The original surname was 4 1 1, which was later supplemented to 504, including 444 single surnames and 60 compound surnames. The order of hundreds of surnames is not the actual arrangement of surnames, but because they are easy to read, learn and remember. Hundreds of surnames, together with San and Qian, are called 3,000, which is an enlightenment book for children in ancient China. The reason why Qiansun became the top four surnames among hundreds of surnames is that hundreds of surnames were formed in Qiantang area of wuyue in Song Dynasty, so Zhao, your Qian, your Qian Chu Princess and Li of Southern Tang Dynasty became the top four surnames. 2065438+June 2004, the latest version of China's 100 surnames was released, and Wang Li and Wang Li topped the list. Zhou, Wu, Ma Huzhu, Guo and Luo Gaolin are the top 20 surnames in China, of which 94.68 million, accounting for 7. 1% of the total population.