Yi (surname 易)
Yi surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Yì (Pinyin) E̍k, Ī (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Yi, Yih (Mandarin) Yick or Yik (Cantonese) Ek, Yee (Hokkien) |
Yi (易), also romanized as Yee, Yick, Yik, Jek is a Chinese surname. A 2013 study found that it was the 114th most-common name, shared by 1.75 million people, or 0.130% of the population, with the largest province being Hunan.