List of common Chinese surnames

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

The conception of China as consisting of the "old 100 families" (Chinese: 老百姓; pinyin: Lǎo Bǎi Xìng; lit. 'Old Hundred Surnames') is an ancient and traditional one, the most notable tally being the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓; pinyin: Bǎi Jiā Xìng). Even today, the number of surnames in China is a little over 4,000,^[1] while the year 2000 US 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" (simplified Chinese: 张三李四; traditional Chinese: 張三李四; pinyin: Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì) is used to mean "anyone" or "everyone",^[4] but the most common surnames are currently Wang in mainland China^[5] and Chen in Taiwan.^[6] 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,^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9] 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.^[10][11]

The summary of the 2007 survey revealed China had approximately 92,881,000 Wangs (7.25% of the population), 92,074,000 Lis (7.19%), and 87,502,000 Zhangs (6.83%).^[5]

A 2018 survey showed that Liu and Chen were the next most common China with more than 70 million each.^[12]

These top five surnames— Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu, Chen—alone accounted for more people than Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world,^[13] and their total number is around the population of the USA, the third most populous country in the world.

The next five--Yang, Huang, Zhao, Wu, and Zhou—were each shared by more than 20 million Chinese. Twelve more – Xu, Sun, Ma, Zhu, Hu, Guo, He, Gao, Lin, Luo, Zheng, and Liang – were each shared by more than 10 million.

All together, the top hundred surnames accounted for 84.77% of China's population.^[5][14] By way of comparison, the 2000 census found the most common surname in the United States – Smith – had fewer than 2.4 million occurrences and made up only 0.84% of the general population. The top 100 surnames accounted for only 16.4% of the US population,^[3] and reaching 89.8% of the US population required more than 150,000 surnames.^[2]

