Appendix:Chinese surnames

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List of common Chinese surnames

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. Standard Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien transliterations are displayed. Other transliterations, used before the formalization and popularization of existing Romanizations, are still used by some overseas Chinese. Transliterations in other Chinese languages (dialects) used by some overseas Chinese whose ancestral mother tongue is neither Mandarin, Cantonese or Hokkien also exist, as well as pronunciations in other languages, particularly Korean and Vietnamese, in which these surnames are commonly used. The Japanese transliterations are very rarely carried by ethnic Japanese in Japan, instead they are used by ethnic Chinese and Koreans, or in extremely rare cases, even Vietnamese.

2006 Rankings

Rank		Char.		Mandarin			Cantonese			Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew		Vietnamese	Korean (Revised)	Japanese	Other
2006	1990	T.	S.	Pinyin	W-G¹	Other	Jyutping	HK Gov't²	Other	Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Other	Vietnamese	Korean (Revised)	Japanese	Other
1	3	李		Li	Li	Lee	Lei5	Lee Li	Ly	Lí	Dee	Lý, Li Rank 14	Yi/Ri (이/리)< Rank 2	Ri
2	1	王		Wáng	Wang		Wong4	Wong	Vong⁴	Ông	Ong Heng	Vương Rank 19	Wang (왕)	Ou
3	4	張	张	Zhāng	Chang		Zoeng1	Cheung	Chong⁵	Tiuⁿ	Teo Teoh Tio	Trương	Jang (장) Rank 9	Chou	Chong (Hakka)
4	5	劉	刘	Liú	Liu	Liou	Lau4	Lau	Lou	Lâu	Lau Low	Lưu Rank 27	Yu/Ryu (유/류)	Ryuu
5	2	陳	陈	Chén	Ch'en (Chen)	Chern	Can4	Chan	Chun	Tân	Tan Chan Ting	Trần Rank 2	Jin (진)	Chin	Ding (Hockchew)
6	6	楊	杨	Yáng	Yang		Joeng4	Yeung	Yeong	Iûⁿ	Yeo	Dương Rank 13	Yang (양)	You	Young (English) Yong (Hakka)
7	7	黃	黄	Huáng	Huang	Hwang	Wong4	Wong	Wang Vong⁴	N̂g	Ng Wee Oei Ooi Uy Ung	Hoàng, Huỳnh Rank 4	Hwang (황) Rank 16	Kou
8	12	趙	赵	Zhào	Chao		Ziu6	Chiu	Jiu	Tiō	Teoh Chow	Triệu Rank 23	Jo (조) Rank 7	Chou	Chu (Hawaiian)
9	10	周		Zhōu	Chou	Joe	Zau1	Chow	Chau	Chiu	Chew Chiew	Chu Châu	Ju (주)	Shuu
10	8	吳	吴	Wú	Wu	Woo	Ng4	Ng	Eng	Gô· Ngô·	Goh Gouw	Ngô Rank 12	Oh (오) Rank 11	Go
11	14	徐		Xú	Hsü (Hsu)		Ceoi4	Tsui	Chui Tsua	Chhî	Chee	Từ	Seo (서) Rank 13	Jo
12	15	孫	孙	Sūn	Sun	Suen	Syun1	Suen	Sun	Sun Soon	Sng	Tôn Rank 26	Son (손) Rank 15	Son
13	16	朱		Zhū	Chu	Choo	Zyu1	Chu	Chue	Chu Chee	Choo	Chu Rank 22	Ju (주)	Shu	Gee, Ju
14	18	馬	马	Mǎ	Ma		Maa5	Ma	Mah	Má Bé	Bhay	Mã	Ma (마)	Ba
15	23	胡		Hú	Hu		Wu4	Wu	Woo	Hoo Ô·	Ho Aw	Hồ Rank 11	Ho (호)	Ko	Foo (Hakka)
16	20	郭		Guō	Kuo		Gwok3	Kwok		Koeh	Kwee Quek	Quách	Kwak (곽)	Kaku	Ker
