List of most common surnames in Asia

This is a list of the most common surnames in Asia, in alphabetical order of the country.

Armenia

Rank Name Romanization Meaning
1 Հովհաննիսյան Hovhannisyan Son of Hovhannes (John)
2 Հարությունյան Harutyunyan Son of Harutyun ("resurrection")
3 Սարգսյան Sargsyan Son of Sargis
4 Խաչատրյան Khachatryan Son of Khachatur ("given by cross")
5 Գրիգորյան Grigoryan Son of Grigor (Gregory)

Azerbaijan

Rank[1] Name Romanization Meaning
1 Məmmədov Mammadov "Son of Mammad"
2 Əliyev Aliyev "Son of Ali"
3 Həsənov Hasanov "Son of Hasan"
4 Hüseynov Huseynov "Son of Hussein"
5 Quliyev Guliyev "Son of Qulu"
6 Hacıyev Hajiev "Son of Haji"
7 Rəsulov Rasulov "Son of Rasoul"
8 Süleymanov Suleymanov "Son of Suleyman"
9 Musayev Musayev "Son of Musa"
10 Abbasov Abbasov "Son of Abbas"
11 Babayev Babayev "Son of Baba"
12 Vəliyev Valiyev "Son of Vali"
13 Orucov Orujov "fasting"
14 İsmayılov Ismayilov "Son of Ismayil"
15 Ibrahimov Ibrahimov "Son of Ibrahim"

Bangladesh

Cambodia

Cambodian names are borrowed from Chinese, Sanskrit, Vietnamese words.

China

According to a comprehensive survey of residential permits released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on April 24, 2007,[2][3][4] the top three surnames in China have a combined population larger than Indonesia,[5] the world's fourth-most-populous country. The top 10 surnames each have a population greater than 20 million; the top 22 have populations of more than 10 million. The top 100 surnames cover 84.77% of China's population.

The press release from the Ministry of Public Security only provided detailed numbers for the top three surnames. Information about the others from 2006 comes from a multi-year study by Yuan Yida of the Chinese Academy of Sciences's Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, which purportedly used a sample size of 296 million spread across 1,110 counties and cities.[6]

Rank Name Romanization Total Number
(2007)		 Frequency
(2007)		 Estimated Number
(2006)
Simp. Trad.
1 王 Wáng [lower-alpha 1]/Wong 92,881,000 7.25% 92,550,000
2 李 Lǐ [lower-alpha 2]/Lee 92,074,000 7.19% 91,020,000
3 张 張 Zhāng [lower-alpha 3]/Cheung 87,502,000 6.83% 86,690,000
4 刘 劉 Liú [lower-alpha 4]/Lau >20,000,000 — 65,280,000
5 陈 陳 Chén /Chan — — 56,640,000
6 杨 楊 Yáng [lower-alpha 5] /Yeung — — 41,680,000
7 黄 黃 Huáng/Wong — — 29,410,000
8 赵 趙 Zhào/Chiu — — 26,180,000
9 吴 吳 Wú [lower-alpha 6]/Ng — — 25,020,000
10 周 Zhōu/Chow — — 24,330,000
11 徐 Xú [lower-alpha 7] /Tsui >10,000,000 — 18,550,000
12 孙 孫 Sūn/Sun — — 17,940,000
13 马 馬 Mǎ/Ma — — 16,890,000
14 朱 Zhū/Chu — — 16,460,000
15 胡 Hú/Woo — — 14,970,000
16 郭 Guō/Kwok — — 14,260,000
17 何 Hé/Ho — — 13,340,000
18 高 Gāo/Ko — — 12,900,000
19 林 Lín/Lam — — 12,500,000
20 罗 羅 Luó/Law — — 12,400,000

Georgia

Rank Name Romanization Total Number[14]
(2010)
1 ბერიძე Beridze 24,962
2 მამედოვი Mammadov
Mamedovi		 23,675
3 კაპანაძე Kapanadze 17,202
4 გელაშვილი Gelashvili 16,350
5 ალიევი Aliyev
Alievi		 15,742
6 მაისურაძე Maisuradze 14,824
7 გიორგაძე Giorgadze 12,954
8 ლომიძე Lomidze 11,796
9 წიკლაური Tsiklauri 11,571
10 ბოლქვაძე Bolkvadze 10,916
11 კვარაცხელია Kvaratskhelia 10,447
12 ნოზაძე Nozadze 10,183
13 ხუციშვილი Khutsishvili 10,075
14 შენგელია Shengelia 9,928
15 აბულაძე Abuladze 9,663
16 მიქელაძე Mikeladze 9,220
17 ტაბატაძე Tabatadze 8,654
18 მჭედლიშვილი Mchedlishvili 8,446
19 ბაირამოვი Bairamov
Bairamovi		 8,373
20 გოგოლაძე Gogoladze 8,362

India

Indian surnames usually derive from occupational titles or caste distinctions and tend to vary among the wide variety of ethnic groups and cultural regions of India. For example, many common family names in the Dravidian states are rare, or nonexistent, in eastern or northern India, and vice versa. Indian family names also originate from the language spoken in the state or community and depend on the religious affiliation of the family. Hindu family names usually come from Pali, Sanskrit or Tamil and may contain the name or title of a family deity, whereas Muslim last names are usually derived from Arabic, Persian or Turkish. Family names may also indicate lower or upper caste origin of the family as many surnames are exclusive only to certain social groups.

