Cognomen ヤオ (Yao 
, Pipi 
, ヤオ 
) , all around the world, is a prevalent surname. The family name ヤオ is characteristic of Ivory Coast, where it is a common surname, Cayman Islands, and Bermuda (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in China, Ivory Coast, and Malaysia. Much less frequently, ヤオ is the forename as well as the last name.