Ni is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Ngai in Cantonese. It is romanized as "Geh" in Malaysia and Singapore, and "Ge" in Indonesia, from its Minnan / Hokkian pronunciation. Ni is listed 71st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] As of 2008, it is the 116th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.[2]

Ni (倪)
The Chinese surname Ni/Ngai in the running hand style.
PronunciationNi (Mandarin)
Ngai (Cantonese)
Nga, Ngeh (Eastern Min)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)Ngai, Nee

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
  2. ^ "中国最新300大姓排名(2008)" [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-25.