Anhui Province is located in East China and has a permanent population of more than 60 million. Among the more than 60 million people in Anhui, there are 10 major surnames accounting for a relatively high proportion, let's see what stories are in these surnames:
1. Wang surname: Anhui Wang surname has a population of more than 5 million. In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Ji Jin was the ancestor of the Wang surname, and the Wang surname was always in North China as the main area of activity during the pre-Qin and Han and Jin dynasties, and its development was very rapid. During the Sui Dynasty, the various branches of the Wang surname were spread to various places.
2, Zhang surname: Zhang surname in Anhui almost 5 million people. Zhang Wei is the ancestor of the Zhang surname, and the Qin and Han dynasties are an important period for the development and reproduction of the Zhang surname to the surrounding areas.
3, Li surname: There are 4.25 million people with the surname Li in Anhui, and Luyi County in Henan Province is the hometown of Lao tzu and the birthplace of the Li surname. In the pre-Qin period, the activities of the Surname Li began in Henan, and the Qin and Han Dynasties were an important stage in the migration of the Surname Li to various places.
4. Liu surname: There are 3.32 million people with the surname Liu in Anhui, and Liu Lei is the ancestor of the surname Liu. In the early days, the Liu clan mainly developed and multiplied in the north, and more than 300 YEARS BC, the Liu surname began to spread to Henan and Jiangsu.
5. Chen surname: There are 2.74 million people with the surname Chen distributed in Anhui Province, and Chen Hugong is the ancestor of the Surname Chen. In the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Central Plains were turbulent, and residents moved south, and Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi were already the main migration areas for the Chen surname.
6. Yang surname: The population of Yang surname accounts for 2.61% of the population of Anhui, and Yang Boqiao is the ancestor of the surname. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Yang clan moved from Shanxi to Jiangsu and Anhui, and spread out in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
7. Wu surname: Wu has a population of 1.57 million in Anhui, with Zun Taibo as the ancestor and Zhongyong as the ancestor. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the Wu surname moved into Henan, Anhui and other provinces.
8. Xu surname: Xu surname has a population of 1.42 million in Anhui, and Xu Ruomu of the Xia Dynasty is the ancestor of Xu surname. In the pre-Qin period, the Surname Xu was mainly distributed in Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong and other places.
9. Zhou surname: The surname Zhou belongs to the clan and the name of the country. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou surname began to migrate from west to east into Anhui and other places.
10. Zhu surname: 1.28 million people are distributed in Anhui Province, and the Zhu Xiang clan is revered as the ancestor of the Zhu surname. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed Cao to Yu (邾, in present-day southeastern Qufu, Shandong), and some of the later Jurchens moved south to Danyang, Anhui, and Danyang, Jiangsu.
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