List of common Chinese surnames

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" (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 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" (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 Lees (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, Lee(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 US, 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 [lower-alpha 1]	Other	PFS	Other	GP	Other	Shanghainese romanization	Other
1	王		Wáng	Wang 2	Wong 4	Wong	Vang	Ông	Wung Heng	Vòng	Wong	Uōng	Wong	Waon	Whang	Viet.	Vương
																Kor.	Wang (왕)
																Jpn.	Ō
																Phil.	Ong, Wong, Wang, Heng
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/Yoo (유)
																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, Yana, Yongco, 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 Wung	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	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
																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 Tey	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		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 [17]	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	Tseng1	Zang1	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	Hsiao1	Siu1	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'ien2	Tin4	Tin	Chan	Tiân	Chan Chang	Thièn	Thien Then	Thién		Di	Dee	Viet.	Điền
																Kor.	Jeon (전)
																Phil.	Tian, Tien
																Jpn.	Ten
35	董		Dǒng	Tung3	Dung2	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'an1	Pun1	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	Yüan2	Jyun4	Yuen	Wan	Oân	Wang	Yèn	Yen	Iōn		Yoe	Yoo Yeu	Viet.	Viên
																Kor.	Won (원)
																Jpn.	En
																Phil.	Yan
38	蔡		Cài	Ts'ai4	Coi3	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	Chiang3	Zoeng2	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	Yü2	You4	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	Yü2	You1	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	Tu4	Dou6	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	Yeh4	Jip6	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'eng2	Cing4	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	Wei4	Ngai6	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	Lü3	Leoi5	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	Ting1	Ding1 Teng4	Ting	Ding	Teng	Teng	Tén	Ten	Tiang		Tin		Viet.	Đinh
																Kor.	Jeong (정)
																Jpn.	Tei
																Phil.	Ting, Tin
49	任		Rén	Jen4	Jam6	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	Lu2	Lou4	Lo	Lou	Lô͘	Loh	Lù	Loo	Lū		Lu		Viet.	Lư Lô
																Kor.	No/Ro (노/로)
																Jpn.	Ro
51	姚		Yáo	Yao2	Jiu4	Yiu	Yeow Io Iu	Iâu	Yeo	Yào	Yow	Iēu	Yau	Yau		Viet.	Diêu
																Kor.	Yo (요)
																Jpn.	Yō
																Phil.	Yao
52	沈		Shěn	Shen3	Sam2	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	Chung1	Zung1	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	Chiang1	Goeng1	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'ui1	Ceoi1	Chui	Choi	Chhui	Chui Chwee	Tshûi	Chooi	Chhoi		Tsoe	Tseu	Viet.	Thôi
																Kor.	Choi (최)
																Jpn.	Sai
																Misc.	Tseui
56	譚	谭	Tán	T'an2	Taam4	Tam	Tom Ham Hom	Thâm	Tham	Thàm	Tham	Thóm		De	Dae	Viet.	Đàm
																Kor.	Dam (담)
																Jpn.	Tan
																Phil.	Tam
57	陸	陆	Lù	Lu4	Luk6	Luk	Lok	Lio̍k	Loke Lek	Liu̍k	Luk	Liuk		Loh	Loq	Viet.	Lục
																Kor.	Yuk/Ryuk (육/륙)
																Jpn.	Riku
																Phil.	Diokno
58	范		Fàn	Fan4	Faan6	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	Wang1	Wong1	Wong	Wung		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	Liao4	Liu6	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	Shih2	Sek6	Shek	Sek Seac Seak	Chio̍h	Chioh Cheoh	Sha̍k Sak	Shak	Sak		Zah	Zaq	Viet.	Thạch
																Kor.	Seok (석)
																Jpn.	Seki
62	金		Jīn	Chin1	Gam1	Kam	Gum	Kim	Kim	Kîm	Kim	Kim		Cin	Jin	Viet.	Kim
																Kor.	Kim (김)
