Chinese Names
How naming works in China — order, inheritance, particles, and the names Foundry's own data sees most often, backed by a live parser.
Common names in China
The given and family names Foundry sees most often for China, each shown with its share of what Foundry has learned — not an official statistic, just what the engine's own data reflects.
Given names
- Jack 0.9%
- Jason 0.85%
- Kevin 0.83%
- David 0.83%
- Amy 0.69%
- Michael 0.66%
- Eric 0.64%
- Alex 0.63%
- Andy 0.63%
- Lily 0.58%
Family names
- Wang 6.68%
- Zhang 6.4%
- Chen 5.84%
- Li 4.95%
- Liu 4.92%
- Wu 3.06%
- Huang 3.03%
- Zhou 1.92%
- Chan 1.89%
- Wong 1.81%
Naming conventions in China
A small pool of family names covers most of the population.
Family name first, then a 1-2 character given name
e.g. Wáng ("king", one of the most common surnames) or Lǐ, followed by a short given name
Wáng Fāng (a generic template name, like "Jane Smith")
Same family-name-first handling Foundry applies to Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese names.
Analyze name from China
Split full names from China into given name, family name, titles, and particles — calibrated confidence instead of a single guess, powered by Foundry.
Live Demo
This page is one view onto Foundry's Name Intelligence engine, fixed to the China context. For the full feature list, how it works, and other countries, see Name Intelligence.