What are typical Chinese last names?

A report in 2019 gives the most common Chinese surnames as Wang and Li, each shared by over 100 million people in China. The remaining top ten most common Chinese surnames are Zhang, Liu, Chen, Yang, Huang, Zhao, Wu and Zhou.

What is the rarest Chinese last name?

What is this? The rarest Chinese last name to make to this list of ‘top 100’ seems to be ‘通过 Tōngguò’ meaning ‘by’ if you go by the usage statistic. Going by the oldest one in use according to the ancient Chinese last names record, it would be 贶 Kuàng meaning ‘bestow’.

How many Chinese last names are there?

With 1.37 billion citizens, China has the world’s largest population, but has one of the smallest surname pools. Only about 6,000 surnames are in use, according to the Ministry of Public Security. And the vast majority of the population — almost 86% — share just 100 of those surnames.

What are the top 10 Chinese surnames?

Here are the top ten surnames in China, along with their meanings:

  • Wang (王) Wang is the most common surname in mainland China, which represents 92.8 million people, and is a royal surname meaning ‘King’.
  • Li (李)
  • Zhang (张)
  • Liu (刘)
  • Chen (陈)
  • Yang (杨)
  • Huang (黄)
  • Zhao (赵)

Are Chinese names unisex?

Many Chinese names are gender-neutral, but certain names are more commonly given to girls or boys, so where necessary we’ve labeled them: If you’re looking for a tried and tested name for your baby, here are 10 popular Chinese names to consider: Fang – fragrance, virtue ♀️ ♂️

What is the prettiest Chinese name?

The 11 Most Beautiful Chinese Names and What They Mean

  • 语嫣 Yu Yan. Also the name of a popular female character written by Jin Yong, Yu Yan is drawn from the phrase yu xiao yan ran, which describes women who have beautiful smiles.
  • 映月 Ying Yue.
  • 风眠 Feng Mian.
  • 飞鸿 Fei Hong.