FYI: Li Listed as Most Commonly Used Surname in China

[Jianmin Li <jli@dartagnan.maths.adelaide.edu.au>]

Li Listed as Most Commonly Used Surname in China 

Source: CND-Global, August 18, 1997 (GL97-116)
Forwarded by: Jian-Min LI
 
[CND, 08/17/97] With more than 87 million people, or 7.9 percent 
of the population, using it as surname, Li replaces Zhang as the most 
commonly used surname in China and is listed in the Guinness Book 
of World Records, AFP reported according to Xinhua News Agency. A 
study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that Li, Wang, Zhang, 
Liu and Chen are the most common surnames among over 10,000 family names 
in China. Thirty percent of Chinese people, or 350 million, use the 
five surnames.  (Qiujing BU, Ray ZHANG)
 
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