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拓跋 Tuoba — a rarer surname
59.5 / 100 overall fit
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| Pinyin | Tuoba |
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| Strokes | 20 |
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| Commonness | outside the top 100 |
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| Type | compound surname |
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Where the surname comes from
The royal surname of the Northern Wei dynasty, a Xianbei ruling house.
What the character means
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Why it scores this way
Easy to say87
Mostly easy. The only friction is uo, which English speakers usually turn into something close.
Recognised in China36
Outside the top 100 — distinctive, but some people will ask you to repeat or write it.
Easy to write52
20 strokes — more than most; it will take real practice to write smoothly.
People who carried this name
- Emperor Xiaowen — Northern Wei emperor (467–499), famous for the sinicization reforms.
- Tuoba Gui — Founder and first emperor of Northern Wei, a Xianbei leader who established a powerful dynasty in northern China.
- Tuoba Tao — Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei, who unified northern China and promoted Buddhism and Taoism.
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