Li is a common transliteration of several Chinese family names, including that of 李 (pinyin: Lǐ), the most common Chinese family name. Transliteration is the practice of Transcribing a Word or text written in one Writing system into another writing system or system of rules for such practice Chinese family name is one of the hundreds or thousands of Family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic Li ( pinyin Lǐ Hangul: 이, Lee is a family name of Chinese origin. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Alternate Romanizations include Lai (Cantonese for the surname 黎), Lý (Vietnam), Lee (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore), Lei (Macau), Lie (Indonesia), and Lê (Vietnam). In Linguistics, romanization (or latinization, also spelled romanisation or latinisation) is the representation of a Word or Lí ( is a Chinese surname meaning "dawn" It is most common in Central and South China (including Hong Kong) Taken collectively, these surnames make Li the most common surname in the world, far outstripping the most common Western surname, Smith. Smith is the most common Family name ( Surname) in the United Kingdom and the United States, representing more than 1 out of every 100 persons

Surnames transliterated as Li:

• 黎 (pinyin: Lí)
• 李, 理 and 里 (pinyin: Lǐ)
• 郦, 酈, 栗, 厉, 厲, and 利 (pinyin: Lì)

See also

• Lee (Korean name)
• Li (李)
• Lì (利) (surname)
• Lí (黎) (surname)

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