Chinese (Hokkien) Submitted Surnames

Hokkien names are used in the Chinese province of Fujian and on Taiwan. 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.

Ang 洪 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Hong.

Ang 翁 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Weng.

Auyong 欧阳, 歐陽 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ouyang.

Beh 马, 馬 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ma.

Cheah 谢, 謝 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew), Chinese (Hakka)
Hokkien, Teochew and Hakka romanization of Xie.

Cheam 詹 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.

Chee 徐 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1.

Chew 周 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhou.

Chiam 詹 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhan.

Chin 钱 Chinese (Hokkien)

Ch'ng 庄, 莊 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhuang.

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

Choo 朱 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhu.

Chua 蔡 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.

Chuah 蔡 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Cai.

Din 林 Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Lin primarily used in the Philippines.

Dy 李 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1 primarily used in the Philippines.

Gan 颜, 顏 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yan.

Geh 倪 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ni.

Goh 吴, 吳 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wu 1.

Gouw 吴, 吳 Chinese (Hokkien)
Dutch-influenced spelling of Goh used in Indonesia.

Hoa 化 Chinese (Hokkien, Rare)
Hokkien form of Hua 2.

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

Kerk 郭 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Guo.

Khaw 许, 許 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xu 2.

Kho Chinese (Hokkien, Anglicized)

Kho 许, 許 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.

Khoo 邱 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Qiu.

Khoo Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien spellig of the surname Qiu. This Means a person who lived near a mound, dune or hill. This spelling is found amongst Hokkien and Hakka families in Southeast Asia

Khor 许, 許 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.

Khouw 许, 許 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2 based on Dutch orthography. It is more commonly used in Indonesia.

Ko 柯 Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ke.

Koh 许, 許 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xu 2.

Kok 郭 Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Guo.

Kwa 柯 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ke.

Kwee 郭 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo based on Dutch orthography.

Kwek 郭 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Guo.

Lauw 刘, 劉 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Liu based on Dutch orthography.

Lie 李 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1.

Liem 林 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Lin chiefly used in Indonesia.

Lien 林 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Lin.

Liong 梁 Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Liang chiefly used in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Loo 罗, 羅 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Luo.

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

Neo 梁 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Liang chiefly used in Singapore.

Nio 梁 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Liang.

Oei 黄, 黃 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.

Oey 黄, 黃 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang based on Dutch orthography. It is primarily used in Indonesia.

Oi 黃, 黄 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.

Ong 翁 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Weng.

Ooi 黄 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.

Peh 白 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Bai.

Peng 冰 Chinese (Hokkien, Rare)
Hokkien form of Bing.

Phua 潘 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Pan 2.

Png 方 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Fang.

Pua 潘 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Pan 2.

Quah 柯 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Ke.

Quek 郭 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Guo.

Seah 谢, 謝 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xie chiefly used in Singapore.

See 施 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Shi.

Seow 萧, 蕭 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xiao.

Shue 树, 樹 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 1, Xu 2 or Xue.

Sia 谢, 謝 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xie.

Siauw 萧, 蕭 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xiao based on Dutch orthography. It is primarily used in Indonesia.

Sim 沈 Chinese (Hokkien), Korean
Hokkien romanization of Shen as well as the Korean form.

Sin 辛 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xin.

Siow 萧, 蕭 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien, Hakka and Teochew romanization of Xiao.

Soh 蘇, 苏 Chinese (Hokkien)
It is from the Hanzi character "蘇" (so͘) meaning "perilla".

Sy 李, 施 Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Li 1 or Shi chiefly used in the Philippines.

Tae 鄭, 郑 Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zheng.

Tay 郑, 鄭 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zheng.

Tee 郑, 鄭 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zheng.

Teh 郑, 鄭 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zheng.

Teo 张, 張 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.

Teoh 张, 張 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.

Tham 谭, 譚 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Tan.

Theo 张, 張 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.

Thio 张, 張 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.

Tiao 張, 张 Taiwanese, Chinese (Hokkien)
Min Nan and Hokkien romanization of Zhang.

Tio 张, 張 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhang.

Tjia 谢, 謝 Chinese (Hokkien)
Dutch-influenced spelling of Chia used in Indonesia.

Toh 杜 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Du.

Toh 卓 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zhuo.

Tok 卓 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Zhuo.

Uy 黄 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang primarily used in the Philippines.

Wee 黄, 黃 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang.

Woon 温, 溫 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wen.

Yap 葉 Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.

Yeap 叶, 葉 Chinese (Hakka), Chinese (Hokkien)
Hakka and Hokkien romanization of Ye.

Yeo 杨, 楊 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yang.

Yeoh 杨, 楊 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yang.

Yeow 姚 Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Yao.

Yow 姚, 饒 Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Yao or Rao.

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