17	9	林		Lín	Lin		Lam4	Lam	Lum	Lîm	Lim Liem	Lâm Rank 15	Im/Rim (임/림) Rank 10	Rin (of Chinese descent) Hayashi (of Japanese descent)
18	21	何		Hé	Hê, Ho		Ho4	Ho		Hô		Hà	Ha/Ga (하/가)	Ka
19	17	高		Gāo	Kao		Gou1	Ko	Go	Koh		Cao	Go (고)	Kou
20	19	梁		Liáng	Liang		Loeng4	Leung	Leong Lang Leng	Niû	Neo	Lương	Yang, Ryang (양, 량)	Ryou
21	22	鄭	郑	Zhèng	Cheng	Jehng	Zeng6	Cheng		Tēⁿ Tīⁿ	Tee Tay Teh	Trịnh Rank 20	Jeong (정) Rank 5	Tei
22	32	羅	罗	Luó	Lo		Lo4	Lo	Law Loh Lowe	Lô	Loh	La	Na/Ra (나/라)	Ra
23	35	宋		Sòng	Sung	Soong	Sung3	Sung		Sòng		Tống	Song (송) Rank 17	Sou	Siong (Hakka)
24	29	謝	谢	Xiè	Hsieh	Shieh	Ze6	Tse		Chiā, Siā	Cheah Seah	Tạ	Sa (사)³	Sha
25	30	唐		Táng	T'ang (Tang)		Tong4	Tong		Tn̂g	Tng	Đường	Dang (당)	Tou
Rank		Char.		Mandarin			Cantonese			Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew		Vietnamese	Korean	Japanese	Other
2006	1990	T.	S.	Pinyin	W-G¹	Other	Jyutping	HK Gov't²	Other	Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Other	Vietnamese	Korean	Japanese	Other
26	42	韓	韩	Hán	Han		Hon4	Hon		Hân	Han	Hàn	Han (한) Rank 11	Kan
27	37	曹		Cáo	Ts'ao (Tsao)		Cou4	Tso		Chô		Tào	Cho (조)
28	31	許	许	Xǔ	Hsü (Hsu)		Heoi2	Hui Hooi		Khó·	Koh Kho Khor Co	Hứa	Heo (허) (about 300,000)	Kyo	Hee (Hakka)
29	27	鄧	邓	Dèng	Teng		Dang6	Tang	Dung	Tēng		Đặng Rank 8	Deung (등)		Theng (Hakka)
30	55	蕭	萧肖	Xiāo	Hsiao		Siu1	Siu	Siew	Siau	Seow	Tiêu	So (소)
31	34	馮	冯	Féng	Feng	Ferng	Fung4	Fung	Fong	Pâng		Phùng Rank 21	Poong (풍)
32	25	曾		Zēng	Tseng	Tzeng	Zang1	Tsang		Chan	Chang	Tăng Tang	Jeung (증)	Sou	Chen (Hakka)
33	60	程		Chéng	Ch'eng (Cheng)		Cing4	Ching		Thiâⁿ	Thia	Trình	Chung (정)
34	24	蔡		Cài	Ts'ai (Tsai)	Chai, Tsay	Coi3	Choi	Choy	Chhoà	Chua Choa Tjoa	Thái Sái	Chae (채)	Sai
35	79	彭		Péng	P'eng (Peng)		Paang4	Pang		Phêⁿ, Phîⁿ		Bành	Paeng (팽)		Phang (Jamaican) Pang (Hainanese)
36	51	潘		Pān	P'an (Pan)		Pun1	Poon		Phoaⁿ	Phua	Phan Rank 6	Ban (반)	Han
37	33	袁		Yuán	Yüan (Yuan)		Jyun4	Yuen		Oân	Wan	Viên	Won (원)	En
38	41	于		Yú	Yü (Yu)		Jyu1	Yue		Î, Û	Erh	Vu	Woo (우)	U
39	40	董		Dǒng	Tung		Dung2	Tung		Táng		Đổng	Dong (동)	Tou
40	61	余		Yú	Yü (Yu)		Jyu4	Yu, Yue	Yee	Î, Û	Er	Dư	Yuh (여)	Yo	Eu
41	36	蘇	苏	Sū	Su		Sou1	So		So·	Soh	Tô	So (소)		Soo
42	11	葉	叶	Yè	Yeh	Yee Ee	Jip6	Yip	Ip	Ia̍p	Yap	Diệp	Yup (엽)	You	Yep
43	13	呂	吕	Lǚ	Lü (Lu)		Leoi5	Lui		Lī Lū	Dy Dee Ler	Lữ Lã	Yuh (여)
44	62	魏		Wèi	Wei		Ngai6	Ngai		Gūi	Wee Ghooi	Nguỵ Ngụy	Wi/Yuih (위)
45	44	蔣	蒋	Jiǎng	Chiang	Chung	Zoeng2	Cheung	Chiang	Chiúⁿ	Cheoh Chiong	Tưởng	Jang (장)	Shou
46	58	田		Tián	T'ien (Tien)		Tin4	Tin		Tiân	Chang	Điền	Jeon (전)	Den
47	48	杜		Dù	Tu		Dou6	To	Do	Tō·	Toh	Đỗ Rank 10	Doo (두)	To
48	49	丁		Dīng	Ting		Ding1	Ting	Ding	Teng		Đinh Rank 16	Jung (정)	Tei
