What are the top five largest surnames in China?

1. The surname is Li. The surname Li is the largest surname in China, with a wide distribution, accounting for about the total Han population in the country. In terms of regions, the proportion of the surname Li in the northern provinces is relatively high, generally more than 8%, while the proportion in the southern provinces is generally less than 8%, especially in the southeastern coastal provinces, the proportion is only about 4%.

2. Wang's surname. The surname Wang is the second largest surname in China, distributed throughout the country, accounting for about the national Han population, especially in Shanxi, Hebei and Henan!

3. Zhang's surname. The surname Zhang is one of the most widely distributed and populous surnames in China, accounting for about the total Han population in the country, and the third largest surname in Chinese. In particular, Shandong, Henan, Hebei and Sichuan provinces are the most.

4. The surname is Liu. The surname Liu is widely distributed, accounting for about the national Han population, and is the fourth largest surname among the Chinese population. Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, and Beijing-Tianjin regions in the northern region have a high proportion of Liu surnames, accounting for more than 8% of the Han population in this region.

5. Chen surname. The surname Chen is the fifth most populous surname in the country, accounting for about the national Han population, and there are many Chen surnames in the southern region. In Taiwan and Guangdong provinces, the surname Chen accounts for more than 10% of the population of the province, making it the largest surname in the province.

6. Yang surname. The surname Yang is the sixth largest surname in China, accounting for about the national Han population, and is widely distributed throughout the country, especially in the provinces of the Yangtze River basin.

7, surname Zhao. The surname Zhao is one of the most widely distributed and common surnames, accounting for about the total Han population in the country, and is the seventh largest surname with the largest number of Chinese today.

8, Huang surname. The surname Huang is extremely widely distributed, accounting for about the total population of the country, ranking eighth among the ten most surnames in China. The Huang surname is concentrated in the area south of the Gongjiang River, and Guangdong Province has the largest population with the Huang surname, accounting for about 19% of the country's Han Huang surname.

Sichuan, Hunan, Guangxi, Jiangxi and other provinces also have a relatively large number of people with the surname Huang, and the population with the surname Huang in the above five provinces accounts for about 56% of the population of the Han nationality with the surname Huang.

9, surname Zhou. The surname Zhou is one of the common surnames today, with a wide distribution, accounting for about the country's Han population, and the ninth largest surname population in China. Among the provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Basin, the proportion of Zhou surnames is higher than that of other regions.

10, surname Wu.

The surname Wu is a more common surname today, accounting for about the total Han population in the country, ranking tenth among the top ten surnames with the largest Chinese population today. The surname Wu accounts for more than 2% of the total population of the province in all provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Fujian, accounting for about 5% of the population of the province, which is a typical surname in the south of the Yangtze River.

The surname Li is the largest surname in China, with more than 9,500 people. The top five are surnamed Wang, Zhang, Liu, and Chen. The number of people is more than 9,500,000, 9,100,000, 8,500,000, 6,400 and 5,400 respectively.

A recent statistical analysis of the country's registered population by the Public Security Administration of the Ministry of Public Security shows that the surname Wang is the largest surname in China, with 92,881,000 people, accounting for 7,25 percent of the country's total population. The second largest surname is Li, with 9207400000, accounting for 719 of the total population of the country; The third place is surnamed Zhang, with 87.5 million 20,000 people, accounting for 6 83 of the total population of the country.

In Chinese history, there is a brilliant history of 5,000 years, from the three emperors and five emperors to the present, Chinese attach great importance to blood relations, and it is our nature to seek our roots and ask our ancestors, which is also the tradition of the Chinese nation. Speaking of blood, we have to talk about surnames that are very close to blood relations, and surnames represent the signs and symbols of a person's family kinship.

The surname first originated from the name of the tribe and the tribal leader, in order to distinguish the descendants of different clans and facilitate intermarriage between different clans, so the generation of surnames is a manifestation of human progress for the transformation of the marriage system. For surnames, we have to mention the Song Dynasty's "Hundred Family Names", "Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou Wu, Zheng Wang", etc., we will memorize these.

The surname Zhao, who ranks first, is actually not the most populous, because it is ranked in the Song Dynasty, and the surname Zhao is in charge, so it must be the first. With the development of time, the ranking of "Hundred Family Names" has changed a lot, according to the latest ranking, it has become "Wang Li Zhang Liu, Chen Yang Huang Zhao", the former first ranked "Zhao" has become eighth, and the previous eighth ranked "Wang" has become the first, in 2014, the population surnamed Wang reached more than 94 million, accounting for the population, to this day, the surname Wang should be close to more than 95 million.

