List of common Chinese surnames explained

These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the Chinese diaspora overseas as provided by the authoritative governments or academic sources. Chinese names also form the basis for many common Cambodian, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese surnames, and to an extent, Filipino surnames in both translation and transliteration into those languages.

The conception of China as consisting of the "old hundred families" is an ancient and traditional one, the most notable tally being the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames . Even today, the number of surnames in China is a little over 4,000,[1] while the year 2000 United States census found there are more than 6.2 million surnames altogether[2] and that the number of surnames held by 100 or more Americans (per name) was just over 150,000.[3]

The Chinese expression "Three Zhang Four Li" is used to mean "anyone" or "everyone",[4] but the most common surnames are currently Wang in mainland China and Chen in Taiwan. A commonly cited factoid from the 1990 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records estimated that Zhang was the most common surname in the world,[5] but no comprehensive information from China was available at the time and more recent editions have not repeated the claim. However, Zhang Wei (张伟) is the most common full name in mainland China.[6]

The top five surnames in China – Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen – are also the top five surnames in the world, each with over 70-100 million worldwide.

Greater China

China

This list of the 100 most common Chinese surnames derives from China's Ministry of Public Security's annual report on the top 100 surnames in China, with the latest report release in January 2020 for the year 2019.[7] When the 1982 Chinese census was first published, it did not include a list of top surnames. However, in 2004, the State Post Bureau subsequently used the census data to release a series of commemorative stamps in honor of the then-most-common surnames in 2004.[8] [9]

The summary of the 2007 survey revealed China had approximately 92,881,000 Wangs (7.25% of the population), 92,074,000 Lees (7.19%), and 87,502,000 Zhangs (6.83%).[10]

A 2018 survey showed that Liu and Chen were the next most common China with more than 70 million each.[11]

These top five surnames – Wang, Lee(Li), Zhang, Liu, Chen – alone accounted for more people than Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world,[12]

The next five – Yang, Huang, Zhao, Wu, and Zhou – were each shared by more than 20 million Chinese. Twelve moreXu, Sun, Ma, Zhu, Hu, Guo, He, Gao, Lin, Luo, Zheng, and Liangwere each shared by more than 10 million.[11]

All together, the top hundred surnames accounted for 84.77% of China's population.[13]

Surname list

Romanizations
RankCharacterMandarinCantoneseMin NanHakkaGanWuOther
2019Trad.Simp.PinyinWade–GilesJyutpingHKOtherPOJOtherPFSOtherGPOtherShanghainese romanizationOther
1Chinese: {{linktext|王WángWang2Wong4WongVangÔngWungHengVòngWongUōngWongWaonWhangViet.Vương
Kor.Wang (Korean: )
Jpn.Ō
Phil.Ong, Wong, Wang, Heng
2Chinese: {{linktext|李Li3Lei5Lee
Li
LyLeeLeeLeeLiLeeViet.
N. Kor.Ri (Korean: ),
S. Kor.Yi, Lee, Rhee (Korean: )
Jpn.Ri
Phil.Dy, Lee, Li, Dee, Sy
3Chinese: {{linktext|張Chinese: {{linktext|张ZhāngChang1Zoeng1CheungCheong
Chong
Tiuⁿ (X, Q, K, T)
Tioⁿ (Z)
Teo
Teoh
Tio
ChôngChongTongCheong
Thong
TsanTzan ZanViet.Trương
Kor.Jang (Korean: )
Jpn.Chō
Phil.Tiu, Tiong, Chong
Idn.Sutiono, Tjong
4Chinese: {{linktext|劉Chinese: {{linktext|刘LiúLiu2Lau4LauLao
Lou
Lưu
LâuLau
Low
Lao
LiùLiewLiuLew
Lieu
LieuLioViet.Lưu
Kor.Yu/Yoo (Korean: )
Phil.Lao, Lew
Jpn.Ryū
5Chinese: {{linktext|陳Chinese: {{linktext|陈ChénCh'en2Can4ChanChun
Chean
Chin
TânTan
Tang
Ting
ChhìnChinThínThin
Chin
ZenTchenViet.Trần
Kor.Jin (Korean: )
Phil.Tan, Chan, Tantoco, Tanteksi
Jpn.Chin
6Chinese: {{linktext|楊Chinese: {{linktext|杨YángYang2Joeng4YeungYeong
Ieong
Young
Iûⁿ (X, Q, K, T)
Iôⁿ (Z)
Yeoh
Yeo
Yo
Nyo
YòngYong
Yeong
IōngYeongYanYang IanViet.Dương
Kor.Yang (Korean: )
Phil.Yu, Young, Yung, Yang, Yana, Yongco, Yuchengco
Jpn.
Misc.Yana
7Chinese: {{linktext|黃Chinese: {{linktext|黄HuángHuang2Wong4WongWang
Vong
N̂g (X, Q, K, T)
Ûiⁿ (Z)
Ng
Ung
Ooi
Uy
Wee
VòngWong
Wung
UōngWong
Fong
WhangViet.Hoàng/Huỳnh
Kor.Hwang (Korean: )
Phil.Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong
Jpn.
8Chinese: {{linktext|趙Chinese: {{linktext|赵ZhàoChao4Ziu6ChiuChu
Chio
Jiu
Tiō (X, Z, K, T)
Tiǒ (Q)
Teo
Teoh
ChhauChauThèuCheu
Chew
ZauZoViet.Triệu
Kor.Jo (Korean: )
Phil.Tio, Chiu, Chio, Chu
Jpn.Chō
9Chinese: {{linktext|吳Chinese: {{linktext|吴Wu2Ng4NgUng, EngGô͘
Ngô͘ (X, Q, K, T)
GohǸgNgNgNgWu
Ng
Eng WooViet.Ngô
Kor.Oh (Korean: )
Jpn.Go / Kure
Phil.Go, Ngo, Goh, Wu, Gozon, Gozum, Cinco, Gochian, Gokongwei, Gosiengfiao
Misc.Woo
10Chinese: {{linktext|周ZhōuChou1Zau1Chow
Chau
Jao,
Chau, Chao
ChiuChew
Jew
ChiûChew
Chiew
TiuChew
Cheu
TseuTzoViet.Chu, Châu
Kor.Ju (Korean: )
Jpn.Shū
Phil.Chiu, Jao, Chow
Misc.Joe
11Chinese: {{linktext|徐Hsü2Ceoi4TsuiChoi
Chui
Tsua
Chhî (X, Z, K, T)
Sîr (Q)
Chee
Cher
Cheu
Swee
Ji
Jee
ChhìChiChhiéChee
Chui
ZeeZiViet.Từ
Kor.Seo (Korean: )
Jpn.Sho
Phil.Choi
Idn.Dharmadjie
Christiadjie
12Chinese: {{linktext|孫Chinese: {{linktext|孙SūnSun1Syun1SuenSunSng (X, Q, K, T)
Sun (X, Q, K, T)
Suiⁿ (Z)
Sng
Soon
SûnSunSunSuenSenSunViet.Tôn
Kor.Son (Korean: )
Jpn.Son
Phil.Suan, Soon, Son
13Chinese: {{linktext|馬Chinese: {{linktext|马Ma3Maa5MaMah
Mar

(K, T)
Bey
Beh
Baey
MaMoMu
Ma
Viet.
Kor.Ma (Korean: )
Phil.Ma/Mapua
Jpn.Ba
14Chinese: {{linktext|朱ZhūChu1Zyu1ChuChueChuChooChûChooTuChuTsy
Tsyu
Tzu
Chu
Viet.Châu
Kor.Ju (Korean: )
Jpn.Shu
Phil.Chu
Can.Gee
Misc.Ju
15Chinese: {{linktext|胡Hu2Wu4WuWoo<-- do not disambiguate -->,
Vu
Ô͘Oh
Ow
Aw
FooŪWu
Foo
WuWooViet.Hồ
Kor.Ho (Korean: )
Jpn.Ko
Phil.Hu, Ho
16Chinese: {{linktext|郭GuōKuo1Gwok3KwokKuokKoeh (Z, K, T)
Keh (X)
Kerh (Q)
Kueh
Koay
Quay
Kwek
Quek Kwik
KwokKwok
Kok
KuokKwokKohGoh
Kueh
Koq
Viet.Quách
Kor.Gwak (Korean: )
Jpn.Kaku
Phil.Que, Cue, Quezon, Quison, Ker, Kho, Kwok, Kue
17Chinese: {{linktext|何2
Ho2
Ho4HoHoeHo
Hor
Hou
HoHoWuWooViet.
Kor.Ha (Korean: )
Phil.Ho
Jpn.Ka
18Chinese: {{linktext|林LínLin2Lam4LamLumLîmLimLìmLimLīmLīmLinLingViet.Lâm
Kor.Lim/Im/Rim
(Korean: /Korean: )
Phil.Lim
Jpn.Rin/Hayashi
19Chinese: {{linktext|高GāoKao1Gou1KoKou
Go
Ko (X, Z, K, T)
Ko͘ (Q)
Ko
Kor

Kau
KooKouKouKauKo
Gau
Viet.Cao
Kor.Go (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Caw, Co, Ko, Gao
20Chinese: {{linktext|羅Chinese: {{linktext|罗LuóLo2Lo4LoLaw
Loh, Lowe
Lor
Lo
Lor
Law
Law
Lo
Loh

