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| name = Lei
| name = Lei
| image = 雷姓 - 楷体.svg
| image = 雷姓 - 楷体.svg
| image_size =
| image_size = 180
| caption =
| caption = Lei surname in [[regular script]]
| pronunciation = Léi <small>(Mandarin)</small><br/>Lûi <small>([[Hokkien]])</small>
| pronunciation = Léi <small>(Mandarin)</small><br/>Lûi <small>([[Hokkien]])</small>
| language = Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
| language = Chinese
| languageorigin = Chinese
| languageorigin = Chinese
| origin = China
| origin = China
| derivation =
| derivation =
| meaning = thunder
| meaning = Thunder
| variant = Lei <small>(Mandarin)</small><br/>Lui, Leoi, Loi <small>(Cantonese)</small><br/> Louie, Louis <small>(Taishanese)</small><br/> Lui <small>([[Hokkien]], [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]])</small><br/>Lūi <small>(Gan)</small><br/>No, Ro <small>(Korean)</small><br/>Lôi <small>(Vietnamese)</small>
| variant = Lei <small>(Mandarin)</small><br/>Lui, Leoi, Lei, Loi <small>(Cantonese)</small><br/> Louie, Loui, Lui, Lei <small>(Taishanese)</small><br/> Looi, Lui <small>([[Hokkien]], [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]], [[Hakka dialect|Hakka]], [[Hainanese]], [[Fuzhou dialect|Fuzhounese]])</small><br/>Lūi <small>(Gan)</small>
| cognate =
| cognate =
| derivative =
| derivative = No, Ro <small>(Korean)</small><br/>Lôi <small>(Vietnamese)</small>
| seealso =
| seealso =
| family =
| family =
}}
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'''Lei''' is the [[pinyin]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanization]] of the [[Chinese surname]] {{lang|zh|{{linktext|雷}}}} (''Léi'').
'''Lei''' is the [[pinyin]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanization]] of the [[Chinese surname]] {{lang|zh|{{linktext|雷}}}} (''Léi''). It is the 69th name on the ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]'' poem.<ref name="KS">K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. [[University of Hawaii Press]]. {{ISBN|0-8248-1285-9}}.</ref>


Additionally, the very common Chinese surname '''[[Li (李)|Li]]''' ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|李}}}}) is sometimes romanized as "Lei", particularly among the [[Macanese people|Macanese]].
Additionally, the very common Chinese surname [[Li (李)|Li]] ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|李}}}}) is pronounced Lei in Standard [[Cantonese]], and is sometimes romanized as "Lei", particularly among the [[Macanese people|Macanese]].


==Romanization==
==Romanization==
雷 is also romanized as '''[[Lui or Looi (surname)|Lui]]''' in Hokkien and [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]], and '''[[Loi (surname)|Loi]]''' in [[Cantonese]]; '''[[Louie (surname)|Louie]]''' or '''[[Louis (surname)|Louis]]''' in [[Taishanese]]; '''[[Lui (surname)|Lūi]]''' in [[Gan Chinese|Gan]].
The surname is also romanized as [[Lui (surname)|Lui]] or [[Looi]] in Hokkien and [[Teochew dialect|Teochew]]; Lui, Looi, or [[Loi (surname)|Loi]] in [[Cantonese]]; [[Louie (surname)|Louie]] or [[Louis (surname)|Louis]] in [[Taishanese]]; [[Lui (surname)|Lūi]] in [[Gan Chinese|Gan]].


It is rendered as '''[[Loi (surname)|Lôi]]''' in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]; '''[[Roe (surname)|Roe]]''' ({{lang|ko|{{linktext|뢰}}}}) or '''[[Noe (disambiguation)|Noe]]''' ({{lang|ko|{{linktext|뇌}}}}) in [[Korean language|Korean]]; and '''[[Rai (surname)|Rai]]''' in [[Japanese language|Japanese]].
[[Sino-Xenic pronunciations]] include Lôi in [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]; [[Roe (surname)|Roe]] ({{lang|ko|뢰}}) or [[Noe (surname)|Noe]] ({{lang|ko|뇌}}) in [[Korean language|Korean]]; and [[Rai (surname)|Rai]] in [[Japanese language|Japanese]].


==Distribution==
==Distribution==
雷 is the [[list of common Chinese surnames#People's Republic|79th-most-common surname]] in [[mainland China]] but not included among the [[list of common Chinese surnames#Republic|100 most common surnames]] on [[Taiwan]].
雷 is the [[list of common Chinese surnames#People's Republic|79th-most-common surname]] in [[mainland China]] but not included among the [[list of common Chinese surnames#Republic|100 most common surnames]] on [[Taiwan]].


