Cognomen 姓 (Xing 
, 姓 , แซ่) , across the world, is a widespread family name. The cognomen 姓 is characteristic of British Virgin Islands, where it is a common surname, Bermuda, where it is quite a common surname, and Cayman Islands (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in China, Malaysia, and Myanmar. Very seldom, 姓 is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Myanmar | |
| 姓 | China |
Ambrozaitis, Chéng, Dórea, Hamid, Hamiti, Hsing, Hêng, Hình, Kiewiet, Moakes, Seong, Shèng, Song, Sèng, Sŏng, Tính, Whorf, Xìng, Xíng, Xīng, Ying, Прізвище, Син, Сон, Хамид, Хамити, حامد, حميتي, হামিদ, ソン, 兴, 刑, 名, 城, 姓姓, 姓氏, 娍, 宬, 屍, 性, 惺, 成, 星, 晟, 株, 根, 猩, 珹, 瑆, 盛, 相, 省, 筬, 聖, 聲, 胜, 腥, 興, 行, 誠, 貹, 邢, 醒, 성, and 형