The surname Wang originated from the surname Ji, the ancestor of the surname Wang was Ji Jin, the son of King Zhou Ling, King Zhou Ling was mediocre, so Ji Jin advised his father, but his father did not listen, and demoted Ji Jin to a concubine. After being demoted to a concubine, Ji Jin's descendants still thought that they were kings, so they took the king as their surname, which is the origin of the surname Wang.

But there is an embarrassment with the surname Wang, there are many emperors in history, the surname Liu of the Han Dynasty, and the surname Yang of the Sui Dynasty. The surname Li of the Tang Dynasty, the surname Zhao of the Song Dynasty, the surname Zhu of the Ming Dynasty, etc., there are many princes and kings of the Ming Dynasty, but the oldest royal surname, in China for 5,000 years, since the surname Wang is not a royal surname, it makes people feel incredible, in fact, the surname Wang has been out of the emperor, but it is not recognized by the history books and experts.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Mang was originally a relative, and when Emperor Han Ai died early and the imperial power fell, Wang Mang took the opportunity to seize the throne and establish a new dynasty. After succeeding to the throne, Wang Mang also implemented a new policy, but his own reforms were too advanced and unrealistic, and naturally he would be opposed by others, and after 15 years as emperor, the new dynasty perished. There is also Wang Xiang at the end of the Sui Dynasty who disturbed Xiang Shichong and called the emperor to establish Zheng and so on.

For the surname Wang, there has never been an emperor and "Wang" has a great relationship, the structure of the surname Wang, three horizontal and one vertical, one vertical sandwiched in the middle, the top and bottom are sealed, one vertical does not come out, Han Liu, Tang Li, Song Zhao, Li Hengming, Zhu and so on They always have a vertical head. There is also a saying that the surname Wang occupies a lot of royal energy, which is somewhat different from the ordinary surname Jinbo.

The top 10 surnames are ranked as follows:

1. Wu surname. In ancient Chinese history, there were multiple origins of the surname Wu. Among them, the earliest originated from the Yandi Jiang surname has a history of more than 5,000 years, the second origin of the Wu surname comes from the Zhurong Wu Hui clan has a history of more than 4,000 years, and the origin is from the Yellow Emperor Ji surname has a history of more than 2,600 years (Wu Taibo, known as the ancestor of the Kai family by the Wu surname in later generations).

2. The surname Zhou. The surname Zhou has a long history, and the history can be traced back to the ancient Yellow Emperor era. The surname Zhou is derived from the surname Ji and is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. At present, the distribution of the surname Zhou in the country is mainly concentrated in the four provinces of Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei and Jiangsu, accounting for about 46% of the total population with the surname Zhou.

3. Huang surname. In ancient Chinese history, the surname Huang is mainly derived from the surname Ying, and Lu Zhong, the son of Wu Hui (Zhu Rong), is the ancestor of the surname. The surname Huang originated in northern China, and later moved to the Central Plains region and established the Huang Kingdom.

4. The surname Zhao. The surname Zhao is the surname of the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and in the Song Dynasty's "Hundred Family Names", the surname Zhao ranks first. In ancient Chinese history, the birthplace of the surname Zhao was in present-day Shanxi Province, and the father of King Mu of Zhou was the ancestor of the surname Zhao.

5. Yang surname. In ancient Chinese history, the surname Yang originated from the Yang Kingdom (now Hongdong County, Shanxi Province) in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was the surname of the Sui Dynasty, mainly derived from the surname of the Yellow Emperor Ji, etc., and Yang Boqiao was the ancestor of the surname.

6. Chen surname. In ancient Chinese history, the Chen family originated in Wanqiu (now Huaiyang, Henan), looked at Gushi (now Gushi County, Henan), flourished in Yingchuan (now Changge, Henan), and opened Fujian and Zhangzhou in the south, all over the world.

7, surnamed Liu. In ancient Chinese history, the surname Liu was also the surname of many emperors. According to relevant statistics, the number of emperors surnamed Liu reached more than 90 people, and more than ten dynasties were established successively, including the Western Han Dynasty, the Xuan Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Shu Han Dynasty, the Han (former Zhao), the (Liu) Song Dynasty, the Southern Han Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty, and the Northern Han Dynasty.

