- List of common Chinese surnames
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This is a list of the top 100 most common Chinese surnames according to a study published in 2006.[1] Their ranks in 1990[2] are shown by the side. Mandarin, Cantonese, Minnan and Gan transliterations are displayed. Other transliterations, used before the formalization and popularization of existing Romanizations, still can be found in the names of some overseas Chinese. Transliterations in other Chinese languages used by some overseas Chinese whose ancestral mother tongue is neither Mandarin, Cantonese or Minnan also exist, as well as pronunciations in other languages, particularly Korean and Vietnamese, in which these surnames are commonly used. Certain surnames transliterated into other Asian languages are unique only to the particular group of people; for example, many ethnic Chinese living in Vietnam bear modified versions of their original surnames, but only a few are used by ethnic Vietnamese. Similarly, Japanese transliterations are very rarely carried by ethnic Japanese in Japan, instead they are used by ethnic Chinese and Koreans.
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Popularity Rankings [3]
Rank Char. Mandarin Cantonese Min Nan (Hokkien, Taiwanese, Teochew) Gan Vietnamese Korean
(%RR)Japanese Other Ranking Uncited 1990 ranking T. S. Pinyin W-G1 Other Jyutping HK Gov't2 Other Pe̍h-ōe-jī Other 1 3 李 Lǐ Li Lee Lei5 Lee
LiLe
Lei4Lí Lee
Lie
DeeLî Lý
Rank 14Lee/Yi/Ri/Rhee (이/리)
Rank 2Ri Ley (Latin America); Dy, Sy (Philippines) 2 1 王 Wáng Wang Wong4 Wong Vong4 Ông Ong
Heng (of Teochew descent)Uōng Vương
Rank 19Wang (왕) Ō Ong (Philippines) 3 4 張 张 Zhāng Chang Zoeng1 Cheung Cheong4
Chong5Tiuⁿ Teo
Teoh
Tio
Thio
TiewChong
TongTrương Jang (장)
Rank 9Chō Chang, Tiu, Tiong, Teo(Philippines, Malaysia), Singapore), Sutiono / Tjong (Indonesia) 4 5 劉 刘 Liú Liu Liou Lau4 Lau Lao4
LouLâu Lau
Low
Lao
LauwLīu Lưu
Rank 27Yu/Ryu (유/류) Ryū Lao (Philippines) 5 2 陳 陈 Chén Ch'en (Chen) Chern Can4 Chan Chun Tân Tan
Chan
TingChhín
ThínTrần/ Chein
Rank 2Jin (진) Chin Ding;
Chan, Tan (Philippines, Indonesia)6 6 楊 杨 Yáng Yang Joeng4 Yeung Yeong
Ieong4Iûⁿ Eaw
Yeo
Yeoh
YongIōng Dương/ Huan (Wang)
Rank 13Yang (양) Yō Young (English) 7 7 黃 黄 Huáng Huang Hwang Wong4 Wong Wang
Vong4Ng Ng
Eng
Wee
Oei
Ooi
Bong
Uy
UngUōng Hoàng (皇)
Huỳnh
Rank 5Hwang (황)
