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Pronunciation | Min (Mandarin) Man (Cantonese) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
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Language(s) | Old Chinese |
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Variant form(s) | Man |
Derivative(s) | Min (Korean surname) |
Min is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 闵 in simplified Chinese and 閔 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Man in Cantonese. Min is listed 132nd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 193rd most common surname in China, shared by 520,000 people.[2] In 2013 it was the 224 the most common, with around 4.3 million people sharing the name, accounting for 0.032% of the total population, with the province with the most people sharing the name being Hubei.[3]