Zhuge
Han surname (諸葛)
Zhuge in Chinese, Jegal in Korean, Gia Cát in Vietnamese or Morokuzu in Japanese is a compound surname in East Asia. It is ranked 314th in Hundred Family Surnames in China. The surname has often been synonymous with wisdom in Chinese culture, due to the fame of Zhuge Liang. It originated from a branch of the Ge family, who added a character to their name.
According to the statistics, in 2018 there are around 16,000 Chinese people who have the last name Zhuge.
List of notable people
Zhuge
Zhuge Feng (諸葛豐; fl. 1st century BC), Western Han dynasty official
Zhuge Gui (諸葛珪; fl. 2nd century AD), Eastern Han dynasty official
Zhuge Xuan (諸葛玄; died 197), Zhuge Gui's cousin, Eastern Han dynasty official
Zhuge Jin (諸葛瑾; 174–241), Zhuge Gui's first son, Eastern Wu general of the Three Kingdoms period
Zhuge Ke (諸葛恪; 203–253), Zhuge Jin's first son, Eastern Wu general and regent
Zhuge Rong (諸葛融; died 253), Zhuge Jin's third son, Eastern Wu general
Zhuge Liang (諸葛亮; 181–234), Zhuge Gui's second son, Shu Han statesman and military strategist of the Three Kingdoms period
Zhuge Zhan (諸葛瞻; 227–263), Zhuge Liang's son, Shu Han general
Zhuge Shang (諸葛尚; died 263), Zhuge Zhan's son, Shu Han military officer
Zhuge Qiao (諸葛喬; 204–228), Zhuge Jin's second son and Zhuge Liang's adopted son, Shu Han official
Zhuge Pan (諸葛攀), Zhuge Qiao's son
Zhuge Jun (諸葛均; fl. 2nd and 3rd centuries AD), Zhuge Gui's third son, Shu Han official
Zhuge Dan (諸葛誕; died 258), Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang's cousin, Cao Wei general of the Three Kingdoms period
Zhuge Jing (諸葛靚), Zhuge Dan's son, Western Jin dynasty official
Zhuge Hui (諸葛恢; 284–345), Zhuge Jing's son, Western Jin dynasty official
Zhuge Xu (諸葛緒; fl. 255–260s), Cao Wei official
Zhuge Chong (諸葛沖), Zhuge Xu's son, Western Jin dynasty official.
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