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Shao is a common Chinese surname that originated from the royal lines of the Zhou Dynasty. It is the 86th most common surname in China and is concentrated in southeastern and southern areas. Notable people with the surname Shao include Chinese soccer player Shao Jiayi, judoka Shao Ning, and the Shaw Brothers who were Hong Kong film producers.

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Shao (: Chinese Pinyin Cantonese Romanisation Gwoyeu Romatzyh Chinese Family Name China So

Shao is a common Chinese surname that originated from the royal lines of the Zhou Dynasty. It is the 86th most common surname in China and is concentrated in southeastern and southern areas. Notable people with the surname Shao include Chinese soccer player Shao Jiayi, judoka Shao Ning, and the Shaw Brothers who were Hong Kong film producers.

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Shao

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Shao (Chinese: ; pinyin: Sho; Cantonese
Romanisation: Shiu; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaw)
is a common Chinese family name. It is the
86th most populous family name in China. It
corresponds to last name So in Korean; "Thiu"
or "Thiu" in Vietnamese; and Siu, Chow, or
Sho in other Chinese romanisations. The origin
of the family name Shao is thought to have
come from the royal lines of the Zhou
Dynasty in ancient China. The King's loyal
subject Duke of Shao (), was thought to
have originated the Shao lines. The name is
concentrated in southeastern and southern
areas of China.[citation needed]
Notable people[edit]

Shao Jiayi Chinese soccer player

Shao Ning (born 1982), Chinese judoka

Shao Tong (19942014), Chinese student


murdered in Iowa

The Shaw brothers:

Runje Shaw (18961975)

Runde Shaw (18991973)

Runme Shaw (19011985)

Run Run Shaw (19072014)

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