Surname Overview
Distinct from Dai (戴)
The surname 代 and the surname 戴 are two distinct surnames.
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Dai Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 1,882,061Dai / Dai
Origins
Descent from the Dai State
One branch of the 代 surname descended from the people of the Dai State after its fall during the Western Han period, taking the state name as their surname.
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The 代 Surname among the Tuoba
The historical Xianbei Tuoba部 included people with the 代 surname; during Emperor Xiaowen's reforms of Northern Wei, the Tuoba部 adopted the surname Yuan, and 代 was among those surnames.
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