East Asian surname
C14177
concept
An East Asian surname is a family name originating from countries such as China, Japan, Korea, and neighboring regions, often carrying historical, linguistic, and cultural significance unique to those societies.
All labels observed (23)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Asian surname canonical | 17 |
| Korean surname | 9 |
| Korean family name | 8 |
| Korean-language surname | 8 |
| Japanese-language surname | 4 |
| surname of Korean origin | 4 |
| Chinese compound surname | 3 |
| Japanese family name | 3 |
| Chinese-language family name | 2 |
| Han Chinese surname | 2 |
| Vietnamese family name | 2 |
| Asian surname | 1 |
| Cantonese-language surname | 1 |
| Chinese clan surname | 1 |
| Chinese lineage | 1 |
| Chinese-language surname romanization | 1 |
| Hangul surname | 1 |
| Hokkien surname | 1 |
| Hokkien-language surname | 1 |
| Japanese surname romanization | 1 |
| Teochew surname | 1 |
| ancient Chinese surname | 1 |
| surname of Asian origin | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: East Asian surname
Generated description
An East Asian surname is a family name originating from countries such as China, Japan, Korea, and neighboring regions, often carrying historical, linguistic, and cultural significance unique to those societies.
Instances (64)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Teo | Korean surname |
| Choi | Korean surname |
| Lin | — |
| Chō | surname of Asian origin |
| Vo | Asian surname |
| Kim | Korean-language surname |
|
Ma (Mandarin romanization of 马/馬)
surface form:
Ma
|
Chinese-language family name |
| Ma (Mandarin romanization of 马佳, compound surname) | Chinese compound surname |
| Jeong | Korean-language surname |
| Yoo | Korean surname |
| Ng | Cantonese-language surname |
| Koh | Korean-language surname |
| Cheung | Chinese-language surname romanization |
| Lim | Korean surname |
| Hou | — |
| Hong | — |
| Liu | — |
| 趙 | — |
| 佐藤 | — |
| Nie (Chinese surname) | Chinese-language family name |
| Koo | Korean-language surname |
| Yeo | Korean surname |
| Yang clan | Chinese lineage |
| Cheom | Korean surname |
| 小泉 | Japanese family name |
| Wang | — |
| Im | Korean family name |
| 林 | Korean surname |
| Suh | Korean-language surname |
| Oh | Korean family name |
| Ho | — |
| 贺 | — |
|
赫连 (compound surname variant romanized as He Lian)
surface form:
赫连
|
Chinese compound surname |
| Inoue | Japanese-language surname |
| Cho | Korean-language surname |
| Tang | — |
| Chou | Japanese surname romanization |
| Heo | Korean family name |
| Văn | Vietnamese family name |
| Gim | Korean family name |
| 野村 | Japanese family name |
| Sakata | Japanese-language surname |
| Jang | Korean surname |
| 马佳 | Chinese compound surname |
| Youn | Korean family name |
| Xu | — |
| Thái | Vietnamese family name |
| 蔣 | — |
| 子 | Chinese clan surname |
| Ong | Hokkien surname |