																Jpn.	Kin
63	韋	韦	Wéi	Wei2	Wai4	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	Chia3	Gaa2	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	Hsia2	Haa6	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	Fu4	Fu6	Fu Foo		Pò͘	Poh	Fu	Fu	Fù		Fu	Foo	Viet.	Phó
																Kor.	Bu (부)
																Jpn.	Fu
																Phil.	Po
67	方		Fāng	Fang1	Fong1	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	Tsou1	Zau1	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.	Trâu
																Kor.	Chu (추)
																Jpn.	Shū
																Phil.	Chou
69	熊		Xióng	Hsiung2	Hung4	Hung	Hong	Hîm	Him	Yùng	Yoong	Hiūng		Yon	Yoong	Viet.	Hùng
																Kor.	Ung (웅)
																Jpn.	Yū
																Phil.	Hung
70	白		Bái	Pai2	Baak6	Pak	Bahk	Pe̍h Pe̍k (Z)	Peh	Pha̍k	Pak Phak	Phak		Bah	Baq	Viet.	Bạch
																Kor.	Baek (백)
																Jpn.	Haku
																Misc.	Bo
71	孟		Mèng	Meng4	Maang6	Mang		Bēng (X, Z, K, T) Bèng (Q)	Meng	Men	Mang	Màng		Man		Viet.	Mạnh
																Kor.	Maeng (맹)
																Jpn.	Mō
72	秦		Qín	Ch'in2	Ceon4	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'iu1	Jau1	Yau	Iao Iau	Khu	Khoo Kho	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	Hou2	Hau4	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	Chiang1	Gong1	Kong		Kang	Kang	Kông	Kong	Kong		Kaon	Kang	Viet.	Giang
																Kor.	Gang (강)
																Jpn.	Kō
																Phil.	Kang
																Misc.	Kiang
76	尹		Yǐn	Yin3	Wan5	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	Hsüeh1	Sit3	Sit		Sih		Siet	Set	Siot		Shih	Siq	Viet.	Tiết
																Kor.	Seol (설)
																Jpn.	Setsu
78	閻	阎	Yán	Yen2	Jim4	Yim	Im	Giâm	Ngiam	Ngiàm	Ngiam Yam	Iēm		Ni	Gni Nyi	Viet.	Diêm
																Kor.	Yeom (염)
																Jpn.	En
79	段		Duàn	Tuan4	Dyun6	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	Lung2	Lung4	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	Li2	Lai4	Lai		Lê	Loy Loi	Lì Lài	Lee Lai	Lī		Lí	Lee	Viet.	Lê
																Kor.	Yeo/Ryeo (여/려)
																Jpn.	Rei
83	史		Shǐ	Shih3	Si2	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'ao2	Tou4	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	Hê4 Ho4	Ho6	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	Mao2	Mou4	Mo	Mou	Mô͘	Mor	Mô Mâu	Mo Mao	Mōu		Mau	Mo	Viet.	Mao
																Kor.	Mo (모)
																Jpn.	Bō
87	郝		Hǎo	Hao3	Kok3	Kok		Hok	Hak	Khok		Hok		Heh	Heq	Viet.	Hác
																Kor.	Hak (학)
																Jpn.	Kaku
88	顧	顾	Gù	Ku4	Gu3	Ku	Goo Gu Khoo	Kò͘	Koh	Ku	Koo	Kū	Go	Ku	Koo Gu	Viet.	Cố
																Kor.	Go (고)
																Jpn.	Ko
																Phil.	Coo, Khoo, Gu
89	龔	龚	Gōng	Kung1	Gung1	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	Shao4	Siu6	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	Wan4	Maan6	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'an2	Taam4	Tam		Thâm		Thàm		Thóm		Dae	De	Viet.	Tán
																Kor.	Dam (담)
																Jpn.	Tan
																Phil.	Tam
93	武		Wǔ	Wu3	Mou5	Mo	Mou	Bú	Boo	Vú	Moo Woo	Mú		Wu	Ghu Woo	Viet.	Vũ Võ
																Kor.	Mu (무)
																Jpn.	Bu
94	錢	钱	Qián	Ch'ien2	Cin4	Chin	Chee	Chîⁿ	Chee	Tshièn	Chen	Chhién		Zhi	Zee	Viet.	Tiền
																Kor.	Jeon (전)
																Jpn.	Sen
																Phil.	Chi
95	戴		Dài	Tai4	Daai3	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	Yen2	Jim4	Yim	Im	Giâm	Ngiam	Ngiàm	Yam	Ngiēm		Ni	Gni Nyi	Viet.	Nghiêm
																Kor.	Eom (엄)
																Jpn.	Gen
																Phil.	Gan
97	歐	欧	Ōu	Ou1	Au1	Au		Au	Eu					Eu		Jpn.	Ō
98	莫		Mò	Mo4	Mok6	Mok		Bo̍h (K, T) Bo̍k	Mok	Mo̍k	Mok	Mok		Moh	Moq	Viet.	Mạc
																Kor.	Mo (모)
																Jpn.	Baku
99	孔		Kǒng	K'ung3	Hung2	Hung		Khóng	Kong Khong	Khúng	Koong Khoong	Khúng		Khon	Kung	Viet.	Khổng
																Kor.	Kong (공)
																Jpn.	Kyō
																Phil.	Consunji, Kong, Hung
100	向		Xiàng	Hsiang4	Hoeng3	Heung		Hiòng (X, Q, K, T) Hiàng (Z)	Hiang	Hióng		Hiòng		Shian	Hian	Viet.	Hưởng
																Kor.	Hyang (향)
																Jpn.	Kyō
