Most Common Chinese Surnames & Meanings

Most Common Last Names In China

Forebears knows about 137,913 unique surnames in China and there are 9,892 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency
1	Wang	105,459,482	1:13
2	Li	102,565,454	1:13
3	Zhang	96,331,104	1:14
4	Liu	72,973,644	1:19
5	Chen	71,489,433	1:19
6	Yang	45,875,668	1:30
7	Huang	34,876,194	1:39
8	Wu	33,845,494	1:40
9	Xu	30,128,413	1:45
10	Zhao	28,151,314	1:49
11	Zhou	26,763,223	1:51
12	Lu	20,627,593	1:66
13	Zhu	19,475,087	1:70
14	Sun	19,324,112	1:71
15	He	18,464,550	1:74
16	Ma	18,447,752	1:74
17	Yu	16,872,083	1:81
18	Hu	16,673,650	1:82
19	Lin	16,434,961	1:83
20	Jiang	16,172,683	1:85
21	Guo	16,081,278	1:85
22	Luo	14,456,168	1:95
23	Gao	14,258,931	1:96
24	Zheng	13,177,076	1:104
25	Liang	12,303,936	1:111
26	Tang	12,143,349	1:113
27	Wei	11,813,769	1:116
28	Shi	11,136,692	1:123
29	Xie	10,771,525	1:127
30	Song	9,835,367	1:139
31	Feng	9,349,279	1:146
32	Yan	9,244,143	1:148
33	Deng	8,808,255	1:155
34	Han	8,799,493	1:155
35	Cao	8,373,959	1:163
36	Tan	8,298,200	1:165
37	Ceng	8,213,569	1:166
38	Peng	8,133,554	1:168
39	Xiao	7,888,476	1:173
40	Yuan	7,801,838	1:175
41	Pan	7,600,692	1:180
42	Cai	7,480,825	1:183
43	Cheng	7,417,883	1:184
44	Fan	7,267,353	1:188
45	Tian	7,201,570	1:190
46	Dong	7,155,188	1:191
47	Fu	7,056,142	1:194
48	Ye	6,901,289	1:198
49	Su	6,821,774	1:200
50	Du	6,551,799	1:209
51	Zhong	6,121,151	1:223
52	Jin	6,115,081	1:224
53	Ding	6,094,324	1:224
54	Yao	5,803,517	1:236
55	Ren	5,761,955	1:237
56	Yin	5,549,933	1:246
57	Cui	5,376,522	1:254
58	Liao	5,192,379	1:263
59	Fang	5,183,855	1:264
60	Meng	4,905,104	1:279
61	Dai	4,758,151	1:287
62	Wen	4,738,019	1:289
63	Gu	4,733,296	1:289
64	Qiu	4,664,079	1:293
65	Jia	4,627,031	1:296
66	Xia	4,513,113	1:303
67	Bai	4,425,314	1:309
68	Hou	4,230,215	1:323
69	Zou	4,181,460	1:327
70	Xiong	4,050,839	1:338
71	Qin	4,005,155	1:341
72	Ji	3,837,365	1:356
73	Gong	3,828,534	1:357
74	Xue	3,670,525	1:373
75	Qi	3,596,635	1:380
76	Lei	3,369,729	1:406
77	Duan	3,363,498	1:407
78	Xiang	3,152,783	1:434
79	Long	3,015,968	1:453
80	Mao	2,912,151	1:470
81	Tao	2,898,296	1:472
82	Shao	2,784,308	1:491
83	Hao	2,783,360	1:491
84	Lai	2,743,012	1:498
85	Guan	2,737,051	1:500
86	Wan	2,688,696	1:509
87	Qian	2,665,805	1:513
88	Hong	2,559,098	1:534
89	Qu	2,515,046	1:544
90	Mo	2,508,035	1:545
91	Kong	2,461,763	1:555
92	Lan	2,433,496	1:562
93	Kang	2,343,860	1:583
94	Chang	2,304,336	1:593
95	Bao	2,234,055	1:612
96	Ge	2,213,513	1:618
97	Yi	2,182,145	1:627
98	Niu	2,122,943	1:644
99	Xing	2,119,437	1:645

100	Zhan	1,888,319	1:724
