Most Common Singaporean Surnames & Meanings

Most Common Last Names In Singapore

Forebears knows about 138,697 unique surnames in Singapore and there are 39 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency
1	Tan	723,595	1:8
2	Chan	178,566	1:31
3	Chong	105,638	1:52
4	Chen	96,527	1:57
5	Sim	83,824	1:66
6	Wang	78,111	1:71
7	Li	71,182	1:77
8	Lim	66,833	1:82
9	Tang	62,592	1:88
10	Lin	62,323	1:88
11	Lau	54,371	1:101
12	Zhang	54,298	1:101
13	Cheng	49,667	1:111
14	Liu	49,577	1:111
15	Lai	47,112	1:117
16	Quek	44,056	1:125
17	Ng	42,558	1:129
18	Huang	42,100	1:131
19	Seah	41,133	1:134
20	Pang	40,273	1:137
21	Yang	40,123	1:137
22	Neo	39,070	1:141
23	Han	34,191	1:161
24	Gan	34,161	1:161
25	Wu	34,024	1:162
26	Chang	33,939	1:162
27	Song	31,546	1:175
28	Hong	31,521	1:175
29	Wong	30,776	1:179
30	Chow	30,686	1:179
31	Ling	28,388	1:194
32	Wei	27,780	1:198
33	Yu	27,618	1:199
34	Ong	27,301	1:202
35	Kong	24,647	1:223
36	Phua	24,562	1:224
37	Goh	24,395	1:226
38	Teng	24,040	1:229
39	Xu	23,997	1:230
40	Chua	22,820	1:241
41	Chng	21,339	1:258
42	Kang	21,189	1:260
43	Koh	20,731	1:266
44	Tong	20,671	1:266
45	Chai	20,299	1:271
46	Teo	19,944	1:276
47	Wan	18,818	1:293
48	Yip	18,656	1:295
49	Lu	18,579	1:296
50	Liang	18,549	1:297
51	Hui	17,838	1:309
52	Ang	17,795	1:310
53	Zhou	17,124	1:322
54	Ho	16,862	1:327
55	Peh	16,845	1:327
56	Yan	16,546	1:333
57	Tay	16,529	1:333
58	Sun	16,161	1:341
59	Kim	15,450	1:356
59	Kwok	15,450	1:356
61	Zheng	15,343	1:359
62	Su	14,872	1:370
63	Law	14,693	1:375
63	Zhao	14,693	1:375
65	Hu	14,500	1:380
66	Low	14,449	1:381
67	Poon	13,640	1:404
68	Cai	13,417	1:411
69	Kwan	13,267	1:415
70	Guo	13,237	1:416
70	Kwek	13,237	1:416
72	Peng	13,088	1:421
73	Mok	12,557	1:439
74	Zhu	12,245	1:450
75	Ko	11,919	1:462
76	Chu	11,500	1:479
77	Jiang	11,162	1:493
77	Tai	11,162	1:493
79	Mak	11,085	1:497
80	Loh	10,965	1:502
81	He	10,952	1:503
82	Choy	10,909	1:505
83	Shi	10,892	1:506
84	Meng	10,879	1:506
85	Leong	10,862	1:507
86	Sin	10,807	1:510
87	Shen	10,789	1:510
88	Chia	10,742	1:513
89	Fu	10,417	1:529
90	Yi	10,387	1:530
91	Seet	10,361	1:532
92	Chew	10,357	1:532
93	Fang	10,254	1:537
94	Kumar	10,233	1:538
95	Pan	10,109	1:545
96	Yin	9,942	1:554
97	Xie	9,677	1:569
98	Yap	9,668	1:570
99	Toh	9,664	1:570

