Lei (surname)

Lei is the pinyin of a Chinese surname. The most common character is 雷 , meaning "Thunder". 雷 is the 78th most common Chinese surname as of 2006 according to a study carried out by the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Common alternate non-pinyin anglicizations include Lui and Louie/Louis .

The character 雷 is structured with the rain radical on top and the character for fields on the bottom.

A more popular Chinese surname that can be written as 'Lei' is . The spelling 'Lei' for this surname is used mostly in Macau. Its phonation comes from the Portuguese and reflects Cantonese pronunciation.

Prominent People with last name 雷

* Lei Chen , Taiwanese politicians
* Lei Feng
* Lei Sheng , Chinese foil fencer
* Lei Yixin , Chinese sculptor
* The Lei style architects of the Qing Dynasty