101	An	1,886,564	1:725
102	Di	1,881,849	1:727
103	Qiao	1,822,085	1:750
104	You	1,801,186	1:759
105	Tong	1,784,741	1:766
106	Pang	1,767,761	1:773
107	Ni	1,735,192	1:788
108	Zhuang	1,725,502	1:792
109	Nie	1,682,772	1:813
110	Shen	1,637,572	1:835
111	Ou	1,602,289	1:853
112	Yue	1,570,509	1:871
113	Shang	1,560,847	1:876
114	Geng	1,473,246	1:928
115	Gan	1,443,160	1:947
116	Jiao	1,405,053	1:973
117	Zuo	1,383,512	1:988
118	Mou	1,332,510	1:1,026
119	Chu	1,305,797	1:1,047
120	Pu	1,294,658	1:1,056
121	Tu	1,262,216	1:1,083
122	Shu	1,248,035	1:1,096
123	Bi	1,181,279	1:1,157
124	Dan	1,169,560	1:1,169
125	Ruan	1,163,792	1:1,175
126	Ning	1,161,201	1:1,178
127	Ke	1,128,577	1:1,212
128	Mei	1,115,981	1:1,225
129	Ling	1,107,327	1:1,235
130	Hua	1,093,880	1:1,250
131	Huo	1,071,102	1:1,277
132	Xin	1,070,370	1:1,277
133	Jing	1,063,371	1:1,286
134	Miao	1,053,935	1:1,297
135	Pei	1,052,737	1:1,299
136	Sheng	1,047,480	1:1,305
137	Weng	1,034,514	1:1,322
138	Ran	1,011,416	1:1,352
139	Lian	1,002,369	1:1,364
140	Mu	940,468	1:1,454
141	Ou yang	939,249	1:1,456
142	Dou	907,859	1:1,506
143	Chai	905,113	1:1,511
144	Bian	887,775	1:1,540
145	Jie	853,791	1:1,601
146	Kuang	814,542	1:1,679
147	Lou	803,811	1:1,701
148	Teng	783,753	1:1,745
149	Rao	773,121	1:1,769
150	Xi	761,555	1:1,795
151	Si	736,757	1:1,856
152	Ai	728,665	1:1,876
153	Chi	701,782	1:1,948
154	Rong	678,423	1:2,015
155	Quan	670,729	1:2,039
156	Nong	645,480	1:2,118
157	Mai	638,531	1:2,141
158	Jian	623,410	1:2,193
159	Zhuo	618,048	1:2,212
160	Che	603,066	1:2,267
161	Cen	557,348	1:2,453
162	Gou	554,938	1:2,464
163	Dang	545,274	1:2,508
164	Fei	544,590	1:2,511
165	Bo	538,780	1:2,538
166	Leng	526,953	1:2,595
167	Mi	488,594	1:2,798
168	Xian	486,389	1:2,811
169	Zong	477,729	1:2,862
170	Gui	466,147	1:2,933
171	Ying	464,436	1:2,944
172	Min	456,031	1:2,998
173	Zang	454,566	1:3,008
174	Chou	429,496	1:3,184
175	Ju	425,886	1:3,211
176	Sui	424,903	1:3,218
177	Luan	423,219	1:3,231
178	Sha	415,493	1:3,291
179	Diao	413,586	1:3,306
180	Kou	399,634	1:3,421
181	Lang	390,807	1:3,499
182	Sang	389,177	1:3,513
183	Zhen	386,535	1:3,537
184	Cong	382,509	1:3,575
185	Zhi	376,544	1:3,631
186	Ao	367,662	1:3,719
187	She	361,970	1:3,777
188	Ming	360,710	1:3,791
189	Cha	347,897	1:3,930
190	Hui	322,267	1:4,243
191	Le	308,271	1:4,435
192	Lao	297,893	1:4,590
193	Nan	293,426	1:4,660
194	Ban	286,143	1:4,778
195	Pi	242,078	1:5,648
196	Man	233,456	1:5,857
197	Hai	210,901	1:6,483
198	Qiang	203,354	1:6,724
199	Shuai	200,868	1:6,807

200	Gai	196,236	1:6,968
201	Ba	188,029	1:7,272
202	Zu	186,721	1:7,323
203	Qing	185,920	1:7,354
