What are the top ten surnames in China and Guangdong today?

Chen/Chan

The population of Chen in Chaoshan exceeds 10%, Chenghai even exceeds 20%, Zhanjiang exceeds 10%, and the proportion in Guangdong should be above 8.5%, close to 9% (considering that the proportion in Guangzhou, northern Guangdong, Hakka and many other areas is only about 7% or even lower).

Li Er surname

Li is the first surname of Maoming, accounting for 65,438+00% (for example, Dianbai, Huazhou, but the original Maonan District is not as good as Chen). In addition, Heshan, Huaiji, Meixian and Wuhua are also the first surnames, with an overall proportion of only 6% in Chaoshan area and about 7.5% in the whole province.

Sanhuang surname

Huang is the third surname in many places, but the proportion in Taishan is very high, and the whole province should be between 6% and 7%.

Four surnames

Zhang's surname is generally not high in Cantonese, only 2%-5% (for example, it is only 2%-3% in Zhongshan, and it is higher in Gaozhou, which is said to be the surname of the top two in Kaiping), while in Chaoshan, Zhang's surname is 4%-5%, which is one of the five surnames in Hakka areas in northern and northeastern Guangdong (Chen and Tai Po).

Wu Liang's surname

Liang surname is the four major surnames in Cantonese (Chen Huang), especially in Zhaoqing and Yunfu (it should be noted that this is the birthplace of Cantonese), and at least two counties are the first surnames, and several counties are the second or third surnames, accounting for more than 6%, and some counties even reach 10%!

In addition, in Shunde, Zhongshan, Xinhui and Gaoyao, Liang's surname is the first surname, exceeding 10%, and in Maoming, which belongs to Cantonese, it is generally between 4% and 6%. Even in Leizhou dialect area, Liang surname in Zhanjiang is the most popular surname, but because the proportion of Liang surname in Chaoshan and Hakka areas is low (generally only 1%), it can only rank behind Zhang surname in the whole province.

Liulin family

Lin and Liang are just the opposite, with more in the east and less in the middle. Forest ranks second in Chaoshan area, reaching about 8%, which is relatively less in other places, generally less than 3% (more than 5% in Xinhui and individual counties). As far as the whole province is concerned, the total population is similar to that of Liang, but slightly less.

Seven surnames of Liu

Liu is one of the five most popular surnames in Hakka areas, with a large number of people in Xingning and Nanxiong, exceeding 6%. In Cantonese-speaking area of Guangzhou, it was in the top five, but in Zengcheng, where there are many Hakkas (the most local surname is Chen), it immediately became the second most popular surname. In addition, it has also performed well in some Cantonese-speaking areas, such as Gaozhou. However, due to the low proportion of the Pearl River Delta, Cantonese-speaking areas and Chaoshan areas, the population proportion of the whole province should be close to 4% but not as high as Lin Lianggao.

Eight or five surnames

Wu is the most popular surname in the south, accounting for more than 3% in Cantonese, Hakka and Chaoshan, and even ranks in the top three in Zhongshan. However, there are not many "super warehouses" with more than 4%, and the number is not as high as that of Liu Duo. This is the ranking of the fourth to eighth surnames.

Jiuyang surname

Yang's surname generally exceeds 1.5% in all parts of the province, and it exceeds 2% to 3% in Chaoshan and Hakka, and the proportion in Dianbai (the third surname is 6%) and Wengyuan is higher, which should exceed 2% in general.

Shiluo surname

In Cantonese and Hakka areas, Luo's surname generally exceeds 1.5% or even 3% (more in some areas), but it is difficult to exceed 2. % of population.

Extended data:

Surname, unified ancestral home; Historical people are not divided by their descendants; The surname is also a symbol of family blood. "A Brief Introduction to Tongzhi Clans" said: Before the three generations (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties), surnames were divided into two, with men taking surnames and women (women) taking surnames. So, don't be high or low. Noble people have surnames, while bitches have no surnames.

Surnames are so different from marriage that there is a difference between sharing surnames and sharing surnames. If the surnames are different, the marriage can be passed; People with different surnames cannot get married. After three generations, the surnames became one, and they did not intermarry, depending on the nobility. Note: "Noble people have surnames": Jiande, the son of heaven, was born in the place where his surnames (such as branch surnames) were given. If a husband keeps his surname, he will keep his family, and the world will never stop worshipping him, and no country will have it.

Surname: a sign and symbol indicating a person's family blood relationship.

Descendants from the same ancestor are called clans. Surnames originate from the names of tribes or tribal leaders. Its main function is to distinguish the descendants of different clans in the tribe and facilitate intermarriage between different clans. Therefore, the appearance of surnames marks the change from group marriage system to consanguineous marriage system, which is an important milestone in the progress of human civilization.

Surnames are passed down from generation to generation, which is generally stable, while surnames change with the changes of feudal cities and official positions, so there will be several surnames in one's descendants or different surnames between father and son. Last name and first name together form a person's first name.

"Surname, unified his ancestors from the exam; The surname is not divided by his descendants. "

Since ancient times, Chinese descendants have used surnames as a symbol of family continuity.

The surname is a racial number, and the surname is a branch of the surname. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, surnames began to merge.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Last Name