Chinese Surnames Starting with Y
42 surnames
Yakeshi
From Yakeshi city lineage
Inner Mongolia300+
Yalute
From Jalaid banner variant
Inner Mongolia200+
Yan
Strict or solemn
Northern China1.8M+
Yan2
Speech
China120K+
Yang
Poplar tree
Nationwide46.0M+
Yangshi
Sheep tongue
China10K+
Yanqi
From the ancient Yanqi kingdom
Xinjiang300+
Yao
Elegant or handsome
Eastern China3.5M+
Yao2
Distant
China510K+
Yap
Ye Cantonese
Southeast Asia12K+
Ye
Leaf
Southern China4.8M+
Yelv
Khitan royal
China1K+
Yeung
Yang Cantonese
Hong Kong3K+
Yi
Easy
China178K+
Yi2
Righteous
China78K+
Yilike
From Ili river region
Xinjiang400+
Yin
Silver or sound
Central China800K+
Yin2
Silver
China86K+
Ying
Win or surplus
Henan
Yingjie
Heroic excellence
Taiwan500+
Yinshan
From the Yin mountain range
Inner Mongolia300+
Yiu
Yao Cantonese
Hong Kong2K+
Yong
Yong clan
Southeast Asia8K+
Yong2
Brave
China52K+
Yong3
Eternal
China198K+
Yong4
Use
China98K+
You
Friend
China96K+
You2
Quiet
China330K+
Yu
Universe or eaves
Nationwide5.2M+
Yu2
Jade
China640K+
Yu3
Feather
China128K+
Yuan
Round or circle
Northern China5.8M+
Yuchi
Lingering pool
China220K+
Yue
Mountain peak
China300K+
Yue2
Music
China720K+
Yue3
Read
China340K+
Yuezhi
From the ancient Yuezhi people
Gansu200+
Yugu
From the Yugur ethnic minority
Gansu500+
Yun
Cloud
China230K+
Yun2
Rhyme
China66K+
Yun3
Allow
China176K+
Yuwen
Universal literature
China108K+