Law
LuLooViet.La
Kor.Na/La/Ra
(Korean: /Korean: )
Phil.Lo
Jpn.Ra
21Chinese: {{linktext|鄭Chinese: {{linktext|郑ZhèngCheng4Zeng6ChengCheang
Chiang
Tēⁿ (K)
Tīⁿ (X, T)
Tìⁿ (Q)
Tēeⁿ (Z)
Tay
Teh
Tey
Chhang ChangThàngZenZungViet.Trịnh
Kor.Jeong (Korean: )
Jpn.Tei
Phil.Ty, Tee, Cheng, Chiang
22Chinese: {{linktext|梁LiángLiang2Loeng4LeungLeong
Lang
Leng
Niû (X, Q, K, T)
Niô͘ (Z)
NeoLiòngLeongLiōngLianViet.Lương
Kor.Yang/Ryang (Korean: /Korean: )
Phil.Leong, Liong, Leung, Niu
Jpn.Ryō
23Chinese: {{linktext|謝Chinese: {{linktext|谢XièHsieh4Ze6TseCheChiā (Z, K)
Siā (X, T)
Sià (Q)
Chia
Cheah
Seah
TshiaCheahChhiàZiaViet.Tạ
Kor.Sa (Korean: )
Jpn.Sha
Can.Tsia
Phil.Sia, Saa, Sese, Chia, Tse
Misc.Shie
24Chinese: {{linktext|宋SòngSung4Sung3SungSòng
Sàng (K, T)
SongSungSong
Soong
SūngSonSung
Soong
Viet.Tống
Kor.Song (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Song, Songco, Soong, Sung
Misc.Soong
25Chinese: {{linktext|唐TángT'ang2Tong4TongTn̂g
Tông (X, Z, K, T)
Tng
Tang
ThòngTong
Thong
ThóngDaonDaanViet.Đường
Kor.Dang (Korean: )
Phil.Teng
Jpn.
26Chinese: {{linktext|許Chinese: {{linktext|许[14] Hsü3Heoi2HuiHoiKhó͘Koh
Khoh
Ko
HeeSiuSyu
Shiu
Viet.Hái, Hứa
Kor.Heo (Korean: )
Jpn.Kyo
Phil.Kho, Ko, Co, Kaw, Cojuangco
27Chinese: {{linktext|鄧Chinese: {{linktext|邓DèngTeng2Dang6TangThengTēng (X, Z, K, T)
Tèng (Q)
TengThenTen
Then
ThènDenViet.Đặng
Kor.Deung (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Deang/Teng, Tengco, Tangco
28Chinese: {{linktext|韓Chinese: {{linktext|韩HánHan2Hon4HonHânHang
Han
HònHonHónGhoeReuViet.Hàn
Kor.Han (Korean: )
Jpn.Kan
Misc.Hang
29Chinese: {{linktext|馮Chinese: {{linktext|冯FéngFeng2Fung4FungFongPângPangFùng
Phùng
FoongFūngVonVongViet.Phùng
Kor.Pung (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Fung, Pangco, Pang
30Chinese: {{linktext|曹CáoTs'ao2Cou4Cho
Tso
ChawChô (X, Z, K, T)
Chô͘ (Q)
ChowTshò
Tshàu
Cho
Chaw
ChhóuZauZoViet.Tào
Kor.Jo (Korean: )
Jpn.
31Chinese: {{linktext|彭PéngP'eng2Pang4PangBanhPhêⁿ (K)
Phîⁿ (X, Q, T)
Phêeⁿ (Z)
Peh
Phe
PhàngPhangPhángBanViet.Bành
Kor.Paeng (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Beng, Pang, Pangco
KhmerPay
32Chinese: {{linktext|曾ZēngTseng1Zang1TsangChang
Dong
ChanChanTsênChenChenTsenTzen
Tsung
Viet.Tăng
Kor.Jeung (Korean: )
Jpn.
Idn.Tjan
Phil.Chan, Chang
Misc.Tzeng
33Chinese: {{linktext|蕭Chinese: {{linktext|萧XiāoHsiao1Siu1Siu
Shiu
SioSiau (X, Z, K, T)
Sio (X, Q, K, T)
Seow
Siau
Siow
SiâuSiew
Siaw
SieuSiauShioViet.Tiêu
Kor.So (Korean: )
Phil.Siao, Syaw, Shau, Shao, Shaw
Jpn.Shō
34Chinese: {{linktext|田TiánT'ien2Tin4TinChanTiânChan
Chang
ThiènThien
Then
ThiénDiViet.Điền
Kor.Jeon (전)
Phil.Tian, Tien
Jpn.Ten
35Chinese: {{linktext|董DǒngTung3Dung2TungTongTáng
Tóng (Z)
TongTúngTungTûngTonTung
Toong
Viet.Đổng
Kor.Dong (Korean: )
Phil.Tong, Tung
Jpn.
36Chinese: {{linktext|潘PānP'an1Pun1Poon
Pun
PunPhoaⁿPhuaPhânPan
Phan
PhonPhoePoeViet.Phan
Kor.Ban (Korean: )
Jpn.Han
Phil.Pua, Pan, Poon
37Chinese: {{linktext|袁YuánYüan2Jyun4YuenWanOânWangYènYenIōnYoeYoo
Yeu
Viet.Viên
Kor.Won (Korean: )
Jpn.En
Phil.Yan
38Chinese: {{linktext|蔡CàiTs'ai4Coi3ChoiChoy
Tsoi
Toy
ChhoàChuaChhaiChai
Choi
ChhóiTsaViet.Thái
Sái
Kor.Chae (Korean: )
Jpn.Sai
Can.Chai
Phil.Chua, Chuah, Cua, Choa, Choi, Chai, Tsai
Misc.Tsay
39Chinese: {{linktext|蔣Chinese: {{linktext|蒋JiǎngChiang3Zoeng2TseungCheungChiúⁿ (X, Q, K, T)
Chióⁿ (Z)
Cheoh
Chioh
TsiòngCheongChiôngCianJianViet.Tưởng
Kor.Jang (Korean: )
Jpn.Shō
Phil.Chio, Chiu, Chung
40Chinese: {{linktext|余2You4Yu
Yue
U
Yee
Î (Z, K, T)
Û (X, K, T)
Îr (Q)
Ee
Eu
YeeYuViet.
Kor.Yeo (Korean: )
Jpn.Yo
Idn.Ie, Iman, Oe
Phil.Yee, Yu
41Chinese: {{linktext|于2You1YueUÎ (Z)
Û (X)
U (Q, K, T)
YeeYeeIuÜ
Yu
Viet.Vu
Kor.U (Korean: )
Jpn.U
42Chinese: {{linktext|杜Tu4Dou6ToDo
Tou
Tō͘ (X, Z, K, T)
Tǒ͘ (Q)
TohThuTo
Toh
ThùDuViet.Đỗ
Kor.Du (Korean: )
Jpn.To
Phil.To
43Chinese: {{linktext|葉Chinese: {{linktext|叶Yeh4Jip6YipIp
Yeap
Ia̍pYapYa̍pYapIepYihYiqViet.Diệp
Kor.Seop/Yeop
(Korean: /Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Yap, Ip
Misc.Yee, Ee
44Chinese: {{linktext|程ChéngCh'eng2Cing4ChingChengThiâⁿ (X, Q, K, T)
Thêeⁿ (Z)
ThiaChhàng
Chhìn
Chang
Chin
ThángZenZungViet.Trình
Kor.Jeong (Korean: )
Jpn.Tei
45Chinese: {{linktext|魏WèiWei4Ngai6Ngai Gūi (X, Z, K, T)
Gùi (Q)
Ngwee
Ngui
NguiNgui
Wee
NgùiNgue
We
WaeViet.Nguỵ
Ngụy
Kor.Wi (Korean: )
Jpn.Gi
Phil.Wee
46Chinese: {{linktext|蘇Chinese: {{linktext|苏Su1Sou1So
SouSo͘SohSooSuSuSooViet.
Kor.So (Korean: )
Jpn.So
Phil.So, Solon
Misc.Soo
47Chinese: {{linktext|呂Chinese: {{linktext|吕3Leoi5LuiLoi(X, T)
(Z, K)
Lǐr (Q)
Lee
Leu
Ler
Loo
LeeLiêLiLeeViet.Lữ
Kor.Yeo/Ryeo
(Korean: /Korean: )
Jpn.Ryo
Phil.Lu, Loo, Luy
48Chinese: {{linktext|丁DīngTing1Ding1
Teng4
TingDing
TengTengTénTenTiangTinViet.Đinh
Kor.Jeong (Korean: )
Jpn.Tei
Phil.Ting, Tin
49Chinese: {{linktext|任RénJen4Jam6YamIam
Yum
Jîm (Z, K)
Lîm (X, Q)
Līm (T)
JimNgimNgim
Yim
NìmNinNyingViet.Nhiệm
Nhậm
Kor.Im (Korean: )
Jpn.Jin
50Chinese: {{linktext|盧Chinese: {{linktext|卢Lu2Lou4LoLouLô͘LohLooLuViet.
Kor.No/Ro
(Korean: /Korean: )
Jpn.Ro
51Chinese: {{linktext|姚YáoYao2Jiu4YiuYeow
Io
Iu
IâuYeoYàoYowIēuYauYauViet.Diêu
Kor.Yo (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Yao
52Chinese: {{linktext|沈ShěnShen3Sam2Shum
Sum
Sham
Sam
Shum
SímSimShím
Sím
SimSímSenSungViet.Thẩm
Trầm
Kor.Sim/Shim (Korean: )
Jpn.Shin
53Chinese: {{linktext|鍾Chinese: {{linktext|钟ZhōngChung1Zung1ChungChongChiong
Cheng (K, T)
ChengChûng
Tsung
Chong
Chung
TungTsonTzon
Tsung
Viet.Chung
Kor.Jong (Korean: )
Jpn.Shō
Phil.Chiong, Chong, Chung
54Chinese: {{linktext|姜JiāngChiang1Goeng1KeungGeung
Keong
Khiang (Z)
Khiong (X, K, T)
Khiuⁿ (Q)
KiangKiôngKeongKiongCianJianViet.Khương
Kor.Kang (Korean: )
Jpn.Kyō
55Chinese: {{linktext|崔CuīTs'ui1Ceoi1ChuiChoiChhuiChui
Chwee
TshûiChooiChhoiTsoeTseuViet.Thôi
Kor.Choi (Korean: )
Jpn.Sai
Misc.Tseui
56Chinese: {{linktext|譚Chinese: {{linktext|谭TánT'an2Taam4TamTom
Ham
Hom
ThâmThamThàmThamThómDeDaeViet.Đàm
Kor.Dam (Korean: )
Jpn.Tan
Phil.Tam
57Chinese: {{linktext|陸Chinese: {{linktext|陆Lu4Luk6LukLokLio̍kLoke
Lek
Liu̍kLukLiukLohLoqViet.Lục
Kor.Yuk/Ryuk
(Korean: /Korean: )
Jpn.Riku
Phil.Diokno
58Chinese: {{linktext|范FànFan4Faan6Fan Hoān (X, Z, K, T)
Hoǎn (Q)Hwan
Huang
Hoan
Hwan
FamFam
Hoan
Hwan
FànVeVaeViet.Phạm
Kor.Beom (Korean: )
Jpn.Han
Phil.Juan, Hwan
59Chinese: {{linktext|汪WāngWang1Wong1WongWung Ong (X, Q, K, T)
Óng (Z)
WangVongWongUongWaonWhangViet.Uông
Kor.Wang (Korean: )
Jpn.Ō
Phil.Ong, Ang
60Chinese: {{linktext|廖LiàoLiao4Liu6LiuLew
Leow
Liew
Lio
Liāu (X, Z, K, T)
Liàu (Q)
Leow
Liau
Liow
LiauLiew
Liau
LièuLiauViet.Liêu
Liệu
Kor.Ryo (Korean: )
Jpn.Ryō
61Chinese: {{linktext|石ShíShih2Sek6ShekSek
Seac
Seak
Chio̍hChioh
Cheoh
Sha̍k
Sak
ShakSakZahZaqViet.Thạch
Kor.Seok (석)
Jpn.Seki
62Chinese: {{linktext|金JīnChin1Gam1KamGumKimKimKîmKimKimCinJinViet.Kim
