List of Common Chinese Surnames in Singapore - Greater China Region - Taiwan

Taiwan

See also: Naming customs of Taiwanese aborigines

According to a comprehensive survey of residential permits released by the Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior's Department of Population in February, 2005, Taiwan has only 1,989 surnames. The top ten surnames in Taiwan accounted for 52.63% of the general population, and the top 100 accounted for 96.11%.

Rank		Character		Romanizations								%
2005				Mandarin		Cantonese			Minnan		Other
				Pinyin	Wade	Jyutping	HK	Other	POJ	Other
1	5	陳	陈	Chén	Ch'en2	Can4	Chan	Chin	Chun	Tân	Ting		11.06%
2	19	林		Lín	Lin2	Lam4	Lam	Lum	Lîm	Lim, Liem		8.28%
3	7	黃	黄	Huáng	Huang2	Wong4	Wong	Wang Vong	Ng	Eng, Ung Wee, Oei Ooi, Uy Bong		6.01%
4	3	張	张	Zhāng	Chang1	Zoeng1	Cheung	Chong Cheong	Tiu	Teo, Teoh Tio, Thio Tiew	Tiong	5.26%
5	2	李		Lǐ	Li3	Lei5	Lee Li	Le Lei	Lí	Lee Lie Dee		5.11%
6	1	王		Wáng	Wang2	Wong4	Wong	Vong	Ông	Heng		4.12%
7	9	吳	吴	Wú	Wu2	Ng4	Ng	Ung Eng	Gô· Ngô·	Goh, Gouw	Woo	4.04%
8	4	劉	刘	Liú	Liu2	Lau4	Lau	Lao Lou	Lâu	Low Lao, Lauw		3.17%
9	40	蔡		Cài	Ts'ai4	Coi3	Choi	Choy Tsoi Toy	Chhoà	Chua, Choa Tjoa	Tsay Chai	2.91%
10	6	楊	杨	Yáng	Yang2	Joeng4	Yeung	Yeong Ieong	Iûⁿ	Eaw Yeo, Yeoh Yong Joe, Yo	Young	2.66%

Other common surnames in Taiwan are listed by rank below. This report is based on the 2005 study. The traditional character is listed before the slash while the simplified character is listed after the slash. The ranking in the PRC (based on the 2007 study) is listed in the parenthesis. The Wade-Giles romanization is also listed first in the brackets, and the Hanyu Pinyin romanization is listed second in the brackets.

11。 許 / 许 （26）

12。 鄭 / 郑 （21）

13。 謝 / 谢 （23）

14。 郭 / 郭 （16）

15。 洪 / 洪 （above 100)

16。 邱 / 邱 （73）

17。 曾 / 曾 （32）

18。 廖 / 廖 （62）

19。 賴 / 赖 （above 100)

20。 徐 / 徐 （11）

21。 周 / 周 （10）

22。 葉 / 叶 （43）

23。 蘇 / 苏 （45）

24。 莊 / 庄 （above 100)

25。 江 / 江 （74）

26。 呂 / 吕 （47）

27。 何 / 何 （17）

28。 羅 / 罗 （20）

29。 高 / 高 （18）

30。 蕭 / 萧 （33）

Other surveys

• 1994–2011: The American researcher Chih-Hao Tsai has compiled unauthoritative annual surveys of the most common surnames on Taiwan based on published lists of all successful applicants taking Taiwan's Joint College Entrance Exam. The test was mandatory for college entrance until 2002 and is still quite common, with more than a hundred thousand successful applicants a year and a pass rate for all test takers between 60 and 90%.