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Revision as of 15:19, 4 July 2010
This is a list of the top 100 most common Chinese surnames according to a study published in 2006.[1] Their ranks in 1990[2] are shown by the side. Mandarin, Cantonese, Minnan and Gan transliterations are displayed. Other transliterations, used before the formalization and popularization of existing Romanizations, still can be found in the names of some overseas Chinese. Transliterations in other Chinese languages used by some overseas Chinese whose ancestral mother tongue is neither Mandarin, Cantonese or Minnan also exist, as well as pronunciations in other languages, particularly Korean and Vietnamese, in which these surnames are commonly used. Certain surnames transliterated into other Asian languages are unique only to the particular group of people; for example, many ethnic Chinese living in Vietnam bear modified versions of their original surnames, but only a few are used by ethnic Vietnamese. Similarly, Japanese transliterations are very rarely carried by ethnic Japanese in Japan, instead they are used by ethnic Chinese, Koreans, and Vietnamese.
2006 Rankings
Rank | Char. | Mandarin | Cantonese | Min Nan (Hokkien, Taiwanese, Teochew) | Gan | Vietnamese | Korean (%RR) |
Japanese | Other | ||||||||
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2006 | 1990 | T. | S. | Pinyin | W-G1 | Other | Jyutping | HK Gov't2 | Other | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Other | ||||||
1 | 3 | 李 | Lǐ | Li | Lee | Lei5 | Lee Li |
Le Lei4 |
Lí | Lee Lie Dee |
Lî | Lý Rank 14 |
Lee/Yi/Ri/Rhee (이/리) Rank 2 |
Ri | Ley (Latin America); Dy, Sy (Philippines) | ||
2 | 1 | 王 | Wáng | Wang | Wong4 | Wong | Vong4 | Ông | Ong Heng (of Teochew descent) |
Uōng | Vương Rank 19 |
Wang (왕) | Ō | Ong (Philippines) | |||
3 | 4 | 張 | 张 | Zhāng | Chang | Zoeng1 | Cheung | Cheong4 Chong5 |
Tiuⁿ | Teo Teoh Tio Thio Tiew |
Chong Tong |
Trương | Jang (장) Rank 9 |
Chō | Chang, Tiu, Tiong(Philippines, Malaysia) | ||
4 | 5 | 劉 | 刘 | Liú | Liu | Liou | Lau4 | Lau | Lao4 Lou |
Lâu | Lau Low Lao |
Līu | Lưu Rank 27 |
Yu/Ryu (유/류) | Ryū | Lao (Philippines) | |
5 | 2 | 陳 | 陈 | Chén | Ch'en (Chen) | Chern | Can4 | Chan | Chun | Tân | Tan Chan Ting |
Chhín Thín |
Trần Rank 2 |
Jin (진) | Chin | Ding; Chan, Tan (Philippines, Indonesia) | |
6 | 6 | 楊 | 杨 | Yáng | Yang | Joeng4 | Yeung | Yeong Ieong4 |
Iûⁿ | Eaw Yeo Yeoh Yong |
Iōng | Dương Rank 13 |
Yang (양) | Yō | Young (English) | ||
7 | 7 | 黃 | 黄 | Huáng | Huang | Hwang | Wong4 | Wong | Wang Vong4 |
