuǒ 左
* Liǔ 柳
* Gān 甘
* Zhù 祝
* Bāo 包
* Níng 宁/寧
* Shàng 尚
* Fú 符
* Shū 舒
* Ruǎn 阮
* Kē 柯
* Jǐ/Jì 纪/紀
* Méi 梅
* Tóng 童
* Líng 凌
* Huá/Huà 华/華

#151–175|

* Shàn 单/單
* Jì 季
* Péi 裴
* Huò 霍
* Tú 涂
* Chéng 成
* Miáo 苗
* Gǔ 谷
* Shèng 盛
* Qǔ 曲
* Wēng 翁
* Rán 冉
* Luò 骆/駱
* Lán 蓝/藍
* Lù 路
* Yóu 游
* Xīn 辛
* Jìn 靳
* Ōuyáng 欧阳/歐陽
* Guǎn 管
* Chái 柴
* Méng 蒙
* Baò 鲍/鮑
* Bì 毕/畢
* Yù 喻

#176–200|

* Qí 祁
* Pú 蒲
* Fáng 房
* Téng 滕
* Qū 屈
* Ráo 饶/饒
* Xiè/Jiě 解
* Móu 牟
* Ài 艾
* Yóu 尤
* Yáng 阳/陽
* Shí 时/時
* Mù 穆
* Nóng 农/農
* Sī 司
* Zhuó 卓
* Gǔ 古
* Jí 吉
* Miào 缪
* Jiǎn 简/簡
* Chē 车/車
* Xiàng 项/項
* Lián 连/連
* Lú 芦/蘆
* Mài 麦/麥

Related|

* Hundred Family Surnames
* List of common Chinese surnames
* 100 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China

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