Surname Overview
Surname Status and Naming System
The source explicitly identifies “莉” as a surname and records it as one of the Hui surnames; the surname is found in Yunnan. The source does not identify it as a Han Chinese surname.
莉 Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 1,175Historical Records
Documentary Attestations
The source describes the lì reading of 莉 as a currently relatively rare surname, distributed in Datong, Yuncheng, Linfen, and Yanbei in Shanxi, and says it is included in 《山西人口姓氏大全》 and 《新编千家姓》. The chí reading is described as a rare surname and is recorded in 《姓氏考略》.
Migration and Distribution
Distribution
The source lists Sanhe in Hebei, Wujin in Jiangsu, Xintai in Shandong, Chenggu in Shaanxi, Nantou and Yilan in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Guizhou. It provides no year-specific population figures for these distributions.
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