There are some family names which are pronounced quite differently compared to normal usage. For example: * 华:usually: hua2, family name: hua4 * 仇:usually: chou2, family name: qiu2 * 单:usually: dan1, family name: shan4 * 任:usually: ren4, family name: ren2 * 纪:usually: ji4, family name: ji3 * 解: usually: jie3, family name: xie4 * 查:usually: cha2, family name: zha1 * 区:usually: qu1, family name: ou1 * 尉迟:usually: wei4, chi2, family name: yu4 chi2 * 万俟:usually: wan4, si4, family name: mo4 qi2 Some of the pronunciations above are indeed exclusively to family names, but they are pronounced so with a reason. For example, however, I believe these pronunciation all have historical reasons, either a place, or 四声别义, or another character. Besides, I think 名乗り(nanori) in Japanese also have a reason and not exclusively for names without other meaning. For example, 希 in female names reads nozomi, it's actually 訓読み(kunyomi) of 望, which has a similar meaning as 希. And ii is the classic form (雅語) of meshi for 飯. Therefore, the basis where your extension based on is also unstable.