Rank Name Meaning Total Number[15]
(2014)		 Region
1 Singh [lower-alpha 8] Lion 36,058,956 North India
2 Kumar [lower-alpha 9] Prince 31,014,317 North India, South India
3 Das Devotee 10,485,481 Punjab, East India
4 Kaur Princess 10,382,053 Punjab
5 Mandal group 8,451,262 East India
6 Ram Rama (God) 7,412,410 South India
7 Yadav Princess 7,061,034 Hindi belt, Maharashtra
8 Kumari girl, princess 6,280,211 North India
9 Ali high, elevated 5,796,792 Muslims throughout
10 Lal darling, precious, beloved 5,751,667 Hindi belt, Bengal
11 Bibi Lady 5,669,410 Muslim women throughout
12 Khatun queen regnant 5,510,718 Muslim women throughout
13 Bai lady 5,401,652 Maharashtra
14 Sharma happiness 4,887,182 East India, South India
15 Sah gentleman 4,887,182 Central India, North India
16 Khan king 4,442,333 Muslims throughout
17 Patel one who holds land 3,957,109 Gujarat
18 Patil chief of the village 3,776,738 Maharashtra
19 Rajput King 3,771,896 North India

Indonesia

Most Indonesians do not use family last name. There is only a small number of ethnic groups which maintain family names.

Israel

Japan

Officially, there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames,[22] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are spelled and romanized similarly. The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 cover slightly more than 33%.[23]

This ranking is a result of "The National Same Family Name Investigation" by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company.[23] This investigation included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities, as of August 2008.

Korea

Nepal

Rank

(2014)[25]

 Name Frequency

(2014)[25]

1 Shrestha 1:12
2 Thapa 1:33
3 Adhikari 1:47
4 Maharjan 1:47
5 Gurung 1:53
6 Karki 1:64
7 Ghimire 1:75
8 Rai 1:76
9 Lama 1:78
10 Acharya 1:80

Philippines

Rank

(2014)[26]

 Name Total Number

(2014)[26]

1 Santos 532,577
2 Reyes 518,206
3 Cruz 425,791
4 Bautista 415,802
5 Del Rosario 356,834
6 Gonzales 296,642
7 Ramos 271,122
8 Aquino 232,841
9 Garcia 213,894
10 Lopez 205,903

The majority of Filipinos use Spanish surnames that were given to them by their Spanish rulers (See Alphabetical Catalog of Surnames). However, many Filipinos still use their native surnames such as Kalaw, Macaraeg, Gatdula and many others. Filipino Chinese often use their Chinese family names. Some other Filipino mestizos (mixed-ancestry) bear the foreign names of their bloodline.

Taiwan

According to a comprehensive survey of residential permits released by the Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior's Department of Population in 2016, Taiwan has only 1,503 surnames.[27] The top ten surnames in Taiwan accounted for 52.77% of the general population, and the top 100 accounted for 96.56%.

Rank Character Romanizations %
of total
pop.
2016 Mainland
(2007)		 Mandarin Cantonese Minnan Other
Trad. Simp. Pinyin Wade Jyutping HK Other POJ Other
1 5 陳 陈 Chén Ch'en2 Can4 Chan Chun Tân Ting 11.14%
2 19 林 Lín Lin2 Lam4 Lam Lum Lîm Lim, Liem 8.31%
3 7 黃 黄 Huáng Huang2 Wong4 Wong Wang
Vang		 Ng Eng, Ung
Wee, Oei
Ooi, Uy
Bong		 6.05%
4 3 張 张 Zhāng Chang1 Zoeng1 Cheung Chong5
Cheong4		 Tiu Teo, Teoh
Tio, Thio
Tiew		 Tiong 5.27%
5 2 李 Lǐ Li3 Lei5 Lee
Li		 Le
Lei4		 Lí Lee
Lie
Dee		 5.13%
6 1 王 Wáng Wang2 Wong4 Wong Vong Ông Heng 4.11%
7 9 吳 吴 Wú Wu2 Ng4 Ng Ung4, Eng Gô•
Ngô•		 Goh, Gouw Woo 4.04%
8 4 劉 刘 Liú Liu2 Lau4 Lau Lao4
Lou		 Lâu Low
Lao, Lauw		 3.16%
9 40 蔡 Cài Ts'ai4 Coi3 Choi Choy
Tsoi
Toy		 Chhoà Chua, Choa
Tjoa		 Tsay
Chai		 2.91%
10 6 楊 杨 Yáng Yang2 Joeng4 Yeung Yeong
Ieong4		 Iû Eaw
Yeo, Yeoh
Yong
Joe, Yo		 Young 2.66%

