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Wei (危) is a Chinese surname. According to a 2013 study, it was the 362nd most common name in China; it was shared by 112,000 people, or 0.0084% of the population, being most popular in Jiangxi. It is the 140th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Origins
The character 危 means "dangerous," "rooftop" or "towering." The surname is traced to:
- from the placename San Wei (三危) in Gansu, to which the San Miao migrated during the reign of the legendary Emperor Shun
- descendants of Wei Su (危素) a Ming-era scholar whose original surname was Huang
Notable people
- Wei Quanfeng (危全諷), Tang-era warlord
- Wei Yilin (危亦林, c. 1277–1347), Yuan-era doctor
- Wei Weihan (危伟汉, born 1965), politician
Fictional
- The Ngai (危) family from The Comeback Clan
- The Ngai (危) family from The Drive of Life
References
- 羊姓史话. 江西人民出版社. February 23, 2001. ISBN 9787210024453 – via Google Books.
- Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
- K. S. Tom. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
- "Last name WEI: origin and meaning". Geneanet.