# The 30 most common surnames in mainland China (2020 National Name Report)

Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu and Chen are the five biggest surnames in mainland China. The top 30 surnames by registered population in the 2020 National Name Report, published in February 2021 by China's Ministry of Public Security.

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- Sep 17, 2021 · jiaqi.chengdu
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## Top 30

1. **Wang (王)** (16 · ▲17 ▼1) — No. 1 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
2. **Zhang (张)** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — No. 3 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
3. **Li (李)** (14 · ▲14 ▼0) — No. 2 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
4. **Liu (刘)** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — No. 4 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
5. **Chen (陈)** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — No. 5 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
6. **Zhao (赵)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — No. 8 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
7. **Yang (杨)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — No. 6 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
8. **Wu (吴)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — No. 9 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
9. **Guo (郭)** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — No. 16 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
10. **Zhu (朱)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — No. 14 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
11. **Xu (徐)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — No. 11 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
12. **Luo (罗)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — No. 19 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
13. **Zhou (周)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 10 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
14. **Feng (冯)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — No. 29 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
15. **Hu (胡)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 15 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
16. **Xie (谢)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 23 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
17. **Lin (林)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 18 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
18. **Zheng (郑)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 21 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
19. **Liang (梁)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 22 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
20. **Song (宋)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 24 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
21. **Tang (唐)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — No. 25 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
22. **Huang (黄)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 7 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
23. **Sun (孙)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 12 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
24. **Gao (高)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 20 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
25. **Han (韩)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 27 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
26. **Ma (马)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 13 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
27. **He (何)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 17 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
28. **Deng (邓)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — No. 28 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
29. **Xu (许)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 26 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.
30. **Cao (曹)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — No. 30 among surnames in mainland China, according to the 2020 National Name Report.

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