Kor.Kim (Korean: )
Jpn.Kin
63Chinese: {{linktext|韋Chinese: {{linktext|韦WéiWei2Wai4WaiVaiÛi (X, Q, K, T)
Úi (Z)
WeeVúi
Wooi
Wee
WeViet.Vi
Kor.Wi (Korean: )
Jpn.I
Phil.Wee, Uy
64Chinese: {{linktext|賈Chinese: {{linktext|贾JiǎChia3Gaa2KaGa (X, Q, K, T)
Kée (Z)
KiaKaCiaJiaViet.Giả
Kor.Ga (Korean: )
Go (Korean: )
Jpn.Ka
65Chinese: {{linktext|夏XiàHsia2Haa6Ha (K, T)
(X, K, T)
(Q)
Hēe (Z)
Hah
Hay
HaHaGhoYa
Wo
Viet.Hạ
Kor.Ha (Korean: )
Jpn.Ka
66Chinese: {{linktext|傅Fu4Fu6Fu
Foo
 Pò͘PohFuFuFuFooViet.Phó
Kor.Bu (Korean: )
Jpn.Fu
Phil.Po
67Chinese: {{linktext|方FāngFang1Fong1Fong Hong (X, Q, K, T)
Png (X, Q, K, T)
Puiⁿ (Z)
PungFôngFongFongFaonFaanViet.Phương
Kor.Bang (Korean: )
Jpn.
68Chinese: {{linktext|鄒Chinese: {{linktext|邹ZōuTsou1Zau1Chau
Chow
Jao
Chau
Chau (K, T)
Cho͘ (X, Z, K, T)
Cho (Q)
Che (Z)
Chou
Choh
TsêuChew
Chiew
ChiuTseuTzeuViet.Trâu
Kor.Chu (Korean: )
Jpn.Shū
Phil.Chou
69Chinese: {{linktext|熊XióngHsiung2Hung4HungHongHîmHimYùngYoongHiūngYonYoongViet.Hùng
Kor.Ung (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Hung
70Chinese: {{linktext|白BáiPai2Baak6PakBahkPe̍h
Pe̍k (Z)
PehPha̍kPak
Phak
PhakBahBaqViet.Bạch
Kor.Baek (Korean: )
Jpn.Haku
Misc.Bo
71Chinese: {{linktext|孟MèngMeng4Maang6Mang Bēng (X, Z, K, T)
Bèng (Q)
MengMenMangMàngManViet.Mạnh
Kor.Maeng (Korean: )
Jpn.
72Chinese: {{linktext|秦QínCh'in2Ceon4ChunTseun
Tseon
Chon
ChînChingTshìnChinChhínZhinZinViet.Tần
Kor.Jin (Korean: )
Jpn.Shin
Phil.Ching
73Chinese: {{linktext|邱Qiū1Ch'iu1Jau1YauIao
Iau
KhuKhoo
Kho
Khiû
Hiû
Hew
Khew
KhiuChieuViet.Khâu
Kor.Gu (Korean: )
Jpn.Kyū
Mal.Hew, Hiew
Chiew
Phil.Coo, Khoo
Misc.Chiou
74Chinese: {{linktext|侯HóuHou2Hau4HauHaoHô͘ (X, Z)
Hâu (Q, K, T)
Kâu (X, Q, Z)
Hoh
Hau
HèuHewHéuGheuRoeViet.Hầu
Kor.Hu
(Korean:
Jpn.
Phil.Caw, Ho
75Chinese: {{linktext|江JiāngChiang1Gong1Kong KangKangKôngKongKongKaonKangViet.Giang
Kor.Gang (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Kang
Misc.Kiang
76Chinese: {{linktext|尹YǐnYin3Wan5Wan Ún (K, T)
Ín (X, Q, Z)
Un
Eun
Eung
YúnYoonÍnYinViet.Doãn
Kor.Yun (Korean: )
Jpn.In
Phil.Unson
77Chinese: {{linktext|薛XuēHsüeh1Sit3Sit SihSietSetSiotShihSiqViet.Tiết
Kor.Seol (Korean: )
Jpn.Setsu
78Chinese: {{linktext|閻Chinese: {{linktext|阎YánYen2Jim4YimImGiâmNgiamNgiàmNgiam
Yam
IēmNiGni
Nyi
Viet.Diêm
Kor.Yeom (Korean: )
Jpn.En
79Chinese: {{linktext|段DuànTuan4Dyun6TuenTunToān (X, Z, K, T)
Toàn (Q)
Tng
Teung
ThonTon
Thon
ThònDoeDeuViet.Đoàn
Kor.Dan (Korean: )
Jpn.Dan
80Chinese: {{linktext|雷LéiLei2Leoi4LuiLoiLûiLuiLùiLooi
Lui
LōiLeLae
Lei
Viet.Lôi
Kor.Roe (Korean: )
Noe (Korean: )
Jpn.Rai
Phil.Lui, Luy
HoisanLouie, Louis
81Chinese: {{linktext|龍Chinese: {{linktext|龙LóngLung2Lung4Lung
Loong
LongLêng (K, T)
Liông
Leng
Liong
LiùngLoongLiūngLonLungViet.Long
Kor.Yong/Ryong
(Korean: /Korean: )
Jpn.Ryō
Phil.Leong, Liong, Wee
82Chinese: {{linktext|黎Li2Lai4Lai 
  • Loy
  • Loi
  • Lài
  • Lee
  • Lai
LeeViet.
Kor.
  • (Korean: /Korean: )
Jpn.Rei
83Chinese: {{linktext|史ShǐShih3Si2SzeSi
  • (X, Z, K, T)
  • Sái (X, Q)
  • Sír (Q)
  • Ser
  • Seu
  • Sze
Sṳ́
  • Soo
  • Sze
SySiViet.Sử
Kor.Sa (Korean: )
Jpn.Shi
Phil.Sze
84Chinese: {{linktext|陶TáoT'ao2Tou4
  • To
  • Tao
Tow(X, Z, K, T)
Tô͘ (Q)
Thô (Q)
TowThàu
Thò
Tao
Tow
ThóuDauDoViet.Đào
Kor.Do (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.To
85Chinese: {{linktext|賀Chinese: {{linktext|贺4
Ho4
Ho6Ho (X, Z, K, T)
(Q)
HorHo
Fo
HoWuWooViet.Hạ
Kor.Ha (Korean: )
Jpn.Ka
86Chinese: {{linktext|毛MáoMao2Mou4MoMouMô͘Mor
Mâu
Mo
Mao
MōuMauMoViet.Mao
Kor.Mo (모)
Jpn.
87Chinese: {{linktext|郝HǎoHao3Kok3Kok HokHakKhok HokHehHeqViet.Hác
Kor.Hak (Korean: )
Jpn.Kaku
88Chinese: {{linktext|顧Chinese: {{linktext|顾Ku4Gu3KuGoo
Gu
Khoo
Kò͘KohKuKooGoKuKoo
Gu
Viet.Cố
Kor.Go (Korean: )
Jpn.Ko
Phil.Coo, Khoo, Gu
89Chinese: {{linktext|龔Chinese: {{linktext|龚GōngKung1Gung1KungKwongKéng (X, Q, K, T)
Kiong (Z)
KiûngKongKiungCionJiong
Jun
Viet.Cung
Kor.Gong (Korean: )
Jpn.Kyō
90Chinese: {{linktext|邵ShàoShao4Siu6Siu
Shiu
Shaw
Sio
Siō (X, K, T)
Siāu (Z, K, T)
Siàu (Q)
Seow
Sioh
Shau
Sau
ShaoSèuZauZoViet.Thiệu
Kor.So (Korean: )
Jpn.Shō
Phil.Siao, Syaw, Shau, Shao, Shaw
91Chinese: {{linktext|萬Chinese: {{linktext|万WànWan4Maan6ManMeng Bān (X, Z, K, T)
Bàn (Q)
BuangVanWan
Man
MànVae
Mae
Ve
Me
Viet.Vạn
Kor.Man (Korean: )
Jpn.Ban
Phil.Man
92Chinese: {{linktext|覃Tán / QínT'an2Taam4TamThâm Thàm ThómDaeDeViet.Tán
Kor.Dam (Korean: )
Jpn.Tan
Phil.Tam
93Chinese: {{linktext|武Wu3Mou5MoMouBooMoo
Woo
WuGhu
Woo
Viet.
Kor.Mu (Korean: )
Jpn.Bu
94Chinese: {{linktext|錢Chinese: {{linktext|钱QiánCh'ien2Cin4ChinCheeChîⁿCheeTshiènChenChhiénZhiZeeViet.Tiền
Kor.Jeon (Korean: )
Jpn.Sen
Phil.Chi
95Chinese: {{linktext|戴DàiTai4Daai3Tai(X, Z, K, T)
Tèr (Q)
TaiTaiTaiThàiTaDaViet.Đái
Đới
Kor.Dae (Korean: )
Jpn.Tai
Phil.Te
96Chinese: {{linktext|嚴Chinese: {{linktext|严YánYen2Jim4YimImGiâmNgiamNgiàmYamNgiēmNiGni
Nyi
Viet.Nghiêm
Kor.Eom (Korean: )
Jpn.Gen
Phil.Gan
97ŌuOu1Au1AuAuEuEuJpn.Ō
98Chinese: {{linktext|莫Mo4Mok6 MokBo̍h (K, T)
Bo̍k
MokMo̍kMokMokMohMoqViet.Mạc
Kor.Mo (Korean: )
Jpn.Baku
99Chinese: {{linktext|孔KǒngK'ung3Hung2HungKhóngKong
Khong
KhúngKoong
Khoong
KhúngKhonKungViet.Khổng
Kor.Kong (Korean: )
Jpn.Kyō
Phil.Consunji, Kong, Hung
100Chinese: {{linktext|向XiàngHsiang4Hoeng3 Heung 
Hiàng (Z)
HiangHióngHiòngShianHianViet.Hưởng
Kor.Hyang (Korean: )
Jpn.Kyō
101Chinese: {{linktext|常ChángCh'ang2Soeng4 SheungSiông (X, Q, K, T)
Siâng (Z)
Sioh
Seoh
SòngSongSōngZanViet.Thường
Kor.Sang (Korean: )
Jpn.Shō
Misc.Sōng, Thōng
102Chinese: {{linktext|湯Chinese: {{linktext|汤TāngT'ang1Tong1 TongThngTng
Teung
ThôngThong
Tong
ThongThaonThaanViet.Thang
Jpn. Tō
Phil.Tang
103Chinese: {{linktext|康KāngKang1Hong1 HongKhngKang
Khang
KhôngKhong
Kong
KhongKhaonKhaanViet.Khang
Kor.Gang (Korean: )
Jpn.
Phil.Kang
104Chinese: {{linktext|易I4Yi6
Yik6 
Yik  E̍k (X, Z, K, T)
Ia̍k (Q)
EkYit IakI
Yih
YiqViet.Dịch
Kor.Yee (Korean: )
Jpn. Eki, I
105Chinese: {{linktext|喬Chinese: {{linktext|乔QiáoCh'iao2Kiu4  KiuKiâuKeow
Kiao
KhiàuKiew
Khiew
KhiéuJiauDjio
Jioh
Viet.Kiều
Kor.Kyo (Korean: )
Jpn.Kyō
106Chinese: {{linktext|賴Chinese: {{linktext|赖LàiLai4Laai6LayLaiLōa (X, Z, K, T)
Lòa (Q)
NaiLaiLàiLàiLaLe
Lae
Viet.Lại
Kor.Roe (Korean: )
Noe (Korean: )
Jpn.Rai
107Chinese: {{linktext|文WénWhen2Man4 ManBûnBoonVùnVoonMūnVenVungViet.Văn
Kor.Moon (Korean: )
Jpn.Bun 
108Chinese: {{linktext|施ShīShih1Si1 SiXiSi
Soa
Sy
Sua
Sṳ̂Sii´SySiViet.Thí
Kor.Si (Korean: )
Jpn.Shi, I 
Phil.Sy, See, Sze
109Chinese: {{linktext|洪HóngHung2Hung4 HungHuhngÂng
Hông
Ang
Hong
FùngFungGhonWon
Ung One
Viet.Hồng
Kor.Hong (Korean: )
Jpn.Kō 
Phil.Ang, Hong
110Chinese: {{linktext|辛XīnHsin1San1 SanSenSînSinSînXin´SîngShinSinViet.Tân
Kor.Shin (Korean: )
Jpn.Shin 
Phil.Sin, Sing, Singson
111Chinese: {{linktext|柯kʻo1O1 ONgoKoa, KhoKo, Ker, 

