LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Yao
Yao is the 3,235th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 10,882 people carried it — about 3.6 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Yao are Asian American.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Asian American90.7%
Black3.6%
White2.9%
Multiracial2.2%
Hispanic0.6%
Native American0.0%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#10,011
2,487
2000
#6,765
4,592
2010
#4,898
7,192
2020
#3,235
10,882