List of common Chinese surnames in Singapore
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The following is a list of the most common Chinese surnames amongst the ethnic Chinese population in Singapore in the year 2000. Surnames are listed according to their romanised Chinese dialects, hence similar surnames may be listed more than once despite representing the same Chinese character. For example, one single surname, 陈 (Chén in Pinyin, is Tan in Hokkien and Chan in Cantonese, yet appears as two entries here. On the other hand, Wong can refer to 王, 汪 or 黄 depending on dialect group, but are listed as a single entry.
| Surname | Number | % of Chinese population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Char. | Mandarin | Chinese Dialect | ||
| 陈 | Chén | Tan | 237,800 | 9.5 |
| 林 | Lín | Lim, Lam | 166,000 | 6.6 |
| 李 | Lǐ | Lee | 112,600 | 4.5 |
| 黄 | Huáng | Ng | 106,200 | 4.2 |
| 王 or 汪 | Wáng or Wāng | Ong | 66,700 | 2.7 |
| 王, 汪 or 黄 | Wáng or Huáng | Wong | 65,000 | 2.6 |
| 吴 | Wú | Goh, Ng | 56,200 | 2.2 |
| 蔡 | Cài | Chua | 54,600 | 2.2 |
| 陈 or 曾 | Chén or Zēng | Chan | 48,400 | 1.9 |
| 许 | Xǔ | Koh | 48,100 | 1.9 |
| 张 | Zhāng | Teo | 46,800 | 1.9 |
| 洪 | Hóng | Ang | 43,600 | 1.7 |
| 杨 | Yáng | Yeo | 36,600 | 1.5 |
| 郑 | Zhèng | Tay, Teh | 35,800 | 1.4 |
| 何 | Hé | Ho | 35,000 | 1.4 |
| 刘 | Liú | Low, Lau | 31,600 | 1.3 |
| 杜 or 卓 | Dù or Zhuō | Toh | 25,300 | 1.0 |
| 沈 | Shěn | Sim | 23,800 | 0.9 |
| 庄 or 张 | Zhuāng or Zhāng | Chong | 23,100 | 0.9 |
| 谢 | Xiè | Chia | 22,600 | 0.9 |