Quah, 

Kwa

KhôKo´KhuKooViet.Kha
Kor.Ga (Korean: )
Jpn.Ka 
Phil.Cua, Kua, Kho, Ko, Co, Coson
112Chinese: {{linktext|莊Chinese: {{linktext|庄ZhuāngChuang1Zong1 TsongChong, JongChng, ChongChengChôngZong´ChangTsaonTsaan
Tzaon
Viet.Trang
Kor.Jang (Korean: )
Jpn.Shō, Sō, Chan
Phil.Cheng, Ching, Chung, Chong
Notes
Other surveys

400 character list

In 2013 the Fuxi Institution compiled a ranking of the 400 most common surnames in China.[16]

400 most common surnames in China
RankNamePinyin% of pop.No. (1,000's)Province with most
1data-sort-value="Wang"Wáng7.17%95,200Henan
2data-sort-value="Li"7.00%93,400Henan
3data-sort-value="Zhang"Zhāng6.74%89,600Henan
4data-sort-value="Liu"Liú5.10%67,700Shandong
5data-sort-value="Chen"Chén4.61%61,300Guangdong
6data-sort-value="Yang"Yáng3.22%42,700Sichuan
7data-sort-value="Huang"Huáng2.45%32,600Guangdong
8data-sort-value="Wu"2.00%26,800Guangdong
9data-sort-value="Zhao"Zhào2.00%26,700Henan
10data-sort-value="Zhou"Zhōu1.90%25,200Hunan
11data-sort-value="Xu"1.45%19,300Jiangsu
12data-sort-value="Sun"Sūn1.38%18,300Shandong
13data-sort-value="Ma"1.29%17,200Henan
14data-sort-value="Zhu"Zhū1.28%17,000Jiangsu
15data-sort-value="Hu"1.16%15,500Hubei
16data-sort-value="Lin"Lín1.13%15,100Guangdong
17data-sort-value="Guo"Guō1.13%15,000Henan
18data-sort-value="He"1.06%14,000Sichuan
19data-sort-value="Gao"Gāo1.00%13,300Shandong
20data-sort-value="Luo"Luó0.95%12,600Sichuan
21data-sort-value="Zheng"Zhèng0.93%12,400Guangdong
22data-sort-value="Liang"Liáng0.85%11,300Guangdong
23data-sort-value="Xie"Xiè0.76%10,100Guangdong
24data-sort-value="Song"Sòng0.70%9,320Shandong
25data-sort-value="Tang"Táng0.69%9,170Hunan
26data-sort-value="Xu"0.66%8,810Guangdong
27data-sort-value="Deng"Dèng0.62%8,210Guangdong
28data-sort-value="Feng"Féng0.62%8,180Guangdong
29data-sort-value="Han"Hán0.61%8,150Henan
30data-sort-value="Cao"Cáo0.60%7,910Henan
31data-sort-value="Zeng"Zēng0.58%7,720Guangdong
32data-sort-value="Peng"Péng0.58%7,660Hunan
33data-sort-value="Xiao"Xiāo0.56%7,390Hunan
34data-sort-value="Cai"Cài0.53%7,010Guangdong
35data-sort-value="Pan"Pān0.52%6,870Guangdong
36data-sort-value="Tian"Tián0.52%6,850Henan
37data-sort-value="Dong"Dǒng0.51%6,770Shandong
38data-sort-value="Yuan"Yuán0.50%6,670Sichuan
39data-sort-value="Yu"0.48%6,420Shandong
40data-sort-value="Yu"0.48%6,330Hubei
41data-sort-value="Ye"0.48%6,320Guangdong
42data-sort-value="Jiang"Jiǎng0.48%6,320Sichuan
43data-sort-value="Du"0.47%6,190Henan
44data-sort-value="Su"0.46%6,060Guangdong
45data-sort-value="Wei"Wèi0.45%6,030Henan
46data-sort-value="Cheng"Chéng0.45%6,010Anhui
47data-sort-value="Lu"0.45%5,960Shandong
48data-sort-value="Ding"Dīng0.43%5,760Jiangsu
49data-sort-value="Shen"Shěn0.41%5,500Jiangsu
50data-sort-value="Ren"Rén0.41%5,470Henan
51data-sort-value="Yao"Yáo0.40%5,380Jiangsu
52data-sort-value="Lu"0.40%5,360Guangdong
53data-sort-value="Fu"0.40%5,360Henan
54data-sort-value="Zhong"Zhōng0.40%5,330Guangdong
55data-sort-value="Jiang"Jiāng0.39%5,230Shandong
56data-sort-value="Cui"Cuī0.38%5,090Shandong
57data-sort-value="Tan"Tán0.38%4,990Hunan
58data-sort-value="Liao"Liào0.37%4,870Guangdong
59data-sort-value="Fan"Fàn0.36%4,850Henan
60data-sort-value="Wang"Wāng0.36%4,830Anhui
61data-sort-value="Lu"0.36%4,800Guangxi
62data-sort-value="Jin"Jīn0.35%4,670Zhejiang
63data-sort-value="Shi"Shí0.34%4,550Henan
64data-sort-value="Dai"Dài0.34%4,490Jiangsu
65data-sort-value="Jia"Jiǎ0.33%4,390Henan
66data-sort-value="Wei"Wéi0.32%4,300Guangxi
67data-sort-value="Xia"Xià0.32%4,260Jiangsu
68data-sort-value="Qiu"Qiū0.32%4,230Guangdong
69data-sort-value="Fang"Fāng0.31%4,130Anhui
70data-sort-value="Hou"Hóu0.30%4,010Henan
71data-sort-value="Zou"Zōu0.30%3,940Jiangxi
72data-sort-value="Xiong"Xióng0.29%3,840Jiangxi
73data-sort-value="Meng"Mèng0.29%3,830Shandong
74data-sort-value="Qin"Qín0.29%3,790Henan
75data-sort-value="Bai"Bái0.28%3,740Hebei
76data-sort-value="Jiang"Jiāng0.28%3,690Guangdong
77data-sort-value="Yan"Yán0.27%3,600Henan
78data-sort-value="Xue"Xuē0.26%3,470Jiangsu
79data-sort-value="Yin"Yǐn0.26%3,460Hunan
80data-sort-value="Duan"Duàn0.24%3,200Henan
81data-sort-value="Lei"Léi0.24%3,190Sichuan
82data-sort-value="Li"0.22%2,880Guangdong
83data-sort-value="Shi"Shǐ0.21%2,850Henan
84data-sort-value="Long"Lóng0.21%2,810Hunan
85data-sort-value="Tao"Táo0.21%2,740Anhui
86data-sort-value="He"0.21%2,740Hunan
87data-sort-value="Gu"0.20%2,720Jiangsu
88data-sort-value="Mao"Máo0.20%2,640Zhejiang
89data-sort-value="Hao"Hǎo0.20%2,640Hebei
90data-sort-value="Gong"Gōng0.20%2,640Hunan
91data-sort-value="Shao"Shào0.20%2,620Shandong
92data-sort-value="Wan"Wàn0.19%2,540Jiangxi
93data-sort-value="Qian"Qián0.19%2,490Jiangsu
94data-sort-value="Yan"Yán0.19%2,460Jiangsu
95data-sort-value="Lai"Lài0.18%2,400Guangdong
96data-sort-value="Qin"Qín0.18%2,400Guangxi
97data-sort-value="Hong"Hóng0.18%2,400Taiwan
98data-sort-value="Wu"0.18%2,390Shanxi
99data-sort-value="Mo"0.18%2,330Guangxi
100data-sort-value="Kong"Kǒng0.17%2,310Shandong
101data-sort-value="Tang"Tāng0.17%2,270Jiangsu
102data-sort-value="Xiang"Xiàng0.17%2,260Hunan
103data-sort-value="Chang"Cháng0.16%2,180Henan
104data-sort-value="Wen"Wēn0.16%2,170Guangdong
105data-sort-value="Kang"Kāng0.16%2,110Hebei
106data-sort-value="Shi"Shī0.15%2,060Jiangsu
107data-sort-value="Wen"Wén0.15%2,040Sichuan
108data-sort-value="Niu"Niú0.15%2,020Henan
109data-sort-value="Fan"Fán0.15%2,000Henan
110data-sort-value="Ge"0.15%1,950Jiangsu
111data-sort-value="Xing"Xíng0.14%1,920Shandong
112data-sort-value="An"Ān0.13%1,790Hebei
113data-sort-value="Qi"0.13%1,760Hebei
114data-sort-value="Yi"0.13%1,750Hunan
115data-sort-value="Qiao"Qiáo0.13%1,730Henan
116data-sort-value="Wu"0.13%1,710Guangdong
117data-sort-value="Pang"Páng0.13%1,670Guangxi
118data-sort-value="Yan"Yán0.12%1,640Hunan
119data-sort-value="Ni"0.12%1,630Jiangsu
120data-sort-value="Zhuang"Zhuāng0.12%1,620Guangdong
- align="center"121data-sort-value="Nie"Niè0.12%1,590Jiangxi
122data-sort-value="Zhang"Zhāng0.12%1,570Zhejiang
123data-sort-value="Lu"0.11%1,510Henan
124data-sort-value="Yue"Yuè0.11%1,490Henan
125data-sort-value="Zhai"Zhái0.11%1,490Henan
126data-sort-value="Yin"Yīn0.11%1,470Jiangsu
127data-sort-value="Zhan"Zhān0.11%1,470Guangdong
128data-sort-value="Shen"Shēn0.11%1,470Henan
129data-sort-value="Ou"Ōu0.11%1,460Guangdong
130data-sort-value="Geng"Gěng0.11%1,400Henan
131data-sort-value="Guan"Guān0.10%1,370Guangdong
132data-sort-value="Lan"Lán0.10%1,340Sichuan
133data-sort-value="Jiao"Jiāo0.10%1,330Henan
134data-sort-value="Yu"0.10%1,320Zhejiang
135data-sort-value="Zuo"Zuǒ0.10%1,310Henan
136data-sort-value="Liu"Liǔ0.10%1,290Hubei
137data-sort-value="Gan"Gān0.095%1,260Guangxi
138data-sort-value="Zhu"Zhù0.090%1,200Zhejiang
139data-sort-value="Bao"Bāo0.087%1,150Inner Mongolia
140data-sort-value="Ning"Nìng0.083%1,100Guangxi
141data-sort-value="Shang"Shàng0.082%1,090Henan
142data-sort-value="Fu"0.082%1,090Hainan
143data-sort-value="Shu"Shū0.082%1,090Hunan
144data-sort-value="Ruan"Ruǎn0.082%1,090Guangdong
145data-sort-value="Ke"0.080%1,060Hubei
146data-sort-value="Ji"0.080%1,060Shandong
147data-sort-value="Mei"Méi0.079%1,050Hubei
148data-sort-value="Tong"Tóng0.079%1,050Zhejiang
149data-sort-value="Ling"Líng0.078%1,030Guangdong
150data-sort-value="Bi"0.078%1,030Shandong
151data-sort-value="Shan"Shàn0.076%1,010Jiangsu
152data-sort-value="Ji"0.076%1,010Jiangsu
153data-sort-value="Pei"Péi0.076%1,000Henan
154data-sort-value="Huo"Huò0.075%1,000Hebei
155data-sort-value="Tu"0.075%1,000Jiangxi
156data-sort-value="Cheng"Chéng0.075%1,000Jiangsu
157data-sort-value="Miao"Miáo0.075%1,000Henan
158data-sort-value="Gu"0.075%990Henan
159data-sort-value="Sheng"Shèng0.074%980Anhui
160data-sort-value="Qu"0.074%980Shandong
161data-sort-value="Weng"Wēng0.073%970Fujian
162data-sort-value="Ran"Rǎn0.073%970Chongqing
163data-sort-value="Luo"Luò0.073%960Guangdong
164data-sort-value="Lan"Lán0.072%960Guangxi
165data-sort-value="Lu"0.072%950Henan
166data-sort-value="You"Yóu0.071%940Fujian
167data-sort-value="Xin"Xīn0.070%920Shandong
168data-sort-value="Jin"Jìn0.069%920Henan
169欧阳data-sort-value="Ouyang"Ōuyáng0.068%910Hunan
170data-sort-value="Guan"Guǎn0.065%870Shandong
171data-sort-value="Chai"Chái0.065%860Henan
172data-sort-value="Meng"Méng0.062%830Guangxi
173data-sort-value="Bao"Bào0.062%820Anhui
174data-sort-value="Hua"Huà0.061%820Jiangsu
175data-sort-value="Yu"0.061%810Hunan
176data-sort-value="Qi"0.061%800Jiangsu
177data-sort-value="Pu"0.056%750Sichuan
178data-sort-value="Fang"Fáng0.056%750Shandong
179data-sort-value="Teng"Téng0.055%740Shandong
180data-sort-value="Qu"0.055%730Shaanxi
181data-sort-value="Rao"Ráo0.055%730Jiangxi
182data-sort-value="Xie"Xiè0.053%710Shandong
183data-sort-value="Mu"0.053%700Sichuan
184data-sort-value="Ai"Ài0.052%690Hubei
185data-sort-value="You"Yóu0.052%680Jiangsu
186data-sort-value="Yang"Yáng0.050%670Hunan
187data-sort-value="Shi"Shí0.050%670Henan
188data-sort-value="Mu"0.048%640Guizhou
189data-sort-value="Nong"Nóng0.047%620Guangxi
190data-sort-value="Si"0.044%590Henan
191data-sort-value="Zhuo"Zhuó0.043%580Guangdong
192data-sort-value="Gu"0.043%580Guangdong
193data-sort-value="Ji"0.043%580Jiangsu
