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24: 1876: 1271: 352:. In order, "Roe", "Louis", "Noe", "Louie", and "Lui" were all more common than the pinyin name; Loi and Rai were quite uncommon; and Leoi was held by fewer than 100 US residents and left unlisted by the 1264: 661: 1257: 1238: 368: 654: 1860: 647: 322: 1249: 1930: 330: 620: 569:"Surname lists to identify South Asian and Chinese ethnicity from secondary data in Ontario, Canada: A validation study" 364: 1925: 1899: 528: 1855: 1280: 1233: 501: 1667: 1895: 547: 471:
a.k.a. "Clifford Louie" (1914–1999), Chinese-American pilot and military officer in the Republic of China
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intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
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K. S. Tom. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.
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Shah, B. R.; Chiu, M.; Amin, S.; Ramani, M.; Sadry, S.; Tu, J. V. (2010).
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found in a 2010 study by Baiju Shah & al, which data-mined the
450:(born 1969), Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, founder and CEO of 1885: 447: 392: 376: 122: 48: 1459: 994: 959: 863: 833: 1662: 451: 360: 334: 173: 1484: 219:, and is sometimes romanized as "Lei", particularly among the 1785: 1416: 1160: 848: 379:. Rai was found, but among the most common surnames of the 236: 444:(1905–2011), Chinese sociologist, activist, and politician 344:, Lei is an uncommon surname, ranking 14,849th during the 1587: 1479: 1095: 757: 697: 670:
100 most common family names in mainland China (2020)
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Accessed 6 April 2012. 611: 557: 534: 13: 14: 1942: 513: 465:(born 1997), Chinese chess player 426:(1897–1979), Taiwanese politician 363:, Lei and Lui were among the 200 231:The surname is also romanized as 1884:This page lists people with the 1874: 1283:(2013, Fuxi Culture Association) 573:BMC Medical Research Methodology 459:(born 1984), Chinese foil fencer 391:雷 is the Chinese character for " 215:) is pronounced Lei in Standard 22: 1856:List of common Chinese surnames 1234:List of common Chinese surnames 502:List of common Chinese surnames 483:(born 1958), Chinese politician 316: 226: 552:How Popular Is Your Last Name? 375:recipients in the province of 194:). 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Index


regular script
Hokkien
Chinese
Hokkien
Teochew
Hakka
Hainanese
Fuzhounese
pinyin
romanization
Chinese surname

Hundred Family Surnames
Li

Cantonese
Macanese
Lui
Looi
Teochew
Loi
Cantonese
Louie
Louis
Taishanese
Lūi
Gan
Sino-Xenic pronunciations
Vietnamese

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