49	28	沈		Shěn	Shen		Sam2	Sum	Shum(岑)	Sím		Thẩm Trầm	Shim (심)
50	52	姜		Jiāng	Chiang		Goeng1	Keung	Geung	Kiang Kiuⁿ		Khương	Kang (강) Rank 6
Rank		Char.		Mandarin			Cantonese			Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew		Vietnamese	Korean	Japanese	Other
2006	1990	T.	S.	Pinyin	W-G¹	Other	Jyutping	HK Gov't²	Other	Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Other	Vietnamese	Korean	Japanese	Other
51	65	范		Fàn	Fan		Faan6	Fan		Hoān	Hum	Phạm Rank 5	Bum (범)	Han
52	87	江		Jiāng	Chiang		Gong1	Kong		Kang		Giang	Kang (강)	Kou	Kong (Hakka)
53	106	傅		Fù	Fu		Fu6	Fu, Foo		Poh		Phó	Bu (부)
54	46	鍾	钟	Zhōng	Chung		Zung1	Chung		Chiong Cheng		Chung	Jong (종)	Chuu	Chong
55	66	盧	卢	Lú	Lu		Lou4	Lo		Lô·	Loh	Lư Lô	No/Ro (노, 로)
56	75	汪		Wāng	Wang		Wong1	Wong		Ong Ang		Uông	Wang (왕)	Ou
57	64	戴		Dài	Tai		Daai3	Tai		Tè	Tor	Đái Đới	Dae (대)	Dai
58	59	崔		Cuī	Ts'ui (Tsui)	Tsuei	Ceoi1	Chui		Chui		Thôi	Choi (최) Rank 4	Sai
59	43	任		Rén	Jen		Jam6	Yam	Yum	Jîm		Nhiệm Nhậm	Im (임)
60	38	陸	陆	Lù	Lu		Luk6	Luk		Lio̍k	Loke	Lục	Yook (육)	Riki
61	82	廖		Liào	Liao		Liu6	Liu	Lew	Liāu	Leow	Liêu Liệu	Ryo (료)		Liew
62	50	姚		Yáo	Yao		Jiu4	Yiu		Iâu	Yeoh	Diêu	Yoh (요)	You
63	47	方		Fāng	Fang		Fong1	Fong		Png		Phương	Bang (방)	Hou Kata
64	56	金		Jīn	Chin	Kim	Gam1	Kam	Gum	Kim		Kim	Kim (김) Rank 1	Kin
65	54	邱		Qiū	Ch'iu (Chiu)	Chiou	Jau1	Yau		Khu, Cu	Khoo Koo	Khưu	Koo (구)
66	69	夏		Xià	Hsia		Haa6	Ha		Hā	Hay	Hạ	Ha (하)	Ka
67	53	譚	谭	Tán	T'an (Tan)		Taam4	Tam	Tom Ham Hom	Thâm	Tham	Đàm	Dam (담)	Tan
68	120	韋	韦	Wéi	Wei		Wai4	Wai		Wee	Wooi	Vi	Wi (위)	Ei	Vooi (Hakka)
69	57	賈	贾	Jiǎ	Chia		Gaa2	Ga		Ká	Kiah	Giả	Ga (가)
70	74	鄒	邹	Zōu	Tsou		Zau1	Chow	Chau	Cho·		Trâu	Choo (추)
71	78	石		Shí	Shih		Sek6	Sek, Shek		Chio̍h		Thạch	Suk (석)	Seki Ishi
72	133	熊		Xióng	Hsiung		Hung4	Hung		Him		Hùng	Woong (웅)	Kou Kuma
73	99	孟		Mèng	Meng		Maang6	Mang		Bēng	Meng	Mạnh	Maeng (맹)	Mou
74	81	秦		Qín	Ch'in (Chin)		Ceon4	Tseun Tseon Chun		Chîn		Tần	Jin (진)	Shin
75	92	閻	阎	Yán	Yen		Jim4	Yim		Giâm	Ngiam	Diêm	Yuhm (염)
Rank		Char.		Mandarin			Cantonese			Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew		Vietnamese	Korean	Japanese	Other
2006	1990	T.	S.	Pinyin	W-G¹	Other	Jyutping	HK Gov't²	Other	Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Other	Vietnamese	Korean	Japanese	Other
76	63	薛		Xuē	Hsüeh (Hsueh)		Sit3	Sit		Sih	See	Tiết	Sul (설)	Shitsu
77	68	侯		Hóu	Hou		Hau4	Hau		Hâu Jao		Hầu	Hoo (후)
78	102	雷		Léi	Lei		Leoi4	Lui		Looi		Lôi	Noi (뇌)	Rai	Louie (Hoisan)
79	70	白		Bái	Pai	Bo, Po	Baak6	Pak		Pe̍h, Pe̍k	Peh	Bạch	Baek (백)	Haku
80	108	龍	龙	Lóng	Lung		Lung4	Lung Loong		Lêng		Long	Yong (용)	Ryuu