194data-sort-value="Miao"Miào0.043%570Jiangsu
195data-sort-value="Jian"Jiǎn0.043%570Taiwan
196data-sort-value="Che"Chē0.043%570Shandong
197data-sort-value="Xiang"Xiàng0.043%570Zhejiang
198data-sort-value="Lian"Lián0.043%570Fujian
199data-sort-value="Lu"0.042%570Henan
200data-sort-value="Mai"Mài0.041%550Guangdong
201data-sort-value="Chu"Chǔ0.041%540Shandong
202data-sort-value="Lou"Lóu0.040%530Henan
203data-sort-value="Dou"Dòu0.040%530Shandong
204data-sort-value="Qi"0.040%530Jiangsu
205data-sort-value="Cen"Cén0.039%520Guangxi
206data-sort-value="Jing"Jǐng0.039%520Shanxi
207data-sort-value="Dang"Dǎng0.039%520Shaanxi
208data-sort-value="Gong"Gōng0.039%520Shandong
209data-sort-value="Fei"Fèi0.039%510Jiangsu
210data-sort-value="Bu"0.038%510Jiangsu
211data-sort-value="Leng"Lěng0.038%500Sichuan
212data-sort-value="Yan"Yàn0.038%500Jiangxi
213data-sort-value="Xi"0.036%480Henan
214data-sort-value="Wei"Wèi0.036%480Shanxi
215data-sort-value="Mi"0.035%460Hebei
216data-sort-value="Bai"Bǎi0.035%460Jiangsu
217data-sort-value="Zong"Zōng0.034%450Jiangsu
218data-sort-value="Qu"0.033%440Hunan
219data-sort-value="Gui"Guì0.033%440Anhui
220data-sort-value="Quan"Quán0.033%440Hunan
221data-sort-value="Tong"Tóng0.033%430Liaoning
222data-sort-value="Ying"Yīng0.033%430Zhejiang
223data-sort-value="Zang"Zāng0.032%430Shandong
224data-sort-value="Min"Mǐn0.032%430Hubei
225data-sort-value="Gou"Gǒu0.032%430Sichuan
226data-sort-value="Wu"0.032%420Zhejiang
227data-sort-value="Bian"Biān0.032%420Hebei
228data-sort-value="Bian"Biàn0.032%420Jiangsu
229data-sort-value="Ji"0.032%420Henan
230data-sort-value="Shi"Shī0.031%410Henan
231data-sort-value="He"0.031%410Yunnan
232data-sort-value="Qiu"Qiú0.030%400Jiangsu
233data-sort-value="Luan"Luán0.030%400Shandong
234data-sort-value="Sui"Suí0.030%400Shandong
235data-sort-value="Shang"Shāng0.030%390Shandong
236data-sort-value="Diao"Diāo0.030%390Shandong
237data-sort-value="Sha"Shā0.030%390Jiangsu
238data-sort-value="Rong"Róng0.029%380Shandong
239data-sort-value="Wu"0.029%380Guangdong
240data-sort-value="Kou"Kòu0.029%380Henan
241data-sort-value="Sang"Sāng0.028%370Shandong
242data-sort-value="Lang"Láng0.028%370Hebei
243data-sort-value="Zhen"Zhēn0.027%360Hebei
244data-sort-value="Cong"Cóng0.027%360Shandong
245data-sort-value="Zhong"Zhòng0.027%350Jiangsu
246data-sort-value="Yu"0.026%350Zhejiang
247data-sort-value="Ao"Áo0.026%350Guizhou
248data-sort-value="Gong"Gǒng0.026%340Shandong
249data-sort-value="Ming"Míng0.026%340Hubei
250data-sort-value="She"Shé0.025%340Hunan
251data-sort-value="Chi"Chí0.025%340Fujian
252data-sort-value="Zha"Zhā0.025%330Anhui
253data-sort-value="Ma"0.025%330Zhejiang
254data-sort-value="Yuan"Yuān0.025%330Hebei
255data-sort-value="Chi"Chí0.024%320Shandong
256data-sort-value="Kuang"Kuàng0.024%320Guangdong
257data-sort-value="Guan"Guān0.023%310Guangdong
258data-sort-value="Feng"Fēng0.023%310Jiangsu
259data-sort-value="Tan"Tán0.023%310Jiangsu
260data-sort-value="Kuang"Kuāng0.023%300Hunan
261data-sort-value="Ju"0.023%300Shandong
262data-sort-value="Hui"Huì0.022%298Shaanxi
263data-sort-value="Jing"Jīng0.022%289Shandong
264data-sort-value="Yue"Yuè0.022%288Jiangxi
265data-sort-value="Ji"0.021%285Hebei
266data-sort-value="Yu"0.021%285Jiangsu
267data-sort-value="Xu"0.021%285Sichuan
268data-sort-value="Nan"Nán0.021%277Shaanxi
269data-sort-value="Ban"Bān0.021%273Guangxi
270data-sort-value="Chu"Chǔ0.021%272Anhui
271data-sort-value="Yuan"Yuán0.020%270Shanxi
272data-sort-value="Li"0.020%266Henan
273data-sort-value="Yan"Yàn0.020%264Shandong
274data-sort-value="Chu"Chǔ0.020%263Henan
275data-sort-value="Yan"Yān0.020%263Hubei
276data-sort-value="Lao"Láo0.019%259Guangxi
277data-sort-value="Chen"Chén0.019%248Hunan
278data-sort-value="Xi"0.017%231Jiangsu
279data-sort-value="Pi"0.017%229Hunan
280data-sort-value="Su"0.017%228Hunan
281data-sort-value="Xian"Xiǎn0.017%228Guangdong
282data-sort-value="Lin"Lìn0.017%228Shandong
283data-sort-value="Lou"Lóu0.017%228Zhejiang
284data-sort-value="Pan"Pán0.017%225Guangxi
285data-sort-value="Man"Mǎn0.016%219Shandong
286data-sort-value="Wen"Wén0.016%217Anhui
287data-sort-value="Wei"Wèi0.016%208Henan
289data-sort-value="Li"0.016%206Zhejiang
289data-sort-value="Yi"0.016%206Shandong
290data-sort-value="Tong"Tóng0.015%200Henan
291data-sort-value="Ou"Ōu0.015%199Guangdong
292data-sort-value="Gao"Gào0.015%198Henan
293data-sort-value="Hai"Hǎi0.015%197Ningxia
294data-sort-value="Kan"Kàn0.015%196Anhui
295data-sort-value="Hua"Huā0.015%195Jiangsu
296data-sort-value="Quan"Quán0.014%191Shaanxi
297data-sort-value="Qiang"Qiáng0.014%190Shaanxi
298data-sort-value="Shuai"Shuài0.014%190Sichuan
299data-sort-value="Tu"0.014%189Zhejiang
300data-sort-value="Dou"Dòu0.014%188Henan
301data-sort-value="Piao"Piáo0.014%187Jilin
302data-sort-value="Ge"0.014%186Shandong
303data-sort-value="Lian"Liàn0.014%185Guangdong
304data-sort-value="Lian"Lián0.014%184Henan
305data-sort-value="Yu"0.014%182Henan
306data-sort-value="Jing"Jǐng0.013%179Shandong
307data-sort-value="Zu"0.013%177Hebei
308data-sort-value="Qi"0.013%177Sichuan
309data-sort-value="Ba"0.013%177Inner Mongolia
310data-sort-value="Feng"Fēng0.013%176Shandong
311data-sort-value="Zhi"Zhī0.013%173Jiangsu
312data-sort-value="Qing"Qīng0.013%172Sichuan
313data-sort-value="Guo"Guó0.013%171Shandong
314data-sort-value="Di"0.013%168Jiangsu
315data-sort-value="Ping"Píng0.013%166Henan
316data-sort-value="Ji"0.012%165Anhui
317data-sort-value="Suo"Suǒ0.012%165Henan
318data-sort-value="Xuan"Xuān0.012%164Zhejiang
319data-sort-value="Jin"Jìn0.012%162Henan
320data-sort-value="Xiang"Xiàng0.012%162Shandong
321data-sort-value="Chu"Chū0.012%159Shandong
322data-sort-value="Men"Mén0.012%159Shandong
323data-sort-value="Yun"Yún0.012%156Inner Mongolia
324data-sort-value="Rong"Róng0.012%154Guangdong
325data-sort-value="Jing"Jìng0.011%150Sichuan
326data-sort-value="Lai"Lái0.011%148Zhejiang
327data-sort-value="Hu"0.011%147Henan
328data-sort-value="Chao"Cháo0.011%146Henan
329data-sort-value="Rui"Ruì0.011%146Jiangsu
330data-sort-value="Du"0.011%146Shandong
331data-sort-value="Pu"0.011%145Yunnan
332data-sort-value="Que"Quē0.011%145Fujian
333data-sort-value="Pu"0.011%144Jiangsu
334data-sort-value="Ge"0.011%144Jiangsu
335data-sort-value="Fu"0.011%143Sichuan
336鹿data-sort-value="Lu"0.011%140Shandong
337data-sort-value="Bo"0.011%140Shandong
338data-sort-value="Di"0.011%139Hebei
339data-sort-value="Yong"Yōng0.010%139Sichuan
340data-sort-value="Gu"0.010%138Sichuan
341data-sort-value="Yang"Yáng0.010%136Hainan
342data-sort-value="A"Ā0.010%136Inner Mongolia
343data-sort-value="Wu"0.010%135Inner Mongolia
344data-sort-value="Mu"0.010%135Sichuan
345data-sort-value="Qiu"Qiú0.010%134Zhejiang
346data-sort-value="Qi"0.010%134Shandong
347data-sort-value="Xiu"Xiū0.010%133Shandong
348data-sort-value="Tai"Tái0.010%130Guizhou
349data-sort-value="He"0.010%128Liaoning
350data-sort-value="Hang"Háng0.010%128Jiangsu
351data-sort-value="Kuang"Kuàng0.0094%124Chongqing
352data-sort-value="Na"0.0093%124Inner Mongolia
353宿data-sort-value="Su"0.0093%123Shandong
354data-sort-value="Xian"Xiān0.0092%122Sichuan
355data-sort-value="Yin"Yìn0.0091%121Jiangsu
356data-sort-value="Lu"0.0091%121Shandong
357data-sort-value="Long"Lóng0.0090%120Hunan
358data-sort-value="Ru"0.0090%119Henan
359data-sort-value="Zhu"Zhū0.0089%118Zhejiang
360data-sort-value="Zhan"Zhàn0.0088%117Shandong
361data-sort-value="Mu"0.0086%115Gansu
362data-sort-value="Wei"Wēi0.0084%112Jiangxi
363data-sort-value="Yu"0.0084%112Guangxi
364data-sort-value="Yin"Yín0.0084%111Guangxi
365data-sort-value="Kang"Kàng0.0083%110Henan
366data-sort-value="Ji"0.0082%109Jiangsu
367data-sort-value="Gong"Gōng0.0082%109Shandong
368data-sort-value="Ha"0.0081%107Inner Mongolia
369data-sort-value="Zhan"Zhàn0.0079%105Hunan
370data-sort-value="Bin"Bīn0.0077%102Guangxi
371data-sort-value="Rong"Róng0.0076%101Jiangsu
372data-sort-value="Gou"Gōu0.0076%101Sichuan
373data-sort-value="Mao"Máo0.0076%101Jiangsu
374data-sort-value="Li"0.0076%100Guangdong
375data-sort-value="Yu"0.0074%99Jiangsu
376data-sort-value="Hu"0.0074%98Inner Mongolia
377data-sort-value="Ju"0.0074%98Jiangsu
378data-sort-value="Jie"Jiē0.0073%96Jiangxi
379data-sort-value="Gan"Gān0.0072%96Zhejiang
380data-sort-value="Dan"Dàn0.0072%95Sichuan
381data-sort-value="Wei"Wèi0.0071%95Shanxi
382data-sort-value="Ye"0.0071%94Qinghai
383data-sort-value="Si"0.0070%93Inner Mongolia
384data-sort-value="Yuan"Yuán0.0069%92Henan
385data-sort-value="Shu"Shù0.0068%91Jiangsu
386data-sort-value="Tan"Tán0.0068%90Anhui
387data-sort-value="Yi"0.0067%90Shandong
388data-sort-value="Xin"Xìn0.0067%89Shandong
389data-sort-value="Zhan"Zhǎn0.0067%89Shandong
390data-sort-value="Yin"Yīn0.0067%89Shanxi
391data-sort-value="Zan"Zǎn0.0066%87Sichuan
392data-sort-value="Zhi"Zhì0.0065%87Henan
393data-sort-value="Xing"Xìng0.0065%86Chongqing
394data-sort-value="Feng"Fèng0.0064%85Hunan
395data-sort-value="Zhi"Zhí0.0064%85Guangdong
396data-sort-value="Heng"Héng0.0063%84Jiangsu
397data-sort-value="Fu"0.0063%84Liaoning
398data-sort-value="Yao"Yáo0.0060%80Jiangxi
399data-sort-value="Bi"0.0060%80Guangxi
400data-sort-value="You"Yóu0.0060%80Shandong