Rank 16Kō 8 12 趙 赵 Zhào Chao Ziu6 Chiu Chio4
JiuTiō Teo
Teoh
ChewChhèu
ThèuTriệu
Rank 23Jo (조)
Rank 7Chō Chu
(Hawaiian)9 10 周 Zhōu Chou Joe Zau1 Chow Jao4
ChauChiu Chew
Chiew
JewChiu
TiuChu
ChâuJu (주) Makoto 10 8 吳 吴 Wú Wu Woo Ng4 Ng Ung4
EngGô·
Ngô·Goh
GouwNg Ngô
Rank 12Oh (오)
Rank 11Go (of Chinese descent)
Kure (of Japanese descent)11 14 徐 Xú Hsü (Hsu) Ceoi4 Tsui Choi4
Chui
TsuaChhî Chee
Swee
Shui
Djie
TjhieChhí
ThíTừ Seo (서)
Rank 13Jo Dharmadjie/Christiadjie (Indonesia) 12 15 孫 孙 Sūn Sun Suen Syun1 Suen Sun Sun
SoonSng Sun
ThunTôn
Rank 26Son (손)
Rank 15Son Suan (Philippines) 13 16 朱 Zhū Chu Choo Zyu1 Chu Chue Chu
CheeChoo Chu
TuChâu
Rank 22Ju (주) Shu Gee, Ju 14 18 馬 马 Mǎ Ma Maa5 Ma Mah
MarMá
BéBaey Má Mã Ma (마) Ba 15 23 胡 Hú Hu Wu4 Wu Woo
Vu4Hoo
Ô·
Aw
AuwOon Ū
FūHồ
Rank 11Ho (호) Ko 16 20 郭 Guō Kuo Gwok3 Kwok Kuok4 Koeh Koay
Kwik
Quek
Quay
KwekKuok
KokQuách Gwak (곽)(37th most common Korean Surname) Kaku (かく)(of Japanese descent & rank 51st most common Japanese surname) Ker, Kho, Kwok (Philippines), Kwik (Indonesia) 17 9 林 Lín Lin Lam4 Lam Lum Lîm Lim
LiemLīm Lâm
Rank 15Im/Rim
(임/림)
Rank 10Rin (of Chinese descent)
Hayashi (of Japanese descent)
Rank 19Lim (Philippines) 18 21 何 Hé Hê, Ho Ho4 Ho Hô Hoe Hoh Hó Hà Ha (하) Ka Ho 19 17 高 Gāo Kao Gou1 Ko Kou4
GoKoh Kau Cao Go (고) Kō 20 19 梁 Liáng Liang Loeng4 Leung Leong
Lang
LengNiû Neo
New
Nio
NjooLiōng Lương Yang, Ryang
(양, 량)Ryō 21 22 鄭 郑 Zhèng Cheng Jehng Zeng6 Cheng Cheang4
Chiang4Tēⁿ
TīⁿChung
Tay
Teh
The
They
TeayChhìn
ThìnTrịnh
Rank 20Jeong (정)
Rank 5Tei Ching (Philippines) 22 32 羅 罗 Luó Lo Lo4 Lo Law
Loh
Lowe
LorLô Lō La Na/Ra
(나/라)Ra Lo (Philippines) 23 35 宋 Sòng Sung Soong Sung3 Sung Sòng Sūng
ThūngTống Song (송)
Rank 17Sō 24 29 謝 谢 Xiè Hsieh Shieh Ze6 Tse Che4 Chiā, Siā Cheah
Tjhia
Tjia
Chay
Seah
SheaSià
Chhià
HàTạ Sa (사)3 Sha Saa, Sese, Sia (Philippines) 25 30 唐 Táng T'ang (Tang) Tong4 Tong Tn̂g Tng Thóng Đường Dang (당) Tō Tang (Philippines) Rank Char. Mandarin Cantonese Min Nan (Hokkien/Taiwanese/Teochew) Gan Vietnamese Korean Japanese Other 2006 1990 T. S. Pinyin W-G1 Other Jyutping HK Gov't2 Other Pe̍h-ōe-jī Other 26 42 韓 韩 Hán Han Hon4 Hon Hân Han Hón Hàn Han (한) Rank 11 Kan Hang 27 37 曹 Cáo Ts'ao (Tsao)(Cao) Cou4 Tso Chaw Chou4 Chô Chháu
TháuTào Jo (조)3 Sō 28 31 許 许 Xǔ Hsü (Hsu) Heoi2 Hui
HooiHoi4 Khó· Koh
Kho
Khor
Co
Khaw
KhouwHí
