<P> Li 李 is one of the most common surnames in China and the world, shared by more than 93 million people in China, or about 7.4% of the Chinese population . Worldwide, more than 100 million people bear the surname . It was formerly thought to be the most common surname in China, but a 2013 analysis of the names of 1.33 billion Chinese citizens has concluded that Li is the second most common surname, behind Wang with 95 million people . Li 李 is the most common surname for the Hakka people . </P> <P> Geographically, Li is the most common surname in North China and Southwest China . In provinces such as Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Yunnan, more than 8.8% of the local population are surnamed Li . Among all Chinese provinces, Henan has the largest number of Lis, accounting for 10.3% of the total . Li is less common in southern and southeastern China . In Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hainan, as well as Taiwan, only 2.2 to 6.6% of the population share the surname . </P> <P> According to the ninth - century Tang dynasty text Yuanhe Xing Zuan, Li is a branch of the ancient ancestral name Ying (嬴) and descends from Emperor Zhuanxu, grandson of the mythical Yellow Emperor . During the reign of Emperor Yao, Zhuanxu's descendant Gao Yao served as Dali (大理), or Minister of Law . During the Xia dynasty, Gao Yao's descendants adopted Li (理) as their surname, from the title Dali (meaning "great judge"). </P> <P> It is uncertain how the character for Li changed from the original 理 to the current 李 . According to popular folklore, at the end of the Shang dynasty, the minister Li Zheng (理 征) was executed by King Zhou of Shang who was known for his cruelty . Li Zheng's son Li Lizhen (理 利 贞) escaped with his mother to the ruins of Yihou (伊 侯 之 墟), where they survived by eating plums . In gratitude, Li Lizhen changed his surname to 李, a character that means "plum" and is a homophone of 理 . Li Lizhen was said to have settled at Ku County (苦 县), in modern Luyi County, Henan province, which is regarded as the original hometown of the Li surname . </P>

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