A surname from the ancient State of Lu, homeland of Confucius.
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 write60
12 strokes — a little practice and it flows.
People who carried this name
Lu Ban — Legendary carpenter and inventor (c.507–444 BC), revered as the patron saint of builders.
Lu Xun — Leading Chinese essayist, novelist, and critic of the early 20th century, renowned for works like 'A Madman's Diary' and 'The True Story of Ah Q'.
Lu Su — Strategist and diplomat of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, known for advocating the Sun-Liu alliance against Cao Cao.