HéHứa Heo (허) (about 300,000) Kyo; Co, Ko (Philippines) 29 27 鄧 邓 Dèng Teng Dang6 Tang Theng Dung Tēng Thèn Đặng
Rank 8Deung (등)3 Tō Deang (Philippines) 30 55 蕭 萧 肖 Xiāo Hsiao Siu1 Siu Sio4 Siau Siow Sieu
ThieuTiêu So (소) Shō Siao 31 34 馮 冯 Féng Feng Ferng Fung4 Fung Fong Pâng Pang
Phang
FongFūng Phùng
Rank 21Pung (풍) Fū 32 25 曾 Zēng Tseng Tzeng Zang1 Tsang Chang4
DongChan Chin
TinTăng
TangJeung (증)3 Sō Tjan
(Indonesia)33 60 程 Chéng Ch'eng (Cheng) Cing4 Ching Cheng4 Thiâⁿ Chháng
ThángTrình Jeong (정) Tei 34 24 蔡 Cài Ts'ai (Tsai) Chai, Tsay Coi3 Choi Choy
Tsoi
ToyChhoà Chua
Choa
TjoaChhói
ThóiThái
SáiChae (채) Sai Chua (Philippines) 35 79 彭 Péng P'eng (Peng) Paang4 Pang Phêⁿ, Phîⁿ Pháng Bành Paeng (팽) Hō Phang
(Jamaican), Pay
(Cambodian/Khmer), Pang (Philippines)36 51 潘 Pān P'an (Pan) Pun1 Poon Pun4 Phoaⁿ Phua Phon Phan
Rank 6Ban (반) Han 37 33 袁 Yuán Yüan (Yuan) Jyun4 Yuen Wan Un4 Oân Iōn
IēnNguyen
ViênWon (원) En Yan (Philippines) 38 41 于 Yú Yü (Yu) Jyu1 Yue U4 Î, Û Ī Vu U (우) U Yu (Philippines) 39 40 董 Dǒng Tung Dung2 Tung Tong4 Táng Tûng Đổng Dong (동) Tō 40 61 余 Yú Yü (Yu) Jyu4 Yu, Yue U4
YeeÎ, Û Ee Ī Dư Yeo (여) Yo Eu, Ya, Oe (Indonesia) 41 36 蘇 苏 Sū Su Sou1 So Sou4 Soh Souw Su
ThuTô So (소) So Soo 42 11 葉 叶 Yè Yeh Yee
EeJip6 Yip Ip
YeapIa̍p Yap Iep Diệp Yeop (엽) Yō Yap (Philippines) 43 13 呂 吕 Lǚ Lü (Lu) Leoi5 Lui Loi4 Loy Lī
LūLî Lữ
LãRyeo (려) Ryo Loy (Tausug) 44 62 魏 Wèi Wei Ngai6 Ngai Gūi Wee Ngùi Nguỵ
NgụyWi (위) Gi 45 44 蔣 蒋 Jiǎng Chiang Chung Zoeng2 Tseung Cheung Cheong4
ChiangChiúⁿ Chiông
TiôngTưởng Jang (장) Shō Chiong (Philippines) 46 58 田 Tián T'ien (Tien) Tin4 Tin Chan Tiân Thién Điền Jeon (밭) Den 47 48 杜 Dù Tu Dou6 To Do
Tou4Tō· Toh Thù Đỗ
Rank 10Du (두) To 48 49 丁 Dīng Ting Ding1 Ting Ding
Teng4Teng Tiang Đinh
Rank 16Jeong (정) Tei 49 28 沈 Shěn Shen Sam2 Sum Sam4
ShumSím Shim Sím
ThímThẩm
TrầmShim (심) Shin 50 52 姜 Jiāng Chiang Kiang Goeng1 Keung Geung
Keong4Kiang
KiuⁿKiong Khương Kang (강)
Rank 6Kyō Rank Char. Mandarin Cantonese Min Nan (Hokkien/Taiwanese/Teochew) Gan Vietnamese Korean Japanese Other 2006 1990 T. S. Pinyin W-G1 Other Jyutping HK Gov't2 Other Pe̍h-ōe-jī Other 51 65 范 Fàn Fan Faan6 Fan Hum Hoān
Huan
WanFàn
Phạm
Rank 4Beom (범) Han 52 87 江 Jiāng Chiang Kiang Gong1 Kong Kang Kong Giang Gang (강) Kō Kong
(Hakka)53 106 傅 Fù Fu Fu6 Fu, Foo Poh
PhaFù Phó Bu
(부)Fu Po (Philippines) 54 46 鍾 钟 Zhōng Chung Zung1 Chung Chong4 Chiong
ChengChung
