Chinese (Cantonese) Submitted Surnames

Cantonese names are used in southeast China (including Hong Kong and Macau). Note that depending on the Chinese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Chinese names.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Au 欧, 歐 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ou.

Au Yeung 欧阳, 歐陽 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.

Au-Yeung 歐陽 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.

Auyeung 欧阳, 歐陽 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ouyang.

Chak 翟 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhai.

Chau 周 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.

Cheang 郑, 鄭 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zheng.

Cheong 张, 張 Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Cantonese)
Hakka and Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Cheuk 卓 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhuo.

Chim 詹 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhan.

Ching 程 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cheng.

Chio Chinese (Cantonese)

Cho 曹 Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese, Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Cao.

Choi 蔡 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.

Chow 周 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhou.

Choy 蔡 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.

Chui 徐 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 1.

Chung 張 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Zhang.

Fa 化 Chinese (Cantonese, Rare), Chinese (Hakka, Rare)
Cantonese or Hakka form of Hua 2.

Fok 霍 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Huo.

Fong 方 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Fang.

Fuk Chinese (Cantonese)

Fung 冯, 馮 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Feng.

Heoi 許 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Xu 2.

Heung 向 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xiang.

Hon 韩, 韓 Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka)
Cantonese and Hakka romanization of Han.

Hui 許 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Xu 2.

Hung 洪 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hong.

Kan 簡, 简 Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien)
Cantonese and Hokkien romanization of Jian.

Keung 姜 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Jiang 2.

Khoe Chinese (Cantonese)

Kueng 鄺, 邝 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.

Kung 龚, 龔 Chinese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Alternate transcription of Chinese 龚 (see Gong) as well as the Cantonese romanization.

Kwong 鄺 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.

Law 罗, 羅 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Luo.

Lew 刘 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Liu.

Liu 廖 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Liao.

Liuh 廖 Chinese (Cantonese)
Variant transcription of Chinese (Cantonese) 廖 (see Liu 3).

Low 刘, 劉 Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Romanization of Liu chiefly used in Malaysia and Singapore.

Lui 雷 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Lei.

Lui 吕, 呂 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Lu 1.

Lum 林 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Lin.

Lung 龙, 龍 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Long.

Mak 麦, 麥 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Mai.

Mok 莫 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Mo.

Ngai 魏 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wei.

Ngai 倪 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ni.

Nip 聂, 聶 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Nie.

Or Chinese (Cantonese)

Or 柯 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ke.

Pak 白 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Bai.

Pang 彭 Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka)
Cantonese and Hakka romanization of Peng.

Pong 庞, 龐 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pang.

Poon 潘 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pan 2.

Pun 潘 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Pan 2.

Sam 岑 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.

Sham 岑 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.

Shek 石 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.

Shiu 邵 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shao.

Shum 瀋 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shen.

Shum 岑 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.

Sin 单, 單 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shan.

Sing 程 German, Chinese (Cantonese), Indian
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So 苏, 蘇 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Su.

Sum 岑 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cen.

Sze 施 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shi.

Szeto 司徒 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Situ.

Tam 谭, 譚 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tan.

Tam 谈, 談 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tan.

Tin 田 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Tian.

Ting 丁 Chinese, Chinese (Cantonese)
Alternate transcription of Chinese 丁 (see Ding) as well as the Cantonese romanization.

Tsoi 蔡 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Cai.

Tung 董 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Dong.

Wan 温, 溫 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wen.

Wan 尹 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yin.

Wo Chinese (Cantonese)

Wong 汪 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wang.

Woo 胡 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hu.

Xian Chinese (Cantonese)
Variant of Xiang.

Yam 任 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ren.

Yau Chinese (Cantonese)

Yau 丘, 邱 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Qiu.

Yick 易 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yi.

Yim 严, 嚴 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yan.

Yip 葉 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Ye.

Yiu 姚 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yao.

Yue 余 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Yu 2.

Yung 容, 翁, 揚 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Rong or Weng.

Yung 容 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Rong.

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