204	Xuan	183,116	1:7,467
205	Ping	179,184	1:7,631
206	Suo	174,516	1:7,835
207	Yun	171,214	1:7,986
208	Men	167,275	1:8,174
209	Chao	162,586	1:8,410
210	Yong	159,768	1:8,558
211	A	157,414	1:8,686
212	Rui	155,636	1:8,785
213	Que	153,427	1:8,912
214	Xiu	142,174	1:9,617
215	Tai	138,954	1:9,840
216	Hang	136,467	1:10,019
217	Na	133,559	1:10,238
218	Ru	129,059	1:10,595
219	Ha	112,828	1:12,119
220	Bin	110,395	1:12,386
221	Zan	91,561	1:14,933
222	Heng	90,030	1:15,187
223	Zeng	53,091	1:25,754
224	Lee	44,364	1:30,821
225	Nu	40,053	1:34,138
226	Ouyang	14,218	1:96,168
227	Chan	14,090	1:97,042
228	Wong	13,890	1:98,439
229	Zhai	12,149	1:112,546
230	Da	11,979	1:114,143
231	Bu	8,125	1:168,286
232	Zi	7,324	1:186,691
233	Lau	6,204	1:220,394
234	Lun	6,118	1:223,492
235	Shan	5,425	1:252,041
236	Jun	4,766	1:286,891
237	Ho	4,620	1:295,957
238	Cheung	4,550	1:300,510
239	Guang	4,341	1:314,978
240	Ya	4,260	1:320,968
241	Bei	4,087	1:334,554
242	Shui	4,086	1:334,636
243	Huajing	4,083	1:334,882
244	San	3,922	1:348,629
245	Huan	3,878	1:352,584
246	Shou	3,790	1:360,771
247	Leung	3,457	1:395,523
248	Shenzhen	3,451	1:396,210
249	Young	3,423	1:399,451
250	Chow	3,391	1:403,221
251	Er	3,382	1:404,294
252	Ting	3,161	1:432,560
253	Bing	3,048	1:448,596
254	Chun	3,036	1:450,369
255	King	2,901	1:471,328
256	Xun	2,877	1:475,259
257	Lam	2,832	1:482,811
258	Lie	2,828	1:483,494
259	Hsu	2,777	1:492,374
260	Gang	2,615	1:522,876
261	Kai	2,600	1:525,893
262	Jiu	2,562	1:533,693
263	Woo	2,434	1:561,759
264	Tuo	2,335	1:585,577
265	Chong	2,334	1:585,828
266	Kan	2,322	1:588,855
267	Dian	2,252	1:607,159
268	Kim	2,104	1:649,868
269	De	2,061	1:663,426
270	Tie	2,047	1:667,964
271	Ce	1,971	1:693,720
272	Abu	1,918	1:712,889
273	Ng	1,863	1:733,935
274	Cang	1,859	1:735,515
275	E	1,837	1:744,323
276	Situ	1,821	1:750,863
277	Hei	1,693	1:807,632
278	Nian	1,662	1:822,696
279	Kuai	1,593	1:858,331
280	Biao	1,575	1:868,141
280	Law	1,575	1:868,141
282	Fa	1,523	1:897,782
283	Zha	1,502	1:910,334
283	Smith	1,502	1:910,334
285	Duo	1,482	1:922,619
286	Lo	1,465	1:933,325
287	Chung	1,450	1:942,980
288	Juan	1,430	1:956,169
289	Lim	1,420	1:962,903
290	Shuang	1,396	1:979,457
291	Zhe	1,393	1:981,566
292	Shun	1,389	1:984,393
292	Tsai	1,389	1:984,393
294	Tse	1,356	1:1,008,349
295	Huai	1,329	1:1,028,835
296	Ci	1,285	1:1,064,063
297	Kui	1,282	1:1,066,553
298	Green	1,276	1:1,071,569
299	Yeung	1,275	1:1,072,409

300	Choi	1,272	1:1,074,938
301	Kwok	1,251	1:1,092,983
302	Dao	1,237	1:1,105,353
303	Chiu	1,219	1:1,121,675
304	Wo	1,216	1:1,124,442
305	Shangguan	1,198	1:1,141,337
