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Around the world, 姚 (Yao , 姚 ) is a common epicene first name. The forename 姚 is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Togo, where it is quite a common male name, and Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Ivory Coast, and Ghana. Predominantly, 姚 is the last name as well as the forename.
姚 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.