The "2018 National Name Report" was released by the Household Registration Management Research Center of the Ministry of Public Security and has received widespread public attention.

It contains many fascinating phenomena and details worth pondering, especially the distribution pattern of surnames, which is particularly attractive.

The number of people with certain surnames in China is beyond imagination.

The population with the surname Wang is large, reaching approximately 100 million; by comparison, the total population of the UK in 2017 was only 66 million.

In 2018, Germany's total population reached 83 million. As of 2017, Canada's total population was 38 million.

The population of some families with large surnames far exceeds that of these Western countries. This contrast is shocking.

This not only reflects the huge population in China, but also reflects the concentration of surname distribution.

Our country has a large population, and certain surnames account for a large proportion of the population, which has formed a special social phenomenon.

There are 6,150 surnames in use across the country.

However, the traditional "hundred family surnames" account for 85% of the total registered population in the country.

As of January 2018, the country's population was close to 1.4 billion.

There are many surnames, but some have a particularly high proportion of the population.

This may be the result of a combination of historical, cultural, regional and other factors.

Inheritance methods such as traditional family settlements allow certain families with surnames to continue to thrive and occupy a dominant position in terms of population ratio.

The number of registered residents with 23 surnames has exceeded 10 million.

These families with surnames have far-reaching historical roots in China, and their family systems are also quite large.

A large number of people with the same surname is conducive to the inheritance of family culture and the study of surname culture.

Among families with surnames, cultural features such as ancestral halls are more likely to spread and grow in families with a large population. Many people of the same ethnic group form a solid human foundation for the inheritance and development of these cultures.

China also has rare surnames like Tian, ​​Death, and Poison.

There is currently only one person with the surname Po who has been reported to have the surname Po.

If you have a friend with a rare surname, it is a very special fate.

These rare surnames may be of various idiosyncratic origins.

In the long historical process, it may have been formed due to factors such as family changes, migration, or the granting of surnames in specific periods.

As a part of Chinese surname culture, rare surnames also deserve attention and protection.

More and more parents are choosing to name their babies after their father’s surname + mother’s surname.

It increased from 118,000 at the end of 1990 to 1.1 million at the end of 2018.

This reflects the changes in modern family concepts and cultural concepts.

Many couples choose this naming method, firstly to highlight the equality between men and women, and secondly because of the issue of ownership rights of their children.

Different naming methods also contain new family concepts and characteristics of the times.

The vast majority of babies born in 2018 have names consisting of two or three characters, which is quite traditional.

Despite the diverse cultural integration of today's society, traditional naming methods are still firmly dominant.

This may be a reflection of traditional culture being deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Traditional name styles contain special phonological charm and rich cultural connotations. When the ancients chose names, they often pursued auspicious meanings and focused on the harmonious combination of names and characters. These ancient naming methods are still retained in today's society.

Observing these statistical data and various phenomena about names, don’t you think that our country’s name culture is very rich and profound?

So what new name trends do you think there will be in the future?