Surname list

Romanizations

Rank	Character		Mandarin		Cantonese			Min Nan		Hakka		Gan		Wu		Other
2019	Trad.	Simp.	Pinyin	Wade–Giles	Jyutping	HK	Other	POJ^[a]	Other	PFS	Other	GP	Other	Shanghainese romanization	Other
1	王		Wáng	Wang^2	Wong^4	Wong	Vang	Ông	Bong Heng	Vòng	Wong	Uōng	Wong	Waon	Whang	Viet.	Vương
																Kor.	Wang (왕)
																Phil.	Ong, Wong, Wang, Heng
																Jpn.	Ō
2	李		Lǐ	Li^3	Lei^5	Lee Li	Ly	Lí	Lee	Lí	Lee	Lî	Lee	Li	Lee	Viet.	Lý
																N. Kor.	Ri (리),
																S. Kor.	Yi, Lee, Rhee (이)
																Jpn.	Ri
																Phil.	Dy, Lee, Li, Dee, Sy
3	張	张	Zhāng	Chang^1	Zoeng^1	Cheung	Cheong Chong	Tiuⁿ (X, Q, K, T) Tioⁿ (Z)	Teo Teoh Tio	Chông	Chong	Tong	Cheong Thong	Tsan	Tzan Zan	Viet.	Trương
																Kor.	Jang (장)
																Jpn.	Chō
																Phil.	Tiu, Tiong, Chong
																Idn.	Sutiono, Tjong
4	劉	刘	Liú	Liu^2	Lau^4	Lau	Lao Lou Lưu	Lâu	Lau Low Lao	Liù	Liew	Liu	Lew Lieu	Lieu	Lio	Viet.	Lưu
																Kor.	Yu/Ryu (유/류)
																Phil.	Lao, Lew
																Jpn.	Ryū
5	陳	陈	Chén	Ch'en^2	Can^4	Chan	Chun Chean Chin	Tân	Tan Tang Ting	Chhìn	Chin	Thín	Thin Chin	Zen	Tchen	Viet.	Trần
																Kor.	Jin (진)
																Phil.	Tan, Chan, Tantoco, Tanteksi
																Jpn.	Chin
6	楊	杨	Yáng	Yang^2	Joeng^4	Yeung	Yeong Ieong Young	Iûⁿ (X, Q, K, T) Iôⁿ (Z)	Yeoh Yeo Yo Nyo	Yòng	Yong Yeong	Iōng	Yeong	Yan	Yang Ian	Viet.	Dương
																Kor.	Yang (양)
																Phil.	Yu, Young, Yung, Yang, Yongco, Auyong, Awyoung, Yuchengco
																Jpn.	Yō
																Misc.	Yana
7	黃	黄	Huáng	Huang^2	Wong^4	Wong	Wang Vong	N̂g (X, Q, K, T) Ûiⁿ (Z)	Ng Ung Ooi Uy Wee	Vòng	Wong Bong	Uōng	Wong Fong	Waon	Whang	Viet.	Hoàng/Huỳnh
																Kor.	Hwang (황)
																Phil.	Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong
																Jpn.	Kō
8	趙	赵	Zhào	Chao^4	Ziu^6	Chiu	Chu Chio Jiu	Tiō (X, Z, K, T) Tiǒ (Q)	Teo Teoh	Chhau	Chau	Thèu	Cheu Chew	Zau	Zo	Viet.	Triệu
																Kor.	Jo (조)
																Phil.	Tio, Chiu, Chio, Chu
																Jpn.	Chō
9	吳	吴	Wú	Wu^2	Ng^4	Ng	Ung, Eng	Gô͘ Ngô͘ (X, Q, K, T)	Goh	Ǹg	Ng	Ng	Ng	Wu Ng	Eng Woo	Viet.	Ngô
																Kor.	Oh (오)
																Jpn.	Go / Kure
																Phil.	Go, Ngo, Goh, Wu, Gozon, Gozum, Cinco, Gochian, Gokongwei, Gosiengfiao
																Misc.	Woo
10	周		Zhōu	Chou^1	Zau^1	Chow Chau	Jao, Chau, Chao	Chiu	Chew Jew	Chiû	Chew Chiew	Tiu	Chew Cheu	Tseu	Tzo	Viet.	Chu, Châu
																Kor.	Ju (주)
																Jpn.	Shū
																Phil.	Chiu, Jao, Chow
																Misc.	Joe
11	徐		Xú	Hsü^2	Ceoi^4	Tsui	Choi Chui Tsua	Chhî (X, Z, K, T) Sîr (Q)	Chee Cher Cheu Swee Ji Jee	Chhì	Chi	Chhié	Chee Chui	Zhi	Zee Zi	Viet.	Từ
																Kor.	Seo (서)
																Jpn.	Sho
																Phil.	Choi
																Idn.	Dharmadjie Christiadjie
12	孫	孙	Sūn	Sun^1	Syun^1	Suen	Sun	Sng (X, Q, K, T) Sun (X, Q, K, T) Suiⁿ (Z)	Sng Soon	Sûn	Sun	Sun	Suen	Sen	Sun	Viet.	Tôn
																Kor.	Son (손)
																Jpn.	Son
																Phil.	Suan, Soon, Son
13	馬	马	Mǎ	Ma^3	Maa^5	Ma	Mah Mar	Má Bé (K, T)	Bey Beh Baey	Mâ	Ma	Mâ	Mâ	Mo	Mu Ma	Viet.	Mã
																Kor.	Ma (마)
																Phil.	Ma/Mapua^[17]
																Jpn.	Ba
14	朱		Zhū	Chu^1	Zyu^1	Chu	Chue	Chu	Choo	Chû	Choo	Tu	Chu	Tsy Tsyu	Tzu Chu	Viet.	Châu
																Kor.	Ju (주)
																Jpn.	Shu
																Phil.	Chu
																Can.	Gee
																Misc.	Ju
15	胡		Hú	Hu^2	Wu^4	Wu	Woo, Vu	Ô͘	Oh Ow Aw	Fù	Foo	Ū	Wu Foo	Wu	Woo	Viet.	Hồ
																Kor.	Ho (호)
																Jpn.	Ko
																Phil.	Hu, Ho
16	郭		Guō	Kuo^1	Gwok^3	Kwok	Kuok	Koeh (Z, K, T) Keh (X) Kerh (Q)	Kueh Koay Quay Kwek Quek Kwik	Kwok	Kwok Kok	Kuok	Kwok	Koh	Goh Kueh Koq	Viet.	Quách
																Kor.	Gwak (곽)
																Jpn.	Kaku
																Phil.	Que, Cue, Quezon, Quison, Ker, Kho, Kwok, Kue
17	何		Hé	Hê^2 Ho^2	Ho^4	Ho	Hoe	Hô	Ho Hor Hou	Hò	Ho	Hó	Ho	Wu	Woo	Viet.	Hà
																Kor.	Ha (하)
																Phil.	Ho
																Jpn.	Ka
18	林		Lín	Lin^2	Lam^4	Lam	Lum	Lîm	Lim	Lìm	Lim	Līm	Līm	Lin	Ling	Viet.	Lâm
																Kor.	Lim/Im/Rim (임/림)
																Phil.	Lim
																Jpn.	Rin/Hayashi
19	高		Gāo	Kao^1	Gou^1	Ko	Kou Go	Ko (X, Z, K, T) Ko͘ (Q)	Ko Kor	Kô Kau	Koo	Kou	Kou	Kau	Ko Gau	Viet.	Cao
																Kor.	Go (고)
																Jpn.	Kō
																Phil.	Caw, Co, Ko, Gao
20	羅	罗	Luó	Lo^2	Lo^4	Lo	Law Loh, Lowe Lor	Lô	Lo Lor Law	Lò	Law Lo Loh	Lō	Lō Law	Lu	Loo	Viet.	La
																Kor.	Na/La/Ra (나/라)
																Phil.	Lo
																Jpn.	Ra
21	鄭	郑	Zhèng	Cheng^4	Zeng^6	Cheng	Cheang Chiang	Tēⁿ (K) Tīⁿ (X, T) Tìⁿ (Q) Tēeⁿ (Z)	Tay Teh	Chhang	Chang	Thàng		Zen	Zung	Viet.	Trịnh
																Kor.	Jeong (정)
																Jpn.	Tei
																Phil.	Ty, Tee, Cheng, Chiang
22	梁		Liáng	Liang^2	Loeng^4	Leung	Leong Lang Leng	Niû (X, Q, K, T) Niô͘ (Z)	Neo	Liòng	Leong	Liōng		Lian		Viet.	Lương
																Kor.	Yang/Ryang (양/량)
																Phil.	Leong, Liong, Leung, Niu
																Jpn.	Ryō
23	謝	谢	Xiè	Hsieh^4	Ze^6	Tse	Che	Chiā (Z, K) Siā (X, T) Sià (Q)	Chia Cheah Seah	Tshia	Cheah	Chhià		Zhia	Zia	Viet.	Tạ
																Kor.	Sa (사)
																Jpn.	Sha
																Can.	Tsia
																Phil.	Sia, Saa, Sese, Chia, Tse
																Misc.	Shie
24	宋		Sòng	Sung^4	Sung^3	Sung		Sòng Sàng (K, T)	Song	Sung	Song Soong	Sūng		Son	Sung Soong	Viet.	Tống
																Kor.	Song (송)
																Jpn.	Sō
																Phil.	Song, Songco, Soong, Sung
																Misc.	Soong
25	唐		Táng	T'ang^2	Tong^4	Tong		Tn̂g Tông (X, Z, K, T)	Tng Tang	Thòng	Tong Thong	Thóng		Daon	Daan	Viet.	Đường
																Kor.	Dang (당)
																Phil.	Teng
																Jpn.	Tō
26	許	许	Xǔ^[18]	Hsü^3	Heoi^2	Hui	Hoi	Khó͘	Koh Khoh Ko	Hí	Hee	Hé		Siu	Syu Shiu	Viet.	Hái, Hứa
																Kor.	Heo (허)
																Jpn.	Kyo
																Phil.	Kho, Ko, Co, Kaw, Cojuangco
27	鄧	邓	Dèng	Teng^2	Dang^6	Tang	Theng	Tēng (X, Z, K, T) Tèng (Q)	Teng	Then	Ten Then	Thèn		Den		Viet.	Đặng
																Kor.	Deung (등)
																Jpn.	Tō
																Phil.	Deang/Teng, Tengco, Tangco
28	韓	韩	Hán	Han^2	Hon^4	Hon		Hân	Hang Han	Hòn	Hon	Hón		Ghoe	Reu	Viet.	Hàn
																Kor.	Han (한)
																Jpn.	Kan
																Misc.	Hang
29	馮	冯	Féng	Feng^2	Fung^4	Fung	Fong	Pâng	Pang	Fùng Phùng	Foong	Fūng		Von	Vong	Viet.	Phùng
																Kor.	Pung (풍)
																Jpn.	Hō
																Phil.	Fung, Pangco, Pang
30	曹		Cáo	Ts'ao^2	Cou^4	Cho Tso	Chaw	Chô (X, Z, K, T) Chô͘ (Q)	Chow	Tshò Tshàu	Cho Chaw	Chhóu		Zau	Zo	Viet.	Tào
																Kor.	Jo (조)
																Jpn.	Sō
31	彭		Péng	P'eng^2	Pang^4	Pang	Banh	Phêⁿ (K) Phîⁿ (X, Q, T) Phêeⁿ (Z)	Peh Phe	Phàng	Phang	Pháng		Ban		Viet.	Bành
																Kor.	Paeng (팽)
																Jpn.	Hō
																Phil.	Beng, Pang, Pangco
																Khmer	Pay
32	曾		Zēng	Tseng^1	Zang^1	Tsang	Chang Dong	Chan	Chan	Tsên	Chen	Chen		Tsen	Tzen Tsung	Viet.	Tăng