81	118	段		Duàn	Tuan		Dyun6	Tuen		Toan		Đoàn	Dan (단)
82	110	郝		Hǎo	Hao		Kok3	Kok		Hak	Sek	Hác	Hak (학)
83	128	孔		Kǒng	K'ung (Kung)		Hung2	Hung		Khong	Kong	Khổng	Gong (공)
84	88	邵		Shào	Shao	Shaw	Siu6	Shiu		Siō		Thiệu
85	76	史		Shǐ	Shih		Si2	Sze		Sú		Sử		Shi
86	89	毛		Máo	Mao		Mou4	Mo		Mô·		Mao		Mou
87	94	常		Cháng	Ch'ang (Chang)		Soeng4	Sheung		Siông	Sioh Seoh	Thường	Sang (상)
88	97	萬	万	Wàn	Wan		Maan6	Man		Bān		Vạn	Man (만)	Ban
89	45	顧	顾	Gù	Ku		Gu3	Gu	Goo	Kò·		Cố	Go (고)
90	86	賴		Lài	Lai		Laai6	Lai	Lye	Lōa	Lua	Lại	Noi (뇌)
91	130	武		Wǔ	Wu		Mou5	Mo		Bhoo	Boo	Vũ Võ Rank 7	Moo (무)	Bu
92	95	康		Kāng	Kang		Hong1	Hong		Khng		Khang	Kang (강)	Kou
93	71	賀	贺	Hè	He		Ho6	Ho		Hō		Hạ	ha (하)	Ga
94	93	嚴	严	Yán	Yen		Jim4	Yim		Giâm	Ngiam	Nghiêm	Uhm (엄)
95	101	尹		Yǐn	Yin	Yiin	Wan5	Wan		Ying	Ng	Doãn	Yun (윤) Rank 8
96	72	錢	钱	Qián	Ch'ien (Chien)		Cin4	Chin		Chîⁿ	Chee	Tiền	Jeon (전)
97	84	施		Shī	Shih		Si1	Sze		Si	See	Thi	See (시)
98	96	牛		Niú	Niu		Ngau4	Ngau		Gû	Ghoo	Ngưu	Woo (우)		Ngiu (Hakka)
99	67	洪		Hóng	Hung		Hung4	Hung	Hoong	Âng	Ang	Hồng	Hong (홍) Rank 20	Kyou	Fung (Hakka)
100	80	龔	龚	Gōng	Kung		Gung2	Kung		Kióng		Cung	Gong (공)
Rank		Char.		Mandarin			Cantonese			Hokkien (Fujian)/Teochew		Vietnamese	Korean	Japanese	Other
2006	1990	T.	S.	Pinyin	W-G¹	Other	Jyutping	HK Gov't²	Other	Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Other	Vietnamese	Korean	Japanese	Other
The following from the 1990 list are no longer within the 2006 top 100.
	26	佘		Shé	She		Se4	Sheh	Shai	Sia		Xà	Sa (사)	Sha
	39	麥	麦	Mài	Mai		Mak6	Mak	Muk	Be̍h	Beh Bhe	Mạch	Maek (맥)
	73	莊	庄	Zhuāng	Chuang		Zong1	Chong		Chng		Trang	Jang (장)		Chong (Hakka)
	77	路		Lù	Lu		Lou6	Lo		Lō·		Lộ
	83	黎		Lí	Li		Lai4	Lai		Lê		Lê		Rei
	85	付		Fù	Fu		Fu6	Foo		Pò·		Phó
	90	邢		Xíng	Hsing		Jing4	Ying		Hêng	Hia	Hình	Hyung (형)
	91	倪		Ní	Ni		Ngai4	Ngai		Gê	Gay	Nghê			Nga
	98	陶		Táo	T'ao (Tao)		Tou4	Tou	Tow	Tô		Đào	Do (도)
	100	葛		Gě	Kê, Ko		Got3	Kot		Kat		Cát	Gal (갈)

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.

Trivia

In 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]

References

^ “Newest 100 Surnames”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2006 January 10, retrieved 2006-12-30
^ “Zhongwen.com: Top 200 Chinese Family Names”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], 1990, retrieved 2006-12-30
^ “China issues first set of stamps of Chinese family names”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[3], People's Daily Online, 2004 November 19, retrieved 2006-12-30

Appendix:Chinese surnames

2006 Rankings

Trivia

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