| Language(s) | Chinese |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Yi, Yih (Mandarin) |
Yī (Chinese: 伊; pinyin: Yī) is a Chinese surname. It is also rarely spelled as Yih in Wade–Giles. According to a 2013 study, it was found to be the 289th most common surname, shared by 206,000 people or 0.016% of the population, with the province with the most being Shandong.
Notable people
- Yi Ji (伊籍, fl. 200s–221), courtesy name Jibo, was an official serving in the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China
- Yi Hai (伊海; 1698 – c. 1747) was a Chinese painter and merchant who frequented the Japanese trading port of Nagasaki
- Yi Bingshou [zh] (伊秉绶) (1754–1815), Chinese calligrapher and political figure
- Yi Ling (伊玲, formerly 钱今凡, born 1928) is the oldest living transgender woman in China
- Yi Yi (actress) (伊一; born 1989 in Yongzhou, Hunan) is a Chinese actress and host
References
- 中国四百大姓 Front Cover, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
| 100 most common family names in mainland China (2020) | |
|---|---|
| 1–25 | |
| 26–50 | |
| 51–75 | |
| 76–100 | |
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