Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Ranking
The Kui surname ranked 248th in the old Hundred Family Surnames and has two pronunciations: Kuí and Wěi.
Wei Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 33,406Wei / Wei
Origins
Surname Origins
The Kui surname has three origins: descendants of the Xia royal family who took the name of the state of Da Kui; descendants of Shukuí and Jikuí, captured by the Di people in the Spring and Autumn period; and the Red Di people of northern central China.
Historical Records
Progenitor and Commandery Seat
The founding ancestor of the Kui surname is Da Kui, and its commandery seat is Xihe.
Migration and Distribution
In the third year of the Yongle reign of the Ming dynasty, a Kui family moved with migrants from Shanxi from the locust tree in Hongtong County to present-day Luzi Shui Village, Puwa Township, Fangshan District, Beijing. Later descendants were distributed across Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, the three northeastern provinces, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Hunan, Hubei, and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang area.
Notable People
Historical Figures
Historical figures include Kui Xiao, a Western Region commander of the Eastern Han; Kui Xi, a langzhong of Wei during the Three Kingdoms; Kui Zhao, a diviner of the Jin dynasty; and Kui Shun, a Lin'an prison guard who risked his life to bury Yue Fei's remains after Yue Fei was killed.
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