Family name יאיו (Yayo 
, יאיו 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname יאיו is habitual in Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare surname, Lebanon, and Ghana, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria. Also, יאיו is the forename as well as the last name.