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  • Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Chinese

From irregular, Wade–Giles, and Hanyu Pinyin romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciations of various Chinese characters, including 余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 /鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 /渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 /于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 /娱, 娱, 茹, 幽 (Yōu).

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Name Variants & Related

  • Ai Chinese origin
  • Ao Chinese origin
  • Bau Chinese origin
  • Bin Chinese origin
  • Boo Chinese origin
  • Cai Chinese origin
  • Chao Chinese origin
  • Chen Chinese origin

Popularity by Country

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Rank #9238
Frequency 3,246 people (1.2 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 3.39% Hispanic 0.8% Asian/PI 92.14% Two+ 2.93%
U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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