Tuò is pronounced as tuò.
The surname Tuoba comes from the Tuoba (also known as Tuoba) tribe of the Xianbei ethnic group. Tuoba looked out to Yingchuan County and Yanmen County. The total population is not listed in the top 300 of the Hundred Family Surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan Province. It is ranked as the 454th family member in the Song Dynasty version of "One Hundred Family Surnames" and has a history of more than 1,600 years. .
Historical celebrities
1. Tuoba Qian
(469~499), named Yuanqian in Han Dynasty; a native of Pingcheng (now Datong, Shanxi). The famous King of Henan in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
2. Tuoba Yu
(470~501), whose Han name was Yuan Yu, was the son of Emperor Xianwen of the Northern Wei Dynasty; he was a native of Pingcheng (now Datong, Shanxi). The famous King of Guangyang and Prime Minister of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
3. Tuoba Xun
(482-497), whose Han name was Yuan Xun, was the eldest son of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was a native of Pingcheng (now Datong, Shanxi). The eldest prince of the famous Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
4. Tuoba Siyu
(467~506), whose Han name was Yuan Siyu; he was a native of Pingcheng (now Datong, Shanxi). The famous general of Zhenbei in the Northern Wei Dynasty.