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    Chinese surnames

    193 surnames that come from Chinese, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, starting with Chen, Li, Wong.

    #SurnameUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Chen 150 169,580
    2 Li 273 111,786
    3 Wong 274 111,371
    4 Wang 282 109,883
    5 Yang 290 106,033
    6 Chang 391 81,939
    7 Liu 411 78,370
    8 Chan 425 76,664
    9 Wu 461 71,721
    10 Huang 456 72,328
    11 Zhang 472 70,125
    12 Lam 611 55,554
    13 Yu 658 52,035
    14 Choi 674 50,786
    15 Ho 691 49,817
    16 Lu 978 35,628
    17 Tang 999 34,961
    18 Cheng 1,063 32,982
    19 Tan 1,090 32,120
    20 Hong 1,106 31,670
    21 Ng 1,125 31,210
    22 Lau 1,187 29,792
    23 Ma 1,240 28,452
    24 Chu 1,238 28,508
    25 Chin 1,279 27,487
    26 Xu 1,381 25,622
    27 Song 1,415 25,110
    28 Liang 1,480 24,140
    29 Zhao 1,613 22,301
    30 Zhu 1,694 21,265
    31 Leung 1,747 20,496
    32 Yee 1,740 20,591
    33 Hu 1,797 19,999
    34 Jiang 1,849 19,409
    35 Lai 1,873 19,157
    36 Cheung 1,920 18,765
    37 Fong 2,018 17,889
    38 Lo 2,036 17,687
    39 Mai 2,075 17,445
    40 Chow 2,122 17,059
    41 Hsu 2,147 16,907
    42 He 2,373 15,363
    43 Kong 2,551 14,165
    44 Ko 2,708 13,312
    45 Tam 2,703 13,327
    46 Tong 2,730 13,196
    47 Chiu 2,735 13,174
    48 Kwon 2,721 13,235
    49 Su 2,779 12,973
    50 Woo 2,775 13,003
    51 Pan 2,847 12,664
    52 Sam 2,974 12,053
    53 Yan 3,182 11,354
    54 Tsai 3,291 10,968
    55 Feng 3,351 10,687
    56 Peng 3,374 10,575
    57 Chao 3,432 10,398
    58 Fang 3,464 10,316
    59 Luo 3,564 10,005
    60 Shi 3,551 10,055
    61 Ye 3,609 9,839
    62 Xie 3,662 9,716
    63 Ong 3,704 9,584
    64 Tu 3,835 9,230
    65 Chew 3,988 8,905
    66 Leong 3,902 9,094
    67 Deng 3,993 8,898
    68 Kwan 3,966 8,965
    69 To 3,979 8,934
    70 Yun 3,981 8,933
    71 Chiang 4,022 8,841
    72 Fung 4,024 8,837
    73 Fan 4,197 8,441
    74 Yuan 4,129 8,588
    75 Cai 4,191 8,457
    76 Liao 4,177 8,482
    77 Fu 4,235 8,370
    78 Lum 4,406 8,060
    79 Mei 4,510 7,867
    80 Pang 4,645 7,642
    81 Yeung 4,556 7,782
    82 Du 4,690 7,566
    83 Yuen 4,614 7,688
    84 Lei 4,726 7,504
    85 Ching 4,772 7,417
    86 So 4,749 7,456
    87 Sung 4,801 7,360
    88 Yao 4,898 7,192
    89 Au 4,919 7,148
    90 Yeh 5,046 6,958
    91 Tsang 5,103 6,860
    92 Hsieh 5,453 6,382
    93 Yip 5,602 6,208
    94 Tse 5,582 6,227
    95 Lui 5,641 6,156
    96 Yim 5,650 6,144
    97 Wen 5,878 5,870
    98 Meng 6,001 5,729
    99 Hui 5,966 5,769
    100 Kwong 6,084 5,637
    101 Mao 6,153 5,565
    102 Gu 6,183 5,532
    103 Kwok 6,257 5,458
    104 Ren 6,470 5,247
    105 You 6,486 5,234
    106 Mak 6,555 5,170
    107 Ding 6,784 4,973
    108 Shih 6,833 4,935
    109 Koo 6,843 4,923
    110 Siu 6,892 4,877
    111 Ji 8,216 4,039
    112 Yap 7,261 4,590
    113 Ni 7,217 4,624
    114 Poon 7,308 4,564
    115 Hou 7,395 4,500
    116 Qiu 7,520 4,424
    117 Tai 7,553 4,401
    118 Tao 7,747 4,286
    119 Chua 7,702 4,309
    120 Mo 8,320 3,983
    121 Man 8,266 4,010
    122 Chien 8,732 3,756
    123 Sin 8,797 3,725
    124 Mui 8,743 3,752
    125 Koh 9,090 3,595
    126 Sison 9,033 3,617
    127 Chai 9,030 3,619
    128 Cui 9,251 3,520
    129 Trieu 9,426 3,451
    130 Ang 9,525 3,413
    131 Teng 9,473 3,433
    132 Xue 9,932 3,248
    133 Lan 9,910 3,262
    134 Tso 9,931 3,249
    135 Ting 10,382 3,103
    136 Gan 11,003 2,891
    137 Seto 11,229 2,814
    138 Qin 11,759 2,664
    139 Szeto 12,012 2,599
    140 Hao 12,622 2,452
    141 Ju 12,423 2,502
    142 Tsao 12,397 2,508
    143 Hon 12,732 2,424
    144 Jia 12,802 2,409
    145 Loh 12,921 2,379
    146 Shum 13,627 2,222
    147 Sang 14,038 2,146
    148 Tien 14,139 2,125
    149 Ip 14,505 2,057
    150 Ouyang 15,005 1,968
    151 Ying 15,043 1,964
    152 Luk 15,289 1,920
    153 Choo 15,964 1,819
    154 Ke 15,494 1,890
    155 Sheng 16,273 1,772
    156 Yam 16,041 1,808
    157 Moo 16,064 1,803
    158 Chia 16,450 1,748
    159 Tay 16,536 1,736
    160 Miao 16,953 1,677
    161 Cheong 17,072 1,663
    162 Teo 18,007 1,550
    163 Tee 17,951 1,557
    164 Wah 18,007 1,550
    165 Goh 18,208 1,528
    166 Zhuang 18,317 1,513
    167 Xiang 19,041 1,430
    168 Niu 19,646 1,372
    169 Chui 19,138 1,420
    170 Sze 19,865 1,353
    171 Wee 19,865 1,353
    172 Jen 19,654 1,371
    173 Tham 19,834 1,355
    174 Pu 20,449 1,299
    175 Auyeung 20,057 1,333
    176 Pei 21,940 1,183
    177 Quon 20,648 1,282
    178 Kuan 20,676 1,280
    179 Si 22,158 1,166
    180 Quiambao 21,288 1,231
    181 Zhan 23,120 1,104
    182 Cham 22,791 1,124
    183 Kho 23,785 1,063
    184 Liew 24,572 1,017
    185 Tecson 28,498 837
    186 Cinco 29,528 799
    187 Soon 30,980 750
    188 Chiong 31,516 734
    189 Singson 32,485 708
    190 Que 33,499 681
    191 Or 35,671 630
    192 Shek 36,048 622
    193 Pow 55,741 368