																Kor.	Jeung (증)
																Jpn.	Sō
																Idn.	Tjan
																Phil.	Chan, Chang
																Misc.	Tzeng
33	蕭	萧	Xiāo	Hsiao^1	Siu^1	Siu Shiu	Sio	Siau (X, Z, K, T) Sio (X, Q, K, T)	Seow Siau Siow	Siâu	Siew Siaw	Sieu		Siau	Shio	Viet.	Tiêu
																Kor.	So (소)
																Phil.	Siao, Syaw, Shau, Shao, Shaw
																Jpn.	Shō
34	田		Tián	T'ien^2	Tin^4	Tin	Chan	Tiân	Chan Chang	Thièn	Thien Then	Thién		Di	Dee	Viet.	Điền
																Kor.	Jeon (전)
																Phil.	Tian, Tien
																Jpn.	Ten
35	董		Dǒng	Tung^3	Dung^2	Tung	Tong	Táng Tóng (Z)	Tong	Túng	Tung	Tûng		Ton	Tung Toong	Viet.	Đổng
																Kor.	Dong (동)
																Phil.	Tong, Tung
																Jpn.	Tō
36	潘		Pān	P'an^1	Pun^1	Poon Pun	Pun	Phoaⁿ	Phua	Phân	Pan Phan	Phon		Phoe	Poe	Viet.	Phan
																Kor.	Ban (반)
																Jpn.	Han
																Phil.	Pua, Pan, Poon
37	袁		Yuán	Yüan^2	Jyun^4	Yuen	Wan	Oân	Wang	Yèn	Yen	Iōn		Yoe	Yoo Yeu	Viet.	Viên
																Kor.	Won (원)
																Jpn.	En
																Phil.	Yan
38	蔡		Cài	Ts'ai^4	Coi^3	Choi	Choy Tsoi Toy	Chhoà	Chua	Chhai	Chai Choi	Chhói		Tsa		Viet.	Thái Sái
																Kor.	Chae (채)
																Jpn.	Sai
																Can.	Chai
																Phil.	Chua, Chuah, Cua, Choa, Choi, Chai, Tsai
																Misc.	Tsay
39	蔣	蒋	Jiǎng	Chiang^3	Zoeng^2	Tseung	Cheung	Chiúⁿ (X, Q, K, T) Chióⁿ (Z)	Cheoh Chioh	Tsiòng	Cheong	Chiông		Cian	Jian	Viet.	Tưởng
																Kor.	Jang (장)
																Jpn.	Shō
																Phil.	Chio, Chiu, Chung
40	余		Yú	Yü^2	Jyu^4	Yu Yue	U Yee	Î (Z, K, T) Û (X, K, T) Îr (Q)	Ee Eu	Yì	Yee	Uī		Yu		Viet.	Dư
																Kor.	Yeo (여)
																Jpn.	Yo
																Idn.	Ie, Iman, Oe
																Phil.	Yee, Yu
41	于		Yú	Yü^2	Jyu^1	Yue	U	Î (Z) Û (X) U (Q, K, T)	Yee	Yî	Yee	Uī		Iu	Ü Yu	Viet.	Vu
																Kor.	U (우)
																Jpn.	U
42	杜		Dù	Tu^4	Dou^6	To	Do Tou	Tō͘ (X, Z, K, T) Tǒ͘ (Q)	Toh	Thu	To Toh	Thù		Du		Viet.	Đỗ
																Kor.	Du (두)
																Jpn.	To
																Phil.	To
43	葉	叶	Yè	Yeh^4	Jip^6	Yip	Ip Yeap	Ia̍p	Yap	Ya̍p	Yap	Iep		Yih	Yiq	Viet.	Diệp
																Kor.	Seop/Yeop (섭/엽)
																Jpn.	Yō
																Phil.	Yap, Ip
																Misc.	Yee, Ee
44	程		Chéng	Ch'eng^2	Cing^4	Ching	Cheng	Thiâⁿ (X, Q, K, T) Thêeⁿ (Z)	Thia	Chhàng Chhìn	Chang Chin	Tháng		Zen	Zung	Viet.	Trình
																Kor.	Jeong (정)
																Jpn.	Tei
45	魏		Wèi	Wei^4	Ngai^6	Ngai		Gūi (X, Z, K, T) Gùi (Q)	Ngwee Ngui	Ngui	Ngui Wee	Ngùi		Ngue We	Wae	Viet.	Nguỵ Ngụy
																Kor.	Wi (위)
																Jpn.	Gi
																Phil.	Wee
46	蘇	苏	Sū	Su^1	Sou^1	So	Sou	So͘	Soh	Sû	Soo	Su		Su	Soo	Viet.	Tô
																Kor.	So (소)
																Jpn.	So
																Phil.	So, Solon
																Misc.	Soo
47	呂	吕	Lǚ	Lü^3	Leoi^5	Lui	Loi	Lū (X, T) Lī (Z, K) Lǐr (Q)	Lee Leu Ler Loo	Lî	Lee	Liê		Li	Lee	Viet.	Lữ Lã
																Kor.	Yeo/Ryeo (여/려)
																Jpn.	Ryo
																Phil.	Lu, Loo, Luy
48	丁		Dīng	Ting^1	Ding^1 Teng^4	Ting	Ding	Teng	Teng	Tén	Ten	Tiang		Tin		Viet.	Đinh
																Kor.	Jeong (정)
																Jpn.	Tei
																Phil.	Ting, Tin
49	任		Rén	Jen^4	Jam^6	Yam	Iam Yum	Jîm (Z, K) Lîm (X, Q) Līm (T)	Jim	Ngim	Ngim Yim	Nìm		Nin	Nying	Viet.	Nhiệm Nhậm
																Kor.	Im (임)
																Jpn.	Jin
50	盧	卢	Lú	Lu^2	Lou^4	Lo	Lou	Lô͘	Loh	Lù	Loo	Lū		Lu		Viet.	Lư Lô
																Kor.	No/Ro (노/로)
																Jpn.	Ro
51	姚		Yáo	Yao^2	Jiu^4	Yiu	Yeow Io Iu	Iâu	Yeo	Yào	Yow	Iēu	Yau	Yau		Viet.	Diêu
																Kor.	Yo (요)
																Jpn.	Yō
																Phil.	Yao
52	沈		Shěn	Shen^3	Sam^2	Shum Sum Sham	Sam Shum	Sím	Sim	Shím Sím	Sim	Sím		Sen	Sung	Viet.	Thẩm Trầm
																Kor.	Sim/Shim (심)
																Jpn.	Shin
53	鍾	钟	Zhōng	Chung^1	Zung^1	Chung	Chong	Chiong Cheng (K, T)	Cheng	Chûng Tsung	Chong Chung	Tung		Tson	Tzon Tsung	Viet.	Chung
																Kor.	Jong (종)
																Jpn.	Shō
																Phil.	Chiong, Chong, Chung
54	姜		Jiāng	Chiang^1	Goeng^1	Keung	Geung Keong	Khiang (Z) Khiong (X, K, T) Khiuⁿ (Q)	Kiang	Kiông	Keong	Kiong		Cian	Jian	Viet.	Khương
																Kor.	Kang (강)
																Jpn.	Kyō
55	崔		Cuī	Ts'ui^1	Ceoi^1	Chui	Choi	Chhui	Chui Chwee	Tshûi	Chooi	Chhoi		Tsoe	Tseu	Viet.	Thôi
																Kor.	Choi (최)
																Jpn.	Sai
																Misc.	Tseui
56	譚	谭	Tán	T'an^2	Taam^4	Tam	Tom Ham Hom	Thâm	Tham	Thàm	Tham	Thóm		De	Dae	Viet.	Đàm
																Kor.	Dam (담)
																Jpn.	Tan
																Phil.	Tam
57	陸	陆	Lù	Lu^4	Luk^6	Luk	Lok	Lio̍k	Loke Lek	Liu̍k	Luk	Liuk		Loh	Loq	Viet.	Lục
																Kor.	Yuk/Ryuk (육/륙)
																Jpn.	Riku
																Phil.	Diokno
58	范		Fàn	Fan^4	Faan^6	Fan		Hoān (X, Z, K, T) Hoǎn (Q)Hwan	Huang Hoan Hwan	Fam	Fam Hoan Hwan	Fàn		Ve	Vae	Viet.	Phạm
																Kor.	Beom (범)
																Jpn.	Han
																Phil.	Juan, Hwan
59	汪		Wāng	Wang^1	Wong^1	Wong		Ong (X, Q, K, T) Óng (Z)	Wang	Vong	Wong	Uong		Waon	Whang	Viet.	Uông
																Kor.	Wang (왕)
																Jpn.	Ō
																Phil.	Ong, Ang
60	廖		Liào	Liao^4	Liu^6	Liu	Lew Leow Liew Lio	Liāu (X, Z, K, T) Liàu (Q)	Leow Liau Liow	Liau	Liew Liau	Lièu		Liau		Viet.	Liêu Liệu
																Kor.	Ryo (료)
																Jpn.	Ryō
61	石		Shí	Shih^2	Sek^6	Shek	Sek Seac Seak	Chio̍h	Chioh Cheoh	Sha̍k Sak	Shak	Sak		Zah	Zaq	Viet.	Thạch
																Kor.	Seok (석)
																Jpn.	Seki
62	金		Jīn	Chin^1	Gam^1	Kam	Gum	Kim	Kim	Kîm	Kim	Kim		Cin	Jin	Viet.	Kim
																Kor.	Kim (김)
																Jpn.	Kin
63	韋	韦	Wéi	Wei^2	Wai^4	Wai	Vai	Ûi (X, Q, K, T) Úi (Z)	Wee	Vúi Vì	Wooi Wee	Uī		We		Viet.	Vi
																Kor.	Wi (위)
																Jpn.	I
																Phil.	Wee, Uy
64	賈	贾	Jiǎ	Chia^3	Gaa^2	Ka	Ga	Ká (X, Q, K, T) Kée (Z)	Kia	Ká	Ka	Kâ		Cia	Jia	Viet.	Giả
																Kor.	Ga (가) Go (고)
																Jpn.	Ka
65	夏		Xià	Hsia^2	Haa^6	Ha		Hē (K, T) Hā (X, K, T) Hà (Q) Hēe (Z)	Hah Hay	Ha	Ha	Hà		Gho	Ya Wo	Viet.	Hạ
																Kor.	Ha (하)
																Jpn.	Ka
66	傅		Fù	Fu^4	Fu^6	Fu Foo		Pò͘	Poh	Fu	Fu	Fù		Fu	Foo	Viet.	Phó
																Kor.	Bu (부)
																Jpn.	Fu
																Phil.	Po
67	方		Fāng	Fang^1	Fong^1	Fong		Hong (X, Q, K, T) Png (X, Q, K, T) Puiⁿ (Z)	Pung	Fông	Fong	Fong		Faon	Faan	Viet.	Phương
																Kor.	Bang (방)
																Jpn.	Hō
68	鄒	邹	Zōu	Tsou^1	Zau^1	Chau Chow	Jao Chau	Chau (K, T) Cho͘ (X, Z, K, T) Cho (Q) Che (Z)	Chou Choh	Tsêu	Chew Chiew	Chiu		Tseu	Tzeu	Viet.	Châu
																Kor.	Chu (추)
																Jpn.	Shū
																Phil.	Chou
69	熊		Xióng	Hsiung^2	Hung^4	Hung	Hong	Hîm	Him	Yùng	Yoong	Hiūng		Yon	Yoong	Viet.	Hùng
																Kor.	Ung (웅)
																Jpn.	Yū
																Phil.	Hung
70	白		Bái	Pai^2	Baak^6	Pak	Bahk	Pe̍h Pe̍k (Z)	Peh	Pha̍k	Pak Phak	Phak		Bah	Baq	Viet.	Bạch
																Kor.	Baek (백)
																Jpn.	Haku
																Misc.	Bo