In the [[United States]], Lei is an uncommon surname, ranking 14,849th during the [[1990 US Census|1990 census]] and 6,583rd during the year [[2000 US Census|2000 census]].<ref name="USCB">[[US Census Bureau]]. Op. cit. [[Public Broadcasting Service]]. "[http://www.pbs.org/pov/thesweetestsound/popularityindex.php How Popular Is Your Last Name?]" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.</ref> In order, "Roe", "Louis", "Noe", "Louie", and "Lui" were all more common than the pinyin name; Loi and Rai were quite uncommon; and Leoi was held by fewer than 100 US residents and left unlisted by the [[US Census Bureau|Census Bureau]].<ref name="USCB"/>
In the [[United States]], Lei is an uncommon surname, ranking 14,849th during the [[1990 US Census|1990 census]] and 6,583rd during the year [[2000 US Census|2000 census]].<ref name="USCB">[[US Census Bureau]]. Op. cit. [[Public Broadcasting Service]]. "[https://www.pbs.org/pov/thesweetestsound/popularityindex.php How Popular Is Your Last Name?]" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.</ref> In order, "Roe", "Louis", "Noe", "Louie", and "Lui" were all more common than the pinyin name; Loi and Rai were quite uncommon; and Leoi was held by fewer than 100 US residents and left unlisted by the [[US Census Bureau|Census Bureau]].<ref name="USCB"/>


In [[Canada]], Lei and Lui were among the 200 [[list of common Chinese surnames#Canada|most common peculiarly Chinese-Canadian surnames]] found in a 2010 study by Baiju Shah & al, which data-mined the [[Registered Persons Database]] of [[Canadian health card]] recipients in the province of [[Ontario]].<ref name="Shah">{{Cite journal | last1 = Shah | first1 = B. R. | last2 = Chiu | first2 = M. | last3 = Amin | first3 = S. | last4 = Ramani | first4 = M. | last5 = Sadry | first5 = S. | last6 = Tu | first6 = J. V. | doi = 10.1186/1471-2288-10-42 | title = Surname lists to identify South Asian and Chinese ethnicity from secondary data in Ontario, Canada: A validation study | journal = BMC Medical Research Methodology | volume = 10 | pages = 42 | year = 2010 | pmid = 20470433| pmc =2877682 }}</ref> Rai was found, but among the most common surnames of the [[Indian-Canadian]] community.<ref name="Shah"/>
In [[Canada]], Lei and Lui were among the 200 [[list of common Chinese surnames#Canada|most common peculiarly Chinese-Canadian surnames]] found in a 2010 study by Baiju Shah & al, which data-mined the [[Registered Persons Database]] of [[Canadian health card]] recipients in the province of [[Ontario]].<ref name="Shah">{{Cite journal | last1 = Shah | first1 = B. R. | last2 = Chiu | first2 = M. | last3 = Amin | first3 = S. | last4 = Ramani | first4 = M. | last5 = Sadry | first5 = S. | last6 = Tu | first6 = J. V. | doi = 10.1186/1471-2288-10-42 | title = Surname lists to identify South Asian and Chinese ethnicity from secondary data in Ontario, Canada: A validation study | journal = BMC Medical Research Methodology | volume = 10 | pages = 42 | year = 2010 | pmid = 20470433| pmc =2877682 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Rai was found, but among the most common surnames of the [[Indian-Canadian]] community.<ref name="Shah"/>


==Origin==
==Origin==
雷 is the Chinese word for "[[thunder]]".
雷 is the Chinese character for "[[thunder]]".


In [[Old Chinese]], its pronunciation has been reconstructed as ''*C.rˤuj''; and in [[Middle Chinese]], as ''Lwoj''.<ref name="BaxSag">Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. ''{{PDFlink|1=[http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction]|2=1.93&nbsp;MB}}'', p. 88. 2011. Accessed 6 April 2012.</ref>
In [[Old Chinese]], its pronunciation has been reconstructed as ''*C.rˤuj''; and in [[Middle Chinese]], as ''Lwoj''.<ref name="BaxSag">Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. ''{{cite web|url=http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 |title=Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425064509/http://crlao.ehess.fr/docannexe.php?id=1207 |archivedate=2012-04-25 }}&nbsp;{{small|(1.93&nbsp;MB)}}'', p. 88. 2011. Accessed 6 April 2012.</ref>


