<p>This <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%A7%93%E6%B0%8F%E5%88%97%E8%A1%A8" rel="nofollow">Wiki</a> page listed around 1,000 surnames. Origins and history of some of the surnames were provided as well.  </p>

<p><a href="http://expirebox.com/download/d90bbb9516bd90aa9ccfdf718d6abdf9.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is another list I find with 3257 surnames. </p>

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2015-08-29T18:27:49.053Z
The second one is great! What was the original link?
Paul Oyster
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2015-08-29T18:29:55.783Z
That file is from a file sharing platform. Doesn't have a real source of origins. Sorry
viviwill
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2015-09-17T15:19:38.283Z
Second link's file expired :(
Armfoot
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viviwill
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/5mNU6.jpg" alt="i upload the first 100 surname in China "></p>

<p>As you can see, this is a ranking of the first 100 surname in China in 2007.
I think it is very useful if you can learn the first 50 surname, just two rows. By the way ,my surname is 周, which is the 10th popular in China .</p>

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weixihexi
<p>According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_surname#CITEREFEconomist1995" rel="nofollow">this wikipedia article</a> (reference 5), there are about 3,100 chinese surnames that are in current use.<br>
Is there a downloadable resource that include those?</p>

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2015-08-29T18:07:33.120Z
Here are more than 1000 of them: http://www.articleswriting.net/article/2430570482/
imrek
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Where can I find a list of existing Chinese surnames?
# Where can I find a list of existing Chinese surnames?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-29)

According to [this wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_surname#CITEREFEconomist1995) (reference 5), there are about 3,100 chinese surnames that are in current use.  
Is there a downloadable resource that include those?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Here are more than 1000 of them: http://www.articleswriting.net/article/2430570482/  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-08-29. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

This [Wiki](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%A7%93%E6%B0%8F%E5%88%97%E8%A1%A8) page listed around 1,000 surnames. Origins and history of some of the surnames were provided as well.

[Here](http://expirebox.com/download/d90bbb9516bd90aa9ccfdf718d6abdf9.html) is another list I find with 3257 surnames.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: The second one is great! What was the original link?  
> **username_2**: That file is from a file sharing platform. Doesn't have a real source of origins. Sorry  
> **username_3**: Second link's file expired :(  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-09-15. Score: 0

![i upload the first 100 surname in China ](https://i.sstatic.net/5mNU6.jpg)

As you can see, this is a ranking of the first 100 surname in China in 2007.
I think it is very useful if you can learn the first 50 surname, just two rows. By the way ,my surname is 周, which is the 10th popular in China .


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