306	Allen	1,171	1:1,167,653
307	Ta	1,157	1:1,181,782
308	Kuo	1,147	1:1,192,085
309	Chuang	1,142	1:1,197,304
310	Ze	1,139	1:1,200,458
311	Chiang	1,136	1:1,203,628
312	Fung	1,123	1:1,217,562
313	Ben	1,116	1:1,225,199
314	Yip	1,110	1:1,231,821
315	Bie	1,077	1:1,269,565
316	Sai	1,055	1:1,296,039
316	Tsang	1,055	1:1,296,039
318	Me	1,050	1:1,302,211
319	Sen	1,049	1:1,303,452
320	Kun	1,046	1:1,307,191
321	Shaw	1,035	1:1,321,084
322	Wai	990	1:1,381,133
323	Lv	980	1:1,395,226
324	Zhuge	977	1:1,399,510
325	Sa	963	1:1,419,856
326	Fen	961	1:1,422,811
327	Park	960	1:1,424,293
328	La	951	1:1,437,772
329	Ka	950	1:1,439,286
330	Van	939	1:1,456,147
331	Ku	931	1:1,468,659
332	Dun	905	1:1,510,853
333	May	901	1:1,517,560
334	Huangfu	885	1:1,544,996
335	Chuan	877	1:1,559,090
336	Tsui	870	1:1,571,634
337	Nai	868	1:1,575,255
338	Cun	854	1:1,601,079
339	Tam	853	1:1,602,956
340	Can	829	1:1,649,363
341	Kao	825	1:1,657,359
342	Hwang	820	1:1,667,465
343	Maimai	818	1:1,671,542
344	Johnson	803	1:1,702,767
345	Wa	799	1:1,711,291
346	Chin	785	1:1,741,811
346	Khan	785	1:1,741,811
348	Qie	752	1:1,818,247
349	Hung	735	1:1,860,301
350	Tseng	721	1:1,896,424
351	Fong	720	1:1,899,058
352	Stone	716	1:1,909,667
353	Leon	702	1:1,947,752
354	Leo	698	1:1,958,913
355	Qun	694	1:1,970,204
356	Hoo	689	1:1,984,502
357	Ang	674	1:2,028,667
358	Piao	666	1:2,053,035
359	Run	633	1:2,160,066
360	White	632	1:2,163,483
361	Kwan	620	1:2,205,357
362	Yeh	619	1:2,208,920
363	Lui	616	1:2,219,678
364	Sao	600	1:2,278,869
365	Singh	592	1:2,309,665
366	Poon	590	1:2,317,494
366	Shentu	590	1:2,317,494
368	Ko	578	1:2,365,608
369	Yuen	573	1:2,386,251
370	Tung	572	1:2,390,422
371	Ali	565	1:2,420,038
372	Cho	558	1:2,450,397
373	Zai	543	1:2,518,088
374	So	537	1:2,546,223
374	Ti	537	1:2,546,223
376	Wilson	515	1:2,654,993
377	Ching	480	1:2,848,587
378	Mak	465	1:2,940,476
379	Kumar	463	1:2,953,178
380	Mok	460	1:2,972,438
381	Koo	457	1:2,991,951
382	James	454	1:3,011,722
383	Ong	448	1:3,052,057
384	Qiong	437	1:3,128,882
385	Hsieh	433	1:3,157,787
385	Sung	433	1:3,157,787
385	Yen	433	1:3,157,787
388	Yee	430	1:3,179,818
389	Au	427	1:3,202,158
390	Sima	424	1:3,224,815
391	Kuan	422	1:3,240,098
391	Tsao	422	1:3,240,098
391	Brown	422	1:3,240,098
394	Beijing	419	1:3,263,297
395	Chau	417	1:3,278,949
395	Shih	417	1:3,278,949
397	Pai	414	1:3,302,709
398	Bang	410	1:3,334,931
399	Yau	407	1:3,359,512

399	Joe	407	1:3,359,512
401	Zhuan	406	1:3,367,787
402	Sue	403	1:3,392,857
403	Won	391	1:3,496,986
404	Jackson	390	1:3,505,953
405	Pin	389	1:3,514,965
405	Tom	389	1:3,514,965
