中国物理B ›› 2011, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (11): 118901-118901.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/20/11/118901

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Statistical distribution of Chinese names

郭金忠, 陈清华, 王有贵   

  1. Department of Systems Science, School of Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • 收稿日期:2011-05-06 修回日期:2011-06-14 出版日期:2011-11-15 发布日期:2011-11-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61174165) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China

Statistical distribution of Chinese names

Guo Jin-Zhong(郭金忠), Chen Qing-Hua(陈清华)†, and Wang You-Gui(王有贵)   

  1. Department of Systems Science, School of Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
  • Received:2011-05-06 Revised:2011-06-14 Online:2011-11-15 Published:2011-11-15
  • Supported by:
    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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摘要： 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.

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.

Key words: surname, first name, full name, distribution

中图分类号:  (Demographic studies)

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