A surname from the ancient state of Pei, one of the most powerful families of the Northern Dynasties.
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 write50
14 strokes — more than most; it will take real practice to write smoothly.
People who carried this name
Pei Songzhi — Liu Song historian (372–451), annotated the Records of the Three Kingdoms.
Pei Du — Pei Du (765-839) was a prominent Tang dynasty statesman and chancellor, known for suppressing regional warlords and restoring central authority.
Pei Xiu — Pei Xiu (224-271) was a Western Jin official and cartographer, father of Chinese cartography, who created the 'Six Principles of Mapmaking'.