Loi (surname)

Loi
Language(s)Chinese, Vietnamese, Meitei, Punjabi, others
Origin
Meaning Chinese (): "thunder"
Other names
Variant form(s)
  • Chinese (): Lei, Lui, Louie
  • Chinese (): , Lui, Louie
  • Chinese (): Li, Lai, Lye
Punjabi (Loi)

Loi is a surname. It has various origins, including as a spelling in Punjabi as Loi, three Chinese surnames (, , ), a traditional surname from Sardinia, and a surname in India among Jat Sikhs. Loi is a Jat Sikh surname and sub-clan descended from the Gill Jats. Gill is a parent clan to the Loi Jats. Loi only belongs within the Jat tribe.