TungChung Jong (종) Shō 55 66 盧 卢 Lú Lu Lou4 Lo Lou4 Lô· Loh
LooLū Lư
LôNo/Ro
(노, 로)Ryo 56 75 汪 Wāng Wang Wong1 Wong Ong
AngUong Uông Wang (왕) Ō 57 64 戴 Dài Tai Daai3 Tai Tè Thài Đái
ĐớiDae (대) Tai Ty, Tee (Philippines) 58 59 崔 Cuī Ts'ui (Tsui) Tsuei Ceoi1 Chui Choi4 Chui
SamChhoi
ThoiThôi Choi (최)
Rank 4Sai 59 43 任 Rén Jen Jam6 Yam Iam4
YumJîm Nìm Nhiệm
NhậmIm (임) Jin 60 38 陸 陆 Lù Lu Luk6 Luk Lok4 Lio̍k Loke Liuk Lục Ryuk (륙)
Yuk (육)
3Riku 61 82 廖 Liào Liao Liu6 Liu Lew/ Leow/Liew
Lio4Liow Liāu
Liauw
Liaw
LiowLièu Liêu
LiệuRyo (료) Ryō 62 50 姚 Yáo Yao Jiu4 Yiu Yeow
Io4
Iu4Yow Iâu Iēu Diêu Yo (요) Yō 63 47 方 Fāng Fang Fong1 Fong Png, Hong Fong Phương Bang (방) Hō Pō 64 56 金 Jīn Chin Kim Gam1 Kam Gum Kim Kim Kim Kim (김)
Rank 1Kin 65 54 邱 Qiū Ch'iu (Chiu) Chiou Jau1 Yau Iao<4
Iau4Khu, Cu Khoo
KooKhiu Khưu Koo (구) Kyū Hew, Hiew, Chiew (Malaysia) 66 69 夏 Xià Hsia Haa6 Ha Hā Hah Hà Hạ Ha (하) Ka 67 53 譚 谭 Tán T'an (Tan) Taam4 Tam Tom
Ham
HomThâm Tham Thóm Đàm Dam (담) Tan 68 120 韋 韦 Wéi Wei Wai4 Wai Vai4 Uī Vi Wi (위) I 69 57 賈 贾 Jiǎ Chia Gaa2 Ga Ká Ká Giả Ga (가), Go (고) Ka 70 74 鄒 邹 Zōu Tsou Zau1 Chow Jao4
ChauCho· Chiu
TiuTrâu Chu (추) Sū 71 78 石 Shí Shih Sek6 Sek, Shek Seac<4
Seak4Chioh Chew Sak
ThakThạch Dol (돌) Seki 72 133 熊 Xióng Hsiung Hung4 Hung Hong4 Hiōng Hùng Ung (웅) Yū 73 99 孟 Mèng Meng Maang6 Mang Bēng Mèn Mạnh Maeng (맹, Mang (망) Mō 74 81 秦 Qín Ch'in (Chin) Ceon4 Tseun
Tseon
ChunChon4 Chîn Chhín
ThínTần Jin (진) Shin 75 92 閻 阎 Yán Yen Jim4 Yim Im4 Giâm Iēm Diêm Yeom (염) En Rank Char. Mandarin Cantonese Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew) Gan Vietnamese Korean Japanese Other 2006 1990 T. S. Pinyin W-G1 Other Jyutping HK Gov't2 Other Pe̍h-ōe-jī Other 76 63 薛 Xuē Hsüeh (Hsueh) Sit3 Sit See
SeetSih Siot
Siet
ThietTiết Seol (설) Setsu 77 68 侯 Hóu Hou Hau4 Hau Hao4 Hâu
JaoHéu Hầu Hu (후,혜) Kō 78 102 雷 Léi Lei Leoi4 Lui Loi4 Lūi Lôi Roe (뢰) , Noe (뇌) Rai Louie or Louis
(Hoisan)79 70 白 Bái Pai Bo, Po Baak6 Pak Pe̍h, Pe̍k Peh Phak Bạch Baek (백) Haku 80 108 龍 龙 Lóng Lung Lung4 Lung
LoongLong4 Lêng Lūng Long Ryong (룡), Yong (용)
Rong (롱), Nong (농)
Bang (방)Ryū 81 118 段 Duàn Tuan Dyun6 Tuen Tun4 Tōaⁿ
Tōan
Tn̂g
Then̄gThòn Đoàn Dan (단) Dan 82 110 郝 Hǎo Hao Kok3 Kok Hok Hác Hak (학) Kaku 83 128 孔 Kǒng K'ung (Kung) Hung2 Hung Hong4 Khúng Khổng Kong (공) Kō 84 88 邵 Shào Shao Shaw Siu6 Shiu Sio4 Siō Sèu
