Ji (surname 计)

Jì is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 计 in simplified Chinese and 計 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles, and Kai or Gai in Cantonese. Ji is listed 113th in the Song Dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Relatively uncommon, it is not among the top 300 surnames in China. A 2013 study found it was the 316th-most common surname, being shared by 165,0000 people or 0.012% of the population, with the province with the most being Anhui.

For other Chinese surnames also romanized as "Ji", see Ji (surname).
Ji (计/計)
PronunciationJì (Mandarin)
Gai (Cantonese)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)Chi, Kai, Gai
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