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All around the world, ياو (Yau , Yao , Yaw ) is a widespread predominantly male, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name ياو is characteristic of Ghana, where it is a common masculine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom female name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, Ghana, and China. More frequently, ياو is the last name as well as the forename.
ياو is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yao Fei , the fictional character from the television series Arrow; Yao , the character from Disney's Mulan and Yao Fei , the DC Comics character, 52.