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Yu

Chinese family name (余)
Intangible chinese_family_name Q1946438
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Yu

Summary

Yu is a Chinese family name[1]. Yu has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Yu's instance of is recorded as Chinese family name[3].
  • Yu's instance of is recorded as family name[4].
  • Yu's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[5].
  • Yu's Commons category is recorded as Yu (surname)[6].
  • Yu's said to be the same as is recorded as Yu[7].
  • Yu's said to be the same as is recorded as Dư[8].
  • Yu's said to be the same as is recorded as Yeo[9].
  • Yu's topic's main category is recorded as Q9521148[10].
  • Yu's described by source is recorded as Hundred Family Surnames[11].
  • Yu's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • Yu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '余'}[13].
  • Yu's different from is recorded as Q7258859[14].
  • Yu's different from is recorded as YU[15].
  • Yu's different from is recorded as Yu[16].
  • Yu's has list is recorded as list of people with the family name Yu[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include Chinese family name[3] and family name[4].

Why It Matters

Yu has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Yu is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Corrinne Yu Yu Hua

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Tommylung · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Hundred Family Surnames, Gujin Tushu Jicheng
    Writing system → Chinese characters
    Instance of → Chinese family name, family name
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q21856445]]"
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