Hé
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Region of originChina
He
Chinese name
Chinese何
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetHà
Chữ Hán何
Korean name
Hangul하
Hanja何
Japanese name
Kanji何
Kanaか

He or Ho is the romanized transliteration of several Chinese family names. According to a 2012 survey, 14 million people had Hé (何) listed as their surname, making it the 17th most common surname in Mainland China,[1] a spot it retained in 2019.[2] Hé was listed as the 21st most common surname in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang). Other less common family names that are romanized as He include 河 (Pinyin: Hé), 佫 (Pinyin: Hè), 赫 (Pinyin: Hè), and 和.

A common alternative spelling of the surname is Ho, which is the Mandarin Wade–Giles romanization and the Cantonese romanization of the Chinese family names.

In the Korean language, the equivalent surname is Ha (하). In the Vietnamese language, the equivalent surname is Hà.

History

The surname originates from the Ji clan of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Jiang clan of Yandi. It was taken as a surname by the Sogdians when they came to China; therefore, it is considered to be one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames."[3]

Romanization

Char. Mandarin Cantonese
S. T. Pinyin Wade–Giles Jyutping HK Gov't
何 Hé Ho2 Ho4 Ho
贺 賀 Hè Ho4 Ho6 Ho
河 Hé Ho2 Ho4 Ho
佫 Hè Ho4 Hok6
赫 Hè Ho4 Haak1 Hak1 Hak

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References

  1. ^ "China's Surnames". Cdn.theatlantic.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  2. ^ "新京报 – 好新闻，无止境".
  3. ^ "The Nine Sogdian Surnames | the Sogdians".

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100 most common family names in Mainland China (2020)
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