Surname Overview
A Rare Surname
Qi, pronounced qí, is a relatively rare surname in current use.
Surname Ranking
Its latest surname ranking is 2,320; no ranking is listed for the other years shown.
Qi Surname
Surname profileQi / Qi
Origins
Relationship to the Surname 岐
Xingxi records that “岐 is also written 歧”; the two surnames may share an origin or may have been used to distinguish family branches.
Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The surname Qi is included in Shanxi Population and Surnames Compendium and Hanyu Da Zidian; Pianhai Leibian records, “Qi, a surname.”
Migration and Distribution
Geographic Distribution
The surname occurs in Taiyuan, Datong, Changzhi, Yuncheng, Linfen, Jincheng, Xinzhou, and other parts of Shanxi; it is also found in Luoning, Henan, and Wujin.
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