All over the world, Rao (Rao 
, راو 
, ラオ 
, along with others...) is a widespread masculine first name. The first name Rao is habitual in Pakistan, where it is quite a common male name, United Arab Emirates, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, Rao is the last name as well as the forename.
Rao is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Rao | India, United Arab Emirates, United States, Pakistan, China |
| راو | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan |
| ラオ | Japan |
| 饒 | China |
| Рао | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| ราว | Thailand |
| ראו | Israel |
Rao is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Rao , the fictional god in comics by DC Comics, Action Comics and Rao .
| rao xiang Ming dynasty person CBDB = 202957 (b. 1512) |
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| murari rao army general in the Maratha Army, IN (b. 1699) |
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| goday narayana gajapathi rao Indian politician (b. 1828) |
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| tanjore madhava rao Indian civil servant, administrator and politician, IN (b. 1828) |
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kanchumarthi ramachandra rao IN (b. 1870) |
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nyapathi madhava rao Diwan of Mysore (1887-1972), IN (b. 1887) |
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ponnada subba rao 1st Lok sabha member, IN (b. 1889) |
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nadimpalli venkata lakshmi narasimha rao Indian freedom fighter, IN (b. 1890) |
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nandikolla gopala rao Indian artist (1894-1945), IN (b. 1894) |
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damerla rama rao Indian artist (1897-1925) (b. 1897) |
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kotcherlakota rangadhama rao physicist, IN (b. 1898) |
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digavalli venkata siva rao Indian lawyer, IN (b. 1898) |
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| kolachalam venkata rao Indian politician (1850-1931) (b. 1850) |
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yaragudipati varada rao Indian actor, IN (b. 1903) |
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meduri nageswara rao Indian politician, IN (b. 1910) |
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