"Wang" tops Chinese surnames

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- "Wang" is the most popular surname in China, with 95 million Wangs across the country, according to a study released Sunday by the China Fuxi Cultural Research Association.

The surname is followed in popularity by "Li" and "Zhang," respectively.

Twenty-one percent of the country's population has one of the three surnames, according to the study.

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