101	常		Cháng	Ch'ang2	Soeng4	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'ang1	Tong1	Tong		Thng	Tng Teung	Thông	Thong Tong	Thong		Thaon	Thaan	Viet.	Thang
																Jpn.	Tō
																Phil.	Tang
103	康		Kāng	Kang1	Hong1	Hong		Khng	Kang Khang	Không	Khong Kong	Khong		Khaon	Khaan	Viet.	Khang
																Kor.	Gang (강)
																Jpn.	Kō
																Phil.	Kang
104	易		Yì	I4	Yi6 Yik6	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'iao2	Kiu4	Kiu		Kiâu	Keow Kiao	Khiàu	Kiew Khiew	Khiéu		Jiau	Djio Jioh	Viet.	Kiều
																Kor.	Kyo (교)
																Jpn.	Kyō
106	賴	赖	Lài	Lai4	Laai6	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	When2	Man4	Man		Bûn	Boon	Vùn	Voon	Mūn		Ven	Vung	Viet.	Văn
																Kor.	Moon (문)
																Jpn.	Bun
108	施		Shī	Shih1	Si1	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	Hung2	Hung4	Hung	Huhng	Âng Hông	Ang Hong	Fùng	Fung			Ghon	Won Ung One	Viet.	Hồng
																Kor.	Hong (홍)
																Jpn.	Kō
																Phil.	Ang, Hong
110	辛		Xīn	Hsin1	San1	San	Sen	Sîn	Sin	Sîn	Xin´	Sîng		Shin	Sin	Viet.	Tân
																Kor.	Shin (신)
																Jpn.	Shin
																Phil.	Sin, Sing, Singson
111	柯		Kē	kʻo1	O1	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	Chuang1	Zong1	Tsong	Chong,  Jong	Chng,  Chong	Cheng	Chông	Zong´	Chang		Tsaon	Tsaan Tzaon	Viet.	Trang
																Kor.	Jang (장)
																Jpn.	Shō, Sō, Chan
																Phil.	Cheng, Ching, Chung, Chong

Notes

1. Pronunciations are based on the Xiamen (X), Zhangzhou (Z), Quanzhou (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. ^[18]
• 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. ^[19]

400 most common surnames in China

Rank	Name	Pinyin	% of pop.	No. (1,000's)	Province with most
1	王	Wáng	7.17%	95,200	Henan
2	李	Lǐ	7.00%	93,400	Henan
3	张	Zhāng	6.74%	89,600	Henan
4	刘	Liú	5.10%	67,700	Shandong
5	陈	Chén	4.61%	61,300	Guangdong
6	杨	Yáng	3.22%	42,700	Sichuan
7	黄	Huáng	2.45%	32,600	Guangdong
8	吴	Wú	2.00%	26,800	Guangdong
9	赵	Zhào	2.00%	26,700	Henan
10	周	Zhōu	1.90%	25,200	Hunan
11	徐	Xú	1.45%	19,300	Jiangsu
12	孙	Sūn	1.38%	18,300	Shandong
13	马	Mǎ	1.29%	17,200	Henan
14	朱	Zhū	1.28%	17,000	Jiangsu
15	胡	Hú	1.16%	15,500	Hubei
16	林	Lín	1.13%	15,100	Guangdong
17	郭	Guō	1.13%	15,000	Henan
18	何	Hé	1.06%	14,000	Sichuan
19	高	Gāo	1.00%	13,300	Shandong
20	罗	Luó	0.95%	12,600	Sichuan
21	郑	Zhèng	0.93%	12,400	Guangdong
22	梁	Liáng	0.85%	11,300	Guangdong
23	谢	Xiè	0.76%	10,100	Guangdong
24	宋	Sòng	0.70%	9,320	Shandong
25	唐	Táng	0.69%	9,170	Hunan
26	许	Xǔ	0.66%	8,810	Guangdong
27	邓	Dèng	0.62%	8,210	Guangdong
28	冯	Féng	0.62%	8,180	Guangdong
29	韩	Hán	0.61%	8,150	Henan
30	曹	Cáo	0.60%	7,910	Henan
31	曾	Zēng	0.58%	7,720	Guangdong
32	彭	Péng	0.58%	7,660	Hunan
33	萧	Xiāo	0.56%	7,390	Hunan
34	蔡	Cài	0.53%	7,010	Guangdong
35	潘	Pān	0.52%	6,870	Guangdong
36	田	Tián	0.52%	6,850	Henan
37	董	Dǒng	0.51%	6,770	Shandong
38	袁	Yuán	0.50%	6,670	Sichuan
39	于	Yú	0.48%	6,420	Shandong
40	余	Yú	0.48%	6,330	Hubei
41	叶	Yè	0.48%	6,320	Guangdong
42	蒋	Jiǎng	0.48%	6,320	Sichuan
43	杜	Dù	0.47%	6,190	Henan
44	苏	Sū	0.46%	6,060	Guangdong
45	魏	Wèi	0.45%	6,030	Henan
46	程	Chéng	0.45%	6,010	Anhui
47	吕	Lǚ	0.45%	5,960	Shandong
48	丁	Dīng	0.43%	5,760	Jiangsu
49	沈	Shěn	0.41%	5,500	Jiangsu
50	任	Rén	0.41%	5,470	Henan
51	姚	Yáo	0.40%	5,380	Jiangsu
52	卢	Lú	0.40%	5,360	Guangdong
53	傅	Fù	0.40%	5,360	Henan
54	钟	Zhōng	0.40%	5,330	Guangdong
55	姜	Jiāng	0.39%	5,230	Shandong
56	崔	Cuī	0.38%	5,090	Shandong
57	谭	Tán	0.38%	4,990	Hunan
58	廖	Liào	0.37%	4,870	Guangdong
59	范	Fàn	0.36%	4,850	Henan
60	汪	Wāng	0.36%	4,830	Anhui
61	陆	Lù	0.36%	4,800	Guangxi
62	金	Jīn	0.35%	4,670	Zhejiang
63	石	Shí	0.34%	4,550	Henan
64	戴	Dài	0.34%	4,490	Jiangsu
65	贾	Jiǎ	0.33%	4,390	Henan
66	韦	Wéi	0.32%	4,300	Guangxi
67	夏	Xià	0.32%	4,260	Jiangsu
68	邱	Qiū	0.32%	4,230	Guangdong
69	方	Fāng	0.31%	4,130	Anhui
70	侯	Hóu	0.30%	4,010	Henan
71	邹	Zōu	0.30%	3,940	Jiangxi
72	熊	Xióng	0.29%	3,840	Jiangxi
73	孟	Mèng	0.29%	3,830	Shandong
74	秦	Qín	0.29%	3,790	Henan
75	白	Bái	0.28%	3,740	Hebei
76	江	Jiāng	0.28%	3,690	Guangdong
77	阎	Yán	0.27%	3,600	Henan
78	薛	Xuē	0.26%	3,470	Jiangsu
79	尹	Yǐn	0.26%	3,460	Hunan
80	段	Duàn	0.24%	3,200	Henan
81	雷	Léi	0.24%	3,190	Sichuan
82	黎	Lí	0.22%	2,880	Guangdong
83	史	Shǐ	0.21%	2,850	Henan
84	龙	Lóng	0.21%	2,810	Hunan
85	陶	Táo	0.21%	2,740	Anhui
86	贺	Hè	0.21%	2,740	Hunan
87	顾	Gù	0.20%	2,720	Jiangsu
88	毛	Máo	0.20%	2,640	Zhejiang
89	郝	Hǎo	0.20%	2,640	Hebei
90	龚	Gōng	0.20%	2,640	Hunan
91	邵	Shào	0.20%	2,620	Shandong
92	万	Wàn	0.19%	2,540	Jiangxi
93	钱	Qián	0.19%	2,490	Jiangsu
94	严	Yán	0.19%	2,460	Jiangsu
95	赖	Lài	0.18%	2,400	Guangdong
96	覃	Qín	0.18%	2,400	Guangxi
97	洪	Hóng	0.18%	2,400	Taiwan
98	武	Wǔ	0.18%	2,390	Shanxi
99	莫	Mò	0.18%	2,330	Guangxi
100	孔	Kǒng	0.17%	2,310	Shandong
101	汤	Tāng	0.17%	2,270	Jiangsu
102	向	Xiàng	0.17%	2,260	Hunan
103	常	Cháng	0.16%	2,180	Henan
104	温	Wēn	0.16%	2,170	Guangdong
105	康	Kāng	0.16%	2,110	Hebei
106	施	Shī	0.15%	2,060	Jiangsu
107	文	Wén	0.15%	2,040	Sichuan
108	牛	Niú	0.15%	2,020	Henan
109	樊	Fán	0.15%	2,000	Henan
110	葛	Gě	0.15%	1,950	Jiangsu
111	邢	Xíng	0.14%	1,920	Shandong
112	安	Ān	0.13%	1,790	Hebei
113	齐	Qí	0.13%	1,760	Hebei
114	易	Yì	0.13%	1,750	Hunan
115	乔	Qiáo	0.13%	1,730	Henan
116	伍	Wǔ	0.13%	1,710	Guangdong
117	庞	Páng	0.13%	1,670	Guangxi
118	颜	Yán	0.12%	1,640	Hunan
119	倪	Ní	0.12%	1,630	Jiangsu
120	庄	Zhuāng	0.12%	1,620	Guangdong
121	聂	Niè	0.12%	1,590	Jiangxi
122	章	Zhāng	0.12%	1,570	Zhejiang
123	鲁	Lǔ	0.11%	1,510	Henan
124	岳	Yuè	0.11%	1,490	Henan
125	翟	Zhái	0.11%	1,490	Henan
126	殷	Yīn	0.11%	1,470	Jiangsu
127	詹	Zhān	0.11%	1,470	Guangdong
128	申	Shēn	0.11%	1,470	Henan
129	欧	Ōu	0.11%	1,460	Guangdong
130	耿	Gěng	0.11%	1,400	Henan
131	关	Guān	0.10%	1,370	Guangdong
132	兰	Lán	0.10%	1,340	Sichuan
133	焦	Jiāo	0.10%	1,330	Henan
134	俞	Yú	0.10%	1,320	Zhejiang
135	左	Zuǒ	0.10%	1,310	Henan
136	柳	Liǔ	0.10%	1,290	Hubei
137	甘	Gān	0.095%	1,260	Guangxi
138	祝	Zhù	0.090%	1,200	Zhejiang
139	包	Bāo	0.087%	1,150	Inner Mongolia
140	宁	Nìng	0.083%	1,100	Guangxi
141	尚	Shàng	0.082%	1,090	Henan
142	符	Fú	0.082%	1,090	Hainan
143	舒	Shū	0.082%	1,090	Hunan
144	阮	Ruǎn	0.082%	1,090	Guangdong
145	柯	Kē	0.080%	1,060	Hubei
146	纪	Jǐ	0.080%	1,060	Shandong
147	梅	Méi	0.079%	1,050	Hubei
148	童	Tóng	0.079%	1,050	Zhejiang
149	凌	Líng	0.078%	1,030	Guangdong
150	毕	Bì	0.078%	1,030	Shandong
151	单	Shàn	0.076%	1,010	Jiangsu
152	季	Jì	0.076%	1,010	Jiangsu
153	裴	Péi	0.076%	1,000	Henan
154	霍	Huò	0.075%	1,000	Hebei
155	涂	Tú	0.075%	1,000	Jiangxi
156	成	Chéng	0.075%	1,000	Jiangsu
157	苗	Miáo	0.075%	1,000	Henan
158	谷	Gǔ	0.075%	990	Henan
159	盛	Shèng	0.074%	980	Anhui
160	曲	Qū	0.074%	980	Shandong
161	翁	Wēng	0.073%	970	Fujian
162	冉	Rǎn	0.073%	970	Chongqing
163	骆	Luò	0.073%	960	Guangdong
164	蓝	Lán	0.072%	960	Guangxi
165	路	Lù	0.072%	950	Henan
166	游	Yóu	0.071%	940	Fujian
167	辛	Xīn	0.070%	920	Shandong
168	靳	Jìn	0.069%	920	Henan
169	欧阳	Ōuyáng	0.068%	910	Hunan
170	管	Guǎn	0.065%	870	Shandong
171	柴	Chái	0.065%	860	Henan
172	蒙	Méng	0.062%	830	Guangxi
173	鲍	Bào	0.062%	820	Anhui
174	华	Huà	0.061%	820	Jiangsu
175	喻	Yù	0.061%	810	Hunan
176	祁	Qí	0.061%	800	Jiangsu
177	蒲	Pú	0.056%	750	Sichuan
178	房	Fáng	0.056%	750	Shandong
179	滕	Téng	0.055%	740	Shandong
180	屈	Qū	0.055%	730	Shaanxi
181	饶	Ráo	0.055%	730	Jiangxi
182	解	Xiè	0.053%	710	Shandong
183	牟	Mù	0.053%	700	Sichuan
184	艾	Ài	0.052%	690	Hubei
185	尤	Yóu	0.052%	680	Jiangsu
186	阳	Yáng	0.050%	670	Hunan
187	时	Shí	0.050%	670	Henan
188	穆	Mù	0.048%	640	Guizhou
189	农	Nóng	0.047%	620	Guangxi
190	司	Sī	0.044%	590	Henan
191	卓	Zhuó	0.043%	580	Guangdong
192	古	Gǔ	0.043%	580	Guangdong
193	吉	Jí	0.043%	580	Jiangsu
194	缪	Miào	0.043%	570	Jiangsu
195	简	Jiǎn	0.043%	570	Taiwan
196	车	Chē	0.043%	570	Shandong
197	项	Xiàng	0.043%	570	Zhejiang
198	连	Lián	0.043%	570	Fujian
199	芦	Lú	0.042%	570	Henan
200	麦	Mài	0.041%	550	Guangdong
201	褚	Chǔ	0.041%	540	Shandong
202	娄	Lóu	0.040%	530	Henan
203	窦	Dòu	0.040%	530	Shandong
204	戚	Qī	0.040%	530	Jiangsu
205	岑	Cén	0.039%	520	Guangxi
206	景	Jǐng	0.039%	520	Shanxi
207	党	Dǎng	0.039%	520	Shaanxi
208	宫	Gōng	0.039%	520	Shandong
209	费	Fèi	0.039%	510	Jiangsu
210	卜	Bǔ	0.038%	510	Jiangsu
211	冷	Lěng	0.038%	500	Sichuan
212	晏	Yàn	0.038%	500	Jiangxi
213	席	Xí	0.036%	480	Henan
214	卫	Wèi	0.036%	480	Shanxi
215	米	Mǐ	0.035%	460	Hebei
216	柏	Bǎi	0.035%	460	Jiangsu
217	宗	Zōng	0.034%	450	Jiangsu
218	瞿	Qú	0.033%	440	Hunan
219	桂	Guì	0.033%	440	Anhui
220	全	Quán	0.033%	440	Hunan
221	佟	Tóng	0.033%	430	Liaoning
222	应	Yīng	0.033%	430	Zhejiang
223	臧	Zāng	0.032%	430	Shandong
224	闵	Mǐn	0.032%	430	Hubei
225	苟	Gǒu	0.032%	430	Sichuan
226	邬	Wū	0.032%	420	Zhejiang
227	边	Biān	0.032%	420	Hebei
228	卞	Biàn	0.032%	420	Jiangsu
229	姬	Jī	0.032%	420	Henan
230	师	Shī	0.031%	410	Henan
231	和	Hé	0.031%	410	Yunnan
232	仇	Qiú	0.030%	400	Jiangsu
233	栾	Luán	0.030%	400	Shandong
234	隋	Suí	0.030%	400	Shandong
235	商	Shāng	0.030%	390	Shandong
236	刁	Diāo	0.030%	390	Shandong
237	沙	Shā	0.030%	390	Jiangsu
238	荣	Róng	0.029%	380	Shandong
239	巫	Wū	0.029%	380	Guangdong
240	寇	Kòu	0.029%	380	Henan
241	桑	Sāng	0.028%	370	Shandong
242	郎	Láng	0.028%	370	Hebei
243	甄	Zhēn	0.027%	360	Hebei
244	丛	Cóng	0.027%	360	Shandong
245	仲	Zhòng	0.027%	350	Jiangsu
246	虞	Yú	0.026%	350	Zhejiang
247	敖	Áo	0.026%	350	Guizhou
248	巩	Gǒng	0.026%	340	Shandong
249	明	Míng	0.026%	340	Hubei
250	佘	Shé	0.025%	340	Hunan
251	池	Chí	0.025%	340	Fujian
252	查	Zhā	0.025%	330	Anhui
253	麻	Má	0.025%	330	Zhejiang
254	苑	Yuān	0.025%	330	Hebei
255	迟	Chí	0.024%	320	Shandong
256	邝	Kuàng	0.024%	320	Guangdong
257	官	Guān	0.023%	310	Guangdong
258	封	Fēng	0.023%	310	Jiangsu
259	谈	Tán	0.023%	310	Jiangsu
260	匡	Kuāng	0.023%	300	Hunan
261	鞠	Jū	0.023%	300	Shandong
262	惠	Huì	0.022%	298	Shaanxi
263	荆	Jīng	0.022%	289	Shandong
264	乐	Yuè	0.022%	288	Jiangxi
265	冀	Jì	0.021%	285	Hebei
266	郁	Yù	0.021%	285	Jiangsu
267	胥	Xū	0.021%	285	Sichuan
268	南	Nán	0.021%	277	Shaanxi
269	班	Bān	0.021%	273	Guangxi
270	储	Chǔ	0.021%	272	Anhui
271	原	Yuán	0.020%	270	Shanxi
272	栗	Lì	0.020%	266	Henan
273	燕	Yàn	0.020%	264	Shandong
274	楚	Chǔ	0.020%	263	Henan
275	鄢	Yān	0.020%	263	Hubei
276	劳	Láo	0.019%	259	Guangxi
277	谌	Chén	0.019%	248	Hunan
278	奚	Xī	0.017%	231	Jiangsu
279	皮	Pí	0.017%	229	Hunan
280	粟	Sù	0.017%	228	Hunan
281	冼	Xiǎn	0.017%	228	Guangdong
282	蔺	Lìn	0.017%	228	Shandong
283	楼	Lóu	0.017%	228	Zhejiang
284	盘	Pán	0.017%	225	Guangxi
285	满	Mǎn	0.016%	219	Shandong
286	闻	Wén	0.016%	217	Anhui
287	位	Wèi	0.016%	208	Henan
289	厉	Lì	0.016%	206	Zhejiang
289	伊	Yī	0.016%	206	Shandong
290	仝	Tóng	0.015%	200	Henan
291	区	Ōu	0.015%	199	Guangdong
292	郜	Gào	0.015%	198	Henan
293	海	Hǎi	0.015%	197	Ningxia
294	阚	Kàn	0.015%	196	Anhui
295	花	Huā	0.015%	195	Jiangsu
296	权	Quán	0.014%	191	Shaanxi
297	强	Qiáng	0.014%	190	Shaanxi
298	帅	Shuài	0.014%	190	Sichuan
299	屠	Tú	0.014%	189	Zhejiang
300	豆	Dòu	0.014%	188	Henan
301	朴	Piáo	0.014%	187	Jilin
302	盖	Gě	0.014%	186	Shandong
303	练	Liàn	0.014%	185	Guangdong
304	廉	Lián	0.014%	184	Henan
305	禹	Yǔ	0.014%	182	Henan
306	井	Jǐng	0.013%	179	Shandong
307	祖	Zǔ	0.013%	177	Hebei
308	漆	Qī	0.013%	177	Sichuan
309	巴	Bā	0.013%	177	Inner Mongolia
310	丰	Fēng	0.013%	176	Shandong
311	支	Zhī	0.013%	173	Jiangsu
312	卿	Qīng	0.013%	172	Sichuan
313	国	Guó	0.013%	171	Shandong
314	狄	Dí	0.013%	168	Jiangsu
315	平	Píng	0.013%	166	Henan
316	计	Jì	0.012%	165	Anhui
317	索	Suǒ	0.012%	165	Henan
318	宣	Xuān	0.012%	164	Zhejiang
319	晋	Jìn	0.012%	162	Henan
320	相	Xiàng	0.012%	162	Shandong
321	初	Chū	0.012%	159	Shandong
322	门	Mén	0.012%	159	Shandong
323	雲	Yún	0.012%	156	Inner Mongolia
324	容	Róng	0.012%	154	Guangdong
325	敬	Jìng	0.011%	150	Sichuan
326	来	Lái	0.011%	148	Zhejiang
327	扈	Hù	0.011%	147	Henan
328	晁	Cháo	0.011%	146	Henan
329	芮	Ruì	0.011%	146	Jiangsu
330	都	Dū	0.011%	146	Shandong
331	普	Pǔ	0.011%	145	Yunnan
332	阙	Quē	0.011%	145	Fujian
333	浦	Pǔ	0.011%	144	Jiangsu
334	戈	Gē	0.011%	144	Jiangsu
335	伏	Fú	0.011%	143	Sichuan
336	鹿	Lù	0.011%	140	Shandong
337	薄	Bó	0.011%	140	Shandong
338	邸	Dǐ	0.011%	139	Hebei
339	雍	Yōng	0.010%	139	Sichuan
340	辜	Gū	0.010%	138	Sichuan
341	羊	Yáng	0.010%	136	Hainan
342	阿	Ā	0.010%	136	Inner Mongolia
343	乌	Wū	0.010%	135	Inner Mongolia
344	母	Mǔ	0.010%	135	Sichuan
345	裘	Qiú	0.010%	134	Zhejiang
346	亓	Qí	0.010%	134	Shandong
347	修	Xiū	0.010%	133	Shandong
348	邰	Tái	0.010%	130	Guizhou
349	赫	Hè	0.010%	128	Liaoning
350	杭	Háng	0.010%	128	Jiangsu
351	况	Kuàng	0.0094%	124	Chongqing
352	那	Nā	0.0093%	124	Inner Mongolia
353	宿	Sù	0.0093%	123	Shandong
354	鲜	Xiān	0.0092%	122	Sichuan
355	印	Yìn	0.0091%	121	Jiangsu
356	逯	Lù	0.0091%	121	Shandong
357	隆	Lóng	0.0090%	120	Hunan
358	茹	Rú	0.0090%	119	Henan
359	诸	Zhū	0.0089%	118	Zhejiang
360	战	Zhàn	0.0088%	117	Shandong
361	慕	Mù	0.0086%	115	Gansu
362	危	Wēi	0.0084%	112	Jiangxi
363	玉	Yù	0.0084%	112	Guangxi
364	银	Yín	0.0084%	111	Guangxi
365	亢	Kàng	0.0083%	110	Henan
366	嵇	Jī	0.0082%	109	Jiangsu
367	公	Gōng	0.0082%	109	Shandong
368	哈	Hǎ	0.0081%	107	Inner Mongolia
369	湛	Zhàn	0.0079%	105	Hunan
370	宾	Bīn	0.0077%	102	Guangxi
371	戎	Róng	0.0076%	101	Jiangsu
372	勾	Gōu	0.0076%	101	Sichuan
373	茅	Máo	0.0076%	101	Jiangsu
374	利	Lì	0.0076%	100	Guangdong
375	於	Yú	0.0074%	99	Jiangsu
376	呼	Hū	0.0074%	98	Inner Mongolia
377	居	Jū	0.0074%	98	Jiangsu
378	揭	Jiē	0.0073%	96	Jiangxi
379	干	Gān	0.0072%	96	Zhejiang
380	但	Dàn	0.0072%	95	Sichuan
381	尉	Wèi	0.0071%	95	Shanxi
382	冶	Yě	0.0071%	94	Qinghai
383	斯	Sī	0.0070%	93	Inner Mongolia
384	元	Yuán	0.0069%	92	Henan
385	束	Shù	0.0068%	91	Jiangsu
386	檀	Tán	0.0068%	90	Anhui
387	衣	Yī	0.0067%	90	Shandong
388	信	Xìn	0.0067%	89	Shandong
389	展	Zhǎn	0.0067%	89	Shandong
390	阴	Yīn	0.0067%	89	Shanxi
391	昝	Zǎn	0.0066%	87	Sichuan
392	智	Zhì	0.0065%	87	Henan
393	幸	Xìng	0.0065%	86	Chongqing
394	奉	Fèng	0.0064%	85	Hunan
395	植	Zhí	0.0064%	85	Guangdong
396	衡	Héng	0.0063%	84	Jiangsu
397	富	Fù	0.0063%	84	Liaoning
398	尧	Yáo	0.0060%	80	Jiangxi
399	闭	Bì	0.0060%	80	Guangxi
400	由	Yóu	0.0060%	80	Shandong

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. ^[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'en2	Chén	Tân	Tan	Chin	Thin	Can4	Chan	Chin	11.14%
2	林		Lin2	Lín	Lîm	Lim Liem	Lim	Lim	Lam4	Lam	Lum	8.31%
3	黃	黄	Huang2	Huáng	Ng	Eng Ung Uy Wee	Vòng	Wong Bong	Wong4	Wong	Wang VangWung	6.05%
4	張	张	Chang1	Zhāng	Tiuⁿ	Teo Teoh Thio Tiew	Chông	Chong	Zoeng1	Cheung	Chong Cheong	5.27%
5	李		Li3	Lǐ	Lí	Lee Dee	Lí	Lee	Lei 5	Lee Li	Lei Ly	5.13%
6	王		Wang2	Wáng	Ông	Heng Bong	Vòng	Wong	Wong4	Wong	VangWung	4.11%
7	吳	吴	Wu2	Wú	Gô͘ Ngô͘	Goh Gouw	Ǹg	Ng	Ng4	Ng	Ung Eng	4.04%
8	劉	刘	Liu2	Liú	Lâu	Lao	Liù	Liew	Lau4	Lau	Lao	3.16%
9	蔡		Ts'ai4	Cài	Chhoà	Chua Choa Tjoa	Chhai	Chai Choi	Coi3	Choi	Choy Tsoi Toy	2.91%
10	楊	杨	Yang2	Yáng	Iûⁿ	Eaw Joe Nyo Yong	Yòng	Yong Yeong	Joeng4	Yeung	Yeong Ieong	2.66%
11	許	许	Hsü3	Xǔ	Khó͘	Ko Koh	Hi	Hee	Heoi2	Hui	Hoi	—
12	鄭	郑	Cheng4	Zhèng	Tīⁿ Tēⁿ	Teh	Chhang	Chang	Zeng6	Cheng	Cheang Chiang	—
13	謝	谢	Hsieh4	Xiè	Chiā Siā	Cheah Seah	Tshia	Cheah	Ze6	Tse	Che	—
14	洪		Hung2	Hóng	Âng Hông	Ang Hong	Fùng	Fung	Hung4	Hung	Huhng	—
15	郭		Kuo1	Guō	Koeh	Kueh	Kwok	Kok	Gwok3	Kwok	Kuok	—
16	邱		Ch'iu1	Qiū	Khu	Khoo Kho	Hiû Khiû	Hew Khew	Jau1	Yau	Iao Iau	—
17	曾		Tseng1	Zēng	Chan		Tsên	Chen	Zang1	Tsang	Chang Dong	—
18	廖		Liao4	Liào	Liāu	Leow Liow	Liau	Lieu	Liu6	Liu	Lew Leow Lio	—
19	賴	赖	Lai4	Lài	Lōa	Nai	Lài		Laai6	Lay	Lai	—
20	徐		Hsü2	Xú	Chhî	Chee Jee Ji	Chhì	Chi	Ceoi4	Tsui	Choi Chui Tsua	—
21	周		Chou1	Zhōu	Chiu	Chew	Chiû	Cher Chiew	Zau1	Chow Chau	Jao Chao	—
22	葉	叶	Yeh4	Yè	Ia̍p	Yap	Yap		Jip6	Yip	Ip Yeap	—
23	蘇	苏	Su1	Sū	So͘	Soh	Sû	Soo	Sou 1	So	Sou	—
24	莊	庄	Chuang1	Zhuāng	Chong	Cheng	Chông	Zong	Zong1	Tsong	Chong Jong	—
25	呂	吕	Lü3	Lǚ	Lū Lī Līr	Lee Leu Loo	Lî	Lee	Leoi5	Lui	Loi	—
26	江		Chiang1	Jiāng	Kang		Kông	Kong	Gong1	Kong		—
27	何		Hê2 Ho2	Hé	Hô	Ho Hou	Hò	Ho	Ho4	Ho	Hoe	—
28	蕭	萧	Hsiao1	Xiāo	Siau Sio	Seow Siow	Siâu	Siaw Siew	Siu1	Siu Shiu	Sio	—
29	羅	罗	Lo2	Luó	Lô	Lo Law	Lò	Law Lo Loh	Lo4	Lo	Law Loh Lowe Lor	—
30	高		Kao1	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 ^[20] based on published lists of all successful applicants taking Taiwan's Joint College Entrance Exam. ^[21] 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%. ^[21]

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 (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/Kho/Cu/Kuh (邱), Go/Ngo/Wu (吳/吴), Ong/Wong (王), Ang/Hong/Hung (洪), Lao (劉/刘), Tiu/Cheung (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/Chong (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), 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) [22] [23]	Name	Character(s)	Total Number (2020) [22]
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), ^{[24] : Table 1} they found that the most common Chinese names in Ontario were: ^[24]

Rank	Name	Total Number	Character(s)		Romanization
			Trad.	Simp.
1	Wong	34,567	王		Wáng, Wong
			黃	黄	Huáng, Hwang, Hawang, Whang, Whong
			汪		Wāng, Wong, Wung
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. ^[25] 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, there were approximately 6,960,000 Malaysians of Chinese ethnicity. ^[26] The Chinese are 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: ^[27]

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	Lam or Lum for Cantonese
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	Choy for Cantonese, Chai for Hakka
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	Hee for Hakka
11	Teo	Hokkien Teochew	46,800	1.9	張	张	Zhāng	Cheong for Cantonese, Chong for Hakka
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^{[ dubious – discuss ]} 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. ^[28] 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 Henghua	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 Henghua	125,122	黃	黄	Huáng
		Hakka Cantonese		吳	吴	Wú
				伍		Wǔ
5	Wong	Cantonese Hainanese Hakka Eastern Min	90,861	王		Wáng
				汪		Wāng
				黃	黄	Huáng
6	Ong	Hokkien	80,354	王		Wáng
				汪		Wāng
		Hainanese Henghua		翁		Wēng
7	Goh	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese	72,248	吳	吴	Wú
8	Chan	Cantonese	69,355	陳	陈	Chén
		Hokkien Teochew		曾		Zēng
		Hokkien		田		Tián
9	Chua	Hokkien Teochew	67,321	蔡		Cài
10	Koh	Hokkien Teochew	61,941	許	许	Xǔ
				高		Gāo
11	Teo	Hokkien Teochew	59,487	張	张	Zhāng
				趙	赵	Zhào
12	Ang	Hokkien Teochew Henghua	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
		Hokkien Henghua		戴		Dài
15	Yeo	Hokkien Teochew	48,889	楊	杨	Yáng
				姚		Yáo
16	Low	Teochew Hokkien Cantonese Hakka Henghua	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
		Hakka		曾		Zēng
19	Leong	Cantonese Hakka	32,898	梁		Liáng
		Hokkien		龍	龙	Lóng
20	Loh	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hakka Hainanese	32,808	羅	罗	Luó
				盧	卢	Lú
		Hokkien		駱	骆	Luò
21	Chia	Hokkien Teochew Hakka	32,718	謝	谢	Xiè
22	Sim	Hokkien Teochew Hakka	32,621	沈		Shěn
23	Chew	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese Hakka Henghua	31,051	周		Zhōu
		Cantonese		趙	赵	Zhào
24	Wang	Mandarin Hainanese	28,888	王		Wáng
		Mandarin		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	Hokkien Hainanese	25,278	黃	黄	Huáng
		Hokkien		阮		Ruǎn
29	Tang	Teochew	24,548	陳	陈	Chén
		Hokkien Teochew		董		Dǒng
		Cantonese		鄧	邓	Dèng
		Eastern Min		鄭	郑	Zhèng
		Mandarin		唐		Táng
				湯	汤	Tāng
30	Yong	Cantonese Hakka	24,503	楊	杨	Yáng
31	Foo	Hainanese	24,438	符		Fú
		Hakka		胡		Hú
32	Soh	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese	23,818	蘇	苏	Sū
33	Chin	Hakka	23,211	陳	陈	Chén
		Cantonese		錢	钱	Qián
34	Lin	Mandarin	23,056	林		Lín
35	Chng	Teochew Hokkien	21,339	莊	庄	Zhuāng
36	Lau	Teochew Hokkien Cantonese	21,047	劉	刘	Liú
37	Zhang	Mandarin	19,549	張	张	Zhāng
38	Cheng	Cantonese Hainanese	19,401	鄭	郑	Zhèng
		Teochew Hokkien		鍾	钟	Zhōng
		Mandarin		程		Chéng
39	Choo	Hokkien Teochew Hainanese	19,181	朱		Zhū
		Hakka		周		Zhōu
40	Liu	Mandarin	18,374	劉	刘	Liú
41	Lai	Cantonese	18,303	黎		Lí
		Cantonese Hakka		赖		Lài
42	Cheong	Cantonese	17,993	張	张	Zhāng
		Eastern Min		蔣	蒋	Jiǎng
43	Chee	Hokkien Hakka	17,870	徐		Xú
44	Heng	Teochew	17,631	王		Wáng
45	Quek	Teochew	17,418	郭		Guō
46	Peh	Teochew Hokkien	16,845	白		Bái
47	Khoo	Teochew Hokkien	16,572	丘		Qīu
				邱
48	Poh	Hokkien	16,527	傅		Fù
49	Seah	Teochew Hokkien	16,197	謝	谢	Xiè
佘		Shé
50	Pang	Teochew Hokkien Hainanese	15,778	馮	冯	Féng
		Mandarin		龐	庞	Páng
		Cantonese Hakka		彭		Péng
51	Huang	Mandarin	15,519	黃	黄	Huáng
52	Liew	Hakka	14,906	劉	刘	Liú
53	Yang	Mandarin Cantonese	14,809	楊	杨	Yáng
54	Neo	Hokkien	14,550	梁		Liáng
55	Lam	Hokkien Hakka Cantonese	13,640	蓝		Lán
		Cantonese		林		Lín
56	Chang	Cantonese Teochew	13,252	曾		Zēng
		Hakka		鄭	郑	Zhèng
57	Gan	Hokkien	13,130	顏	颜	Yán
58	Han	Mandarin	12,962	韓	韩	Hán
59	Song	Mandarin Teochew Cantonese	12,878	宋		Sòng
60	Wu	Mandarin	12,839	吳	吴	Wú
61	Hong	Mandarin Cantonese Hainanese	12,645	洪		Hóng
		Cantonese		康		Kāng
				熊		Xióng
		Henghua		方		Fāng
62	Chow	Cantonese	12,096	周		Zhōu
		Teochew Hokkien		曹		Cáo
		Hakka		趙	赵	Zhào
63	Kok	Cantonese	11,903	郭		Guō
64	Tham	Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hakka Hainanese	11,715	譚	谭	Tán
65	Ling	Eastern Min	11,321	林		Lín
		Mandarin		凌		Líng
66	Wei	Mandarin	11,276	魏		Wèi
67	See	Hokkien	11,063	施		Shī
		Teochew Hokkien		薛		Xuē
68	Oh	Teochew Hokkien	10,617	胡		Hú
69	Yu	Mandarin	10,475	于		Yú
				余		Yú
70	Seet	Cantonese	10,361	薛		Xuē
71	Fong	Cantonese	10,346	方		Fāng
				馮	冯	Féng
72	Loo	Cantonese Hakka	10,340	羅	罗	Luó
		Eastern Min		盧	卢	Lú
73	Kong	Cantonese	9,642	江		Jiāng
		Mandarin		孔		Kǒng
74	Phua	Teochew Hokkien Hainanese	9,545	潘		Pān
75	Yee		9,487	于		Yú
		Cantonese Hakka		余		Yú
76	Seow	Hokkien Teochew Hakka	9,442	蕭	萧	Xiāo
77	Teng	Hokkien Teochew	9,339	鄧	邓	Dèng
		Henghua		陳	陈	Chén
78	Xu	Mandarin	8,822	許	许	Xǔ
				徐		Xú
79	Kang	Hokkien	8,292	江		Jiāng
				姜
		Mandarin		康		Kāng
80	Tong	Cantonese	8,150	董		Dǒng
				唐		Táng
		Mandarin		童		Tóng
81	Leow	Hokkien Teochew Hakka	8,021	廖		Liào
82	Chai	Cantonese Hakka	7,950	蔡		Cài
83	Teh	Teochew Hokkien	7,711	鄭	郑	Zhèng
84	Png	Teochew Hokkien	7,687	方		Fāng
85	Soon	Hokkien Cantonese Hakka	7,608	孫	孙	Sūn
86	Wan	Cantonese	7,498	溫	温	Wēn
				袁		Yuán
87	Tee	Hokkien	7,466	鄭	郑	Zhèng
88	Hui	Cantonese	7,272	許	许	Xǔ
89	Yip	Cantonese	7,220	葉	叶	Yè
90	Woo	Cantonese	7,123	胡		Hú
91	Liang	Mandarin	7,098	梁		Liáng
92	Chung	Cantonese	6,923	鍾	锺	Zhōng
93	Lu	Mandarin	6,910	盧	卢	Lú
				陸	陆	Lù
				路		Lù
94	Soo	Hakka	6,568	蘇	苏	Sū
95	Aw	Hakka Hokkien	6,381	胡		Hú
		Hokkien Teochew Cantonese Hakka		歐	欧	Ōu
96	Boon	Teochew Hokkien Hainanese	6,368	文		Wén
97	Yan	Mandarin	6,355	嚴	严	Yán
				顏	颜
		Cantonese		甄		Zhēn
98	Zhou	Mandarin	6,265	周		Zhōu
99	Ting	Eastern Min	6,232	陳	陈	Chén
				丁		Dīng
100	Kee	Hokkien Teochew Hakka Hainanese	6,226	紀	纪	Jì
101	Seng	Teochew Hokkien Cantonese	6,135	成		Chéng
102	Sun	Mandarin	6,103	孫	孙	Sūn
		Cantonese		辛		Xīn
103	Kwok	Cantonese Hakka	6,103	郭		Guo
104	Ooi	Hainanese Hokkien	6,064	黃	黄	Huáng
105	Kim	Hokkien Teochew Hakka Hainanese	6,026	金		Jīn
106	Yew	Hokkien	5,748	楊	杨	Yáng
				于		Yú
				余		Yú
				遊	游	Yóu
107	Su	Mandarin	5,735	蘇	苏	Sū
108	Zheng	Mandarin	5,677	鄭	郑	Zhèng
109	Law	Hakka	5,593	劉	刘	Liú
110	Loke	Cantonese	5,490	陸	陆	Lù
111	Poon	Cantonese	5,418	潘		Pān
112	Chiang	Hainanese	5,406	張	张	Zhāng
				蔣	蒋	Jiǎng
113	Hu	Mandarin	5,380	胡		Hú
114	Zhao	Mandarin	5,373	趙	赵	Zhào
115	Peng	Mandarin	5,315	彭		Péng
116	Lum	Hokkien Hakka Cantonese	5,315	蓝		Lán
		Cantonese		林		Lín
117	Ching	Teochew	5,263	秦		Qín
118	Kwan	Cantonese	5,192	關	关	Guān
119	Ee		5,154	于		Yú
		Cantonese		余		Yú
120	Kwek	Teochew Hokkien	5,147	郭		Guō
121	Mok	Hainanese Cantonese Teochew	5,089	莫		Mò
122	Ngiam	Teochew Hakka Hainanese Eastern Min		嚴	严	Yán
123	Nah	Teochew		藍	蓝	Lán
124	Thia	Hokkien Teochew		程		Chéng
125	Quah	Hokkien Teochew		柯		Kē
126	Sng	Teochew Hokkien		孫	孙	Sūn
127	Eng	Teochew		翁		Wēng

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% ^{[29] [30]} 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, ^[31] up from 2,734,841 Chinese Americans and 144,795 Taiwanese Americans in 2000. ^[32]

Although the Chinese make up the largest segment of the U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander population, ^[33] 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 [34]	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, ^[35] 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 ^[34]

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 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 Ten-Thousand Families (in Chinese)
• 人口排序 Archived 9 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine [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