The Wangs Have Surnames Tied Up in China

In a surprise turnaround，the Wangs win. A new study has debunked the notion that Li is China's most popular surname.

A 2006 survey of 296 million people in 1，110 counties and cities by the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that Li led the ranks of family names with about 7.4% of the population sharing the moniker.

But a recent analysis of household registration data covering nearly all of China's population revealed that Wang is in fact the most common name in the country， the official Xinhua News Agency reported.