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劳 Lao — a rarer surname
72.4 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Lao |
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| Strokes | 8 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | single-character |
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Where the surname comes from
A surname meaning 'labor', from the ancient state of Lao.
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 China42
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write80
8 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
- Lao Gan — —
- Lao Naixuan — Qing dynasty official and linguist, pioneer of Chinese phonetic alphabet, compiled 'Jianzi Pulu' to promote literacy.
- Lao Sze-kwang — Modern Chinese philosopher, professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong, author of influential 'A History of Chinese Philosophy'.
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