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Although the Chinese make up the largest segment of the U.S. Asian and Pacific Islander population, [33] the most common Chinese-derived surname during the 2000 census was not itself Chinese but the Vietnamese Nguyễn (Chinese: 阮, Ruǎn). [3] During the 2000 census, the 10 most common Chinese American names were: [note 1]
Each of the most common 23 surnames in China has more than 10 million users. [3] A commonly cited fact from the 1990 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records estimated that Zhang was the most common surname in the world, [40] but no comprehensive information from China was available at the time and more recent editions have omitted the claim.
Li or Lee (; 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 than 100 million in Asia. [3] It is the second-most common surname in China as of 2018, [2] [4] the second ...
Wang (surname) Wang ( / wɑːŋ /) is the pinyin romanization of the common Chinese surnames 王 ( Wáng ). It is currently the most common surname in Mainland China, one of the most common surnames in Asia, with more than 107 million in Asia. It is the 8th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. [ 2][ 3]
Hundred Family Surnames poem written in Chinese characters and Phagspa script, from Shilin Guangji written by Chen Yuanjing in the Yuan dynasty. 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.
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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 ...
Chen ([ʈʂʰə̌n] ⓘ) is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) [1] and Singapore (2000). [2] Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and Hong Kong. It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of ...