71	孟		Mèng	Meng^4	Maang^6	Mang		Bēng (X, Z, K, T) Bèng (Q)	Meng	Men	Mang	Màng		Man		Viet.	Mạnh
																Kor.	Maeng (맹)
																Jpn.	Mō
72	秦		Qín	Ch'in^2	Ceon^4	Chun	Tseun Tseon Chon	Chîn	Ching	Tshìn	Chin	Chhín		Zhin	Zin	Viet.	Tần
																Kor.	Jin (진)
																Jpn.	Shin
																Phil.	Ching
73	邱		Qiū^1	Ch'iu^1	Jau^1	Yau	Iao Iau	Khu	Khoo	Khiû Hiû	Hew Khew	Khiu		Chieu		Viet.	Khâu
																Kor.	Gu (구)
																Jpn.	Kyū
																Mal.	Hew, Hiew Chiew
																Phil.	Coo, Khoo
																Misc.	Chiou
74	侯		Hóu	Hou^2	Hau^4	Hau	Hao	Hô͘ (X, Z) Hâu (Q, K, T) Kâu (X, Q, Z)	Hoh Hau	Hèu	Hew	Héu		Gheu	Roe	Viet.	Hầu
																Kor.	Hu (후
																Jpn.	Kō
																Phil.	Caw, Ho
75	江		Jiāng	Chiang^1	Gong^1	Kong		Kang	Kang	Kông	Kong	Kong		Kaon	Kang	Viet.	Giang
																Kor.	Gang (강)
																Jpn.	Kō
																Phil.	Kang
																Misc.	Kiang
76	尹		Yǐn	Yin^3	Wan^5	Wan		Ún (K, T) Ín (X, Q, Z)	Un Eun Eung	Yún	Yoon	Ín		Yin		Viet.	Doãn
																Kor.	Yun (윤)
																Jpn.	In
																Phil.	Unson
77	薛		Xuē	Hsüeh^1	Sit^3	Sit		Sih		Siet	Set	Siot		Shih	Siq	Viet.	Tiết
																Kor.	Seol (설)
																Jpn.	Setsu
78	閻	阎	Yán	Yen^2	Jim^4	Yim	Im	Giâm	Ngiam	Ngiàm	Ngiam Yam	Iēm		Ni	Gni Nyi	Viet.	Diêm
																Kor.	Yeom (염)
																Jpn.	En
79	段		Duàn	Tuan^4	Dyun^6	Tuen	Tun	Toān (X, Z, K, T) Toàn (Q)	Tng Teung	Thon	Ton Thon	Thòn		Doe	Deu	Viet.	Đoàn
																Kor.	Dan (단)
																Jpn.	Dan
80	雷		Léi	Lei^2	Leoi^4	Lui	Loi	Lûi	Lui	Lùi	Looi Lui	Lōi		Le	Lae Lei	Viet.	Lôi
																Kor.	Roe (뢰) Noe (뇌)
																Jpn.	Rai
																Phil.	Lui, Luy
																Hoisan	Louie, Louis
81	龍	龙	Lóng	Lung^2	Lung^4	Lung Loong	Long	Lêng (K, T) Liông	Leng Liong	Liùng	Loong	Liūng		Lon	Lung	Viet.	Long
																Kor.	Yong/Ryong (용/룡)
																Jpn.	Ryō
																Phil.	Leong, Liong, Wee
82	黎		Lí	Li^2	Lai^4	Lai		Lê	Loy Loi	Lì Lài	Lee Lai	Lī		Li	Lee	Viet.	Lê
																Kor.	Yeo/Ryeo (여/려)
																Jpn.	Rei
83	史		Shǐ	Shih^3	Si^2	Sze	Si	Sú (X, Z, K, T) Sái (X, Q) Sír (Q)	Ser Seu Sze	Sṳ́	Soo Sze	Sî		Sy	Si	Viet.	Sử
																Kor.	Sa (사)
																Jpn.	Shi
																Phil.	Sze
84	陶		Táo	T'ao^2	Tou^4	To Tao	Tow	Tô (X, Z, K, T) Tô͘ (Q) Thô (Q)	Tow	Thàu Thò	Tao Tow	Thóu		Dau	Do	Viet.	Đào
																Kor.	Do (도)
																Jpn.	Tō
																Phil.	To
85	賀	贺	Hè	Hê^4 Ho^4	Ho^6	Ho		Hō (X, Z, K, T) Hò (Q)	Hor	Ho Fo	Ho	Hò		Wu	Woo	Viet.	Hạ
																Kor.	Ha (하)
																Jpn.	Ka
86	毛		Máo	Mao^2	Mou^4	Mo	Mou	Mô͘	Mor	Mô Mâu	Mo Mao	Mōu		Mau	Mo	Viet.	Mao
																Kor.	Mo (모)
																Jpn.	Bō
87	郝		Hǎo	Hao^3	Kok^3	Kok		Hok	Hak	Khok		Hok		Heh	Heq	Viet.	Hác
																Kor.	Hak (학)
																Jpn.	Kaku
88	顧	顾	Gù	Ku^4	Gu^3	Ku	Goo Gu Khoo	Kò͘	Koh	Ku	Koo	Kū		Ku	Koo Gu	Viet.	Cố
																Kor.	Go (고)
																Jpn.	Ko
																Phil.	Coo, Khoo, Gu
89	龔	龚	Gōng	Kung^1	Gung^1	Kung	Kwong	Kéng (X, Q, K, T) Kiong (Z)		Kiûng	Kong	Kiung		Cion	Jiong Jun	Viet.	Cung
																Kor.	Gong (공)
																Jpn.	Kyō
90	邵		Shào	Shao^4	Siu^6	Siu Shiu	Shaw Sio	Siō (X, K, T) Siāu (Z, K, T) Siàu (Q)	Seow Sioh	Shau Sau	Shao	Sèu		Zau	Zo	Viet.	Thiệu
																Kor.	So (소)
																Jpn.	Shō
																Phil.	Siao, Syaw, Shau, Shao, Shaw
91	萬	万	Wàn	Wan^4	Maan^6	Man	Meng	Bān (X, Z, K, T) Bàn (Q)	Buang	Van	Wan Man	Màn		Vae Mae	Ve Me	Viet.	Vạn
																Kor.	Man (만)
																Jpn.	Ban
																Phil.	Man
92	覃		Tán / Qín	T'an^2	Taam^4	Tam		Thâm		Thàm		Thóm		Dae	De	Viet.	Tán
																Kor.	Dam (담)
																Jpn.	Tan
																Phil.	Tam
93	武		Wǔ	Wu^3	Mou^5	Mo	Mou	Bú	Boo	Vú	Moo Woo	Mú		Wu	Ghu Woo	Viet.	Vũ Võ
																Kor.	Mu (무)
																Jpn.	Bu
94	錢	钱	Qián	Ch'ien^2	Cin^4	Chin	Chee	Chîⁿ	Chee	Tshièn	Chen	Chhién		Zhi	Zee	Viet.	Tiền
																Kor.	Jeon (전)
																Jpn.	Sen
																Phil.	Chi
95	戴		Dài	Tai^4	Daai^3	Tai		Tè (X, Z, K, T) Tèr (Q)	Tai	Tai	Tai	Thài		Ta	Da	Viet.	Đái Đới
																Kor.	Dae (대)
																Jpn.	Tai
																Phil.	Te
96	嚴	严	Yán	Yen^2	Jim^4	Yim	Im	Giâm	Ngiam	Ngiàm	Yam	Ngiēm		Ni	Gni Nyi	Viet.	Nghiêm
																Kor.	Eom (엄)
																Jpn.	Gen
																Phil.	Gan
97	歐	欧	Ōu	Ou^1	Au^1	Au		Au	Eu					Eu		Jpn.	Ō
98	莫		Mò	Mo^4	Mok^6	Mok		Bo̍h (K, T) Bo̍k	Mok	Mo̍k	Mok	Mok		Moh	Moq	Viet.	Mạc
																Kor.	Mo (모)
																Jpn.	Baku
99	孔		Kǒng	K'ung^3	Hung^2	Hung		Khóng	Kong Khong	Khúng	Koong Khoong	Khúng		Khon	Kung	Viet.	Khổng
																Kor.	Kong (공)
																Jpn.	Kyō
																Phil.	Consunji, Kong, Hung
100	向		Xiàng	Hsiang^4	Hoeng^3	Heung		Hiòng (X, Q, K, T) Hiàng (Z)	Hiang	Hióng		Hiòng		Shian	Hian	Viet.	Hưởng
																Kor.	Hyang (향)
																Jpn.	Kyō
101	常		Cháng	Ch'ang^2	Soeng^4	Sheung		Siông (X, Q, K, T) Siâng (Z)	Sioh Seoh	Sòng	Song	Sōng		Zan		Viet.	Thường
																Kor.	Sang (상)
																Jpn.	Shō
																Misc.	Sōng, Thōng
102	湯	汤	Tāng	T'ang^1	Tong^1	Tong		Thng	Tng Teung	Thông	Thong Tong	Thong		Thaon	Thaan	Viet.	Thang
																Jpn.	Tō
																Phil.	Tang
103	康		Kāng	Kang^1	Hong^1	Hong		Khng	Kang Khang	Không	Khong Kong	Khong		Khaon	Khaan	Viet.	Khang
																Kor.	Gang (강)
																Jpn.	Kō
																Phil.	Kang
104	易		Yì	I^4	Yi^6 Yik^6	Yik		E̍k (X, Z, K, T) Ia̍k (Q)	Ek	Yit		Iak		I Yih	Yiq	Viet.	Dịch
																Kor.	Yee (이)
																Jpn.	Eki, I
105	喬	乔	Qiáo	Ch'iao^2	Kiu^4	Kiu		Kiâu	Keow Kiao	Khiàu	Kiew Khiew	Khiéu		Jiau	Djio Jioh	Viet.	Kiều
																Kor.	Kyo (교)
																Jpn.	Kyō
106	賴	赖	Lài	Lai^4	Laai^6	Lay	Lai	Lōa (X, Z, K, T) Lòa (Q)	Nai	Lai	Lài	Lài		La	Le Lae	Viet.	Lại
																Kor.	Roe (뢰) Noe (뇌)
																Jpn.	Rai
107	文		Wén	Wen^2	Man^4	Man		Bûn	Boon	Vùn	Voon	Mūn		Ven	Vung	Viet.	Văn
																Kor.	Moon (문)
																Jpn.	Bun
108	施		Shī	Shih^1	Si^1	Si	Xi	Si Soa	Sy Sua	Sṳ̂	Sii´			Sy	Si	Viet.	Thí
																Kor.	Si (시)
																Jpn.	Shi, I
																Phil.	Sy, See, Sze
109	洪		Hóng	Hung^2	Hung^4	Hung	Huhng	Âng Hông	Ang Hong	Fùng	Fung			Ghon	Won Ung	Viet.	Hồng, Hòng
																Kor.	Hong (홍)
																Jpn.	Kō
																Phil.	Ang, Hong
110	辛		Xīn	Hsin^1	San^1	San	Sen	Sîn	Sin	Sîn	Xin´	Sîng		Shin	Sin	Viet.	Tân
																Kor.	Shin (신)
																Jpn.	Shin
																Phil.	Sin, Sing, Singson
111	柯		Kē	kʻo^1	O^1	O	Ngo	Koa,  Kho	Ko,	Ker,  Quah,  Kwa	Khô	Ko´		Khu	Koo	Viet.	Kha
																Kor.	Ga (가)
																Jpn.	Ka
																Phil.	Cua, Kua, Kho, Ko, Co, Coson
112	莊	庄	Zhuāng	Chuang^1	Zong^1	Tsong	Chong,  Jong	Chng,  Chong	Cheng	Chông	Zong´			Tsaon	Tsaan Tzaon	Viet.	Trang, Đồ, Dưa, Chan, Chang
																Kor.	Jang (장)
																Jpn.	Shō, Sō, Chan
																Phil.	Cheng, Ching, Chung, Chong

