Diao_(surname)
Diao
Surname list
Diao is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 刁 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Tiao in Wade–Giles. Diao is listed 148th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 245th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.[2]