A surname of the Manchu nobility, associated with the actor Tong Dawei.
Why it scores this way
Easy to say96
Reads the way it looks for an English speaker — no sounds English doesn't have.
Recognised in China45
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write85
7 strokes — one of the simpler surnames to write and sign.
People who carried this name
Tong Dawei — Actor (b.1979), star of the hit TV series Struggle.
Tong Lingge — Chinese general who served as commander in the National Revolutionary Army and died heroically at Nanyuan during the defense of Beiping in 1937.
Tong Liya — Chinese actress and dancer of Xibe ethnicity, celebrated for her performances in numerous hit television dramas and films.