100	Ye	9,634	1:572
101	Lian	9,394	1:586
102	Yuen	9,381	1:587
103	Fan	9,159	1:601
104	Luo	8,876	1:621
105	Wen	8,846	1:623
106	Ma	8,654	1:636
107	Jin	8,607	1:640
108	Leng	8,414	1:655
109	Rao	8,281	1:665
110	Cho	8,251	1:668
111	Wee	8,213	1:671
112	Jia	8,192	1:672
113	Feng	8,162	1:675
114	Ding	8,132	1:677
115	Yong	8,059	1:683
116	Soh	8,046	1:685
117	Foo	8,037	1:685
118	Tian	8,029	1:686
119	Yuan	7,956	1:692
120	Png	7,687	1:716
121	Chin	7,665	1:719
122	Xiao	7,631	1:722
123	Choi	7,229	1:762
123	Gao	7,229	1:762
125	Au	7,079	1:778
125	Yao	7,079	1:778
127	Guan	6,903	1:798
128	Weng	6,651	1:828
128	Yue	6,651	1:828
130	Singh	6,582	1:837
131	Kan	6,501	1:847
132	Zeng	6,488	1:849
133	Choo	6,338	1:869
134	Min	6,266	1:879
135	Lee	6,236	1:883
136	Lui	6,159	1:894
137	Leung	6,056	1:909
138	Cheong	5,957	1:925
139	Heng	5,821	1:946
140	Cao	5,761	1:956
141	Chee	5,705	1:965
142	Khoo	5,521	1:998
143	Poh	5,495	1:1,002
144	Cheung	5,388	1:1,022
144	Zhong	5,388	1:1,022
146	Liao	5,375	1:1,025
147	Dong	5,316	1:1,036
148	Hua	5,183	1:1,063
149	Chiu	5,106	1:1,079
150	Liew	5,033	1:1,094
151	Fung	4,973	1:1,108
152	Mun	4,870	1:1,131
153	Deng	4,793	1:1,149
154	Aung	4,652	1:1,184
155	Xue	4,648	1:1,185
156	Lam	4,554	1:1,209
157	Qiu	4,528	1:1,216
158	Lan	4,511	1:1,221
159	Gu	4,348	1:1,267
160	Qi	4,305	1:1,279
161	Yun	4,288	1:1,284
162	Kwa	4,203	1:1,310
163	Hao	4,173	1:1,320
164	Qian	4,143	1:1,329
164	Sze	4,143	1:1,329
166	Shu	4,096	1:1,345
167	Ji	4,053	1:1,359
168	Cheang	3,950	1:1,394
169	Kwong	3,903	1:1,411
170	Tham	3,899	1:1,413
171	Chui	3,860	1:1,427
171	Qin	3,860	1:1,427
173	You	3,800	1:1,449
174	Yee	3,792	1:1,452
175	Ying	3,788	1:1,454
176	Hwang	3,758	1:1,466
177	Dai	3,698	1:1,489
178	Zhuang	3,668	1:1,502
178	Zhuo	3,668	1:1,502
180	See	3,638	1:1,514
181	Man	3,608	1:1,527
182	Xia	3,578	1:1,539
183	Sheng	3,535	1:1,558
184	Kum	3,518	1:1,566
185	Loo	3,492	1:1,577
186	Fong	3,415	1:1,613
187	Ke	3,372	1:1,633
188	Tao	3,325	1:1,656
189	Ku	3,313	1:1,662
190	Gong	3,295	1:1,672
191	Chao	3,223	1:1,709
192	So	3,193	1:1,725
193	Hou	3,133	1:1,758
193	Seow	3,133	1:1,758
195	Win	3,077	1:1,790
196	Xiang	2,983	1:1,846
197	Cui	2,953	1:1,865
198	Ni	2,910	1:1,893
198	Shao	2,910	1:1,893