Notes

1. Pronunciations are based on the Xiamen (X), Zhangzhou (Z), Quanzho (Q),^[15] Kaohsiung (K) and Taipei (T) varieties.^[16]

Other surveys

• 2006 multi-year survey and study conducted by Yuan Yida, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences's Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, using a sample size of 296 million spread across 1,110 counties and cities and recording around 4,100 surnames.^[19]
• 1990: Ji Yuwen Publishing House, based on a sample size of 174,900.
• 1987 study conducted by Yuan Yida with a sample size of 570,000.
• 1977 study published by Li Dongming, a Chinese historian, as "Surname" (《姓》) in Dongfang Magazine.

400 character list

In 2013 the Fuxi Institution compiled a ranking of the 400 most common surnames in China.^[20]

400 character list

400 most common surnames in China Rank Name % of pop. No.（10,000's） Province with most 1 王 7.170% 9520.00 Henan 2 李 7.000% 9340.00 Henan 3 张 6.740% 8960.00 Henan 4 刘 5.100% 6770.00 Shandong 5 陈 4.610% 6130.00 Guangdong 6 杨 3.220% 4270.00 Sichuan 7 黄 2.450% 3260.00 Guangdong 8 吴 2.000% 2680.00 Guangdong 9 赵 2.000% 2670.00 Henan 10 周 1.900% 2520.00 Hunan 11 徐 1.450% 1930.00 Jiangsu 12 孙 1.380% 1830.00 Shandong 13 马 1.290% 1720.00 Henan 14 朱 1.280% 1700.00 Jiangsu 15 胡 1.160% 1550.00 Hubei 16 林 1.130% 1510.00 Guangdong 17 郭 1.130% 1500.00 Henan 18 何 1.060% 1400.00 Sichuan 19 高 1.000% 1330.00 Shandong 20 罗 0.950% 1260.00 Sichuan 21 郑 0.930% 1240.00 Guangdong 22 梁 0.850% 1130.00 Guangdong 23 谢 0.760% 1010.00 Guangdong 24 宋 0.700% 932.00 Shandong 25 唐 0.690% 917.00 Hunan 26 许 0.660% 881.00 Guangdong 27 邓 0.620% 821.00 Guangdong 28 冯 0.620% 818.00 Guangdong 29 韩 0.610% 815.00 Henan 30 曹 0.600% 791.00 Henan 31 曾 0.580% 772.00 Guangdong 32 彭 0.580% 766.00 Hunan 33 萧 0.560% 739.00 Hunan 34 蔡 0.530% 701.00 Guangdong 35 潘 0.520% 687.00 Guangdong 36 田 0.520% 685.00 Henan 37 董 0.510% 677.00 Shandong 38 袁 0.500% 667.00 Sichuan 39 于 0.480% 642.00 Shandong 40 余 0.480% 633.00 Hubei 41 叶 0.480% 632.00 Guangdong 42 蒋 0.480% 632.00 Sichuan 43 杜 0.470% 619.00 Henan 44 苏 0.460% 606.00 Guangdong 45 魏 0.450% 603.00 Henan 46 程 0.450% 601.00 Anhui 47 吕 0.450% 596.00 Shandong 48 丁 0.430% 576.00 Jiangsu 49 沈 0.410% 550.00 Jiangsu 50 任 0.410% 547.00 Henan 51 姚 0.400% 538.00 Jiangsu 52 卢 0.400% 536.00 Guangdong 53 傅 0.400% 536.00 Henan 54 钟 0.400% 533.00 Guangdong 55 姜 0.390% 523.00 Shandong 56 崔 0.380% 509.00 Shandong 57 谭 0.380% 499.00 Hunan 58 廖 0.370% 487.00 Guangdong 59 范 0.360% 485.00 Henan 60 汪 0.360% 483.00 Anhui 61 陆 0.360% 480.00 Guangxi 62 金 0.350% 467.00 Zhejiang 63 石 0.340% 455.00 Henan 64 戴 0.340% 449.00 Jiangsu 65 贾 0.330% 439.00 Henan 66 韦 0.320% 430.00 Guangxi 67 夏 0.320% 426.00 Jiangsu 68 邱 0.320% 423.00 Guangdong 69 方 0.310% 413.00 Anhui 70 侯 0.300% 401.00 Henan 71 邹 0.300% 394.00 Jiangxi 72 熊 0.290% 384.00 Jiangxi 73 孟 0.290% 383.00 Shandong 74 秦 0.290% 379.00 Henan 75 白 0.280% 374.00 Hebei 76 江 0.280% 369.00 Guangdong 77 阎 0.270% 360.00 Henan 78 薛 0.260% 347.00 Jiangsu 79 尹 0.260% 346.00 Hunan 80 段 0.240% 320.00 Henan 81 雷 0.240% 319.00 Sichuan 82 黎 0.220% 288.00 Guangdong 83 史 0.210% 285.00 Henan 84 龙 0.210% 281.00 Hunan 85 陶 0.210% 274.00 Anhui 86 贺 0.210% 274.00 Hunan 87 顾 0.200% 272.00 Jiangsu 88 毛 0.200% 264.00 Zhejiang 89 郝 0.200% 264.00 Hebei 90 龚 0.200% 264.00 Hunan 91 邵 0.200% 262.00 Shandong 92 万 0.190% 254.00 Jiangxi 93 钱 0.190% 249.00 Jiangsu 94 严 0.190% 246.00 Jiangsu 95 赖 0.180% 240.00 Guangdong 96 覃 0.180% 240.00 Guangxi 97 洪 0.180% 240.00 Taiwan 98 武 0.180% 239.00 Shanxi 99 莫 0.180% 233.00 Guangxi 100 孔 0.170% 231.00 Shandong 101 汤 0.170% 227.00 Jiangsu 102 向 0.170% 226.00 Hunan 103 常 0.160% 218.00 Henan 104 温 0.160% 217.00 Guangdong 105 康 0.160% 211.00 Hebei 106 施 0.150% 206.00 Jiangsu 107 文 0.150% 204.00 Sichuan 108 牛 0.150% 202.00 Henan 109 樊 0.150% 200.00 Henan 110 葛 0.150% 195.00 Jiangsu 111 邢 0.140% 192.00 Shandong 112 安 0.130% 179.00 Hebei 113 齐 0.130% 176.00 Hebei 114 易 0.130% 175.00 Hunan 115 乔 0.130% 173.00 Henan 116 伍 0.130% 171.00 Guangdong 117 庞 0.130% 167.00 Guangxi 118 颜 0.120% 164.00 Hunan 119 倪 0.120% 163.00 Jiangsu 120 庄 0.120% 162.00 Guangdong 121 聂 0.120% 159.00 Jiangxi 122 章 0.120% 157.00 Zhejiang 123 鲁 0.110% 151.00 Henan 124 岳 0.110% 149.00 Henan 125 翟 0.110% 149.00 Henan 126 殷 0.110% 147.00 Jiangsu 127 詹 0.110% 147.00 Guangdong 128 申 0.110% 147.00 Henan 129 欧 0.110% 146.00 Guangdong 130 耿 0.110% 140.00 Henan 131 关 0.100% 137.00 Guangdong 132 兰 0.100% 134.00 Sichuan 133 焦 0.100% 133.00 Henan 134 俞 0.100% 132.00 Zhejiang 135 左 0.100% 131.00 Henan 136 柳 0.100% 129.00 Hubei 137 甘 0.095% 126.00 Guangxi 138 祝 0.090% 120.00 Zhejiang 139 包 0.087% 115.00 Inner Mongolia 140 宁 0.083% 110.00 Guangxi 141 尚 0.082% 109.00 Henan 142 符 0.082% 109.00 Hainan 143 舒 0.082% 109.00 Hunan 144 阮 0.082% 109.00 Guangdong 145 柯 0.080% 106.00 Hubei 146 纪 0.080% 106.00 Shandong 147 梅 0.079% 105.00 Hubei 148 童 0.079% 105.00 Zhejiang 149 凌 0.078% 103.00 Guangdong 150 毕 0.078% 103.00 Shandong 151 单 0.076% 101.00 Jiangsu 152 季 0.076% 101.00 Jiangsu 153 裴 0.076% 100.00 Henan 154 霍 0.075% 100.00 Hebei 155 涂 0.075% 100.00 Jiangxi 156 成 0.075% 100.00 Jiangsu 157 苗 0.075% 100.00 Henan 158 谷 0.075% 99.00 Henan 159 盛 0.074% 98.00 Anhui 160 曲 0.074% 98.00 Shandong 161 翁 0.073% 97.00 Fujian 162 冉 0.073% 97.00 Chongqing 163 骆 0.073% 96.00 Guangdong 164 蓝 0.072% 96.00 Guangxi 165 路 0.072% 95.00 Henan 166 游 0.071% 94.00 Fujian 167 辛 0.070% 92.00 Shandong 168 靳 0.069% 92.00 Henan 169 欧阳 0.068% 91.00 Hunan 170 管 0.065% 87.00 Shandong 171 柴 0.065% 86.00 Henan 172 蒙 0.062% 83.00 Guangxi 173 鲍 0.062% 82.00 Anhui 174 华 0.061% 82.00 Jiangsu 175 喻 0.061% 81.00 Hunan 176 祁 0.061% 80.00 Jiangsu 177 蒲 0.056% 75.00 Sichuan 178 房 0.056% 75.00 Shandong 179 滕 0.055% 74.00 Shandong 180 屈 0.055% 73.00 Shaanxi 181 饶 0.055% 73.00 Jiangxi 182 解 0.053% 71.00 Shandong 183 牟 0.053% 70.00 Sichuan 184 艾 0.052% 69.00 Hubei 185 尤 0.052% 68.00 Jiangsu 186 阳 0.050% 67.00 Hunan 187 时 0.050% 67.00 Henan 188 穆 0.048% 64.00 Guizhou 189 农 0.047% 62.00 Guangxi 190 司 0.044% 59.00 Henan 191 卓 0.043% 58.00 Guangdong 192 古 0.043% 58.00 Guangdong 193 吉 0.043% 58.00 Jiangsu 194 缪 0.043% 57.00 Jiangsu 195 简 0.043% 57.00 Taiwan 196 车 0.043% 57.00 Shandong 197 项 0.043% 57.00 Zhejiang 198 连 0.043% 57.00 Fujian 199 芦 0.042% 57.00 Henan 200 麦 0.041% 55.00 Guangdong 201 褚 0.041% 54.00 Shandong 202 娄 0.040% 53.00 Henan 203 窦 0.040% 53.00 Shandong 204 戚 0.040% 53.00 Jiangsu 205 岑 0.039% 52.00 Guangxi 206 景 0.039% 52.00 Shanxi 207 党 0.039% 52.00 Shaanxi 208 宫 0.039% 52.00 Shandong 209 费 0.039% 51.00 Jiangsu 210 卜 0.038% 51.00 Jiangsu 211 冷 0.038% 50.00 Sichuan 212 晏 0.038% 50.00 Jiangxi 213 席 0.036% 48.00 Henan 214 卫 0.036% 48.00 Shanxi 215 米 0.035% 46.00 Hebei 216 柏 0.035% 46.00 Jiangsu 217 宗 0.034% 45.00 Jiangsu 218 瞿 0.033% 44.00 Hunan 219 桂 0.033% 44.00 Anhui 220 全 0.033% 44.00 Hunan 221 佟 0.033% 43.00 Liaoning 222 应 0.033% 43.00 Zhejiang 223 臧 0.032% 43.00 Shandong 224 闵 0.032% 43.00 Hubei 225 苟 0.032% 43.00 Sichuan 226 邬 0.032% 42.00 Zhejiang 227 边 0.032% 42.00 Hebei 228 卞 0.032% 42.00 Jiangsu 229 姬 0.032% 42.00 Henan 230 师 0.031% 41.00 Henan 231 和 0.031% 41.00 Yunnan 232 仇 0.030% 40.00 Jiangsu 233 栾 0.030% 40.00 Shandong 234 隋 0.030% 40.00 Shandong 235 商 0.030% 39.00 Shandong 236 刁 0.030% 39.00 Shandong 237 沙 0.030% 39.00 Jiangsu 238 荣 0.029% 38.00 Shandong 239 巫 0.029% 38.00 Guangdong 240 寇 0.029% 38.00 Henan 241 桑 0.028% 37.00 Shandong 242 郎 0.028% 37.00 Hebei 243 甄 0.027% 36.00 Hebei 244 丛 0.027% 36.00 Shandong 245 仲 0.027% 35.00 Jiangsu 246 虞 0.026% 35.00 Zhejiang 247 敖 0.026% 35.00 Guizhou 248 巩 0.026% 34.00 Shandong 249 明 0.026% 34.00 Hubei 250 佘 0.025% 34.00 Hunan 251 池 0.025% 34.00 Fujian 252 查 0.025% 33.00 Anhui 253 麻 0.025% 33.00 Zhejiang 254 苑 0.025% 33.00 Hebei 255 迟 0.024% 32.00 Shandong 256 邝 0.024% 32.00 Guangdong 257 官 0.023% 31.00 Guangdong 258 封 0.023% 31.00 Jiangsu 259 谈 0.023% 31.00 Jiangsu 260 匡 0.023% 30.00 Hunan 261 鞠 0.230% 30.00 Shandong 262 惠 0.022% 29.80 Shaanxi 263 荆 0.022% 28.90 Shandong 264 乐 0.022% 28.80 Jiangxi 265 冀 0.021% 28.50 Hebei 266 郁 0.021% 28.50 Jiangsu 267 胥 0.021% 28.50 Sichuan 268 南 0.021% 27.70 Shaanxi 269 班 0.021% 27.30 Guangxi 270 储 0.021% 27.20 Anhui 271 原 0.020% 27.00 Shanxi 272 栗 0.020% 26.60 Henan 273 燕 0.020% 26.40 Shandong 274 楚 0.020% 26.30 Henan 275 鄢 0.020% 26.30 Hubei 276 劳 0.019% 25.90 Guangxi 277 谌 0.019% 24.80 Hunan 278 奚 0.017% 23.10 Jiangsu 279 皮 0.017% 22.90 Hunan 280 粟 0.017% 22.80 Hunan 281 冼 0.017% 22.80 Guangdong 282 蔺 0.017% 22.80 Shandong 283 楼 0.017% 22.80 Zhejiang 284 盘 0.017% 22.50 Guangxi 285 满 0.016% 21.90 Shandong 286 闻 0.016% 21.70 Anhui 287 位 0.016% 20.80 Henan 289 厉 0.016% 20.60 Zhejiang 289 伊 0.016% 20.60 Shandong 290 仝 0.015% 20.00 Henan 291 区 0.015% 19.90 Guangdong 292 郜 0.015% 19.80 Henan 293 海 0.015% 19.70 Ningxia 294 阚 0.015% 19.60 Anhui 295 花 0.015% 19.50 Jiangsu 296 权 0.014% 19.10 Shaanxi 297 强 0.014% 19.00 Shaanxi 298 帅 0.014% 19.00 Sichuan 299 屠 0.014% 18.90 Zhejiang 300 豆 0.014% 18.80 Henan 301 朴 0.014% 18.70 Jilin 302 盖 0.014% 18.60 Shandong 303 练 0.014% 18.50 Guangdong 304 廉 0.014% 18.40 Henan 305 禹 0.014% 18.20 Henan 306 井 0.013% 17.90 Shandong 307 祖 0.013% 17.70 Hebei 308 漆 0.013% 17.70 Sichuan 309 巴 0.013% 17.70 Inner Mongolia 310 丰 0.013% 17.60 Shandong 311 支 0.013% 17.30 Jiangsu 312 卿 0.013% 17.20 Sichuan 313 国 0.013% 17.10 Shandong 314 狄 0.013% 16.80 Jiangsu 315 平 0.013% 16.60 Henan 316 计 0.012% 16.50 Anhui 317 索 0.012% 16.50 Henan 318 宣 0.012% 16.40 Zhejiang 319 晋 0.012% 16.20 Henan 320 相 0.012% 16.20 Shandong 321 初 0.012% 15.90 Shandong 322 门 0.012% 15.90 Shandong 323 雲 0.012% 15.60 Inner Mongolia 324 容 0.012% 15.40 Guangdong 325 敬 0.011% 15.0 Sichuan 326 来 0.011% 14.80 Zhejiang 327 扈 0.011% 14.70 Henan 328 晁 0.011% 14.60 Henan 329 芮 0.011% 14.60 Jiangsu 330 都 0.011% 14.60 Shandong 331 普 0.011% 14.50 Yunnan 332 阙 0.011% 14.50 Fujian 333 浦 0.011% 14.40 Jiangsu 334 戈 0.011% 14.40 Jiangsu 335 伏 0.011% 14.30 Sichuan 336 鹿 0.011% 14.00 Shandong 337 薄 0.011% 14.00 Shandong 338 邸 0.011% 13.90 Hebei 339 雍 0.010% 13.90 Sichuan 340 辜 0.010% 13.80 Sichuan 341 羊 0.010% 13.60 Hainan 342 阿 0.010% 13.60 Inner Mongolia 343 乌 0.010% 13.50 Inner Mongolia 344 母 0.010% 13.50 Sichuan 345 裘 0.010% 13.40 Zhejiang 346 亓 0.010% 13.40 Shandong 347 修 0.010% 13.30 Shandong 348 邰 0.010% 13.00 Guizhou 349 赫 0.010% 12.80 Liaoning 350 杭 0.010% 12.80 Jiangsu 351 况 0.0094% 12.40 Chongqing 352 那 0.0093% 12.40 Inner Mongolia 353 宿 0.0093% 12.30 Shandong 354 鲜 0.0092% 12.20 Sichuan 355 印 0.0091% 12.10 Jiangsu 356 逯 0.0091% 12.10 Shandong 357 隆 0.0090% 12.00 Hunan 358 茹 0.0090% 11.90 Henan 359 诸 0.0089% 11.80 Zhejiang 360 战 0.0088% 11.70 Shandong 361 慕 0.0086% 11.50 Gansu 362 危 0.0084% 11.20 Jiangxi 363 玉 0.0084% 11.20 Guangxi 364 银 0.0084% 11.10 Guangxi 365 亢 0.0083% 11.00 Henan 366 嵇 0.0082% 10.90 Jiangsu 367 公 0.0082% 10.90 Shandong 368 哈 0.0081% 10.70 Inner Mongolia 369 湛 0.0079% 10.50 Hunan 370 宾 0.0077% 10.20 Guangxi 371 戎 0.0076% 10.10 Jiangsu 372 勾 0.0076% 10.10 Sichuan 373 茅 0.0076% 10.10 Jiangsu 374 利 0.0076% 10.00 Guangdong 375 於 0.0074% 9.90 Jiangsu 376 呼 0.0074% 9.80 Inner Mongolia 377 居 0.0074% 9.80 Jiangsu 378 揭 0.0073% 9.60 Jiangxi 379 干 0.0072% 9.60 Zhejiang 380 但 0.0072% 9.50 Sichuan 381 尉 0.0071% 9.50 Shanxi 382 冶 0.0071% 9.40 Qinghai 383 斯 0.0070% 9.30 Inner Mongolia 384 元 0.0069% 9.20 Henan 385 束 0.0068% 9.10 Jiangsu 386 檀 0.0068% 9.00 Anhui 387 衣 0.0067% 9.00 Shandong 388 信 0.0067% 8.90 Shandong 389 展 0.0067% 8.90 Shandong 390 阴 0.0067% 8.90 Shanxi 391 昝 0.0066% 8.70 Sichuan 392 智 0.0065% 8.70 Henan 393 幸 0.0065% 8.60 Chongqing 394 奉 0.0064% 8.50 Hunan 395 植 0.0064% 8.50 Guangdong 396 衡 0.0063% 8.40 Jiangsu 397 富 0.0063% 8.40 Liaoning 398 尧 0.0060% 8.00 Jiangxi 399 闭 0.0060% 8.00 Guangxi 400 由 0.0060% 8.00 Shandong

