Li (黎) Chinese Surname

Profile

• Surname: Li (黎)
  
• Languanges : Old Chinese
• Ancestor (1) : Emperor Yao (尧) (2357-2257BC)
• Ancestor (2) : Emperor Shaohao (少昊) (circa 2600BC) 
• Period : Shang Dynasty (1556-1046SM)
• Derivative : Lai
• Common Romanisation Pinyin : Lǐ (李) , Lǐ (理) , Lì (栗) , Lì (利)
• Another Romanisation : Lì (莉) (Hui People) 
• Cantonese Variations : Lik (酈/郦) , Lì (厲/厉)
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• Mainland: 103th, 83th (Wikipedia)
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• Cantonese : Lai , Lye
• Vietnamese : Lê 

History

• Descendants of Emperor Yao (尧) (2357-2257BC) in Licheng County 
• Descendants of Emperor Shaohao (少昊) (circa 2600BC) in Licheng County
• Jiuli people around the Yangtze River  
• Some Chinese Li (黎) change their surname to Ha , or Hu (胡)  - Ho Dynasty

Notable People

• Li Ming (黎明) (Leon Lai) 
• Li Yuan (黎源) (1987)
• Li Liegong (黎烈弓) - Cung Le (黎烈弓) (Vietnamese)