Thailand

There are no common Thai surnames. Surnames were largely introduced to Thai culture only by the 1913 Surname Act.[28] The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames.[29] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique.[30]

Turkey

Rank[31] Name Meaning
1 Yılmaz intrepid/dauntless
2 Kaya rock
3 Demir iron
4 Şahin falcon/hawk
5 Çelik steel
6 Yıldız star
7 Yıldırım thunderbolt
8 Öztürk pure Turk
9 Aydın cultured/enlightened
10 Özdemir pure iron
11 Arslan lion
12 Doğan falcon
13 Kılıç sword
14 Aslan lion
15 Çetin stiff/tough
16 Kara black
17 Koç ram
18 Kurt wolf
19 Özkan pure blood
20 Şimşek lightning

Vietnam

Rank[32] Name %
of total
pop.
Vietnamese Chữ Hán
1 Nguyễn 阮 38%
2 Trần 陳 11%
3 Lê 黎 9.5%
4 Phạm 范 7.1%
5 Huỳnh/Hoàng 黃 5.1%
6 Phan 潘 4.5%
7 Vũ/Võ 武 3.9%
8 Đặng 鄧 2.1%
9 Bùi 裴 2%
10 Đỗ 杜 1.4%
11 Hồ 胡 1.3%
12 Ngô 吳 1.3%
13 Dương 楊 1%
14 Lý 李 0.5%

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Most common surname in the world.[7]
  2. ↑ 4th most common surname in the world.[8]
  3. ↑ 3rd most common surname in the world.[9]
  4. ↑ 5th most common surname in the world.[10]
  5. ↑ 7th most common surname in the world.[11]
  6. ↑ 9th most common surname in the world.[12]
  7. ↑ 10th most common surname in the world.[13]
  8. ↑ 6th most common surname in the world.[16]
  9. ↑ 8th most common surname in the world.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Какие самые распространенные фамилии в Азербайджане?. 1news.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Xinhua News. 24 Apr 2007. "中国姓氏排行". "天下第一大姓——王." 14 Nov 2007. Accessed 26 Mar 2012.
  3. ↑ "公安部统计：'王'成中国第一大姓 有9288万人." 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012.(in Chinese)
  4. ↑ Baidu Baike. "新百家姓". (in Chinese)
  5. ↑ "Population of Indonesia by Province 1971, 1980, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2010". Badan Pusat Statistik. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "全国姓氏排名前二十位人口统计数". National Citizen Identity Information Center. Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Wang Surname Meaning & Statistics
  8. ↑ Li Surname Meaning & Statistics
  9. ↑ Zhang Surname Meaning & Statistics
  10. ↑ Liu Surname Meaning & Statistics
  11. ↑ Yang Surname Meaning & Statistics
  12. ↑ Wu Surname Meaning & Statistics
  13. ↑ Xu Surname Meaning & Statistics
  14. ↑ სახელებისა და გვარების სტატისტიკა [Names and surnames statistics] (in Georgian). Georgian Civil Registry Agency. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  15. ↑ Surnames of India at Forebears
  16. ↑ Singh Surname Meaning & Statistics
  17. ↑ Kumar Surname Meaning & Statistics
  18. ↑ כהן, לוי וכל השאר: דירוג 500 השמות הנפוצים [Cohen, Levi and the rest: the 500 most common names] (in Hebrew). Ynet. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Kaganoff, B. C. A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. Schocken Books (New York), 1977. Zeichner, Saul. Kolomea Research Group. "Surnames of Interest: Origins and/or Meanings". 3 Nov 2010. Accessed 1 Feb 2012.
  20. ↑ Beider, Alexander & al. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu (New York), 1993. Zeichner, Saul. Kolomea Research Group. "Surnames of Interest: Origins and/or Meanings". 3 Nov 2010. Accessed 1 Feb 2012.
  21. ↑ Gotthard Deutsch. Jewish Encyclopedia. "Katz". 1906. Accessed 1 Feb 2012.
  22. ↑ 日本苗字大辞典 [Japanese Surname Dictionary]. 芳文館 [Houbunkan]. 1996. ISBN 4990058402.
  23. 1 2 "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  24. ↑ South Korean National Statistical Office. 2000 Census.
  25. 1 2 http://forebears.io/nepal
  26. 1 2 http://forebears.io/philippines#surnames
  27. ↑ 全國姓名統計分析. Ministry of the Interior, R.O.C. (Taiwan). 2016. ISBN 9789860503043.
  28. ↑ "What's in a name? The number nine, if you want". Asian Times.
  29. ↑ รศ. ดร.นิตยา กาญจนะวรรณ. เรื่องของนามสกุล (๒) (in Thai). Royal Institute of Thailand. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-28.
  30. ↑ 45,665 Thai names: Examining passlist.96 Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine., by Doug Cooper
  31. ↑ Turkish Directorate-General of Population and Citizenships
  32. ↑ Lê Trung Hoa. Họ và Tên người Việt Nam. Social Sciences Publishing House.
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