How Many People Have the Last Name Yao?
people had the surname Yao in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 40,984 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+2,600 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Yao (92.9%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Yao ranks #205. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Yao grew from 4,592 people in 2000 to 7,192 in 2010 (up 56.6%), and its rank rose from #6,765 to #4,898.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,592 | 7,192 |
| Rank | #6,765 | #4,898 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.7 | 2.44 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Yao
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Yao: Y000
👤 Yao as a First Name
Yao is a first name too: about 106 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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