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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]
Description. Chinese given names are almost always made up of one or - usually - two characters and are written after the surname. Therefore, Wei ( 伟) of the Zhang ( 张) family is called "Zhang Wei" and not "Wei Zhang". In contrast to the relative paucity of Chinese surnames, given names can theoretically include any of the Chinese language ...
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]
Pages in category "Japanese unisex given names" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aguri;
Chinese names are personal names used by individuals from Greater China and other parts of the Sinophone world. Sometimes the same set of Chinese characters could be chosen as a Chinese name, a Hong Kong name, a Japanese name, a Korean name, a Malaysian Chinese name, or a Vietnamese name, but they would be spelled differently due to their varying historical pronunciation of Chinese characters.
Y. Yinghua. Yingwen. You (Chinese given name) Youchang. Youyi (name) Yu (Chinese given name) Yuanyuan. Yunfei.
Pages in category "Korean unisex given names" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bo-kyung;
kate_sept2004/Getty Images. 6. Kai. Of Hawaiian origin, this name nods to the sea. (The best way to instill a lifelong passion if you ask us.) 7. Lennon