kuí Surname

Surname Overview

Pronunciation and Overview

The surname Kui is pronounced kuí. It is currently uncommon and occurs among Han Chinese, Mongols, and other ethnic groups.

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Origins

Mongol Lineages

Some members of the Mongol Hong'elote clan entered Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan with military forces and settled there, adopting Kui because they revered the Kui lunar mansion. Members of the Mongol Kuimute clan also commonly adopted Kui.

Reference: 奎姓_奎姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Manchu Lineages

Branches of the Manchu Sulara, Socoro, and Kuigiya clans adopted Kui. One Socoro branch passed down the surname from Kui Zhao and Kui Yao onward.

Reference: 奎姓_奎姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Occupational-Title Lineage

One lineage traces to officials called Kuiren or Guanren, who managed storehouses and also mining affairs. Their descendants adopted the official title as a surname, later shortening it to the single-character surname Kui.

Reference: 奎姓_奎姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Migration and Distribution

Geographic Distribution

The Kui surname occurs in Beijing, Luoyang in Henan, Tonghai in Yunnan, Tumed Left Banner in Inner Mongolia, Taiwan, Huolu in Hebei, Taiyuan in Shanxi, Yongdeng in Gansu, Qingyuan and Jianping in Liaoning, and Hekou and Longchuan in Yunnan.

Reference: 奎姓_奎姓的来源和历史_百家姓