Statistical distribution of Chinese names

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/20/11/118901

Abstract This paper studies the statistical characteristics of Chinese surnames, first names and full names based on a credible sample. The distribution of Chinese surnames, unlike that in any other countries, shows an exponential pattern in the top part and a power-law pattern in the tail part. The distributions of Chinese first names and full names have the characteristics of a power law with different exponents. Finally, the interrelation of the first name and the surname is demonstrated by using a computer simulation and an exhibition of the name network. Chinese people take the surname into account when they choose a first name for somebody.

Keywords: surname first name full name distribution

Received: 06 May 2011
Revised: 14 June 2011
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PACS:	89.65.Cd	(Demographic studies)
	01.75.+m	(Science and society)

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61174165) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China

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Guo Jin-Zhong(郭金忠), Chen Qing-Hua(陈清华), and Wang You-Gui(王有贵) Statistical distribution of Chinese names 2011 Chin. Phys. B 20 118901

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