Taiwan

See also: Naming customs of Taiwanese indigenous peoples. According to a comprehensive survey of residential permits released by the Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior's Department of Population in 2016, Taiwan has only 1,503 surnames.[17] The top ten surnames in Taiwan accounted for 52.77% of the general population, and the top 100 accounted for 96.56%.

Rankclass=sortable colspan=2 rowspan=2 Characterclass=sortable colspan=9 Romanizationsclass=unsortable colspan=3 rowspan=3 % of total pop.
class=sortable colspan=2 Mandarinclass=sortable colspan=2 Min Nanclass=sortable colspan=2 Hakkaclass=sortable colspan=3 Cantonese
2016class=sortable Trad.class=sortable Simp.class=sortable Wadeclass=sortable Pinyinclass=sortable POJclass=sortable Otherclass=sortable PFSclass=sortable Otherclass=sortable Jyutpingclass=sortable HKclass=sortable Other
1Ch'en2ChénTânTanChinThinCan4ChanChin11.14%
2Lin2LínLîmLim
Liem
LimLimLam4LamLum8.31%
3Huang2HuángNgEng
Ung
Uy
Wee
VòngWong
Bong
Wong4WongWang
Vang
Wung
6.05%
4Chang1ZhāngTiuⁿTeo
Teoh
Thio
Tiew
ChôngChongZoeng1CheungChong
Cheong
5.27%
5Li3Lee
Dee
LeeLei5Lee
Li
Lei
Ly
5.13%
6Wang2WángÔngHeng
Bong
VòngWongWong4WongVang Wung4.11%
7Wu2Gô͘
Ngô͘
Goh
Gouw
ǸgNgNg4NgUng
Eng
4.04%
8Liu2LiúLâuLaoLiùLiew Lau4LauLao3.16%
9Ts'ai4CàiChhoàChua
Choa
Tjoa
ChhaiChai
Choi
Coi3ChoiChoy
Tsoi
Toy
2.91%
10Yang2YángIûⁿEaw
Joe
Nyo
Yong
YòngYong
Yeong
Joeng4YeungYeong
Ieong
2.66%
11Hsü3Khó͘Ko
Koh
HiHeeHeoi2HuiHoi
12Cheng4ZhèngTīⁿ
Tēⁿ
TehChhangChangZeng6ChengCheang
Chiang
13Hsieh4XièChiā
Siā
Cheah
Seah
TshiaCheahZe6TseChe
14Hung2HóngÂng
Hông
Ang
Hong
FùngFungHung4HungHuhng
15Kuo1GuōKoehKuehKwokKokGwok3KwokKuok
16Ch'iu1QiūKhuKhoo
Kho
Hiû
Khiû
Hew
Khew
Jau1YauIao
Iau
17Tseng1ZēngChanTsênChenZang1TsangChang
Dong
18Liao4LiàoLiāuLeow
Liow
LiauLieuLiu6LiuLew
Leow
Lio
19Lai4LàiLōaNaiLàiLaai6LayLai
20Hsü2ChhîChee
Jee
Ji
ChhìChiCeoi4TsuiChoi
Chui
Tsua
21Chou1ZhōuChiuChewChiûCher
Chiew
Zau1Chow
Chau
Jao
Chao
22Yeh4Ia̍pYapYapJip6YipIp
Yeap
23Su1So͘SohSooSou1SoSou
24Chuang1ZhuāngChongChengChôngZongZong1TsongChong
Jong
253

Līr
Lee
Leu
Loo
LeeLeoi5LuiLoi
26Chiang1JiāngKangKôngKongGong1Kong
272
Ho2
Ho
Hou
HoHo4HoHoe
28Hsiao1XiāoSiau
Sio
Seow
Siow
SiâuSiaw
Siew
Siu1Siu
Shiu
Sio
29Lo2LuóLo
Law
Law
Lo
Loh
Lo4LoLaw
Loh
Lowe
Lor
30Kao1GāoKoKoh
Kau
KooGou1
KoKou
Go
Other surveys

Philippines

Chinese Filipinos whose ancestors came to the Philippines from 1898 onward usually have single syllable Chinese surnames. On the other hand, most who have Chinese ancestors who came to the Philippines prior to 1898 usually have multiple-syllable Chinese surnames such as Gokongwei, Ongpin, Pempengco, Yuchengco, Teehankee, and Yaptinchay among such others. These were originally full Chinese names which were transliterated in Spanish orthography and adopted as surnames.

