The reason why Yao's surname is the best in the world is that one of the five emperors' surnames is the ancestor of all Yao people. Born in Yao city, so many descendants take Yao as their surname. Both Yao surname and Gui surname are lineal surnames of descendants, which can be said to be the same surname. Today, Yao's surname is one of the most common surnames in China. At present, there are about five million people surnamed Yao in China, which is one of the common surnames handed down from ancient times.

The origin of Yao surname

From GUI. According to legend, Shun, one of the five emperors, was born in Ruoshui and is a descendant of Diqiu. Born in, later generations took the land as their surname and called it Yao's. It is said that Shun recommended Tao's name to Yao in April before he ascended the throne. After he succeeded to the throne, Shun married two daughters and let them live by Gui River. Some of their descendants stayed by Gui River and took Gui as their surname. After King Wu destroyed the Shang Dynasty, he found Gui Man, a descendant of Emperor Shun. Married the eldest daughter to Guiman and named him Chen.

It was introduced to Zhongjing's family in 1996, and he lived in Wuxian county because he avoided follwed, and changed his surname to Gui. After the fifth generation, it was changed to Yao surname. From the son's surname. According to the History of the Road, there were descendants of Shang in the Spring and Autumn Period, and later generations took the country as their surname and called it Yao. His family changed his surname to Yao. According to relevant historical records, Yao Gezhong, the leader of the Qiang nationality in the Western Jin Dynasty, was originally a descendant of the Shaodang family of the Western Qiang nationality in the Han Dynasty. They claimed to be descendants of Shun Di, so they changed their surnames to Yao.