ThèuThiệu So (소) Shō 85 76 史 Shǐ Shih Si2 Sze Si4 See
Seet
SúSí
ThíSử Sa (사) Shi 86 89 毛 Máo Mao Mou4 Mo Mou4 Mô· Māu Mao Mo (털) Mō 87 94 常 Cháng Ch'ang (Chang) Soeng4 Sheung Seong4 Siông Sōng
ThōngThường Sang (상) Jō 88 97 萬 万 Wàn Wan Maan6 Man Bān Màn Vạn Man (만) Ban 89 45 顧 顾 Gù Ku Gu3 Gu Goo
KuKò· Kū Cố Go (고) Ko 90 86 賴 赖 Lài Lai Lay Laai6 Lai Lay Lài Lōa Roe (뢰) , Noe (뇌) Rai Lại 91 130 武 Wǔ Wu Mou5 Mo Mou4 Mú Vũ
Võ
Rank 7Mu (무) Bu 92 95 康 Kāng Kang Hong1 Hong Khng Khong Khang Gang (강) Kō 93 71 賀 贺 Hè Hê, Ho Ho6 Ho Hō Hò Hạ Ha (하) Ga 94 93 嚴 严 Yán Yen Jim4 Yim Im4 Giâm Nghiēm Nghiêm Eom (엄) Gen 95 101 尹 Yǐn Yin Yiin Wan5 Wan Ín Doãn Yun (윤)
Rank 8In 96 72 錢 钱 Qián Ch'ien (Chien) Cin4 Chin Chee Chîⁿ Chhién
ThiénTiền Jeon (전) Sen 97 84 施 Shī Shih Si1 Sze Si Si See Si
ThiThi Si (시), I (이) Shi Schultz, See, Sy (Philippines) 98 96 牛 Niú Niu Ngau4 Ngau Ngao4 Gû Ngiēu Ngưu U (우) Gyū 99 67 洪 Hóng Hung Hung4 Hung Hong4 Âng Ang Fūng Hồng Hong (홍)
Rank 20Kō 100 80 龔 龚 Gōng Kung Gung2 Kung Kwong Kong4 Kióng Kung Cung Gong (공) Kyū Rank Char. Mandarin Cantonese Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew) Gan Vietnamese Korean Japanese Other 2006 1990 T. S. Pinyin W-G1 Other Jyutping HK Gov't2 Other Pe̍h-ōe-jī Other The following from the 1990 list are no longer within the 2006 top 100. 26 佘 Shé She Se4 Sheh Se4
ShaiSia Sa
ThaXà Sa (사)3 Sha 39 麥 麦 Mài Mai Mak6 Mak Muk Be̍h Beh
MarkMak Mạch Maek (맥)3 Baku 73 莊 庄 Zhuāng Chuang Zong1 Chong Chng Ching/Ch'ng Chong
TongTrang Jang (장) Shō 77 路 Lù Lu Lou6 Lo Lou4 Lō· Lù Lộ Ro (로), No (노) Ro 83 黎 Lí Li Lai4 Lai Lê Loy Lī Lê
Rank 3Ryeo (려), Yeo (여) Rei 85 符 Fù Fu Fu6 Foo Fu Pò· Fū Phó Bu (부) Fu 90 邢 Xíng Hsing Jing4 Ying Ieng4 Hêng Hīn Hình Hyeong (형) Kei 91 倪 Ní Ni Ngai4 Ngai Gê Ngī Nghê Ye (예) Gei 98 陶 Táo T'ao (Tao) Tou4 Tou Tow Tô Tháu Đào Do (도) Tō 100 葛 Gě Kê, Ko Got3 Kot Kat Kot Cát Gal (갈) Katsu - Unofficial versions of Wade-Giles transliterations, (with diacritics removed) appear in parentheses. Currently, Wade-Giles is used primarily to romanize Taiwanese names, and often appears (erroneously) without the diacritics.
- This is the romanization used most often by the Hong Kong Government in transliterating names for birth certificates and identity cards. It is an unsystematic method based on the Meyer-Wempe system, without any of the aspiration marks and diacritics.