Common Chinese Filipino surnames are: Tan/Chan (陳/陈), Dy/Dee/Lee/Li (), Sy/See/Siy/Sze (), Lim/Lam (), Chua/Choa/Choi (), Yap/Ip (葉/叶), Co/Ko/Kho (許/许), Ko/Gao/Caw (), Ho/Haw/Hau/Caw (), Cua/Kua/Co/Kho/Ko (), Coo/Khoo/Kho/Cu/Kuh (), Go/Ngo/Wu (吳/吴), Ong/Wong (), Ang/Hong/Hung (), Lao (劉/刘), Tiu/Cheung (張/张), Yu/Young (楊/杨), Auyong/Awyoung (歐陽/欧阳), Ng/Uy/Wee/Hong/Wong/Huang (), Tiu/Chiu/Chio/Chu (趙/赵), Chu/Chiu/Chow (), King (), Chan (), Ty/Tee (鄭/郑), Ching/Cheng/Chong (莊/庄), Que/Cue/Kwok (), Leong/Liong/Leung (), etc.

There are also multiple-syllable Chinese surnames that are Spanish transliterations of Hokkien words. Surnames like Tuazon (Eldest Grandson, 大孫), Dizon (Second Grandson, 二孫), Samson/Sanson (Third Grandson, 三孫), Sison (Fourth Grandson, 四孫), Guzon/Gozum/Gozon/Goson (Fifth Grandson, 五孫), Lacson (Sixth Grandson, 六孫), Tecson/Ticzon/Tiongson/Teoxon (Seventh Grandson, 德孫/提克宗/頂客/东阳顺), Sioson (Eighth Grandson, 西奥森) and Hizon (Ninth Grandson, 希森) are examples of transliterations of designations that use the Hokkien suffix -son (孫) used as surnames for some Chinese Filipinos who trace their ancestry from Chinese immigrants to the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period. The surname "Son/Sun" (孫) is listed in the classic Chinese text Hundred Family Surnames, perhaps shedding light on the Hokkien suffix -son used here as a surname alongside some sort of accompanying enumeration scheme.

Rank(2020)[20] [21] NameCharacter(s)Total Number(2020)
1Tan123,290
2106,507
3Lim96,874
466,516
557,840
6Chua51,380
747,832
8Ong39,649
9Yap37,703
10Go37,354
1136,543
1229,718
13Sy28,038
14Yu27,732
15/26,833
16/25,555
17,24,835
18/23,732
19Ang23,341
2022,679

Canada

Statistics Canada has not released a list of common surnames for any of its recent censuses, but much of the Canadian Chinese population is clustered in Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria in British Columbia and the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and the Ottawa-Gatineau Area in Ontario, as well as in some emerging major clusters, such as the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor in Alberta, Montreal, and the Communauté métropolitaine de Québec (Quebec Community Metropolitan Area) in Quebec.

Ontario

A 2010 study by Baiju Shah & al data-mined the Registered Persons Database of Canadian health card recipients in the province of Ontario for a particularly Chinese-Canadian name list. Ignoring potentially non-Chinese spellings such as Lee (49,898 total), they found that the most common Chinese names in Ontario were:[22]

RankNameTotal NumberCharacter(s)Romanization
Trad.Simp.
1Wong34,567Wáng, Wong
Huáng, Hwang, Hawang, Whang, Whong
Wāng, Wong, Wung
2Chan32,692Chan, Chén
3Li27,608Ly, Lee, Lei, Lǐ
Lai, Ly, Lee, Lei, Lí
4Chen25,618Chan, Chén
5Wang22,548Wáng, Wong
Wāng, Wong
6Liu18,784Lau, Liew, Liú, Low
Lau, Lew, Liào, Lieu, Liew, Liu
7Zhang18,003Chang, Chong, Chung, Cheung, Teo, Zhāng, Zheung
8Lam15,910Lam, Lín
Lán
9Leung13,696Leung, Liáng
10Ho12,830Hé, Ho
Hè, Ho

Indonesia

See main article: Chinese Indonesian surname.

Nearly as large is the Chinese Indonesian community. The 2010 Indonesian census reported more than 2.8 million self-identified Chinese, or about 1% of the general population.[23] Just as in Thailand, though, previous legislation (in this case, 127/U/Kep/12/1966) had banned ethnic Chinese surnames throughout the country. This law was abolished after the removal of Suharto, but Chinese Indonesian names remain a mix of Indonesian, pinyin, peh-oe-ji, and Dutch-spelled Hokkien.

Malaysia

During the 2010 Malaysian Census, there were approximately 6,960,000 Malaysians of Chinese ethnicity.[24] The Chinese are the second largest ethnicity in Malaysia, after the Malays.

Singapore

Ethnic Chinese make up almost three-fourths (2009) of Singapore's resident population of nearly four million (2011).

2000

According to Statistics Singapore, as of the year 2000, the most common Chinese Singaporean names were:[25]

RankNameOriginTotal Number
(2000)
%
(Chinese population)
Character(s)PinyinOther FormsNotes
Trad.Simp.
1TanHokkien
Teochew
Hainanese
237,8009.5ChénChan for Cantonese, Chin for Hakka
2LimHokkien
Teochew
Hainanese
Hakka
166,0006.6LínLam or Lum for Cantonese
3LeeHokkien
Teochew
Cantonese
Hainanese
Hakka
112,6004.5
4NgHokkien
Teochew
106,2004.2Huáng
Hakka
Cantonese
5OngHokkien66,7002.7Wáng
Wāng
6WongCantonese
Hainanese
Hakka
65,0002.6Wáng
Wāng
Huáng
7GohHokkien
Teochew
56,2002.2
8ChuaHokkien
Teochew
54,6002.2CàiChoy for Cantonese, Chai for Hakka
9ChanCantonese48,4001.9Chén
Hokkien
Teochew
Zēng
10KohHokkien
Teochew
48,1001.9Hee for Hakka
11TeoHokkien
Teochew
46,8001.9ZhāngCheong for Cantonese, Chong for Hakka
12AngHokkien
Teochew
43,6001.7Hóng
HokkienWēng
13YeoHokkien
Teochew
36,6001.5Yáng
Yáo
14TayHokkien
Teochew
35,8001.4Zhèng
15HoHokkien
Teochew
Cantonese
Hakka
Hainanese
35,0001.4
16LowTeochew
Hokkien
31,6001.3Liú
17TohTeochew
Hokkien
25,3001.0
Zhuó
18SimTeochew
Hokkien
23,8000.9Shěn
19ChongHakka23,1000.9Zhāng
Cantonese
Hakka
Zhuāng
Zhōng
20ChiaHokkien
Teochew
Hakka
22,6000.9Xiè

Newer version

There is a newer list of most common surnames in Singapore from an unknown year.[26] Some numbers are missing as the original list contains several non-Chinese surnames, which have been excluded from the table below.

