June 28, 2007
"Wang" is now the most common surname in China / "王" 现在是最多人口的姓名
- Alive Not Dead archive
From Xinhua:
Wang has overtaken Li
as the most common surname in China, according to figures released by the
Ministry of Public Security (MPS).
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In the largest ever survey of its kind, based on data from the national household registration system which covers almost all of China’s citizens, 7.25 out of every 100 Chinese people had the family name of Wang.
Li is second with 7.19 percent of the total population sharing the name and Zhang is third with 6.83 percent.
Haha… we’re taking over China! Wangs of the world unite!
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Although I understand that the Li+Lee's combined worldwide population most likely still surpasses the Wang+Wong's.