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Sun (surname)
| Other names | |
|---|---|
| Variant form(s) | Suen (Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations), Sen (Amoy dialect), Sng (Teochew dialect), Tôn (Vietnamese), Son (Japanese/Korean), Soon (regions with Hokkien-speaking populations), Soon/Suan/-son/-zon (Chinese Filipino in the Philippines), and Swen. |
| Related names | Gongsun |
Sun (/sʊn/[1]) is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname (simplified Chinese: 孙; traditional Chinese: 孫; pinyin: Sūn; pronounced [swə́n]). It is the third name listed in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[2]
Other transliterations include Suen (Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations), Soon (Amoy dialect), Sng and Soon (Teochew dialect), Tôn (Vietnamese), Son (Japanese/Korean), Soon (regions with Hokkien-speaking populations), Sen/Suan/-son/-zon (Chinese Filipino in the Philippines), and Swen.
In 2019, Sun was the twelfth most common surname in mainland China.[3] A 2013 study found it to be the 12th most common name as well, shared by 18,300,000 people or 1.38% of the population, with the province with the most being Shandong.
Note that in Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations, the surname Xin (辛) is also transliterated as Sun.
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- "Sun Yat-sen". Collins English Dictionary. 2020.
- "Sun Yat-sen". Dictionary.com. 2023.
- ^ 百家姓 [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ^ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境".
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