Names, especially family names, are an important part of any language. In Taiwan or China, there are over 4,000 last names, but the top 100 surnames make up 85% of the population. So, you’re likely to come across the same surnames quite often.
| Rank | Chinese | Bopomofo | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ๆ | ใใงห | Lว |
| 2 | ็ | ใจใคห | Wรกng |
| 3 | ๅผต | ใใค | Zhฤng |
| 4 | ๅ | ใใงใกห | Liรบ |
| 5 | ้ณ | ใใฃห | Chรฉn |
| 6 | ๆฅ | ใงใคห | Yรกng |
| 7 | ่ถ | ใใ ห | Zhร o |
| 8 | ้ป | ใใจใคห | Huรกng |
| 9 | ๅจ | ใใก | Zhลu |
| 10 | ๅณ | ใจห | Wรบ |
| 11 | ๅพ | ใใฉห | Xรบ |
| 12 | ๅญซ | ใใจใฃ | Sลซn |
| 13 | ่ก | ใใจห | Hรบ |
| 14 | ๆฑ | ใใจ | Zhลซ |
| 15 | ้ซ | ใใ | Gฤo |
| 16 | ๆ | ใใงใฃห | Lรญn |
| 17 | ไฝ | ใให | Hรฉ |
| 18 | ้ญ | ใใจใ | Guล |
| 19 | ้ฆฌ | ใให | Mว |
| 20 | ็พ | ใใจให | Luรณ |
| 21 | ๆข | ใใงใคห | Liรกng |
| 22 | ๅฎ | ใใจใฅห | Sรฒng |
| 23 | ้ญ | ใใฅห | Zhรจng |
| 24 | ่ฌ | ใใงให | Xiรจ |
| 25 | ้ | ใใขห | Hรกn |
| 26 | ๅ | ใใคห | Tรกng |
| 27 | ้ฆฎ | ใใฅห | Fรฉng |
| 28 | ไบ | ใฉห | Yรบ |
| 29 | ่ฃ | ใใจใฅห | Dวng |
| 30 | ่ญ | ใใงใ | Xiฤo |
| 31 | ็จ | ใใฅห | Chรฉng |
| 32 | ๆน | ใใ ห | Cรกo |
| 33 | ่ข | ใฉใขห | Yuรกn |
| 34 | ้ง | ใใฅห | Dรจng |
| 35 | ่จฑ | ใใฉห | Xว |
| 36 | ๅ | ใใจห | Fรน |
| 37 | ๆฒ | ใใฃห | Shฤn |
| 38 | ๆพ | ใใฅ | Zฤng |
| 39 | ๅฝญ | ใใฅห | Pรฉng |
| 40 | ๅ | ใใฉห | Lว |
| 41 | ่ | ใใจ | Sลซ |
| 42 | ็ง | ใใจห | Lรบ |
| 43 | ่ฃ | ใใงใคห | Jiวng |
| 44 | ่ก | ใให | Cร i |
| 45 | ่ณ | ใใงให | Jiว |
| 46 | ไธ | ใใงใฅ | Dฤซng |
| 47 | ้ญ | ใจให | Wรจi |
| 48 | ่ | ใใฉใ | Xuฤ |
| 49 | ่ | ใงให | Yรจ |
| 50 | ้ป | ใงใขห | Yรกn |
| 51 | ไฝ | ใฉห | Yรบ |
| 52 | ๆฝ | ใใข | Pฤn |
| 53 | ๆ | ใใจห | Dรน |
| 54 | ๆด | ใให | Dร i |
| 55 | ๅค | ใใงให | Xiร |
| 56 | ้พ | ใใจใฅ | Zhลng |
| 57 | ๆฑช | ใจใค | Wฤng |
| 58 | ็ฐ | ใใงใขห | Tiรกn |
| 59 | ไปป | ใใฃห | Rรฉn |
| 60 | ๅง | ใใงใค | Jiฤng |
| 61 | ่ | ใใขห | Fร n |
| 62 | ๆน | ใใค | Fฤng |
| 63 | ็ณ | ให | Shรญ |
| 64 | ๅง | ใงใ ห | Yรกo |
| 65 | ่ญ | ใใขห | Tรกn |
| 66 | ็ | ใใฅห | Shรจng |
| 67 | ้ | ใใก | Zลu |
| 68 | ็ | ใใฉใฅห | Xiรณng |
| 69 | ้ | ใใงใฃ | Jฤซn |
| 70 | ้ธ | ใใจห | Lรน |
| 71 | ้ | ใใ ห | Hวo |
| 72 | ๅญ | ใใจใฅห | Kวng |
| 73 | ็ฝ | ใ ให | Bรกi |
| 74 | ๅด | ใใจใ | Cuฤซ |
| 75 | ๅบท | ใใค | Kฤng |
| 76 | ๆฏ | ใใ ห | Mรกo |
| 77 | ้ฑ | ใใงใก | Qiลซ |
| 78 | ็งฆ | ใใงใฃห | Qรญn |
| 79 | ๆฑ | ใใงใค | Jiฤng |
| 80 | ๅฒ | ให | Shว |
| 81 | ้กง | ใใจห | Gรน |
| 82 | ไพฏ | ใใกห | Hรณu |
| 83 | ้ต | ใใ ห | Shร o |
| 84 | ๅญ | ใใฅห | Mรจng |
| 85 | ้พ | ใใจใฅห | Lรณng |
| 86 | ่ฌ | ใจใขห | Wร n |
| 87 | ๆฎต | ใใจใขห | Duร n |
| 88 | ็ซ | ใใค | Zhฤng |
| 89 | ้ข | ใใงใขห | Qiรกn |
| 90 | ๆนฏ | ใใค | Tฤng |
| 91 | ๅฐน | ใงใฃห | Yวn |
| 92 | ้ป | ใใงห | Lรญ |
| 93 | ๆ | ใงห | Yรฌ |
| 94 | ๅธธ | ใใคห | Chรกng |
| 95 | ๆญฆ | ใจห | Wว |
| 96 | ๅฌ | ใใงใ ห | Qiรกo |
| 97 | ่ณ | ใให | Hรจ |
| 98 | ่ณด | ใให | Lร i |
| 99 | ้พ | ใใจใฅ | Gลng |
| 100 | ๆ | ใจใฃห | Wรฉn |

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