407	Gen	384	1:3,560,733
408	Chien	374	1:3,655,940
409	Kung	373	1:3,665,741
410	Factory	364	1:3,756,378
411	Jones	362	1:3,777,131
412	Yung	360	1:3,798,115
413	Guotu	357	1:3,830,032
413	Loo	357	1:3,830,032
415	Suen	356	1:3,840,791
416	Moon	355	1:3,851,610
417	En	353	1:3,873,432
418	Leong	352	1:3,884,436
418	Siu	352	1:3,884,436
420	Po	351	1:3,895,503
421	Lisa	348	1:3,929,085
421	Mang	348	1:3,929,085
423	Low	346	1:3,951,796
424	Zao	345	1:3,963,251
425	Chua	339	1:4,033,397
426	Lyu	338	1:4,045,330
427	Goh	332	1:4,118,438
428	Tu'er	329	1:4,155,993
429	Ri	328	1:4,168,663
430	Re	322	1:4,246,340
431	Neng	320	1:4,272,880
431	Owen	320	1:4,272,880
433	Hsiao	318	1:4,299,753
434	Shanghai	314	1:4,354,527
435	Foo	313	1:4,368,440
436	Mian	312	1:4,382,441
437	Shin	309	1:4,424,989
438	Pen	307	1:4,453,816
439	Martin	305	1:4,483,022
440	Aihe	304	1:4,497,768
441	Duanmu	303	1:4,512,612
442	Koh	301	1:4,542,597
443	Chia	300	1:4,557,739
444	Pian	295	1:4,634,988
445	Luk	291	1:4,698,700
446	Pao	290	1:4,714,902
447	Jung	288	1:4,747,644
448	Miller	287	1:4,764,187
449	Shamen	284	1:4,814,513
449	Wing	284	1:4,814,513
451	Jang	281	1:4,865,913
451	Tou	281	1:4,865,913
453	Taylor	280	1:4,883,291
454	Loh	279	1:4,900,794
454	Nuo	279	1:4,900,794
456	Chui	276	1:4,954,064
456	Lew	276	1:4,954,064
458	Te	275	1:4,972,078
459	Williams	270	1:5,064,154
460	Nee	267	1:5,121,055
461	Wood	264	1:5,179,248
462	Chew	263	1:5,198,941
462	Ly	263	1:5,198,941
464	Modify	262	1:5,218,785
464	Tuan	262	1:5,218,785
466	Duji	256	1:5,341,100
467	Chuai	255	1:5,362,045
468	Jue	254	1:5,383,156
469	Ahmed	253	1:5,404,433
470	Company	251	1:5,447,496
471	Thomas	249	1:5,491,251
472	Chaudhary	248	1:5,513,393
473	Lewis	246	1:5,558,218
474	Shuo	245	1:5,580,904
475	Kwong	244	1:5,603,777
475	Linghu	244	1:5,603,777
477	Davis	243	1:5,626,838
477	Sharma	243	1:5,626,838
479	Mie	242	1:5,650,089
480	Black	241	1:5,673,533
481	Ip	239	1:5,721,011
482	Choo	238	1:5,745,049
483	Liew	236	1:5,793,735
484	Shum	235	1:5,818,390
485	Liufu	234	1:5,843,255
486	Tina	232	1:5,893,627
486	Clark	232	1:5,893,627
488	Hsia	231	1:5,919,141
488	Hill	231	1:5,919,141
490	Lili	230	1:5,944,876
490	To	230	1:5,944,876
490	Hunter	230	1:5,944,876
493	Shah	225	1:6,076,985
494	Guangzhou	219	1:6,243,477
495	Soong	218	1:6,272,117
495	Tay	218	1:6,272,117
497	Yap	217	1:6,301,021
498	Aini	215	1:6,359,635
499	Department	214	1:6,389,353

500	Chueng	213	1:6,419,350
500	Mary	213	1:6,419,350
502	Hon	212	1:6,449,630
502	Fox	212	1:6,449,630
504	Hun	211	1:6,480,197
505	Kam	210	1:6,511,055
506	Se	208	1:6,573,661
507	Die	204	1:6,702,557