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Taiwanese Last Names: The 100 Most Common Surnames

Taiwan's 100 most common surnames, ordered by how many people carry them. Each surname has a page of its own with the character's stroke order, Zhuyin, pinyin, Wade-Giles and other spellings found on documents, Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka readings, and where the name comes from.

On documents, surnames often appear in older spellings such as Wade-Giles. Several characters can share a single spelling, so the table lists every spelling beside the character it belongs to. How the romanization systems differ.

Search by character, Zhuyin, pinyin, Wade-Giles or passport spelling.
Rank Character Zhuyin Pinyin Wade-Giles and other spellings Share
1 陳 ㄔㄣˊ chén Ch'en · also Chen (for 陳) 11.21%
2 林 ㄌㄧㄣˊ lín Lin (for 林) 8.33%
3 黃 ㄏㄨㄤˊ huáng Huang (for 黃) 6.15%
4 張 ㄓㄤ zhāng Chang · also Jang, Jhang, Zhang (for 張) 5.3%
5 李 ㄌㄧˇ lǐ Li · also Lee (for 李) 5.13%
6 王 ㄨㄤˊ wáng Wang (for 王) 4.09%
7 吳 ㄨˊ wú Wu (for 吳) 4%
8 劉 ㄌㄧㄡˊ liú Liu · also Liou (for 劉) 3.16%
9 蔡 ㄘㄞˋ cài Ts'ai · also Tsai, Cai, Tsay (for 蔡) 2.93%
10 楊 ㄧㄤˊ yáng Yang (for 楊) 2.64%
11 許 ㄒㄩˇ xǔ Hsü · also Hsu, Shiu, Syu, Xu (for 許) 2.31%
12 鄭 ㄓㄥˋ zhèng Cheng · also Jeng, Jheng, Zheng (for 鄭) 1.89%
13 謝 ㄒㄧㄝˋ xiè Hsieh · also Shie, Sie, Xie, Shieh (for 謝) 1.77%
14 洪 ㄏㄨㄥˊ hóng Hung · also Hong (for 洪) 1.51%
15 郭 ㄍㄨㄛ guō Kuo · also Guo (for 郭) 1.5%
16 邱 ㄑㄧㄡ qiū Ch'iu · also Chiu, Chiou, Ciou, Qiu (for 邱) 1.47%
17 曾 ㄗㄥ zēng Tseng · also Tzeng, Zeng (for 曾) 1.45%
18 廖 ㄌㄧㄠˋ liào Liao · also Liau (for 廖) 1.35%
19 賴 ㄌㄞˋ lài Lai (for 賴) 1.33%
20 徐 ㄒㄩˊ xú Hsü · also Hsu, Shiu, Syu, Xu (for 徐) 1.26%
21 周 ㄓㄡ zhōu Chou · also Jou, Jhou, Zhou (for 周) 1.21%
22 葉 ㄧㄝˋ yè Yeh · also Ye (for 葉) 1.18%
23 蘇 ㄙㄨ sū Su (for 蘇) 1.14%
24 莊 ㄓㄨㄤ zhuāng Chuang · also Juang, Jhuang, Zhuang (for 莊) 0.95%
25 江 ㄐㄧㄤ jiāng Chiang · also Jiang (for 江) 0.92%
26 呂 ㄌㄩˇ lǚ Lü · also Lu, Liu, Lyu (for 呂) 0.91%
27 何 ㄏㄜˊ hé Ho · also He (for 何) 0.85%
28 蕭 ㄒㄧㄠ xiāo Hsiao · also Shiau, Siao, Xiao (for 蕭) 0.83%
29 羅 ㄌㄨㄛˊ luó Lo · also Luo (for 羅) 0.83%
30 鍾 ㄓㄨㄥ zhōng Chung · also Jung, Jhong, Zhong (for 鍾) 0.78%
31 高 ㄍㄠ gāo Kao · also Gau, Gao (for 高) 0.77%
32 潘 ㄆㄢ pān P'an · also Pan (for 潘) 0.69%
33 簡 ㄐㄧㄢˇ jiǎn Chien · also Jian (for 簡) 0.68%
34 朱 ㄓㄨ zhū Chu · also Ju, Jhu, Zhu (for 朱) 0.66%
35 游 ㄧㄡˊ yóu Yu · also You (for 游) 0.6%
36 彭 ㄆㄥˊ péng P'eng · also Peng (for 彭) 0.59%
37 詹 ㄓㄢ zhān Chan · also Jan, Jhan, Zhan (for 詹) 0.58%
38 施 ㄕ shī Shih · also Shr, Shi (for 施) 0.54%
39 胡 ㄏㄨˊ hú Hu (for 胡) 0.54%
40 沈 ㄕㄣˇ shěn Shen (for 沈) 0.51%
41 余 ㄩˊ yú Yü · also Yu (for 余) 0.51%
42 盧 ㄌㄨˊ lú Lu (for 盧) 0.48%
