Qi (齊/齐, also commonly written as Ch’i in Wade–Giles, and Chai () in Cantonese) is a Chinese surname originated from the Qi (state) (齊/齐). In 2013 it was the 113th most common name, shared by 1,760,000 people or 0.130% of the population, with the province with the most being Hebei.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 It is the 87th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
Notable people Qi Baishi (), painter in the 20th century Chyi Yu (), singer Chyi Chin (), singer Qi Xin (), mother of Xi Jinping Chi Po-lin (), documentary filmmaker Qi Ying (齊映) (748 – 795), formally Baron Zhong of Hejian (河間忠男), was an official of the Tang Dynasty Qi Kerang (齊克讓) was a general of the Tang Dynasty, who was part of Tang's resistance against the major agrarian rebel Huang Chao Qi Xieyuan (), Chinese warlord Qi Xueting (齐雪婷; born 1986) is a Chinese ice hockey player Qi Yaolin (齊耀琳) (1863 – ?) was a Chinese politician of the late Qing Dynasty and early period of the Republic of China. He was born in Jilin Qi Yaoshan (齊耀珊; 1865 - 1954), courtesy name Zhaoyan, was a statesman and government official in the Qing dynasty and Republic of China Qi Kang (architect), Southeast University. Qi's family is originally from Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, China. Qi's family is descendant Qi Zhaonan (齊召南), a notable Chinese Qi Kang (official), (齊抗; 740 – 804), courtesy name Xiaju (遐舉), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Chai Po Wa (齊寶華) or Qi Baohua is a table tennis player from Hong Kong Qi Guangpu (齐广璞; born 1990) is a Chinese aerial skier Pamelyn Chee (Chinese: 齐騛) a Singaporean actress.
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