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Rui Zhang

in Kentucky

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Rui 21,141
Zhang 3,955
Rui Zhang 1,455,300
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  1. is 3,951st most common Sturm
  2. is 3,952nd most common Twyman
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  4. is 3,954th most common Wix
  5. is 3,955th most common Zhang
  6. is 3,956th most common Barnhart
  7. is 3,957th most common Beaver
  8. is 3,958th most common Beiting
  9. is 3,959th most common Churchill
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  1. is 1,455,296th most common Ruhel Judd
  2. is 1,455,297th most common Ruhul Choudhury
  3. is 1,455,298th most common Rui Lam
  4. is 1,455,299th most common Rui Qin
  5. is 1,455,300th most common Rui Zhang
  6. is 1,455,301st most common Ruie Baker
  7. is 1,455,302nd most common Ruie Clarke
  8. is 1,455,303rd most common Ruie Cole
  9. is 1,455,304th most common Ruie Colley

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1. Chinese 张: the origin of this name goes back 4500 years to a grandson of the legendary emperor Huang Di (2697–2595 BC), surnamed Hui. Hui invented bows and arrows, and was put in charge of their production. In honor of his deeds, he was given as surname the character pronounced Zhang, which is composed of the symbols for ‘bow’ and ‘long’, meaning ‘to stretch open a bow’. Zhang has now become one of the most common names in China.

2. Chinese 章: from the name of an area called Zhang in present-day Shandong province. During the Western Zhou dynasty (1122–771 BC) a fief was made of this area. It was later conquered by the state of Qi; at that time the former rulers of conquered states were not allowed to take the name of their state as their surname. The former ruling class of Zhang fortunately were able to drop off a small portion of the character for Zhang and still leave another character also pronounced Zhang. This modified character became their surname.

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Rue, Ru, Ruey, Ruy, Ruie, Ruo, Rua, Ruhi, Ruw, Ruh, Zheng, Zhong, Zhan, Zdanek, Zdansky, Zdanski, Zdanys, Zdanowski, Zwank, Zwanch

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