Han (Chinese surname)

Han
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHán
Wade–GilesHan2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHon4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHàn
Hán
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHán
Wade–GilesHan2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHon4
Hàn
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHàn
Wade–GilesHan4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHon3

Han (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Hán) is a common Chinese surname. The spelling "Han" is based on China's pinyin system and so used throughout Mainland China. Spelling can vary from 'Hon' in Cantonese-speaking areas to 'Hang' in Hainan. It is the 15th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. In 2003, Han (韩) is ranked 25th in China in terms of the number of bearers at around 8 million persons.[1] In 2019 it was the 28th most common surname in Mainland China.[2]

Less common Chinese surnames romanized as Han include: 寒 (Hán) and 汉/漢 (Hàn).[citation needed]

  1. ^ 据近年来的人口统计资料,按人口多少排序,韩姓在中国100大姓中,排行第25位,约800多万人 Archived January 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "新京报 - 好新闻,无止境".