Frequency: (155)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Chinese 宁: from the name of a place called Ning, which existed in the state of Wei during the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 bc).
GIVEN NAMES: Chinese 58%. Kuan (2), Ping (2), Aihua, Chi, Chin, Ching, Chong, Chun, Fong, Gang, Guang, Hongjun, Hsiao, Hu, Nu, Quan, Xuan, Yen.
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