Why is it that Yao Ming has a Jersey with his first name in the back in stead of his last name?

Do any other players do that also.

Why is it that Yao Ming has a Jersey with his first name in the back in stead of his last name?
While it may seem that Yao is his first name, it's actually not. This is because in China, the family name (called "last name" in America) is said first. So his name is pronounced "Yao Ming" in China. In the US, last names are usually put at the end (Ming Yao). However, to keep his name consistent with how it's pronounced in China, it's pronounced "Yao Ming" here as well.





To answer your second question, yes. I know of three other players who have a similar situation with their name. Yi Jianlian of the New Jersey Nets and Sun Yue of the LA Lakers are both from China, and their names follow the same rule as Yao's (described above). "Yi" and "Sun" are the names on their respective jerseys. However, Nene Hilario's (of the Denver Nuggets) situation is a little different. "Nene" is his first name and "Hilario" is his last name, but in Brazil, where he is from, many people are known only by their first name. Therefore, since this first name is a lot more important to them, his first name "Nene" is the one on his jersey.
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Reply:In China, the last name is said before the first name, so it would be "Ming Yao"





The NBA puts the last name on the jerseys, and since it is said "Ming Yao", they put on "Yao"
Reply:His real first name is Ming but they wanted it sound more american so they made it Yao Ming. (i read it in a magazine)


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Reply:Because in Asian countries such as China and Korea, a person is known by their last name.
Reply:It has to do with the way names are wtiiren in China.
Reply:he goes by yao..and not ming..all the other players go by their last name..iverson byrant (at times), wade..kidd

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