Cognomen 余 (余 
, Yuh 
) , in the entire world, is a prevalent surname. The last name 余 is habitual in China, where it is a common surname, Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cameroon. Very seldom, 余 is the forename as well as the last name.
| 余金 politician, CN (b. 1430) |
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| 余璦 politician, CN (b. 1476) |
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| 余之禎 politician, CN (b. 1546) |
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余雲岫 CN (b. 1879) |
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余汉谋 Chinese politician, CN (b. 1896) |
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余井塘 Taiwanese politician, TW (b. 1896) |
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余心清 Chinese politician, CN (b. 1898) |
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余立金 Chinese military personnel (1913-1978), CN (b. 1913) |
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余秋里 Vice Prime Minister of China, CN (b. 1914) |
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余光中 Taiwanese poet, TW (b. 1928) |
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余英時 American China historian (1930-2021), TW (b. 1930) |
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余如季 photographer of Taiwan, TW (b. 1932) |
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余慕蓮 Chinese actress from Hong Kong, CN (b. 1937) |
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余秋雨 Chinese writer, CN (b. 1946) |
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余天 Taiwanese singer and politician, TW (b. 1947) |
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