Most common surnames in Taiwan
Most Common Surnames in Taiwan (source: Taiwanese Book 1, Maryknoll, 1997). In other words, the most common Taiwanese last names or family names.
- 陳...Taan (Wade-Giles: Ch'en2, but usually seen as "Chen")
- 林...Liim (Lin)
- 黃...Ngg (Huang)
- 李...Liie (Li, also seen as Lee)
- 張...Tviw (Chang)
- 王...Oong (Wang)
- 吳...Goo (Wu)
- 劉...Laau (Liu, also Liou)
- 蔡...Zhoax (Ts'ai, seen as Tsai)
- 楊...Viuu (Yang)
- 許...Khor (Hsu3)
- 鄭...Tve/Tvi (Cheng)
- 謝...Cia/Sia (Hsieh, also Shieh)
- 郭...Koeq (Kuo)
- 洪...Aang (Hung, also Hong)
- 邱...Khiw/Khw/Zw (Ch'iu, seen as Chiu, Chiou)
- 曾...Zafn (Tseng)
- 廖...Liau (Liao)
- 賴...Loa (Lai)
- 徐...Chii (Hsu2)
Others:
| 趙 | TiQ |
| 周 | Ciw |
| 孫 | Swn |
| 朱 | Zw |
| 馬 | Bea/Mar |
| 胡 | Hoo |
| 何 | HQo |
| 高 | KQf |
| 梁 | Niuu |
| 羅 | LQo |
| 宋 | Soxng |
| 唐 | Tngg |
| 韓 | Haan |
| 曹 | ZQo |
| 鄧 | Teng |
| 蕭 | Siaw |
| 馮 | Paang |
| 程 | Thviaa |
| 彭 | Phvee/Phvii |
| 潘 | Phvoaf |
| 袁 | Oaan |
| 于 | Ii/Uu |
| 董 | Tarng |
| 余 | Ii/Uu |
| 蘇 | Sof |
| 葉 | Iap |
| 呂 | Lu |
| 魏 | Gui |
| 蔣 | Cviuo |
| 田 | Tieen |
| 杜 | To |
| 丁 | Tefng |
| 沈 | Tiim |
| 姜 | Kiafng/Kiofng |
| 范 | Hoan |
| 江 | Kafng |
| 傅 | Hu |
| 鍾 | Ciofng/Zefng |
| 盧 | Loo |
| 汪 | Ofng/Afng |
| 戴 | Tex/Taix/Tix |
| 崔 | Zhuy |
| 任 | Jim/Lim/Na |
| 陸 | Lak/Liok |
| 姚 | Iaau |
| 方 | Pngf |
| 金 | Kym |
| 夏 | Ha |
| 譚 | Thaam |
| 韋 | Uie |
| 賈 | Kar |
| 鄒 | Zaw/Zof |
| 石 | CiQh |
| 熊 | Hiim |
| 孟 | Beng |
| 秦 | Ciin |
| 閻 | Giaam |
| 薛 | Siq |
| 侯 | Haau |
| 雷 | Luii |
| 白 | Peh/Pek |
| 龍 | Leeng |
| 段 | Tvoa |
| 郝 | Hek |
| 孔 | Khafng |
| 邵 | Siau/SiQ |
| 史 | Suo |
| 毛 | Moo |
| 常 | Sioong |
| 萬 | Ban |
| 顧 | Kox |
| 武 | Buo |
| 康 | Khngf |
| 賀 | HQ |
| 嚴 | Giaam |
| 尹 | Yn |
| 錢 | Cvii |
| 施 | Sy |
| 牛 | Guu |
| 龔 | Kiorng |
| 佘 | Siaf |
| 麥 | Beh |
| 莊 | Zngf |
| 路 | Lo |
| 黎 | Lee |
| 付 | Pox/Hux |
| 邢 | Heeng |
| 倪 | GQee/Goee/Gee |
| 陶 | TQo/JQo |
| 葛 | Kad |
| 譚 | Tvaa |
| 堯 | Giaau |