RankNameOriginTotal NumberCharacter(s)Pinyin
Trad.Simp.
1TanHokkien
Teochew
Hainanese
Henghua
276,329Chén
2LimHokkien
Teochew
Hainanese
Hakka
196,492Lín
3LeeHokkien
Teochew
Cantonese
Hainanese
Hakka
151,278
4NgHokkien
Teochew
Henghua
125,122Huáng
Hakka
Cantonese
5WongCantonese
Hainanese
Hakka
Eastern Min
90,861Wáng
Wāng
Huáng
6OngHokkien80,354Wáng
Wāng
Hainanese
Henghua
Wēng
7GohHokkien
Teochew
Hainanese
72,248
8ChanCantonese69,355Chén
Hokkien
Teochew
Zēng
HokkienTián
9ChuaHokkien
Teochew
67,321Cài
10KohHokkien
Teochew
61,941
Gāo
11TeoHokkien
Teochew
59,487Zhāng
Zhào
12AngHokkien
Teochew
Henghua
52,131Hóng
HokkienWēng
13HoHokkien
Teochew
Cantonese
Hakka
Hainanese
50,949
14TayHokkien
Teochew
49,438Zhèng
Hokkien
Henghua
Dài
15YeoHokkien
Teochew
48,889Yáng
Yáo
16LowTeochew
Hokkien
Cantonese
Hakka
Henghua
43,122Liú
Luó
Luò
17ChongHakka41,552Zhāng
Cantonese
Hakka
Zhuāng
Zhōng
18ChenMandarin35,895Chén
HakkaZēng
19LeongCantonese
Hakka
32,898Liáng
HokkienLóng
20LohHokkien
Teochew
Cantonese
Hakka
Hainanese
32,808Luó
Hokkien
21ChiaHokkien
Teochew
Hakka
32,718Xiè
22SimHokkien
Teochew
Hakka
32,621Shěn
23ChewHokkien
Teochew
Hainanese
Hakka
Henghua
31,051Zhōu
CantoneseZhào
24WangMandarin
Hainanese
28,888Wáng
MandarinWāng
25YapHokkien
Teochew
Hainanese
Hakka
28,636
26TohTeochew
Hokkien
28,268
Zhuó
27LiMandarin26,363
28WeeHokkien
Hainanese
25,278Huáng
HokkienRuǎn
29TangTeochew24,548Chén
Hokkien
Teochew
Dǒng
CantoneseDèng
Eastern MinZhèng
MandarinTáng
Tāng
30YongCantonese
Hakka
24,503
31FooHainanese24,438
Hakka
32SohHokkien
Teochew
Cantonese
23,818
33ChinHakka23,211Chén
CantoneseQián
34LinMandarin23,056Lín
35ChngTeochew
Hokkien
21,339Zhuāng
36LauTeochew
Hokkien
Cantonese
21,047Liú
37ZhangMandarin19,549Zhāng
38ChengCantonese
Hainanese
19,401Zhèng
Teochew
Hokkien
Zhōng
MandarinChéng
39ChooHokkien
Teochew
Hainanese
19,181Zhū
HakkaZhōu
40LiuMandarin18,374Liú
41LaiCantonese18,303
Cantonese
Hakka
Lài
42CheongCantonese17,993Zhāng
Eastern MinJiǎng
43CheeHokkien
Hakka
17,870
44HengTeochew17,631Wáng
45QuekTeochew17,418Guō
46PehTeochew
Hokkien
16,845Bái
47KhooTeochew
Hokkien
16,572Qīu
48PohHokkien16,527
49SeahTeochew
Hokkien
16,197Xiè
Shé
50PangTeochew
Hokkien
Hainanese
15,778Féng
MandarinPáng
Cantonese
Hakka
Péng
51HuangMandarin15,519Huáng
52LiewHakka14,906Liú
53YangMandarin
Cantonese
14,809Yáng
54NeoHokkien14,550Liáng
55LamHokkien
Hakka
Cantonese
13,640Lán
CantoneseLín
56ChangCantonese
Teochew
13,252Zēng
HakkaZhèng
57GanHokkien13,130Yán
58HanMandarin12,962Hán
59SongMandarin
Teochew
Cantonese
12,878Sòng
60WuMandarin12,839
61HongMandarin
Cantonese
Hainanese
12,645Hóng
CantoneseKāng
Xióng
HenghuaFāng
62ChowCantonese12,096Zhōu
Teochew
Hokkien
Cáo
HakkaZhào
63KokCantonese11,903Guō
64ThamHokkien
Teochew
Cantonese
Hakka
Hainanese
11,715Tán
65LingEastern Min11,321Lín
MandarinLíng
66WeiMandarin11,276Wèi
67SeeHokkien11,063Shī
Teochew
Hokkien
Xuē
68OhTeochew
Hokkien
10,617
69YuMandarin10,475
70SeetCantonese10,361Xuē
71FongCantonese10,346Fāng
Féng
72LooCantonese
Hakka
10,340Luó
Eastern Min
73KongCantonese9,642Jiāng
MandarinKǒng
74PhuaTeochew
Hokkien
Hainanese
9,545Pān
75Yee9,487
Cantonese
Hakka
76SeowHokkien
Teochew
Hakka
9,442Xiāo
77TengHokkien
Teochew
9,339Dèng
HenghuaChén
78XuMandarin8,822
79KangHokkien8,292Jiāng
MandarinKāng
80TongCantonese8,150Dǒng
Táng
MandarinTóng
81LeowHokkien
Teochew
Hakka
8,021Liào
82ChaiCantonese
Hakka
7,950Cài
83TehTeochew
Hokkien
7,711Zhèng
84PngTeochew
Hokkien
7,687Fāng
85SoonHokkien
Cantonese
Hakka
7,608Sūn
86WanCantonese7,498Wēn
Yuán
87TeeHokkien7,466Zhèng
88HuiCantonese7,272
89YipCantonese7,220
90WooCantonese7,123
91LiangMandarin7,098Liáng
92ChungCantonese6,923Zhōng
93LuMandarin6,910
94SooHakka6,568
95AwHakka
Hokkien
6,381
Hokkien
Teochew
Cantonese
Hakka
Ōu
96BoonTeochew
Hokkien
Hainanese
6,368Wén
97YanMandarin6,355Yán
CantoneseZhēn
98ZhouMandarin6,265Zhōu
99TingEastern Min6,232Chén
Dīng
100KeeHokkien
Teochew
Hakka
Hainanese
6,226
101SengTeochew
Hokkien
Cantonese
6,135Chéng
102SunMandarin6,103Sūn
CantoneseXīn
103KwokCantonese
Hakka
6,103Guo
104OoiHainanese
Hokkien
6,064Huáng
105KimHokkien
Teochew
Hakka
Hainanese
6,026Jīn
106YewHokkien5,748Yáng
Yóu
107SuMandarin5,735
108ZhengMandarin5,677Zhèng
109LawHakka5,593Liú
110LokeCantonese5,490
111PoonCantonese5,418Pān
112ChiangHainanese5,406Zhāng
Jiǎng
113HuMandarin5,380
114ZhaoMandarin5,373Zhào
115PengMandarin5,315Péng
116LumHokkien
Hakka
Cantonese
5,315Lán
CantoneseLín
117ChingTeochew5,263Qín
118KwanCantonese5,192Guān
119Ee5,154
Cantonese
120KwekTeochew
Hokkien
5,147Guō
121MokHainanese
Cantonese
Teochew
5,089
122NgiamTeochew
Hakka
Hainanese
Eastern Min
Yán
123NahTeochewLán
124ThiaHokkien
Teochew
Chéng
125QuahHokkien
Teochew
126SngTeochew
Hokkien
Sūn
127EngTeochewWēng

Thailand

See main article: Thai name.

The largest Chinese diaspora community in the world are the Chinese Thais (or Sino-Thais), who make up 12–14%[27] [28] of the total Thai population. However, very few of the Chinese Thais have Chinese surnames, after the 1913 Surname Act that required the adoption of Thai surnames in order to enjoy Thai citizenship. Moreover, the same law requires that those possessing the same surname be related, meaning that immigrant Chinese may not adopt the surname of their clansmen unless they can show actual kinship.

United States

The 2010 US Census found 3,794,673 self-identified Chinese Americans and 230,382 self-identified Taiwanese Americans,[29] up from 2,734,841 Chinese Americans and 144,795 Taiwanese Americans in 2000.[30]

Although the Chinese make up the largest segment of the U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander population,[31] the most common Chinese-derived surname during the 2000 census was not itself Chinese but the Vietnamese Nguyễn (Chinese:, Ruǎn).

During the 2000 census, the 10 most common Chinese American names were:

RankNameEthnicity
Total Number
(2000 census; API only)
Character(s)Pinyin
Among
API
Across
All Names
Trad.Simp.
224LeeChinese229,200
Korean
6262ChenChinese100,700Chén
7279WongChinese
(Cantonese)
88,000Wáng
Huáng
Wāng
9399YangChinese
(Mandarin)
69,000Yáng
10440WangChinese63,800Wáng
Wāng
11426ChangChinese62,900Zhāng
Cháng
12461ChanChinese
(Cantonese)
59,800Chén
14521LiChinese55,700
17626LinChinese47,000Lín
18652LiuChinese45,500Liú
Liào
Other surveys

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xinhua Net. 我国汉族公民最长姓名达15字 公安部:起名不规范会有不便. https://web.archive.org/web/20071213200556/http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-12/12/content_7231985.htm . 2007-12-13. My Country's Han Citizens' Longest Name Reaches 15 Characters.. zh. 12 December 2007. 16 March 2012. dead.
  2. Word, David L. & al. "Demographic Aspects of Surnames from Census 2000" . 26 June 2001. Accessed 3 February 2012.
  3. [United States Census Bureau]
  4. Prest, Kevin. "X三Y四: Similar Chinese Idioms (Chengyu)" . 4 March 2011. Accessed 5 April 2012.
  5. McFarlan, Donald. 1990 Guinness Book of World Records. Sterling Pub. Co., 2001. .
  6. Beijing News. "一个“张伟”找到29万人"  [One Name 'Zhang Wei' Covers 290,000 People]. 26 July 2007. Accessed 16 March 2012.
  7. Web site: 透过《二〇一九年全国姓名报告》,看我国的姓名文化及其发展_名字. 2021-01-04. www.sohu.com. en.
  8. People's Daily Online. "China issues first set of stamps of Chinese family names" . 19 November 2004. Accessed 28 March 2012.
  9. 挑灯看剑 踏雪寻梅. "新'百家姓'图腾,快来看看您的尊姓啥模样" [The New ''[[Hundred Family Surnames]]'s Totems: Quick, Come Look at Your Honorable Surname's Picture]. 12 December 2011. Accessed 28 March 2012.
  10. http://news.eastday.com/c/20070424/u1a2791347.html "公安部统计:'王'成中国第一大姓 有9288万人"
  11. Web site: 30 January 2020. 公安部发布去年全国姓名报告,"王、李、张"姓排前三. zh:公安部发布去年全国姓名报告,“王、李、张”姓排前三. 8 March 2020.
  12. Badan Pusat Statistik. "Population of Indonesia by Province 1971, 1980, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2010" . 2009. Accessed 29 March 2012.
  13. News: Name Not on Our List? Change It, China Says . The New York Times . Sharon . Lafraniere . 21 April 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170815204501/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/world/asia/21china.html . 15 August 2017 .
  14. Links to same page as 徐
  15. Web site: 人口数据统计 . 2015-05-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080421054455/http://www.nciic.com.cn/yewufanwei-rksu-mfcp2.htm . 2008-04-21 .
  16. [Yuan Yida]
  17. Book: 全國姓名統計分析. Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C. (Taiwan). 9789860503043. 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216064040/http://www.ris.gov.tw/zh_TW/346. 2017-12-16.
  18. Tsai, Chih-Hao. "Common Chinese Names" . 8 August 2011. Accessed 30 March 2012.
  19. Tsai, Chih-Hao. "A List of Chinese Names" . 8 August 2011. Accessed 30 March 2012.
  20. Web site: Philippines Genealogical Resources. Forebears.
  21. Web site: Philippines Genealogical Resources. Forebears. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160812173334/http://forebears.io/philippines#surnames. 2016-08-12.
  22. Shah . B. R. . Chiu . M. . Amin . S. . Ramani . M. . Sadry . S. . Tu . J. V. . 10.1186/1471-2288-10-42 . Surname lists to identify South Asian and Chinese ethnicity from secondary data in Ontario, Canada: A validation study . BMC Medical Research Methodology . 10 . 42 . 2010 . 20470433. 2877682 . free .
  23. Book: Badan Pusat Statistik . Kewarganegaraan, Suku Bangsa, Agama dan Bahasa Sehari-hari Penduduk Indonesia Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010 . 2011. 9789790644175 . 6 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170710134114/http://sp2010.bps.go.id/files/ebook/kewarganegaraan%20penduduk%20indonesia/index.html . 10 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  24. Population and Housing Census, Malaysia 2010 (2010 Census) . Department of Statistics, Malaysia . Malaysia . 2010 . 4 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110824062034/https://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1215&Itemid=89&lang=en . 2011-08-24 .
  25. [Statistics Singapore]
  26. Web site: Singaporean Surnames - most common family names from Singapore .
  27. US State Department. "Background Note: Thailand". 3 January 2012. Accessed 4 April 2012.
  28. US Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook. "Thailand" . 20 March 2012. Accessed 4 April 2012.
  29. United States Census Bureau. "QT-P8" . Race Reporting for the Asian Population by Selected Categories: 20102010. Census Summary File 1. 2010. Accessed 3 April 2012.
  30. United States Census Bureau. "The Asian Population: 2000" . February 2002. Accessed 3 April 2012.
  31. United States Census Bureau. "Census 2000: Chinese Largest Asian Group in the United States" . 4 March 2002. Accessed 29 March 2012.
  32. Falkenstein, Matthew R. "The Asian & Pacific Islander surname list: as developed from Census 2000" . Joint Statistical Meetings 2002. (New York), 2002.
  33. Lauderdale . Diane S. . Asian American ethnic identification by surname . Population Research and Policy Review . 19 . 3 . 283–300 . 2000 . etal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130102225939/http://regionalchange.ucdavis.edu/resources/asian_american_surname_methods.pdf . 2013-01-02 . 10.1023/A:1026582308352. 151050659 . .