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*[[Hoyan Mok]] (莫可欣), Winner of [[Miss Hong Kong Pageant]] [[1993|(1993)]] |
*[[Hoyan Mok]] (莫可欣), Winner of [[Miss Hong Kong Pageant]] [[1993|(1993)]] |
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*[[Max Mok Siu-Chung]] (莫少聰), Hong Kong Actor |
*[[Max Mok Siu-Chung]] (莫少聰), Hong Kong Actor |
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*[[May Mok Mei Wa]] (莫美華), Sound (editor, mixer, designer, effects editor) and adr recordist |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 19:13, 1 July 2007
The Chinese family name Mok (莫) is pronounced in Mandarin "Mò" (4th tone), in Cantonese "Mok" (6th tone), and in Hmong Moua, Mua, or Muas.
As Chinese family names go, Mok is relatively rare, ranked 168th in order of frequency in the Bai Jia Xing (百家姓; pinyin: bái jiā xìng). In 2004, there were an estimated 73,000 people with the surname of Mok abroad and 15,400,000 Moks in China.
Famous people surnamed 莫
- Ken Mok, Executive Producer of ANTM
- Karen Mok, Actress and Singer, Hong Kong
- Charles Mok (莫乃光), early Internet entrepreneur and ICT advocate in Hong Kong
- Mac Dang Dung(莫太祖), the founder of the Mac Dynasty, Vietnam
- Mo Huilan(莫慧兰), Chinese gymnast Silver Medal, 1996 Olympic Games (Atlanta)
- Mo yueding (莫月鼎), Shenxiao Taoist Sect, in Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty
- Hoyan Mok (莫可欣), Winner of Miss Hong Kong Pageant (1993)
- Max Mok Siu-Chung (莫少聰), Hong Kong Actor
- May Mok Mei Wa (莫美華), Sound (editor, mixer, designer, effects editor) and adr recordist
See also
Reference
- Citation: Mok, Norman (2004). "History of the Mok Surname" (http://www2.normie.org:81/chineseroots/Mok/MokHistory.php). Retrieved Apr. 6, 2006.