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Bu (surname)

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(卜) is a Chinese surname. It is the 210th most common Chinese surname, being shared by 510,000 or 0.038% of the population, with Jiangsu being the province with the most people.[1] It is the 92nd name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[2]

Notable people

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  • Bu Hua (born 1973), Chinese digital artist
  • Bu Shang (507 – c. 420 BC), ancient Chinese philosopher
  • Bu Tao (born 1983), Chinese baseball player
  • Bu Xiangzhi (born 1985), Chinese chess player
  • Bu Xin (born 1987), Chinese football player
  • Bu Wancang (1900 – 1973), Chinese film director and screenwriter
  • Bu Yunchaokete (born 2002), Chinese tennis player

References

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  1. ^ 中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
  2. ^ 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.