Taiwan

See also: Naming customs of Taiwanese aborigines

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.^[6] The top ten surnames in Taiwan accounted for 52.77% of the general population, and the top 100 accounted for 96.56%.

Rank	Character		Romanizations									% of total pop.
			Mandarin		Min Nan		Hakka		Cantonese
2016	Trad.	Simp.	Wade	Pinyin	POJ	Other	PFS	Other	Jyutping	HK	Other
1	陳	陈	Ch'en^2	Chén	Tân	Tan	Chin	Thin	Can^4	Chan	Chin	11.14%
2	林		Lin^2	Lín	Lîm	Lim Liem	Lim	Lim	Lam^4	Lam	Lum	8.31%
3	黃	黄	Huang^2	Huáng	Ng	Eng Ung Uy Wee	Vòng	Wong Bong	Wong^4	Wong	Wang Vang	6.05%
4	張	张	Chang^1	Zhāng	Tiuⁿ	Teo Teoh Thio Tiew	Chông	Chong	Zoeng^1	Cheung	Chong Cheong	5.27%
5	李		Li^3	Lǐ	Lí	Lee Dee	Lí	Lee	Lei^5	Lee Li	Lei Ly	5.13%
6	王		Wang^2	Wáng	Ông	Heng Bong	Vòng	Wong	Wong^4	Wong	Vang	4.11%
7	吳	吴	Wu^2	Wú	Gô Ngô	Goh Gouw	Ǹg	Ng	Ng^4	Ng	Ung Eng	4.04%
8	劉	刘	Liu^2	Liú	Lâu	Lao	Liù	Liew	Lau^4	Lau	Lao	3.16%
9	蔡		Ts'ai^4	Cài	Chhoà	Chua Choa Tjoa	Chhai	Chai Choi	Coi^3	Choi	Choy Tsoi Toy	2.91%
10	楊	杨	Yang^2	Yáng	Iûⁿ	Eaw Joe Nyo Yong	Yòng	Yong Yeong	Joeng^4	Yeung	Yeong Ieong	2.66%
11	許	许	Hsü^3	Xǔ	Khó͘	Ko Koh	Hi	Hee	Heoi^2	Hui	Hoi	—
12	鄭	郑	Cheng^4	Zhèng	Tīⁿ Tēⁿ	Teh	Chhang	Chang	Zeng^6	Cheng	Cheang Chiang	—
13	謝	谢	Hsieh^4	Xiè	Siā	Chiā Seah	Tshia	Cheah	Ze^6	Tse	Che	—
14	洪		Hung^2	Hóng	Hông	Ang Hong	Fùng	Fung	Hung^4	Hung	Huhng	—
15	郭		Kuo^1	Guō	Koeh	Kueh	Kwok	Kok	Gwok^3	Kwok	Kuok	—
16	邱		Ch'iu^1	Qiū	Khu	Khoo	Hiû Khiû	Hew Khew	Jau^1	Yau	Iao Iau	—
17	曾		Tseng^1	Zēng	Chan		Tsên	Chen	Zang^1	Tsang	Chang Dong	—
18	廖		Liao^4	Liào	Liāu	Leow Liow	Liau	Lieu	Liu^6	Liu	Lew Leow Lio	—
19	賴	赖	Lai^4	Lài	Lōa	Nai	Lài		Laai^6	Lay	Lai	—
20	徐		Hsü^2	Xú	Chhî	Chee Jee Ji	Chhì	Chi	Ceoi^4	Tsui	Choi Chui Tsua	—
21	周		Chou^1	Zhōu	Chiu	Chew	Chiû	Cher Chiew	Zau^1	Chow Chau	Jao Chao	—
22	葉	叶	Yeh^4	Yè	Iap	Yap	Yap		Jip^6	Yip	Ip Yeap	—
23	蘇	苏	Su^1	Sū	So	Soh	Sû	Soo	Sou^1	So	Sou	—
24	莊	庄	Chuang^1	Zhuāng	Chong	Cheng	Chông	Zong	Zong^1	Tsong	Chong Jong	—
25	呂	吕	Lü^3	Lǚ	Lū Lī	Lee Leu Loo	Lî	Lee	Leoi^5	Lui	Loi	—
26	江		Chiang^1	Jiāng	Kang		Kông	Kong	Gong^1	Kong		—
27	何		Hê^2 Ho^2	Hé	Hô	Ho Hou	Hò	Ho	Ho^4	Ho	Hoe	—
28	蕭	萧	Hsiao^1	Xiāo	Siau Sio	Seow Siow	Siâu	Siaw Siew	Siu^1	Siu Shiu	Sio	—
29	羅	罗	Lo^2	Luó	Lô	Lo Law	Lò	Law Lo Loh	Lo^4	Lo	Law Loh Lowe Lor	—
30	高		Kao^1	Gāo	Ko	Koh	Kô Kau	Koo	Gou^1	Ko	Kou Go	—

