Bo (Chinese surname)
For other uses, see Bo.
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| Region of origin | China |
Bo is a set of several Chinese family names, including 薄 Bó, 柏 Bó/Baí, 波 Bō, 伯 Bó, etc. Among these names, 柏 is the 213th most common surname in China at present, shared by at least 430,000 Chinese citizens,[1] although when used as a surname it is generally pronounced Bai. None of the other characters pronounced Bo are currently in the top 300 surnames in China, although surname 薄 is the 271st surname in the Hundred Family Surnames and is quite well-known due to it being the family name of high-profile politicians Bo Xilai and his father Bo Yibo.
Notable people named Bo
薄 Bó
- Empress Dowager Bo (died 155 BC) of the Han Dynasty
- Empress Bo (died 147 BC) of the Han Dynasty
- Bo Yibo (薄一波;1908 – 2007), Chinese communist politician
- Bo Xilai (simplified Chinese: 薄熙来; traditional Chinese: 薄熙來; born 1949), son to Bo Yibo, former CPC Chongqing Committee Secretary
- Bo Bing (薄冰;1921 – 2013), Chinese English grammar academic
柏 Bó
- Bo Yang, penname of a writer in Taiwan
波 Bō
- Bo Cai, officer of the Yellow Turbans
References
- ↑ "中国最新300大姓排名（2008 [Statistics on the number of citizens with each surname in China, based on records of National Identity Cards]." 2009-01-06. Accessed 20 Jun 2015.(Chinese)
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