it's pronounced tuò.
Tuoba surname comes from Tuoba (also called Tuoba) department of Xianbei nationality. Tuoba's family looked out at Yingchuan County and Yanmen County. The total population is not listed in the top 3 of the hundred surnames in mainland China and Taiwan Province Province, but ranked as the 454th gate in the Song version of Hundred Surnames, which has a history of more than 1,6 years.
Historical celebrities
1. Tuoba Gan
(469~499), whose Chinese name was Yuan Gan; Pingcheng people (now Datong, Shanxi). The famous king of Henan in Northern Wei Dynasty.
2. Tuoba Yu
(47~51), Yuan Yu, the son of Emperor Wen in the Northern Wei Dynasty; Pingcheng people (now Datong, Shanxi). The famous King Guangyang of Northern Wei Dynasty, Prime Minister.
3. Tuoba Yao
(482 ~ 497), Yuan Yao, the eldest son of Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty; Pingcheng people (now Datong, Shanxi). Big prince, the famous Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
4. Tuoba Siyu
(467~56), whose Chinese name was Yuan Siyu; Pingcheng people (now Datong, Shanxi). Famous general of Peking University in Northern Wei Town.