Ng | Ng Eng Wee Oei Ooi Bong Uy Ung |
Uōng | Hoàng (皇) Huỳnh Rank 5 |
Hwang (황) Rank 16 |
Kō | ||
8 | 12 | 趙 | 赵 | Zhào | Chao | Ziu6 | Chiu | Chio4 Jiu |
Tiō | Teo Teoh Chew |
Chhèu Thèu |
Triệu Rank 23 |
Jo (조) Rank 7 |
Chō | Chu (Hawaiian) | ||
9 | 10 | 周 | Zhōu | Chou | Joe | Zau1 | Chow | Chao4 Chau |
Chiu | Chew Chiew |
Chiu Tiu |
Chu Châu |
Ju (주) | Shū | |||
10 | 8 | 吳 | 吴 | Wú | Wu | Woo | Ng4 | Ng | Ung4 Eng |
Gô· Ngô· |
Goh Gouw |
Ng | Ngô Rank 12 |
Oh (오) Rank 11 |
Go (of Chinese descent) Kure (of Japanese descent) |
Ngo ) |
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11 | 14 | 徐 | Xú | Hsü (Hsu) | Ceoi4 | Tsui | Choi4 Chui Tsua |
Chhî | Chee Swee Shui |
Chhí Thí |
Từ | Seo (서) Rank 13 |
Jo | ||||
12 | 15 | 孫 | 孙 | Sūn | Sun | Suen | Syun1 | Suen | Sun | Sun Soon |
Sng | Sun Thun |
Tôn Rank 26 |
Son (손) Rank 15 |
Son | Suan (Philippines) | |
13 | 16 | 朱 | Zhū | Chu | Choo | Zyu1 | Chu | Chue | Chu Chee |
Choo | Chu Tu |
Châu Rank 22 |
Ju (주) | Shu | Gee, Ju | ||
14 | 18 | 馬 | 马 | Mǎ | Ma | Maa5 | Ma | Mah Mar |
Má Bé |
Baey | Má | Mã | Ma (마) | Ba | |||
15 | 23 | 胡 | Hú | Hu | Wu4 | Wu | Woo Vu4 |
Hoo Ô· |
Oon | Ū Fū |
Hồ Rank 11 |
Ho (호) | Ko | ||||
16 | 20 | 郭 | Guō | Kuo | Gwok3 | Kwok | Kuok4 | Koeh | Kwek Kwik Quek Quay |
Kuok Kok |
Quách | Gwak (곽)(37th most common Korean Surname) | Kaku (かく)(of Japanese descent & rank 51st most common Japanese surname) | Ker, Kwok (Philippines), Kwik (Indonesia) | |||
17 | 9 | 林 | Lín | Lin | Lam4 | Lam | Lum | Lîm | Lim Liem |
Līm | Lâm Rank 15 |
Im/Rim (임/림) Rank 10 |
Rin (of Chinese descent) Hayashi (of Japanese descent) Rank 19 |
Lim (Philippines) | |||
18 | 21 | 何 | Hé | Hê, Ho | Ho4 | Ho | Hô | Hoe | Hoh | Hó | Hà | Ha (하) | Ka | Ho | |||
19 | 17 | 高 | Gāo | Kao | Gou1 | Ko | Kou4 Go |
Koh | Kau | Cao | Go (고) | Kō | |||||
20 | 19 | 梁 | Liáng | Liang | Loeng4 | Leung | Leong Lang Leng |
Niû | Neo New Nio Njoo |
Liōng | Lương | Yang, Ryang (양, 량) |
Ryō | ||||
21 | 22 | 鄭 | 郑 | Zhèng | Cheng | Jehng | Zeng6 | Cheng | Cheang4 Chiang4 |
Tēⁿ Tīⁿ |
Tay Teh The They Teay |
Chhìn Thìn |
Trịnh Rank 20 |
Jeong (정) Rank 5 |
Tei | Ching (Philippines) | |
22 | 32 | 羅 | 罗 | Luó | Lo | Lo4 | Lo | Law Loh Lowe Lor |
Lô | Lō | La | Na/Ra (나/라) |
Ra | Lo (Philippines) | |||
23 | 35 | 宋 | Sòng | Sung | Soong | Sung3 | Sung | Sòng | Sūng Thūng |
Tống | Song (송) Rank 17 |
Sō | |||||
24 | 29 | 謝 | 谢 | Xiè | Hsieh | Shieh | Ze6 | Tse | Che4 | Chiā, Siā | Cheah Tjhia Tjia Chay Seah Shea |
Sià Chhià Hà |
