Ranking of Fujian surnames How to rank Fujian surnames

1. Chen

Chen is the most common surname in Fujian, with a population of 4.2805 million, accounting for 11.51% of the population in Fujian. Judging from the urban distribution, Fuzhou has the largest population with the surname Chen, exceeding one million. The population of Zhangzhou with the surname Chen has reached about 600,000, Quanzhou has about 850,000, Putian has about 500,000, Longyan has about 200,000, and Xiamen has about 250,000. The Chen surname has a population of 71.384 million nationwide, and a global population of more than 98 million.

2. Lin

Fujian is the province with the largest population surnamed Lin. There are 3.9043 million people surnamed Lin, accounting for 10.17% of the total population of Fujian Province. The surname Lin comes from Bigan, a famous minister in the late Shang Dynasty. It is mainly distributed in southern regions such as Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan. As of 2016, the population of Lin surname is about 14.16 million, ranking 16th in the population ranking of Chinese surnames. The famous Lin Zexu in Fujian is undoubtedly Lin Zexu.

3. Huang

Fujian *** has a population of 2.1652 million people with the surname Huang, accounting for 5.64% of the total population of Fujian Province. The Huang surname originated from the Huang State in the north. After the Chu State was eliminated, the people moved south and are now mainly distributed in southern provinces such as Guangdong, Sichuan, Hunan, and Guangxi. As of 2017, there were 27 million people with the surname Huang, accounting for approximately 2.2% of the country's population. It is the seventh most common surname in China.

4. Zhang

There are 2.0692 million people with the surname Zhang in Fujian ***, accounting for 5.39% of the Fujian population. At present, the surname Zhang is mainly distributed in Henan, Shandong, Hebei and other northern regions, with a total population of 85 million, accounting for approximately 6.79% of the country's population. It is the third most common surname, second only to Li and Wang.

5. Wu

Fujian is the main area where the Wu surname is distributed. There are 1.6546 million people with the Wu surname, accounting for 4.31% of the total population of Fujian Province. Most of the Wu people who immigrated to Southeast Asia are from Fujian. The surname Wu comes from the surname of Huangdi Ji. As of 2014, China has a population of 33 million, and the global population is as high as 70 million.