Most common surnames in Singapore

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Singapore

Tan
#1
2.828.605
bearers (top 100)
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Singapore, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Lim
196.492
2
Tan
276.329
1
Lee
151.278
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Tan 276.329
9.8%
2 Lim 196.492
6.9%
3 Lee 151.278
5.3%
4 Ng 125.122
4.4%
5 Wong 90.861
3.2%
6 Ong 80.354
2.8%
7 Goh 72.248
2.6%
8 Chan 69.355
2.5%
9 Chua 67.321
2.4%
10 Koh 61.941
2.2%
11 Teo 59.487
2.1%
12 Ang 52.131
1.8%
13 Ho 50.949
1.8%
14 Tay 49.438
1.7%
15 Yeo 48.889
1.7%
16 Low 43.122
1.5%
17 Chong 41.552
1.5%
18 Chen 35.895
1.3%
19 Leong 32.898
1.2%
20 Loh 32.808
1.2%
21 Chia 32.718
1.2%
22 Sim 32.621
1.2%
23 Chew 31.051
1.1%
24 Wang 28.888
1%
25 Yap 28.636
1%
26 Toh 28.268
1%
27 Li 26.363
0.9%
28 Wee 25.278
0.9%
29 Tang 24.548
0.9%
30 Yong 24.503
0.9%
31 Foo 24.438
0.9%
32 Soh 23.818
0.8%
33 Kumar 23.295
0.8%
34 Chin 23.211
0.8%
35 Lin 23.056
0.8%
36 Chng 21.339
0.8%
37 Lau 21.047
0.7%
38 Zhang 19.549
0.7%
39 Cheng 19.401
0.7%
40 Choo 19.181
0.7%
41 Liu 18.374
0.6%
42 Lai 18.303
0.6%
43 Cheong 17.993
0.6%
44 Chee 17.870
0.6%
45 Heng 17.631
0.6%
46 Quek 17.418
0.6%
47 Peh 16.845
0.6%
48 Khoo 16.572
0.6%
49 Poh 16.527
0.6%
50 Seah 16.197
0.6%
51 Singh 15.790
0.6%
52 Pang 15.778
0.6%
53 Huang 15.519
0.5%
54 Liew 14.906
0.5%
55 Yang 14.809
0.5%
56 Neo 14.550
0.5%
57 Lam 13.640
0.5%
58 Chang 13.252
0.5%
59 Gan 13.130
0.5%
60 Han 12.962
0.5%
61 Song 12.878
0.5%
62 Wu 12.839
0.5%
63 Hong 12.645
0.4%
64 Chow 12.096
0.4%
65 Kok 11.903
0.4%
66 Tham 11.715
0.4%
67 Ling 11.321
0.4%
68 Wei 11.276
0.4%
69 See 11.063
0.4%
70 Oh 10.617
0.4%
71 Mohamed 10.501
0.4%
72 Yu 10.475
0.4%
73 Seet 10.361
0.4%
74 Fong 10.346
0.4%
75 Loo 10.340
0.4%
76 Kong 9.642
0.3%
77 Aung 9.558
0.3%
78 Phua 9.545
0.3%
79 Yee 9.487
0.3%
80 Seow 9.442
0.3%
81 Teng 9.339
0.3%
82 Xu 8.822
0.3%
83 Nguyen 8.422
0.3%
84 Kang 8.292
0.3%
85 Tong 8.150
0.3%
86 Leow 8.021
0.3%
87 Chai 7.950
0.3%
88 Teh 7.711
0.3%
89 Png 7.687
0.3%
90 Soon 7.608
0.3%
91 Wan 7.498
0.3%
92 Tee 7.466
0.3%
93 Hui 7.272
0.3%
94 Yip 7.220
0.3%
95 Woo 7.123
0.3%
96 Liang 7.098
0.3%
97 Chung 6.923
0.2%
98 Lu 6.910
0.2%
99 Abdul 6.730
0.2%
100 Soo 6.568
0.2%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Singapore?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Singapore is Tan, with 276.329. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Singapore?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Singapore. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
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