Other surveys

• 1994–2011: The American researcher Chih-Hao Tsai has compiled unauthoritative annual surveys of the most common surnames on Taiwan^[21] based on published lists of all successful applicants taking Taiwan's Joint College Entrance Exam.^[22] The test was mandatory for college entrance until 2002 and is still quite common, with more than a hundred thousand successful applicants a year and a pass rate for all test takers between 60 and 90%.^[22]

Philippines

Chinese Filipinos whose ancestors came to the Philippines from 1898 onward usually have single syllable Chinese surnames. On the other hand, most Chinese ancestors 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 (李), Sy/See/Siy/Sze (施), Lim/Lam (林), Chua/Choa/Choi (蔡), Yap/Ip (葉/叶), Co/Ko/Kho (許/许), Ko/Gao/Caw (高), Ho/Haw/Hau/Caw (侯), Cua/Kua/Co/Kho/Ko (柯), Coo/Khoo/Cu/Kuh (邱), Go/Ngo/Wu (吳/吴), Ong/Wong (王), Ang/Hong/Hung (洪), Lao (劉/刘), Tiu/Chong (張/张), Yu/Young (楊/杨), Auyong/Awyoung (歐陽/欧阳), Ng/Uy/Wee/Hong/Wong/Huang (黃), Tiu/Chiu/Chio/Chu (趙/赵), Chu/Chiu/Chow (周), King (龔), Chan (曾), Ty/Tee (鄭/郑), Ching/Cheng (莊/庄), Que/Cue/Kwok (郭), Leong/Liong/Leung (梁), 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), Gozon/Goson/Gozum (Fifth Grandson, 五孫), Lacson (Sixth Grandson, 六孫) 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)^[23]^[24]	Name	Character(s)	Total Number (2020)^[23]
1	Tan	陳	123,290
2	Dizon	二孫	106,507
3	Lim	林	96,874
4	Samson	三孫	66,516
5	Sison	四孫	57,840
6	Chua	蔡	51,380
7	Uy	黃	47,832
8	Ong	王	39,649
9	Yap	葉	37,703
10	Go	吳	37,354
11	Tuazon	大孫	36,543
12	Cinco	新哥	29,718
13	Sy	施	28,038
14	Yu	楊	27,732
15	Sayson	世孫/西孫	26,833
16	Quiambao	鹹賺/欠賺	25,555
17	Chan	曾,陳	24,835
18	Cuizon	貴孫/歸孫	23,732
19	Ang	洪	23,341
20	Tecson	德孫	22,679

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),^{[25]: Table 1} they found that the most common Chinese names in Ontario were:^[25]

Rank	Name	Total Number	Character(s)		Romanization
			Trad.	Simp.
1	Wong	34,567	王		Wáng, Wong
			黃	黄	Huáng, Hwang, Wang, Whang, Wong
			汪		Wāng, Wong
2	Chan	32,692	陳	陈	Chan, Chén
3	Li	27,608	李		Ly, Lee, Lei, Lǐ
			黎		Lai, Ly, Lee, Lei, Lí
4	Chen	25,618	陳	陈	Chan, Chén
5	Wang	22,548	王		Wáng, Wong
			汪		Wāng, Wong
6	Liu	18,784	劉	刘	Lau, Liew, Liú, Low
			廖		Lau, Lew, Liào, Lieu, Liew, Liu
7	Zhang	18,003	張	张	Chang, Chong, Chung, Cheung, Teo, Zhāng, Zheung
8	Lam	15,910	林		Lam, Lín
			藍	蓝	Lán
9	Leung	13,696	梁		Leung, Liáng
10	Ho	12,830	何		Hé, Ho
			賀	贺	Hè, Ho

Indonesia

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.^[26] 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

Main article: Chinese Malaysian surname

During the 2010 Malaysian Census, approximately 6,960,000 Malaysians of Chinese ethnicity.^[27] Chinese is the second largest ethnicity in Malaysia, after the Malays.

Singapore

 

Chinese Singaporean surnames by frequency:

Tan (9.5%)   Lim (6.6%)   Lee (4.5%)   Ng (4.2%)   Ong (2.7%)   Wong (2.6%)   Goh (2.2%)

Chua (2.2%)   Chan (1.9%)   Koh (1.9%)   Teo (1.9%)   Ang (1.7%)   Yeo (1.5%)   Tay (1.4%)

Chong (0.9%)   Chia/Seah (0.9%)   Other (48.8%)

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:^[28]

Rank	Name	Origin	Total Number (2000)	% (Chinese population)	Character(s)		Pinyin	Other Forms	Notes
					Trad.	Simp.
1	Tan	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese	237,800	9.5	陳	陈	Chén	Chan for Cantonese, Chin for Hakka
2	Lim	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese Hakka	166,000	6.6	林		Lín
3	Lee	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hainanese Hakka	112,600	4.5	李		Lǐ
4	Ng	Hokkien Teochew	106,200	4.2	黃	黄	Huáng
		Hakka Cantonese			吳	吴	Wú
					伍		Wǔ
5	Ong	Hokkien	66,700	2.7	王		Wáng
					汪		Wāng
6	Wong	Cantonese Hainanese Hakka	65,000	2.6	王		Wáng
					汪		Wāng
					黃	黄	Huáng
7	Goh	Hokkien Teochew	56,200	2.2	吳	吴	Wú
8	Chua	Hokkien Teochew	54,600	2.2	蔡		Cài
9	Chan	Cantonese	48,400	1.9	陳	陈	Chén
		Hokkien Teochew			曾		Zēng
10	Koh	Hokkien Teochew	48,100	1.9	許	许	Xǔ
11	Teo	Hokkien Teochew	46,800	1.9	張	张	Zhāng
12	Ang	Hokkien Teochew	43,600	1.7	洪		Hóng
		Hokkien			翁		Wēng
13	Yeo	Hokkien Teochew	36,600	1.5	楊	杨	Yáng
					姚		Yáo
14	Tay	Hokkien Teochew	35,800	1.4	鄭	郑	Zhèng
15	Ho	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hakka Hainanese	35,000	1.4	何		Hé
16	Low	Teochew Hokkien	31,600	1.3	劉	刘	Liú
17	Toh	Teochew Hokkien	25,300	1.0	杜		Dù
					卓		Zhuó
18	Sim	Teochew Hokkien	23,800	0.9	沈		Shěn
19	Chong	Hakka	23,100	0.9	張	张	Zhāng
		Cantonese Hakka			莊	庄	Zhuāng
					鍾	钟	Zhōng
20	Chia	Hokkien Teochew Hakka	22,600	0.9	謝	谢	Xiè

• As most Singaporeans of Chinese descent have ancestors which originated from Southern China, mainly from Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan, the distribution of surnames in Singapore is quite different from that of Mainland China.
• As there are a variety of dialect groups in Singapore, the same surname in Chinese characters may be romanised in several different ways in Singapore. Some less common Chinese transcriptions of the 20 most common romanised surnames may not be listed in the table above.

Newer version

There is a newer list of most common surnames in Singapore from an unknown year.^[29] Some numbers are missing as the original list contains several non-Chinese surnames, which have been excluded from the table below.

