Surname Overview
Bei is a currently uncommon Han Chinese surname.
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Population reference (not a current census): 1Origins
Descendants of Shaohao
The Bei surname descends from Beifa, the eldest son of Shaohao, and takes an ancestral name as its surname.
Historical Records
Documentary Record
The Surname Textual Research records that Shaohao's primary consort bore Beifa, and that Shaohao, intending to pass the throne to Gaoyang, first sent Beifa to live at Minyuan.
Migration and Distribution
Present Distribution
The Bei surname is found in Sheng County in Zhejiang, Jiuquan in Gansu, and Taiyuan, Datong, Yuncheng, Changzhi, and Xinzhou in Shanxi; it is also found in Ningyuan in Hunan, Wusheng in Sichuan, Guangfeng in Jiangxi, and Dalian in Liaoning.
Additional Locations
The Bei surname is also found in Ningyuan in Hunan, Wusheng in Sichuan, Guangfeng in Jiangxi, and Dalian in Liaoning.
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