Actress Tessa Rao appears like an Indian with black hair and black eyes, her surname Rao is also like Indian's surname but she is not an Indian, she is an actress from New Zealand. She was born in 1998 in Auckland, New Zealand. She did graduation in Trinity College, London and in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Since 2017 she is in the acting field, she made her filmy debut with the 2017’s film Into The Rainbow. Tessa Rao is known for her role Izzy Garcia in Power Rangers Dino Fury and Power Rangers Cosmic Fury.
She got popularized with the role of Poppy Achari in the TV series Shortland Street in 2025.
Tessa Rao considers her mother as her hero for supporting her in her good and bad times.
When we refer to the surname Rao,
The surname Rao is not only prevalent in India but in other countries also people use Rao as their surname. It has been prevailing in the countries like China, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil and Italy.
In India the surname Rao is commonly used in Karnataka especially in coastal Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Haryana. Rao is a surname and a title derived from the Sanskrit word Raja that is King.
In Karnataka and Goa, Rao is usually the surname of Brahmins.
In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the people of Kamma, Velama and Telugu Brahmin communities use this surname.
In North India Rao surname prevails with the people of Yadav community from the states Haryana and Delhi. It is also associated with Jat community particularly in Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. In Maharashtra, it is used by the Marathas.
The surname Rao in China has a distinct origin, in Chinese it means rich and abudant.
Rao is the 181st most common used surname in China shared by about 7,30,000 people with the most people living in Jiangxi province. It has originated nearly 2,200 years ago in Shanxi province.
Rao is found in United States, United Kingdom and Canada due to migration of the people from India and China.
The surname Rao is found in Italy where it is the shortened form of the German word Radulfo.
In Brazil also the surname Rao is prevailing mainly due to immigration and Portugese influence.
So, the surname Rao belongs to other countries as well apart from India. But Rao is not a surname of New Zealand origin but one may get the citizenship of New Zealand with this surname mainly due to the large number of immigrants from India and from other countries like Italy and China which have the roots of the surname Rao.