Mu (surname) explained

Mu is the pinyin romanization of several Chinese surnames.

was listed 98th on the Song Dynasty list of the Hundred Family Surnames.[1]

was listed 225th on the Song Dynasty list of the Hundred Family Surnames.

was listed 329th on the Song Dynasty list of the Hundred Family Surnames.

There are also surnames , , , , and , which are not in the Hundred Family Surnames list. Among Hui people, Mu is a sinified version of Muhammad together with Ma.[2]

Notable people

Surname Mù (穆)

It is the 98th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]

188th name in 2013 shared by 0.048% of the population or 640,000 people with the province with the most being Guizhou.

Surname Mù (木)

(not among the 400 most surnames)

Surname Mǔ (母)

344 母 0.010% 13.50 Sichuan

Surname Mù (沐)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 百家姓. Sohu.com. 2017-01-10.
  2. Book: Michael Dillon. China's Muslim Hui Community: Migration, Settlement and Sects. 16 December 2013. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-136-80940-8. 33.
  3. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .