Why do Singaporeans have China surnames?

Nearly 80% of Singaporeans are from China, and they still use Chinese surnames.

China people: children of overseas Chinese who were born in the host country and obtained the nationality of the host country.

There are four major groups of citizens in Singapore: Chinese (Han nationality) accounts for 74.2% of the population, as well as Malays (13.3%), Indians (9. 1%) and European Asians/hybrids (3.4%).

Most Chinese Singaporeans come from southern China, especially Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan.

As of 2065438+June 2004, the total temporary resident population in Singapore was 5.47 million.

On September 1945, 12, the Japanese army announced its surrender, and Britain recovered its jurisdiction over Singapore and restored its name to "Singapore". 1959, Singapore gained autonomy. 1On August 9, 965, due to the differences in power distribution between Lee Kuan Yew and the then Malaysian federal government, Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and forced to become an independent sovereign country.

After its founding, People's Republic of China (PRC) achieved rapid economic development, and soon became an important financial and entrepot trade center in Southeast Asia, and was one of the "Four Little Dragons of Asia" at that time. At the same time, the living standards of Singaporeans have been greatly improved, and problems such as housing, education and transportation have been solved.

Chinese is a widely used language in Singapore. More than 70% Singaporeans can speak Chinese, which is the main lingua franca of some Chinese Singaporeans. Singapore officially uses simplified Chinese characters consistent with China.

Religion: Singapore has: Buddhism, Islam, Protestantism and Catholicism, Taoism and Hinduism.