Tạ | Sa (사)3 | Sha | Saa, Sia (Philippines) | |
25 | 30 | 唐 | Táng | T'ang (Tang) | Tong4 | Tong | Tn̂g | Tng | Thóng | Đường | Dang (당) | Tō | Tang (Philippines) | ||||
Rank | Char. | Mandarin | Cantonese | Min Nan (Hokkien/Taiwanese/Teochew) | Gan | Vietnamese | Korean | Japanese | Other | ||||||||
2006 | 1990 | T. | S. | Pinyin | W-G1 | Other | Jyutping | HK Gov't2 | Other | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Other | ||||||
26 | 42 | 韓 | 韩 | Hán | Han | Hon4 | Hon | Hân | Han | Hón | Hàn | Han (한) Rank 11 | Kan | ||||
27 | 37 | 曹 | Cáo | Ts'ao (Tsao)(Cao) | Cou4 | Tso | Chaw | Chou4 | Chô | Chháu Tháu |
Tào | Jo (조)3 | Sō | ||||
28 | 31 | 許 | 许 | Xǔ | Hsü (Hsu) | Heoi2 | Hui Hooi |
Hoi4 | Khó· | Koh Kho Khor Co Khaw |
Hí Hé |
Hứa | Heo (허) (about 300,000) | Kyo; Co, Ko (Philippines) | |||
29 | 27 | 鄧 | 邓 | Dèng | Teng | Dang6 | Tang | Theng | Dung | Tēng | Thèn | Đặng Rank 8 |
Deung (등)3 | Tō | Deang (Philippines) | ||
30 | 55 | 蕭 | 萧 肖 | Xiāo | Hsiao | Siu1 | Siu | Sio4 | Siau | Siow | Sieu Thieu |
Tiêu | So (소) | Shō | Siao | ||
31 | 34 | 馮 | 冯 | Féng | Feng | Ferng | Fung4 | Fung | Fong | Pâng | Pang Phang Fong |
Fūng | Phùng Rank 21 |
Pung (풍) | Fū | ||
32 | 25 | 曾 | Zēng | Tseng | Tzeng | Zang1 | Tsang | Chang4 Dong |
Chan | Chin Tin |
Tăng Tang |
Jeung (증)3 | Sō | Tjan (Indonesia) | |||
33 | 60 | 程 | Chéng | Ch'eng (Cheng) | Cing4 | Ching | Cheng4 | Thiâⁿ | Chháng Tháng |
Trình | Jeong (정) | Tei | |||||
34 | 24 | 蔡 | Cài | Ts'ai (Tsai) | Chai, Tsay | Coi3 | Choi | Choy Tsoi Toy |
Chhoà | Chua Choa Tjoa |
Chhói Thói |
Thái Sái |
Chae (채) | Sai | Chua (Philippines) | ||
35 | 79 | 彭 | Péng | P'eng (Peng) | Paang4 | Pang | Phêⁿ, Phîⁿ | Pháng | Bành | Paeng (팽) | Hō | Phang (Jamaican), Pay (Cambodian/Khmer), Pang (Philippines) | |||||
36 | 51 | 潘 | 班 | Pān | P'an (Pan) | Pun1 | Poon | Pun4 | Phoaⁿ | Phua | Phon | Phan Rank 6 |
Ban (반) | Han | |||
37 | 33 | 袁 | Yuán | Yüan (Yuan) | Jyun4 | Yuen | Wan | Un4 | Oân | Iōn Iēn |
Nguyen Viên |
Won (원) | En | Yan (Philippines) | |||
38 | 41 | 于 | Yú | Yü (Yu) | Jyu1 | Yue | U4 | Î, Û | Ī | Vu | U (우) | U | Yu (Philippines) | ||||
39 | 40 | 董 | Dǒng | Tung | Dung2 | Tung | Tong4 | Táng | Tûng | Đổng | Dong (동) | Tō | |||||
40 | 61 | 余 | Yú | Yü (Yu) | Jyu4 | Yu, Yue | U4 Yee |
Î, Û | Ee | Ī | Dư | Yeo (여) | Yo | Eu, Ya, Oe (Indonesia) | |||
41 | 36 | 蘇 | 苏 | Sū | Su | Sou1 | So | Sou4 | Soh | Souw | Su Thu |
Tô | So (소) | So | Soo | ||
42 | 11 | 葉 | 叶 | Yè | Yeh | Yee Ee |
Jip6 | Yip | Ip Yeap |
Ia̍p | Yap | Iep | Diệp | Ip (잎) | Yō | Yap (Philippines) | |
43 | 13 | 呂 | 吕 | Lǚ | Lü (Lu) | Leoi5 | Lui | Loi4 | Loy | Lī Lū |
Lî | Lữ Lã |
Ryeo (려) | Ryo | Loy (Tausug) | ||
44 | 62 | 魏 | Wèi | Wei | Ngai6 | Ngai | Gūi | Wee | Ngùi | Nguỵ Ngụy |
Wi (위) | Gi | |||||
45 | 44 | 蔣 | 蒋 | Jiǎng | Chiang | Chung | Zoeng2 | Tseung | Cheung | Cheong4 Chiang |
Chiúⁿ | Chiông Tiông |
Tưởng | Jang (장) | Shō | Chiong (Philippines) | |
46 | 58 | 田 | Tián | T'ien (Tien) | Tin4 | Tin | Chan | Tiân | Thién | Điền | Jeon (밭) | Den | |||||
47 | 48 | 杜 | Dù | Tu | Dou6 | To | Do Tou4 |
Tō· | Toh | Thù | Đỗ Rank 10 |
Du (두) | To | ||||
48 | 49 | 丁 | Dīng | Ting | Ding1 | Ting | Ding Teng4 |
Teng | Tiang | Đinh Rank 16 |
Jeong (정) | Tei | |||||
49 | 28 | 沈 | Shěn | Shen | Sam2 | Sum | Sam4 Shum |
Sím | Shim | Sím Thím |
Thẩm Trầm |
Shim (심) | Shin | ||||
50 | 52 | 姜 | Jiāng | Chiang | Kiang | Goeng1 | Keung | Geung Keong4 |
Kiang Kiuⁿ |
Kiong | Khương | Kang (강) Rank 6 |
Kyō | ||||
Rank | Char. | Mandarin | Cantonese | Min Nan (Hokkien/Taiwanese/Teochew) | Gan | Vietnamese | Korean | Japanese | Other | ||||||||
2006 | 1990 | T. | S. | Pinyin | W-G1 | Other | Jyutping | HK Gov't2 | Other | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Other | ||||||
51 | 65 | 范 | Fàn | Fan | Faan6 | Fan | Hum | Hoān | Fàn | Phạm Rank 4 |
Beom (범) | Han | |||||
52 | 87 | 江 | Jiāng | Chiang | Kiang | Gong1 | Kong | Kang | Kong | Giang | Gang (강) | Kō | Kong (Hakka) | ||||
53 | 106 | 傅 | Fù | Fu | Fu6 | Fu, Foo | Poh Pha |
Fù | Phó | Bu (부) |
Fu | Po (Philippines) | |||||
54 | 46 | 鍾 | 钟 | Zhōng | Chung | Zung1 | Chung | Chong4 | Chiong Cheng |
Chung Tung |
Chung | Jong (종) | Shō | ||||
55 | 66 | 盧 | 卢 | Lú | Lu | Lou4 | Lo | Lou4 | Lô· | Loh Loo |
Lū | Lư Lô |
No/Ro (노, 로) |
Ryo | |||
56 | 75 | 汪 | Wāng | Wang | Wong1 | Wong | Ong Ang |
Uong | Uông | Wang (왕) | Ō | ||||||
57 | 64 | 戴 | Dài | Tai | Daai3 | Tai | Tè | Thài | Đái Đới |
Dae (대) | Tai | Ty, Tee (Philippines) | |||||
58 | 59 | 崔 | Cuī | Ts'ui (Tsui) | Tsuei | Ceoi1 | Chui | Choi4 | Chui Sam |
Chhoi Thoi |
Thôi | Choi (최) Rank 4 |
Sai | ||||
59 | 43 | 任 | Rén | Jen | Jam6 | Yam | Iam4 Yum |
Jîm | Nìm | Nhiệm Nhậm |
Im (임) | Jin | |||||
60 | 38 | 陸 | 陆 | Lù | Lu | Luk6 | Luk | Lok4 | Lio̍k | Loke | Liuk | Lục | Ryuk (륙) Yuk (육) 3 |
Riku | |||
61 | 82 | 廖 | Liào | Liao | Liu6 | Liu | Lew/ Leow/Liew Lio4 |
Liow | Liāu Liauw Liaw Liow |
Lièu | Liêu Liệu |
Ryo (료) | Ryō | ||||
62 | 50 | 姚 | Yáo | Yao | Jiu4 | Yiu | Yeow Io4 Iu4 |
Yow | Iâu | Iēu | Diêu | Yo (요) | Yō | ||||
63 | 47 | 方 | Fāng | Fang | Fong1 | Fong | Png, Hong | Fong | Phương | Bang (방) | Hō | Pō | |||||
64 | 56 | 金 | Jīn | Chin | Kim | Gam1 | Kam | Gum | Kim | Kim | Kim | Kim (김) Rank 1 |
Kin | ||||
65 | 54 | 邱 | Qiū | Ch'iu (Chiu) | Chiou | Jau1 | Yau | Iao<4 Iau4 |
Khu, Cu | Khoo Koo |
Khiu | Khưu | Koo (구) | Kyū | |||
66 | 69 | 夏 | Xià | Hsia | Haa6 | Ha | Hā | Hah | Hà | Hạ | Ha (하) | Ka | |||||
67 | 53 | 譚 | 谭 | Tán | T'an (Tan) | Taam4 | Tam | Tom Ham Hom |
Thâm | Tham | Thóm | Đàm | Dam (담) | Tan | |||
68 | 120 | 韋 | 韦 | Wéi | Wei | Wai4 | Wai | Vai4 | Uī | Vi | Wi (위) | I | |||||
69 | 57 | 賈 | 贾 | Jiǎ | Chia | Gaa2 | Ga | Ká | Ká | Giả | Ga (가), Go (고) | Ka | |||||
70 | 74 | 鄒 | 邹 | Zōu | Tsou | Zau1 | Chow | Chao4 Chau |
Cho· | Chiu Tiu |
Trâu | Chu (추) | Sū | ||||
71 | 78 | 石 | Shí | Shih | Sek6 | Sek, Shek | Seac<4 Seak4 |
Chioh | Chew | Sak Thak |
Thạch | Seok (돌) | Seki | ||||
72 | 133 | 熊 | Xióng | Hsiung | Hung4 | Hung | Hong4 | Hiōng | Hùng | Ung (웅) | Yū | ||||||
73 | 99 | 孟 | Mèng | Meng | Maang6 | Mang | Bēng | Mèn | Mạnh | Maeng (맹, Mang (망) | Mō | ||||||
74 | 81 | 秦 | Qín | Ch'in (Chin) | Ceon4 | Tseun Tseon Chun |
Chon4 | Chîn | Chhín Thín |
Tần | Jin (진) | Shin | |||||
75 | 92 | 閻 | 阎 | Yán | Yen | Jim4 | Yim | Im4 | Giâm | Iēm | Diêm | Yeom (염) | En | ||||
Rank | Char. | Mandarin | Cantonese | Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew) | Gan | Vietnamese | Korean | Japanese | Other | ||||||||
2006 | 1990 | T. | S. | Pinyin | W-G1 | Other | Jyutping | HK Gov't2 | Other | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Other | ||||||
76 | 63 | 薛 | Xuē | Hsüeh (Hsueh) | Sit3 | Sit | See Seet |
Sih | Siot Siet Thiet |
Tiết | Seol (설) | Setsu | |||||
77 | 68 | 侯 | Hóu | Hou | Hau4 | Hau | Hao4 | Hâu Jao |
Héu | Hầu | Hu (후,혜) | Kō | |||||
78 | 102 | 雷 | Léi | Lei | Leoi4 | Lui | Loi4 | Lūi | Lôi | Roe (뢰) , Noe (뇌) | Rai | Louie or Louis (Hoisan) | |||||
79 | 70 | 白 | Bái | Pai | Bo, Po | Baak6 | Pak | Pe̍h, Pe̍k | Peh | Phak | Bạch | Baek (백) | Haku | ||||
80 | 108 | 龍 | 龙 | Lóng | Lung | Lung4 | Lung Loong |
Long4 | Lêng | Lūng | Long | Ryong (룡), Yong (용) Rong (롱), Nong (농) Bang (방) |
Ryū | ||||
81 | 118 | 段 | Duàn | Tuan | Dyun6 | Tuen | Tun4 | Tōaⁿ Tōan Tn̂g Then̄g |
Thòn | Đoàn | Dan (단) | Dan | |||||
82 | 110 | 郝 | Hǎo | Hao | Kok3 | Kok | Hok | Hác | Hak (학) | Kaku | |||||||
83 | 128 | 孔 | Kǒng | K'ung (Kung) | Hung2 | Hung | Hong4 | Khúng | Khổng | Kong (공) | Kō | ||||||
84 | 88 | 邵 | Shào | Shao | Shaw | Siu6 | Shiu | Sio4 | Siō | Sèu Thèu |
Thiệu | So (소) | Shō | ||||
85 | 76 | 史 | Shǐ | Shih | Si2 | Sze | Si4 | See Seet Sú |
Sí Thí |
Sử | Sa (사) | Shi | |||||
86 | 89 | 毛 | Máo | Mao | Mou4 | Mo | Mou4 | Mô· | Māu | Mao | Mo (털) | Mō | |||||
87 | 94 | 常 | Cháng | Ch'ang (Chang) | Soeng4 | Sheung | Seong4 | Siông | Sōng Thōng |
Thường | Sang (상) | Jō | |||||
88 | 97 | 萬 | 万 | Wàn | Wan | Maan6 | Man | Bān | Màn | Vạn | Man (만) | Ban | |||||
89 | 45 | 顧 | 顾 | Gù | Ku | Gu3 | Gu | Goo Ku |
Kò· | Kū | Cố | Go (고) | Ko | ||||
90 | 86 | 賴 | 赖 | Lài | Lai | Lay | Laai6 | Lai | Lay | Lài | Lōa | Roe (뢰) , Noe (뇌) | Rai | Lại | |||
91 | 130 | 武 | Wǔ | Wu | Mou5 | Mo | Mou4 | Mú | Vũ Võ Rank 7 |
Mu (무) | Bu | ||||||
92 | 95 | 康 | Kāng | Kang | Hong1 | Hong | Khng | Khong | Khang | Gang (강) | Kō | ||||||
93 | 71 | 賀 | 贺 | Hè | He | Ho6 | Ho | Hō | Hò | Hạ | Ha (하) | Ga | |||||
94 | 93 | 嚴 | 严 | Yán | Yen | Jim4 | Yim | Im4 | Giâm | Nghiēm | Nghiêm | Eom (엄) | Gen | ||||
95 | 101 | 尹 | Yǐn | Yin | Yiin | Wan5 | Wan | Ín | Doãn | Yun (윤) Rank 8 |
In | ||||||
96 | 72 | 錢 | 钱 | Qián | Ch'ien (Chien) | Cin4 | Chin | Chee | Chîⁿ | Chhién Thién |
Tiền | Jeon (전) | Sen | ||||
97 | 84 | 施 | Shī | Shih | Si1 | Sze | Si | Si | See | Si Thi |
Thi | Si (시), I (이) | Shi | Schultz, See, Sy (Philippines) | |||
98 | 96 | 牛 | Niú | Niu | Ngau4 | Ngau | Ngao4 | Gû | Ngiēu | Ngưu | U (우) | Gyū | |||||
99 | 67 | 洪 | Hóng | Hung | Hung4 | Hung | Hong4 | Âng | Ang | Fūng | Hồng | Hong (홍) Rank 20 |
Kō | ||||
100 | 80 | 龔 | 龚 | Gōng | Kung | Gung2 | Kung | Kwong | Kong4 | Kióng | Kung | Cung | Gong (공) | Kyū | |||
Rank | Char. | Mandarin | Cantonese | Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew) | Gan | Vietnamese | Korean | Japanese | Other | ||||||||
2006 | 1990 | T. | S. | Pinyin | W-G1 | Other | Jyutping | HK Gov't2 | Other | Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Other | ||||||
The following from the 1990 list are no longer within the 2006 top 100. | |||||||||||||||||
26 | 佘 | Shé | She | Se4 | Sheh | Se4 Shai |
Sia | Sa Tha |
Xà | Sa (사)3 | Sha | ||||||
39 | 麥 | 麦 | Mài | Mai | Mak6 | Mak | Muk | Be̍h | Beh Mark |
Mak | Mạch | Maek (맥)3 | Baku | ||||
73 | 莊 | 庄 | Zhuāng | Chuang | Zong1 | Chong | Chng | Ching/Ch'ng | Chong Tong |
Trang | Jang (장) | Shō | |||||
77 | 路 | Lù | Lu | Lou6 | Lo | Lou4 | Lō· | Lù | Lộ | Ro (로), No (노) | Ro | ||||||
83 | 黎 | Lí | Li | Lai4 | Lai | Lê | Lī | Lê Rank 3 |
Ryeo (려), Yeo (여) | Rei | |||||||
85 | 符 | Fù | Fu | Fu6 | Foo | Fu | Pò· | Fū | Phó | Bu (부) | Fu | ||||||