8. Zhang's surname. In ancient Chinese history, the surname Zhang was mainly derived from the surname Ji of the Yellow Emperor, and Zhang Hui was the ancestor of the surname. During the period of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Zhang Hui was the inventor of the important bow and arrow in ancient times.

The clan surnamed Zhang was first active in "Yincheng Qingyang", and the ancient land was in the area of Puyang, Henan Province and Qinghe, Hebei Province.

9. Wang's surname. In ancient Chinese history, the surname Wang was mainly derived from the surname Ji, the surname of the child, the surname of the concubine, etc., and the surname Ji Jin in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was the ancestor of the surname Wang. At present, in terms of national distribution, the surname Wang has formed a high proportion of the northern Wang surname area bounded by the Yangtze River and a low proportion of the southern Wang surname area, that is, the Wang surname is more densely distributed in the north and northeast of China.

10, surname Li.

In Chinese history, there are more than 60 people surnamed Li who are called emperors, and they have successively established Dacheng, Xiliang, Liang, Wu, Wei, Tang, Chu, Later Tang, Southern Tang, Dashu, Xixia, Dashun and other countries.

Hundred family names: Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou Wu, Zheng Wang, Feng Chen, Chuwei, Jiang Shen, Han Yang, Zhu Qin, You Xu, He Lu Shi, Zhang Kong, Cao Yanhua, Jin Wei, Tao Jiang, Qi Xie, Zou Yu, Bai Shui, Dou Zhang, Yun Su, Pan Ge, Xi Fan, Peng Lang, Lu Wei, Chang Ma, Miao Feng, Hua Fang, Yu Ren, Yuan Liu, Yu Bao, Shi Tang, Fei Qian, Cen Xue, Lei He, Ni Tang, Teng Yin, Luo Bi, Hao Wu, Anchang, Le Yu Shifu, Pi Bian, Qi Kang, Wu Yu Yuanbu, Gu Mengping, Huang He, Mu Xiaoyin, Yao Shao Zhan, Wang Qi, Mao Yudi, Mi Bei Mingzang, Ji Fuchengdai, Tan Song, Mao, Pang Xiong, Shu Qu, Xiang Zhu, Dong Liang, Du Ruan, Lan Min, Xi Ji, Maqiang, Jia Luwei, Lou, Jiang Tong, Yan Guo, Mei Shenglin, Diao, Zhong Xu, Qiu Luo, Gao Xia, Cai Tian, Fan Hu Linghuo Yu Wanzhike, Zhanguan Lu Mo, Jingfang Qiu Miao, Gan Xie Yingzong, Ding Xuanben, Deng Yudan, Hanghong, Bao Zhuzuoshi, Cui Jiniu, Gong, Cheng Ji, Xinghua, Pei Lurongweng, Xun Yang, Yu Hui, Zhen Jijiafeng, Rui Yi, Jin Chu, Ji Bing, Mi Song, Jing Duan, Fuwu, Wujiaobagong, Mukui Valley, Chehou Mipeng, Quan Xi Banyang, Qiu Zhongyi Palace, Ning Qiu Luan Storm Gan Lirong, Zu Wufu, Liu Jingzhan Shulong, Ye Xing, Sishao, Gao Li, Ji Bo, Yin Su, Bai Huai, Pu Tai, Cong'e, Suoxian, Lai, Zhuo Lin, Tumeng, Chi Qiao, Yin Yu, Xu Nengcangshuang, Wen Xin, Dang Zhai, Tan Gonglao, Ji Shenfudu, Ran Zai, Liyong, Yin Xuan, Sang Gui, Pu Niu, Shoutong, Bian Hu, Yan Ji, Jiapu Shangnong, Wen Bei, Zhuang Yan Chai Qu Yan Chong, Mu Lian Ru Xi, Shen Ai Yurong, Xiang Gu Yishen, Ge Liao Yuzhong, Ji Ju Hengbu, Du Geng Manhong, Kuang Guowen Kou, Guanglu Que Dong, Ou Zhen Wally, Wei Yue Kuilong, Shi Gong Wei, Nie Chao Gou, Ao Rong, Leng Zi Xin Kan, Na Jian Raokong, Zeng Wusha, Yang Ju Xufeng, Chaoguan Kuaixiang, Chahou Jing Hong, You Zhuquan Lu, Gai Yihuan Gong, Wan Qi, Sima Shangguan, Ouyang Xiahou, Zhuge Wenren, Dongfang Helian Huangfu, Wei Chi, Ram, Tangtai Gongzhi, Zongzheng, Puyang, Chunyu, Shan Yu, Taishu, Shentu, Gongsun, Zhongsun, Xuanyuan, Linghu, Zhongli, Yuwen, Changsun, Murong Xianyu, Luqiu, Situ, Sikong, Qiguan, Sikou Gongliang Tuoba Jiagu Zaifu Gu Liang Jin Chu Yan Fa Ru Yan Qin Duan Gan Baili Dongguo Nanmen Huyan Guihai Yang Tongue Weisheng Yue Shuai Gui Kang Youqin Liangqiu Liangqiu Zuoqiu Donggong Ximen Shangmu Shehu Bo Xun Nangong Moquan Qian Di Nian Ai Yang Tong Fifth Yanfu Zhuqu Surname continued.

