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Guo (surname 國)

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Guo
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningcountry[1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuó
Wade–GilesKuo2
IPA[kwǒ]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGwok3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKok
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinesekwok
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*kʷɯːɡ/

Guo (trad. , simp. 国) is a Chinese surname. It is Romanized as Kuo in Wade-Giles, Kok in Min Nan and Gwok in Cantonese. According to a 2013 study, it was the 339th most common name in China; it was shared by 171,000 people, or 0.013% of the population, being most popular in Shandong.[2] It is the 354th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]

It should not be confused with the much more common surname Guō (郭) (lit.'city wall').[4]

Origins

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Stroke order of the simplified character

The surname Guo is claimed to derive from:

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
  2. ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Rozkalns, Ugis. "ChinesePod". ChinesePod.
  5. ^ "Guo Surname/Last Name: Meaning, Origin, Family History 2024". discover.23andme.com.