Rao (surname)
Rao (Hindi: राव,Urdu: راؤ) is a surname used across India, Pakistan, Italy and China.
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India
It is an Indian princely title cognate with Raja ("King"). Rao is also used as an addition to one's name or as a suffix to a male name in some places. Rao is commonly added as a suffix to a person's name in southern, northern and western parts of India, in particular in the states of Kerala Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Konkan / Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra (as Rao Saheb), Gujarat, Rajasthan and( rao is the surname of(ahirwal) in haryana state) ,Rao is the surname of Rajputs And Jat people from eastern Uttar Pradesh (mainly Deoria District) and Rajasthan.[1][2] Variants of the name include "Rai", "Raja",Using By Most Of Rajput And Jats From Western Uttar Pradesh.
Italy
The Sicilian-Calabrian Italian surname Rao is pronounced in the Italian language similarly to the Indian pronunciation ([ˈra.o], although in the United States many Raos of Italian descent pronounce the name /ˈreɪ.oʊ/). Examples are Raos in New York City, Boston, and Rao families in Rhode Island and North Carolina. It is also common among the descendants of Italian settlers in Brazil.
China
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Rao (simplified Chinese: 饶; traditional Chinese: 饒; pinyin: Ráo) is a Chinese family name. It can also be spelled as "Jao", "Yow" or "Yaw". It is approximately 2200 years old, and originated in the area near present-day Linfen, Shanxi province.
Pakistan
The majority of Raos in Pakistan are Muslim Punwar (Pawar) Rajputs and Chauhan Rajputs .Raos can be found all across Pakistan and are found in large numbers in the Punjab province as well as in Sindh. Many Raos traditionally serve in the Pakistani Armed Forces, Police and Civil Services. After the independence of India and Pakistan, the majority of Raos settled in the cities of Punjab province: Sialkot Pakpattan District, Okara District, Phullarwan of Sargodha District, Shujabad, Bahawalnagar, Maharwali, Khanewal, Lahore, Mandi Bahauddin, Kot Radha Kishan Tehsil, Burewala, Vehari, Mailsi, Kehror Pakka and Bahawalpur. In Sindh, they settled in Karachi, Hyderabad, Badin, Mirpurkhas and Sanghar. As a group, the Raos maintain a distinct identity in Pakistan. In 2002 elections of Pakistan, Rajputs were in the largest number in assemblies.