- None or very few in South Korean 2000 census (foreigners' households not included). Only indicated for Chinese 40 most common surnames, not checked for Chinese 41–100. Names 1–40 whose Korean rank or number is not indicated have more than 1.000 bearers according to the census, but are not among the most common 16 names.
- Portuguese transliteration only used in Macau
- Common Americanised spelling
History
- 2006 – Ranking based on a multi-year survey and study conducted by Yuan Yida, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, using a sample size of 296 million, spread across 1,110 counties and cities. A total of 4,100 surnames recorded.
- November 2004 – China issued its first set of postage stamps, for each of the top 100 Chinese family names (based on a 1982 government survey).[4]
- 1990 – Sample size of 174,900.
See also
- Chinese compound surname
- Chinese name
- Hundred Family Surnames
- Surname stroke order
- Indonesian-sounding names adopted by Chinese Indonesians
- Japanese name
- Korean name
- List of common Korean surnames
- Vietnamese name
References
- ^ "Newest 100 Surnames". 2006-01-10. http://culture.163.com/06/0110/09/273JO40F00280003.html. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "Zhongwen.com: Top 200 Chinese Family Names". 1990. http://zhongwen.com/xingshi.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ 2006 study by Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted by Yuan Yida. Sampling of 296,000,000 (of 1,300,000,000) Chinese, covering 1100 (of 2862) counties and cities across China, and adjusted according to population proportion
- ^ "China issues first set of stamps of Chinese family names". People's Daily Online. 2004-11-19. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200411/19/eng20041119_164456.html. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
External links
- Alphabetical list of Chinese surnames
- LIN Yu-tang Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage: For pinyin and link to Cantonese Jyuping transliteration.
- Look up all surnames from LIN Yu-Tang dictionary (Big5 font required)
- The Ten-Thousand Families of Surnames from Netor (Netor网同纪念 [Netor Memorial] (in simplified Chinese only)
- Child Names World.Com Chinese Boy names
Categories:- Chinese-language surnames
- Hong Kong-related lists
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