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房 Fang — a rarer surname
74.2 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Fang |
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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 'house', from the ancient state of Fang, associated with the chancellor Fang Xuanling.
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 China47
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
- Fang Xuanling — Tang dynasty founding chancellor (579–648), one of the greatest administrators in Chinese history.
- Fang Guan — Tang dynasty chancellor and military strategist, known for his role in the An Lushan Rebellion and advocacy for Confucian governance.
- Fang Qianli — Tang dynasty writer and poet, author of 'Youyi Zhuan' (Tale of Youyi), noted for his literary contributions during the late Tang.
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