Li, China People's and Public Security Administration of the Ministry of Public Security 20 10 * * shows that the population of Li is 654.38+07 billion, accounting for 7.9% of the total population in China. It is the most populous surname in contemporary China. Besides China, Li is also a common surname in North Korea, South Korea and Vietnam, especially in North Korea.
Li's surname is mainly distributed in Hexi Corridor in the north and northwest of China, and Yunnan-Guizhou Corridor in the southwest also has concentrated settlements, among which Henan is the largest province of Li's surname in China. It is generally believed that Li's surname originated from Xu Huaiyi and from Longyou and Zhaojun. There are many famous people named after Li, such as Li Er, a thinker, Li Bing, a water conservancy expert in the Warring States Period, Li Bai, a poet, Emperor Taizong, and Li Shizhen, a medicine sage. In the history of China, there were as many as 62 people surnamed Li.
Successively established, Xiliang, Wan, Ye Neng, Tang, Later Tang, Nantang, Xixia, Vietnamese Li Dynasty, Dashun, Korean Dynasty, Korean Empire, South Korea, Singapore and other dynasties and regimes. In addition, there are Li Xian, Shi Biao, Li Gui, Li Zitong, Li Xilie and other separatist regimes.
Li is a descendant of Zhuan Xu Emperor Levin after the Yellow Emperor, a descendant of Yao, or an official name from Laozi Li Er. Zhuan Xu and his descendants said: One of Li's ancestors was Boyi, and Boyi was a descendant of Emperor Zhuan Xu. At present, Boyi was named the surname won by Shun for his contributions in helping Yu to control water and tame birds and animals. Li is one of his ancestors.