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Type Surname
Pronounced Pron. /sə.ti.ˈa.wan/(Indonesian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), He (何), Huang (黃), Liu (劉) or Wang 1 (王). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Added 2/11/2016 by Sofia
Edited 4/29/2025 by sekejap, Felie and HL