198	Zou	2,910	1:1,893
201	Xiong	2,897	1:1,901
202	Nguyen	2,872	1:1,918
203	Shin	2,820	1:1,953
204	Yeung	2,790	1:1,974
205	Yim	2,778	1:1,983
206	An	2,760	1:1,996
207	Kwee	2,731	1:2,017
207	Mao	2,731	1:2,017
209	Leow	2,718	1:2,026
210	Bao	2,705	1:2,036
210	Chou	2,705	1:2,036
212	Fok	2,628	1:2,096
213	Lei	2,615	1:2,106
213	Raj	2,615	1:2,106
215	Teh	2,589	1:2,127
216	Xing	2,568	1:2,145
217	Ge	2,525	1:2,181
218	Ren	2,508	1:2,196
219	Tee	2,495	1:2,207
220	Sharma	2,461	1:2,238
221	Jung	2,435	1:2,262
222	Soon	2,431	1:2,266
223	Ahmad	2,375	1:2,319
223	Tse	2,375	1:2,319
225	Woo	2,354	1:2,340
226	Chung	2,285	1:2,410
227	Pong	2,273	1:2,423
227	Tsang	2,273	1:2,423
229	Jong	2,213	1:2,489
230	Kaur	2,208	1:2,494
231	Soo	2,161	1:2,549
232	Tu	2,110	1:2,610
233	Ou	2,093	1:2,631
234	Ting	2,084	1:2,643
235	Pak	2,080	1:2,648
236	Gupta	2,050	1:2,687
236	Thia	2,050	1:2,687
238	Ooi	2,033	1:2,709
239	Ali	2,024	1:2,721
239	Kee	2,024	1:2,721
241	Mei	2,020	1:2,727
242	Rahman	1,990	1:2,768
242	Sha	1,990	1:2,768
244	Khan	1,964	1:2,804
245	Boon	1,960	1:2,810
245	Won	1,960	1:2,810
247	Tun	1,943	1:2,835
248	Che	1,930	1:2,854
248	Seetoh	1,930	1:2,854
248	Seng	1,930	1:2,854
251	Oo	1,909	1:2,885
252	Shah	1,900	1:2,899
253	Cha	1,857	1:2,966
254	Krishnan	1,853	1:2,972
255	Nair	1,849	1:2,979
256	Yew	1,845	1:2,985
257	Loke	1,836	1:3,000
258	Duan	1,827	1:3,015
258	Ming	1,827	1:3,015
260	Seo	1,810	1:3,043
261	Lou	1,768	1:3,115
262	Qu	1,738	1:3,169
263	Soe	1,729	1:3,185
264	Ban	1,695	1:3,249
264	Ching	1,695	1:3,249
264	Zhan	1,695	1:3,249
267	Cheah	1,673	1:3,292
268	Ee	1,661	1:3,316
269	Miao	1,635	1:3,369
270	Chi	1,618	1:3,404
271	Jing	1,588	1:3,468
271	Kuang	1,588	1:3,468
271	Lang	1,588	1:3,468
274	Teoh	1,584	1:3,477
275	Jie	1,575	1:3,497
276	Ngai	1,562	1:3,526
276	Pei	1,562	1:3,526
278	Quan	1,545	1:3,565
279	Shum	1,532	1:3,595
279	Yung	1,532	1:3,595
281	Jang	1,485	1:3,709
281	Xin	1,485	1:3,709
283	Choong	1,459	1:3,775
284	Ping	1,455	1:3,785
285	Pok	1,442	1:3,819
286	Ow	1,429	1:3,854
287	Eng	1,425	1:3,865
288	Lew	1,417	1:3,887
289	Kung	1,412	1:3,901
289	Mu	1,412	1:3,901
289	Zhai	1,412	1:3,901
292	Lay	1,408	1:3,912
293	Koo	1,404	1:3,923
294	Son	1,395	1:3,948
295	Mo	1,382	1:3,985
295	Siu	1,382	1:3,985
297	Lwin	1,370	1:4,020
297	Woon	1,370	1:4,020
299	Nai	1,365	1:4,035

299	Shang	1,365	1:4,035
301	Reddy	1,322	1:4,166
301	Sato	1,322	1:4,166
303	Kannan	1,318	1:4,179
304	Yeoh	1,314	1:4,192
305	Lao	1,310	1:4,204
305	Mai	1,310	1:4,204
307	Jain	1,297	1:4,246
307	Myint	1,297	1:4,246
309	Mohan	1,288	1:4,276
310	Si	1,280	1:4,303
310	Tanaka	1,280	1:4,303
312	Yeow	1,271	1:4,333
313	Hwee	1,263	1:4,361
313	Kai	1,263	1:4,361
313	Sui	1,263	1:4,361
316	Foong	1,258	1:4,378
317	Phang	1,254	1:4,392
318	Hang	1,250	1:4,406
319	Naing	1,241	1:4,438
320	Subramanian	1,207	1:4,563
321	Bi	1,190	1:4,628
321	Kwon	1,190	1:4,628
321	Tsui	1,190	1:4,628
324	Lye	1,168	1:4,715
325	Alsagoff	1,160	1:4,748
326	Mani	1,156	1:4,764
327	Chionh	1,143	1:4,819