Lei (surname)
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| Meaning | "thunder" |
| Region of origin | China |
Lei (Mandarin pinyin) can represent one or more romanized Chinese surname. The most common character is 雷 (Léi), meaning "Thunder". 雷 (Léi) is the 78th most common Chinese surname as of 2006 according to a study carried out by the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.[citation needed]
Common romanizations of non-Mandarin variants include Lui (common in Hong Kong) and Louie/Louis (common for descendants of the Taishan region of Guangdong).
Additionally, a more common Chinese surname that can be romanized Lei is 李 (Li) (more commonly romanized as Li or Lee). The spelling Lei for this surname is used mostly in Macau. It reflects Cantonese pronunciation. The Macau romanization derives from Portuguese language influence (Macau was a former Portuguese colony).
[edit] Prominent people with last name 雷 (Léi)
- Steven Gwon Sheng Louie, Chinese-American physicist
- Lei Chen (1897- 1979), Taiwanese politicians
- Lei Feng
- Raymond Louie (born 1965), Canadian politician
- Alexina Louie (born 1949), Canadian composer
- Lei Sheng (born 1984), Chinese foil fencer
- Lei Yixin (born 1954), Chinese sculptor
- Runhua Lei, zoologist
- The Lei style architects of the Qing Dynasty
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