Save Type Surname Usage Chinese (Indonesian) Pronounced Pron. /pur.ˈno.mo/(Indonesian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Bai (白), Pan 2 (潘), Wen (溫) or Wu 1 (吳). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
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