Lu (surname 盧)
Chinese surname with character 卢/盧 (pinyin: Lú) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the county 卢氏县, see Lushi County. For other Chinese surnames also romanized as "Lu", see Lu (surname).
Lú is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 盧 in traditional character and 卢 in simplified character. It is also spelled Lo or Loh according to the Cantonese pronunciation. Lu 盧 is the 52nd most common surname in China,[1] shared by 5.6 million people, or 0.475% of the Chinese population as of 2002.[2] It is especially common in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Hebei provinces.[2] Lu 盧 is listed 167th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[3]
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Pronunciation | Lú (Mandarin) Lo (Cantonese) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Word/name | City of Lu, State of Qi |
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Derivative(s) | Lư/Lô (Vietnamese) Roh/Noh/Ro/No (Korean) |
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In 2019 it was the 50th most common surname in Mainland China.[4]