Pei () is an

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surname originating in north

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. In 2008, it was the 156th most common surname in mainland China, with at least 830,000 Chinese sharing this name.中国最新300大姓排名（2008
tatistics on the number of citizens with each surname in China, based on records of National Identity Cards" 2009-01-06. Accessed 20 Jun 2015. There are also people with this surname based on the same Chinese letter in

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Bùi Bùi (Chữ Hán: 裴) is a common Vietnamese surname, ranked 9th among the most common surnames in Vietnam. The surname Pei (裴) in Chinese and Bae (배) in Korean share the same origin with it. Bui is also an Italian surname. Bùi may refer ...

), where it is in relative terms much more common (the 9th most common surname), and

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; 배). The surname Lei () was accidentally created from Pei as a result of a transcription error. By coincidence, "Pei" is also an Italian surname (of two syllables), whose meaning may derive from the pear or pear tree, or alternatively, represent an abbreviation of "Pietro" or "Pompeo." Joseph Guerin Fucilla, Our Italian Surnames, p. 86.

Notable people

Historical Figures

Pei clan of Hedong The Pei clan of Hedong(河東裴氏) was a notable Chinese clan politically active from the Han dynasty to the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Their ancestral home was in Hedong Commandery. Their founding father was Pei Ling (裴� ...

Pei Xiu Pei Xiu (224–271), courtesy name Jiyan, was a Chinese cartographer, geographer, politician, and writer of the state of Cao Wei during the late Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China. He was very much trusted by Sima Zhao, and p ...

(224–271), minister, geographer, and cartographer during the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasty * Pei Songzhi (372–451),

Liu Song Song, known as Liu Song (), Former Song (前宋) or Song of (the) Southern Dynasty (南朝宋) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. ...

dynasty historian *

Pei Ji (Sui and Tang) Pei Ji (570-629), courtesy name Xuanzhen, formally Duke of Hedong, was an important official and one-time chancellorWhether Pei was to be considered a chancellor depends on whether his office of ''Shangshu Pushe'' (尚書僕射), technically at ...

Official and Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty *

Pei Ju Pei Ju (547-627), birth name Pei Shiju, courtesy name Hongda, formally Duke Jing of Anyi, was a Chinese cartographer, diplomat, politician, and writer who lived in the Sui and Tang dynasties, briefly serving as a chancellor during the reign of ...

Official of the Sui Dynasty and Chancellor of the Tang Dynasty *

Pei Yan Pei Yan (裴炎) (died November 30, 684), courtesy name Zilong (子隆), was a Chinese politician during the Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong That dominated by Empress Wu, as well Later alone regency by his ...

(died 684),

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom ...

official

Modern Figures

Carl Pei Carl Pei, or Pei Yu (; born September 11, 1989), is a Chinese- Swedish entrepreneur. He co-founded OnePlus along with Pete Lau, in 2013 and was the director of OnePlus Global. He left the firm in October 2020 to start a new hardware venture ...

(born Péi Yǔ; 1989–), Chinese-born Swedish entrepreneur *

Pei Wenzhong PEI or Pei may refer to: Places *Matecaña International Airport, Pereira, Colombia, IATA code PEI * Pei County (沛县), Jiangsu, China *Pei Commandery (沛郡), a commandery in Chinese history *Prince Edward Island, a province of Canada *Pei, ...

(1904–1982), anthropologist

Italians

Mario Pei Mario Andrew Pei (February 16, 1901March 2, 1978) was an Italian-born American linguist and polyglot who wrote a number of popular books known for their accessibility to readers without a professional background in linguistics. His book ''The St ...

(1901-1978), linguist

References

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