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2. List of common Chinese surnames - Wikipedia

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   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]

3. Chinese surname - Wikipedia

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   Chinese surnames have a history of over 3,000 years. Chinese mythology, however, reaches back further to the legendary figure Fuxi (with the surname Feng), who was said to have established the system of Chinese surnames to distinguish different families and prevent marriage of people with the same family names. [8]

4. Li (surname 李) - Wikipedia

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   Variant form (s) Lee, Lei. Derivative (s) Lee/이 (Korean) Lee/หลี่ (Thai) Ly/Lý (Vietnamese) Li or Lee ([lì]; Chinese: 李; pinyin: Lǐ) is a common Chinese surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames.[1] Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, [2] and more ...

5. Hundred Family Surnames - Wikipedia

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   The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓), commonly known as Bai Jia Xing, [1] also translated as Hundreds of Chinese Surnames, [2] is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dynasty (960–1279). [3] The book lists 507 surnames. [3] Of these, 441 are single ...

6. Zhang (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Zhang ([ʈʂáŋ] ⓘ; traditional Chinese: 張; simplified Chinese: 张) is the third most common surname in China and Taiwan (commonly spelled as Chang in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world. [2][3] It is spoken in the first tone Zhāng. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to ...

7. Category:Chinese-language surnames - Wikipedia

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   Ban (Chinese surname) Bao (surname) Bei (surname) Bi (surname) Bian (surname) Bing (Chinese surname) Bo (Chinese surname) Bong (surname) Buddhist surname.

8. Wu (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Wú is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Simplified Chinese 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song dynasty classic Hundred Family Surnames. [1] In 2019 Wu was the ninth most common surname in Mainland China. [2] A 2013 study found that it was the ...

9. Ma (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Name of a district. Meaning. "Horse". Ma (simplified Chinese: 马; traditional Chinese: 馬; pinyin: Mǎ) is a Chinese family name. The surname literally means "horse". [1] As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in mainland China. In 2019 it was the 13th most common surname in mainland China. [2]