And Li are both famous first surnames in China. According to Yuan Yida, director of China Surname Origin Research Center of Fuxi Cultural Research Association, this is mainly due to the differences between statistical samples and statistical institutions. Since the Song Dynasty, Li, Wang and Zhang have been the three most populous surnames in China, and the populations of Li and Zhang are often equal.
As early as the Song Dynasty, Wang Xing had about 5.9 million people, accounting for 7.7% of the national population, and was the first surname in the Song Dynasty. Correspondingly, Li has about 5.6 million people, accounting for 7.2% of the national population, ranking second in the Song Dynasty, second only to. By the Ming Dynasty, Wang Xing had about 6.2 million people, accounting for 6.7% of the national population, and remained the first surname.
At the same time, there are about 5,654,380+million people surnamed Li, accounting for about 5.5% of the national population, ranking third after Wang and Zhang in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, it is obvious that, regardless of the historical ranking or the latest ranking, most people think that Wang Xing is the most populous surname in China.