Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional customs - What are the four main surnames of Hui people?

What are the four main surnames of Hui people?

The formation of Hui nationality in China is different from that of Han nationality. After the formation of the Hui nationality, Chinese was widely used, and the surname of the Hui nationality was finally sinicized, which was basically the same as that of the Han nationality. However, tracing back to the origin of Hui surnames is still related to the surnames of their ancestors. Generally speaking; The full names of Arabs are composed of their own names, fathers' names, grandfathers' names, ethnic names, place names and tribal names. This surname feature was still obvious when Hui ancestors entered China. Muslims who came to China in the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties laid the foundation for the formation of Hui nationality in China, and also prepared the conditions for the birth, formation and development of Hui surname.

Ma, Ha, Hai, Sha and Su are the most common names of Hui people. There is no so-called four surnames, only the saying of "ten times and nine horses", that is, only the horse surname has more people than other surnames.