1 Li 2 Wang 3 Zhang 4 Liu 5 Chen 6 Yang 7 Zhao 8 Huang 9 Zhou 10 Wu.

The surname Li ranked first.

Origin: According to the statistics provided by the National Bureau of Statistics, the surname Li is the largest number of surnames in the country, accounting for about 7.9 percent of the Han population, or more than 87 million people. The surname Li is widely distributed in China, mostly in the north, and almost all over the world overseas.

According to ancient data, the surname Li is a descendant of the surname 颛 (zhuan) 顼 (xu), first the surname Li (marble), in the last years of the Shang Dynasty, he fled to Henan because of refuge and settled in Luyi County, Henan. In order to be grateful for the fact that Muzi (the fruit of a woody plant) was used to satisfy his hunger when he fled and to avoid the pursuit of King Yin, the surname was changed to Li. The surname Li lived in Henan for more than 200 years from the end of the Shang Dynasty to the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the surname Li developed to Gansu and Hebei, and during the Western Han Dynasty, one of the surnames Li moved to the territory of present-day Shandong. Around the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the surname Li successively migrated to the southwest, distributed in Sichuan and Guangxi. Before the Tang Dynasty, the surname Li was mainly developed in the north, and only distributed in some areas south of the Yangtze River.

The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's feudal society, ruling for nearly 300 years, and the surname Li, as the "national surname", was the most noble. In the Tang Dynasty, there were many descendants of the Li family, and in addition, all those who contributed to the Tang Dynasty were given the surname Li, which greatly expanded the population of the surname Li. After the great development of the Tang Dynasty, the surname Li began to move south, mainly three times.

For the first time, the surname Li of Henan entered Fujian to open up Zhangzhou during the reign of Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty; The second time was during the Anshi Rebellion, when many people surnamed Li moved to the south to avoid war; The third time from the Huangchao Uprising at the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, due to the long-term turmoil in the Central Plains, the surname Li directly entered Fujian, Guangdong and other places from Chang'an, Henan and other places. In Chinese history, there were more than 60 people surnamed Li who claimed to be kings and emperors, and successively established regimes such as Dacheng, Xiliang, Liang, Wu, Wei, Tang, Chu, Later Tang, Southern Tang, Dashu, Sixia and Dashun. In addition, the surname Li has produced many talents over the years.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was the famous thinker and founder of Taoism, Li Er (Lao Tzu); In the Tang Dynasty, there were politicians Li Yuan, Li Shimin, great poets Li Bai, Li He, Li Shangyin, etc.; Five pronouns Li Houzhu; Northern Song Dynasty female lyricist Li Qingzhao, famous general Li Xianzhong; Li Shizhen, an outstanding medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, Li Mengyang, a literary scholar, and Li Zicheng, the leader of the peasant uprising; Qing Dynasty Taiping Heavenly Kingdom generals Li Kaifang and Li Xiucheng, opera theorist and writer Li Yu; In modern times, there are Li Dazhao, the earliest Marxist in China and one of the founders of the Communist Party of China, and Li Siguang, a geologist. The surname Li who lives overseas has also emerged many outstanding talents. Chinese-Americans Tsung-Dao Lee and Yuanzhe Li won the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry respectively, and are the world's first-class scientists. Lee Kuan Yew, whose ancestral home is in Guangdong, was the prime minister of Singapore; The first of the top ten consortia in modern Hong Kong, Li Ka-shing, a native of Chaozhou, Guangdong, and so on.