==List of persons with the surname==
==Persons with the surname==
{{multicol}}
;Lei
*[[Lei Zhengfu]]
*[[Lei Chen]] (1897–1979), Taiwanese politician
*[[Lei Chen]] (1897–1979), Taiwanese politician
*[[Lei Feng]]
*[[Lei Feng]] (1940–1962), Chinese soldier
*[[Lei Tingjie]], chess player
*[[Lei Jiayin]] (born 1983), Chinese actor
*[[Lei Jieqiong]] (1905–2011), Chinese sociologist, activist, and politician
*[[Lei Jun]] (born 1969), Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, founder and CEO of [[Xiaomi]]
*[[Lei Sheng]] (born 1984), Chinese foil fencer
*[[Lei Sheng]] (born 1984), Chinese foil fencer
*[[Lei Tingjie]] (born 1997), Chinese chess player
*[[Louie Yim-qun|Lei Yanjun]] a.k.a. "Clifford Louie" (1914–1999), Chinese-American pilot and military officer in the Republic of China
*[[Lei Yixin]] (born 1954), Chinese sculptor
*[[Lei Yixin]] (born 1954), Chinese sculptor
⚫
*[[Lei Zhengfu]] (born 1958), Chinese politician
{{multicol-break}}
;Louie
*[[Alexina Louie]] (born 1949), Canadian composer
*[[Mynette Louie]], American film producer
⚫
*[[Raymond Louie]] (born 1965), Canadian politician
*[[Steven Gwon Sheng Louie]], Chinese-American physicist
{{multicol-end}}


==See also==
==See also==
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Lei
Lei surname in regular script
PronunciationLéi (Mandarin)
Lûi (Hokkien)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Chinese
Word/nameChina
MeaningThunder
Other names
Variant form(s)Lei (Mandarin)
Lui, Leoi, Lei, Loi (Cantonese)
Louie, Loui, Lui, Lei (Taishanese)
Looi, Lui (Hokkien, Teochew, Hakka, Hainanese, Fuzhounese)
Lūi (Gan)
Derivative(s)No, Ro (Korean)
Lôi (Vietnamese)

Lei is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 雷 (Léi). It is the 69th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[1]

Additionally, the very common Chinese surname Li (李) is pronounced Lei in Standard Cantonese, and is sometimes romanized as "Lei", particularly among the Macanese.

Romanization

[edit]

The surname is also romanized as Lui or Looi in Hokkien and Teochew; Lui, Looi, or Loi in Cantonese; Louie or Louis in Taishanese; Lūi in Gan.

Sino-Xenic pronunciations include Lôi in Vietnamese; Roe (뢰) or Noe (뇌) in Korean; and Rai in Japanese.

Distribution

[edit]

雷 is the 79th-most-common surname in mainland China but not included among the 100 most common surnames on Taiwan.

In the United States, Lei is an uncommon surname, ranking 14,849th during the 1990 census and 6,583rd during the year 2000 census.[2] In order, "Roe", "Louis", "Noe", "Louie", and "Lui" were all more common than the pinyin name; Loi and Rai were quite uncommon; and Leoi was held by fewer than 100 US residents and left unlisted by the Census Bureau.[2]

In Canada, Lei and Lui were among the 200 most common peculiarly Chinese-Canadian surnames found in a 2010 study by Baiju Shah & al, which data-mined the Registered Persons Database of Canadian health card recipients in the province of Ontario.[3] Rai was found, but among the most common surnames of the Indian-Canadian community.[3]

Origin

[edit]

雷 is the Chinese character for "thunder".

In Old Chinese, its pronunciation has been reconstructed as *C.rˤuj; and in Middle Chinese, as Lwoj.[4]

Persons with the surname

[edit]
  • Lei Chen (1897–1979), Taiwanese politician
  • Lei Feng (1940–1962), Chinese soldier
  • Lei Jiayin (born 1983), Chinese actor
  • Lei Jieqiong (1905–2011), Chinese sociologist, activist, and politician
  • Lei Jun (born 1969), Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Xiaomi
  • Lei Sheng (born 1984), Chinese foil fencer
  • Lei Tingjie (born 1997), Chinese chess player
  • Lei Yanjun a.k.a. "Clifford Louie" (1914–1999), Chinese-American pilot and military officer in the Republic of China
  • Lei Yixin (born 1954), Chinese sculptor
  • Lei Zhengfu (born 1958), Chinese politician

See also

[edit]
Look up 雷 or kaminari in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  2. ^ a b US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service. "How Popular Is Your Last Name?" Accessed 6 Apr 2012.
  3. ^ a b Shah, B. R.; Chiu, M.; Amin, S.; Ramani, M.; Sadry, S.; Tu, J. V. (2010). "Surname lists to identify South Asian and Chinese ethnicity from secondary data in Ontario, Canada: A validation study". BMC Medical Research Methodology. 10: 42. doi:10.1186/1471-2288-10-42. PMC 2877682. PMID 20470433.
  4. ^ Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. "Baxter–Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. (1.93 MB), p. 88. 2011. Accessed 6 April 2012.
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