Rank	Name	Origin	Total Number	Character(s)		Pinyin
				Trad.	Simp.
1	Tan	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese	276,329	陳	陈	Chén
2	Lim	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese Hakka	196,492	林		Lín
3	Lee	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hainanese Hakka	151,278	李		Lǐ
4	Ng	Hokkien Teochew	125,122	黃	黄	Huáng
		Hakka Cantonese		吳	吴	Wú
				伍		Wǔ
5	Wong	Cantonese Hainanese Hakka	90,861	王		Wáng
				汪		Wāng
				黃	黄	Huáng
6	Ong	Hokkien	80,354	王		Wáng
				汪		Wāng
7	Goh	Hokkien Teochew	72,248	吳	吴	Wú
8	Chan	Cantonese	69,355	陳	陈	Chén
		Hokkien Teochew		曾		Zēng
9	Chua	Hokkien Teochew	67,321	蔡		Cài
10	Koh	Hokkien Teochew	61,941	許	许	Xǔ
11	Teo	Hokkien Teochew	59,487	張	张	Zhāng
12	Ang	Hokkien Teochew	52,131	洪		Hóng
		Hokkien		翁		Wēng
13	Ho	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hakka Hainanese	50,949	何		Hé
14	Tay	Hokkien Teochew	49,438	鄭	郑	Zhèng
15	Yeo	Hokkien Teochew	48,889	楊	杨	Yáng
				姚		Yáo
16	Low	Teochew Hokkien	43,122	劉	刘	Liú
				羅	罗	Luó
				盧	卢	Lú
				駱	骆	Luò
17	Chong	Hakka	41,552	張	张	Zhāng
		Cantonese Hakka		莊	庄	Zhuāng
				鍾	钟	Zhōng
18	Chen	Mandarin	35,895	陳	陈	Chén
19	Leong	Cantonese Hakka	32,898	梁		Liáng
		Teochew		龍	龙	Lóng
20	Loh		32,808	羅	罗	Luó
				盧	卢	Lú
				駱	骆	Luò
21	Chia	Hokkien Teochew Hakka	32,718	謝	谢	Xiè
22	Sim	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese Hakka	32,621	沈		Shěn
23	Chew	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese Hakka	31,051	周		Zhōu
24	Wang	Mandarin	28,888	王		Wáng
				汪		Wāng
25	Yap	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese Hakka	28,636	葉	叶	Yè
26	Toh	Teochew Hokkien	28,268	杜		Dù
				卓		Zhuó
27	Li	Mandarin	26,363	李		Lǐ
28	Wee	Hainanese	25,278	黃	黄	Huáng
29	Tang	Teochew	24,548	陳	陈	Chén
		Hokkien Teochew		鄧	邓	Dèng
		Mandarin		唐		Táng
				湯	汤	Tāng
30	Yong	Cantonese Hakka	24,503	楊	杨	Yáng
31	Foo		24,438	符		Fú
32	Soh	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese	23,818	蘇	苏	Sū
34	Chin	Hakka	23,211	陳	陈	Chén
		Cantonese		錢	钱	Qián
35	Lin	Mandarin	23,056	林		Lín
36	Chng	Teochew Hokkien	21,339	莊	庄	Zhuāng
37	Lau	Teochew Hokkien Cantonese	21,047	劉	刘	Liú
38	Zhang	Mandarin	19,549	張	张	Zhāng
39	Cheng	Cantonese	19,401	鄭	郑	Zhèng
		Teochew Hokkien		鍾	钟	Zhōng
		Mandarin		程		Chéng
40	Choo		19,181	朱		Zhū
41	Liu	Mandarin	18,374	劉	刘	Liú
42	Lai		18,303	黎		Lí
				赖		Lài
43	Cheong	Cantonese	17,993	張	张	Zhāng
44	Chee		17,870	徐		Xú
45	Heng	Teochew	17,631	王		Wáng
46	Quek	Teochew Hokkien	17,418	郭		Guō
47	Peh	Teochew Hokkien	16,845	白		Bái
48	Khoo		16,572	丘		Qiu
				邱
49	Poh		16,527	傅		Fù
50	Seah		16,197	謝	谢	Xiè
				佘		Shé
52	Pang		15,778	馮	冯	Féng
				龐	庞	Páng
				彭		Péng
53	Huang	Mandarin	15,519	黃	黄	Huáng
54	Liew	Hakka	14,906	劉	刘	Liú
55	Yang	Mandarin Cantonese	14,809	楊	杨	Yáng
56	Neo	Teochew Hokkien	14,550	梁		Liáng
57	Lam	Teochew Hokkien Hakka Cantonese	13,640	蓝		Lán
		Cantonese		林		Lín
58	Chang		13,252
59	Gan		13,130	颜		Yan
60	Han	Mandarin	12,962	韓	韩	Hán
61	Song	Mandarin	12,878	宋		Sòng
62	Wu	Mandarin	12,839	吳	吴	Wú
63	Hong	Mandarin Cantonese	12,645	洪		Hóng
64	Chow	Cantonese	12,096	周		Zhōu
				曹		Cao
				趙	赵	Zhào
65	Kok	Cantonese	11,903	郭		Guo
66	Tham	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hakka Hainanese	11,715	譚	谭	Tán
67	Ling		11,321		凌
68	Wei		11,276	魏
69	See		11,063	施		Shi
		Teochew Hokkien		薛		Xuē
70	Oh	Teochew Hokkien	10,617	胡		Hú
72	Yu		10,475	于		Yú
				余		Yú
73	Seet	Teochew Hokkien Cantonese	10,361	薛		Xuē
74	Fong		10,346	方		Fang
75	Loo		10,340	羅	罗	Luó
76	Kong	Cantonese	9,642		江	Jiāng
		Mandarin			孔	Kǒng
78	Phua	Teochew Hokkien	9,545	潘		Pān
79	Yee		9,487	于		Yú
				余		Yú
80	Seow		9,442	蕭	萧	Xiāo
81	Teng		9,339
82	Xu	Mandarin	8,822	許	许	Xǔ
				徐		Xú
84	Kang		8,292		江	Jiāng
					姜
					康	Kāng
85	Tong		8,150		董	Dǒng
					同
					童
86	Leow		8,021		廖	Liao
87	Chai	Cantonese	7,950	蔡		Cài
88	Teh	Teochew Hokkien	7,711	鄭	郑	Zhèng
89	Png		7,687		方
90	Soon	Hokkien Cantonese	7,608	孫	孙	Sūn
91	Wan		7,498
92	Tee	Teochew Hokkien	7,466	鄭	郑	Zhèng
93	Hui	Cantonese	7,272	許	许	Xǔ
94	Yip	Cantonese	7,220	葉	叶	Yè
95	Woo	Cantonese	7,123	胡		Hú
96	Liang	Mandarin	7,098	梁		Liáng
97	Chung	Cantonese	6,923	鄭	郑	Zhèng
98	Lu	Mandarin	6,910		卢
					陆
					路
100	Soo	Hakka	6,568	蘇	苏	Sū
101	Aw	Hakka	6,381	胡		Hú
103	Boon	Teochew Hokkien	6,368	文		Wén
105	Yan	Mandarin	6,355		严	Yan
					颜
106	Zhou	Mandarin	6,265	周		Zhōu
107	Ting		6,232	陳	陈	Chén
					丁	Dīng
108	Kee		6,226	紀	纪	Jì
109	Seng	Teochew Hokkien Cantonese	6,135	成		Cheng
110	Sun	Mandarin	6,103		孙
111	Kwok	Cantonese Hakka	6,103	郭		Guo
112	Ooi	Hainanese	6,064	黃	黄	Huáng
113	Kim		6,026		金
115	Yew	Teochew Hokkien	5,748	楊	杨	Yáng
				于		Yú
				余		Yú
				遊	游	Yóu
116	Su	Mandarin	5,735	蘇	苏	Sū
117	Zheng		5,677	鄭	郑	Zhèng
118	Law		5,593
119	Loke		5,490	陸	陆
120	Poon	Cantonese	5,418	潘		Pān
121	Chiang		5,406	蔣	蒋
122	Hu		5,380	胡		Hu
123	Zhao	Mandarin	5,373	趙	赵	Zhào
124	Peng	Mandarin	5,315	彭		Peng
125	Lum	Teochew Hokkien Hakka Cantonese	5,315	蓝		Lán
		Cantonese		林		Lín
126	Ching		5,263
127	Kwan		5,192	關	关	Guān
128	Ee		5,154	于		Yú
				余		Yú
129	Kwek		5,147	郭		Guō
130	Mok		5,089	莫		Mò

Thailand

Main article: Thai name

The largest Chinese diaspora community in the world are the Chinese Thais (or Sino-Thais), who make up 12–14%^[30][31] 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,^[32] up from 2,734,841 Chinese Americans and 144,795 Taiwanese Americans in 2000.^[33]

Although the Chinese make up the largest segment of the U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander population,^[34] the most common Chinese-derived surname during the 2000 census was not itself Chinese but the Vietnamese Nguyễn (Chinese: 阮, Ruǎn).^[3]

During the 2000 census, the 10 most common Chinese American names were:^{[note 1]}

Rank		Name	Ethnicity ^[35]	Total Number (2000 census; API only)	Character(s)		Pinyin
Among API	Across All Names				Trad.	Simp.
2	24	Lee	Chinese	229,200	李		Lǐ
			Korean		黎		Lí
6	262	Chen	Chinese	100,700	陳	陈	Chén
7	279	Wong	Chinese (Cantonese)	88,000	王		Wáng
					黃	黄	Huáng
					汪		Wāng
9	399	Yang	Chinese (Mandarin)	69,000	楊	杨	Yáng
10	440	Wang	Chinese	63,800	王		Wáng
					汪		Wāng
11	426	Chang	Chinese	62,900	張	张	Zhāng
					常		Cháng
12	461	Chan	Chinese (Cantonese)	59,800	陳	陈	Chén
14	521	Li	Chinese	55,700	李		Lǐ
					黎		Lí
17	626	Lin	Chinese	47,000	林		Lín
18	652	Liu	Chinese	45,500	劉	刘	Liú
					廖		Liào

Other surveys

• 2002: study by Matthew Falkenstein, data-mining the 2000 US Census for a particularly Asian & Pacific Islander name list,^[36] omitting those like Lee that are common among other ethnicities
• 2000: study by Diane Lauderdale, et al., data-mining Social Security card applications by persons born abroad before 1941 for a particularly Chinese-American name list^[35]

See also

• Chinese given name
• Hundred Family Surnames
• Chinese Indonesian surname
• Est. sizes of the 20 largest Chinese families (2006)
• Chinese compound surname
• Surname stroke order
• Lists of common Asian surnames
• Japanese name
• Korean name
• List of common Korean surnames
• Vietnamese name

Notes

1. Other popular Asian & Pacific Islander names are the Vietnamese names Nguyen (#1), Tran (#5), Le (#8), and Pham (#13); the Korean names Kim (#3) and Park (#15); and the Indian names Patel (#4) and Singh (#16).

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External links

• Lin Yutang's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage, hosted at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. (~700 surnames)
• Netor's (in Chinese)
• 人口排序 [China's Surname Population Rankings], lists of the most popular surnames under the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties (in Chinese)
• Top 10 Surnames in Each Chinese Province and City