What is the pronunciation of the surname Jin?

The pronunciation of the surname Jin is Jin.

Jin surnames are mainly distributed in Shanxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Guizhou, Gansu, Ningxia, Sichuan, Yunnan and Northeast China. The total population of the Jin surname ranks 158 among the top 100 surnames today.

Jin's names are: Jin Shang, Kim, Jin Wei, Jin Qiang, Jin Zhun, Jin Caizhi, Jin Huaide, Jin Dejin, Jin Xueyan, Jin, Jin Shangyi, Jin Yuxi and so on.

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According to the dialectical analysis of Custom Tong, Tongzhi Genealogy and ancient and modern surname books, the State of Jin was a small country of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, and then a city was acquired by Dr. Chu, and after the doctor of Shanxi merchants, the descendants took the city as their surname. There is A Jin in Hunan Province, which originated in Daxiutang, Xiangxiang City, passed through Ningxiang County and passed through the tomb of Doctor Chu, hence the name Jinjiang.

According to Dialectics of Surnames in Ancient and Modern Times, during the Warring States Period, Dr. Chu's Shanxi merchants lived in Jin, and later generations took Yi as their surname, which was called Jin's. Jin is an ancient surname in northern China. Looking out from Xihe County, the governance is located in Fenyang, Shanxi Province.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jin surname