43 梁 ㄌㄧㄤˊ liáng Liang (for 梁) 0.46%
44 趙 ㄓㄠˋ zhào Chao · also Jau, Jhao, Zhao (for 趙) 0.44%
45 顏 ㄧㄢˊ yán Yen · also Yan (for 顏) 0.44%
46 柯 ㄎㄜ kē K'o · also Ke, Ko (for 柯) 0.44%
47 翁 ㄨㄥ wēng Weng · also Wong (for 翁) 0.4%
48 魏 ㄨㄟˋ wèi Wei (for 魏) 0.38%
49 孫 ㄙㄨㄣ sūn Sun · also Suen (for 孫) 0.36%
50 戴 ㄉㄞˋ dài Tai · also Dai (for 戴) 0.35%
51 范 ㄈㄢˋ fàn Fan (for 范) 0.34%
52 方 ㄈㄤ fāng Fang (for 方) 0.33%
53 宋 ㄙㄨㄥˋ sòng Sung · also Song (for 宋) 0.32%
54 鄧 ㄉㄥˋ dèng Teng · also Deng (for 鄧) 0.27%
55 溫 ㄨㄣ wēn Wen · also Wun (for 溫) 0.24%
56 杜 ㄉㄨˋ dù Tu · also Du (for 杜) 0.23%
57 侯 ㄏㄡˊ hóu Hou (for 侯) 0.23%
58 傅 ㄈㄨˋ fù Fu (for 傅) 0.22%
59 曹 ㄘㄠˊ cáo Ts'ao · also Tsao, Tsau, Cao (for 曹) 0.22%
60 薛 ㄒㄩㄝ xuē Hsüeh · also Hsueh, Shiue, Syue, Xue (for 薛) 0.21%
61 阮 ㄖㄨㄢˇ ruǎn Juan · also Ruan (for 阮) 0.21%
62 丁 ㄉㄧㄥ dīng Ting · also Ding (for 丁) 0.21%
63 卓 ㄓㄨㄛˊ zhuó Cho · also Juo, Jhuo, Zhuo (for 卓) 0.19%
64 涂 ㄊㄨˊ tú T'u · also Tu (for 涂) 0.19%
65 馬 ㄇㄚˇ mǎ Ma (for 馬) 0.18%
66 董 ㄉㄨㄥˇ dǒng Tung · also Dung, Dong (for 董) 0.18%
67 藍 ㄌㄢˊ lán Lan (for 藍) 0.18%
68 古 ㄍㄨˇ gǔ Ku · also Gu (for 古) 0.18%
69 石 ㄕˊ shí Shih · also Shr, Shi (for 石) 0.18%
70 紀 ㄐㄧˋ jì Chi · also Ji (for 紀) 0.17%
71 唐 ㄊㄤˊ táng T'ang · also Tang (for 唐) 0.17%
72 蔣 ㄐㄧㄤˇ jiǎng Chiang · also Jiang (for 蔣) 0.17%
73 姚 ㄧㄠˊ yáo Yao · also Yau (for 姚) 0.17%
74 連 ㄌㄧㄢˊ lián Lien · also Lian (for 連) 0.17%
75 歐 ㄡ ōu Ou (for 歐) 0.16%
76 馮 ㄈㄥˊ féng Feng · also Fong (for 馮) 0.16%
77 程 ㄔㄥˊ chéng Ch'eng · also Cheng (for 程) 0.16%
78 湯 ㄊㄤ tāng T'ang · also Tang (for 湯) 0.15%
79 田 ㄊㄧㄢˊ tián T'ien · also Tien, Tian (for 田) 0.15%
80 康 ㄎㄤ kāng K'ang · also Kang (for 康) 0.15%
81 姜 ㄐㄧㄤ jiāng Chiang · also Jiang (for 姜) 0.15%
82 白 ㄅㄞˊ bái Pai · also Bai (for 白) 0.14%
83 汪 ㄨㄤ wāng Wang (for 汪) 0.14%
84 尤 ㄧㄡˊ yóu Yu · also You (for 尤) 0.14%
85 鄒 ㄗㄡ zōu Tsou · also Tzou, Zou (for 鄒) 0.14%
86 黎 ㄌㄧˊ lí Li (for 黎) 0.13%
87 巫 ㄨ wū Wu (for 巫) 0.12%
88 龔 ㄍㄨㄥ gōng Kung · also Gung, Gong (for 龔) 0.11%
89 嚴 ㄧㄢˊ yán Yen · also Yan (for 嚴) 0.09%
90 韓 ㄏㄢˊ hán Han (for 韓) 0.09%
91 袁 ㄩㄢˊ yuán Yüan · also Yuan (for 袁) 0.09%
92 金 ㄐㄧㄣ jīn Chin · also Jin (for 金) 0.08%
93 童 ㄊㄨㄥˊ tóng T'ung · also Tung, Tong (for 童) 0.08%
94 陸 ㄌㄨˋ lù Lu (for 陸) 0.07%
95 柳 ㄌㄧㄡˇ liǔ Liu · also Liou (for 柳) 0.07%
96 夏 ㄒㄧㄚˋ xià Hsia · also Shia, Sia, Xia (for 夏) 0.07%
97 邵 ㄕㄠˋ shào Shao · also Shau (for 邵) 0.07%
98 錢 ㄑㄧㄢˊ qián Ch'ien · also Chien, Chian, Cian, Qian (for 錢) 0.06%
99 伍 ㄨˇ wǔ Wu (for 伍) 0.06%
100 倪 ㄋㄧˊ ní Ni (for 倪) 0.06%

Rank and share: 內政部 全國姓名統計分析 (Ministry of the Interior, National Name Statistics), data as of 2023-06-30. Readings: the MOE dictionaries listed on each surname page.

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