90 | 邢 | Xíng | Hsing | Jing4 | Ying | Ieng4 | Hêng | Hīn | Hình | Hyeong (형) | Kei | ||||||
91 | 倪 | Ní | Ni | Ngai4 | Ngai | Gê | Ngī | Nghê | Ye (예) | Gei | |||||||
98 | 陶 | Táo | T'ao (Tao) | Tou4 | Tou | Tow | Tô | Tháu | Đào | Do (도) | Tō | ||||||
100 | 葛 | Gě | Kê, Ko | Got3 | Kot | Kat | Kot | Cát | Gal (갈) | Katsu |
- Unofficial versions of Wade-Giles transliterations, (with diacritics removed) appear in parentheses. Currently, Wade-Giles is used primarily to romanize Taiwanese names, and often appears (erroneously) without the diacritics.
- This is the romanization used most often by the Hong Kong Government in transliterating names for birth certificates and identity cards. It is an unsystematic method based on the Meyer-Wempe system, without any of the aspiration marks and diacritics.
- None or very few in South Korean 2000 census (foreigners' households not included). Only indicated for Chinese 40 most common surnames, not checked for Chinese 41–100. Names 1–40 whose Korean rank or number is not indicated have more than 1.000 bearers according to the census, but are not among the most common 16 names.
- Portuguese transliteration only used in Macau
- Common Americanised spelling
History
- 2006 – Ranking based on a multi-year survey and study conducted by Yuan Yida, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, using a sample size of 296 million, spread across 1,110 counties and cities. A total of 4,100 surnames recorded.
- November 2004 – China issued its first set of postage stamps, for each of the top 100 Chinese family names (based on a 1982 government survey).[3]
- 1990 – Sample size of 174,900.
See also
- Chinese compound surname
- Chinese name
- Hundred Family Surnames
- Indonesian-sounding names adopted by Chinese Indonesians
- Japanese name
- Korean name
- List of common Korean surnames
- Vietnamese name
References
- ^ "Newest 100 Surnames". 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "Zhongwen.com: Top 200 Chinese Family Names". 1990. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ "China issues first set of stamps of Chinese family names". People's Daily Online. 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
External links
- Alphabetical list of Chinese surnames
- LIN Yu-tang Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage: For pinyin and link to Cantonese Jyuping transliteration.
- Look up all surnames from LIN Yu-Tang dictionary (Big5 font required)
- The Ten-Thousand Families of Surnames from Netor (Netor网同纪念 [Netor Memorial] (in simplified Chinese only)