Bo (Chinese surname)
Bo is a set of several Chinese family names, including 薄, 柏, 波, 伯, etc. Among these names, 柏 is the 213th most common surname in China at present, shared by at least 430,000 Chinese citizens, although when used as a surname it is generally pronounced. None of the other characters pronounced are currently in the top 300 surnames in China, although surname 薄 is the 271st surname in the Hundred Family Surnames and is quite well known due to it being the family name of high-profile politicians Bo Xilai and his father Bo Yibo.
Notable people named Bo
According to a 2013 study, 薄 was the 337th most common surname, being shared by 140,000 people or 0.011% of the population, with the province with the most people having the name being Shandong.- Empress Dowager Bo of the Han dynasty
- Empress Bo of the Han dynasty
- Bo Yibo, Chinese communist politician
- Bo Xilai, son to Bo Yibo, former CPC Chongqing Committee Secretary
- Bo Bing, Chinese English grammar academic
- Bo Yang, penname of Guō Dìngshēng, a writer in Taiwan
- Bo Cai, a minor leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Han dynasty
- Bo Pi, treacherous official of Wu (state) during the late Spring and Autumn period