As of March 2020, there are about 200,000 people with the Ji surname, accounting for about 0.012 of the country's total population. The surname Ji is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was the State of Ji (today's Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province), and the people of the State of Ji later took Ji as their surname. In addition, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Ji was affiliated to the State of Jin. Cherui, a senior official of the State of Jin, was granted the title of Ji Rui by the King of Jin and was named Ji Rui. His descendants were also called the Ji family.
Today’s Taiyuan City, Shuozhou City, Shanyin County, Changzhi City, Jinzhong City Pingyao County, and Jiexiu City in Shanxi Province; Linyi City, Cangshan County, Heze City, and Liaocheng City Yanggu County in Shandong Province; Qingzhou City, Juancheng County, Tai'an City, Sishui City, Shen County, Wuzhou City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yongcheng City, Xiping County, Suiping County in Henan Province, Luoyang City, Fan County in Puyang City, and Fangcheng County in Nanyang City There are Ji clan members in , Xiangcheng County, Yuzhou City, Xinxiang City, Dengzhou City, Xiayi County, Shijiazhuang City in Hebei Province and other places.
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Celebrity surnamed Ji
1. Ji Zhenzhen
A new generation of young actors in mainland China and a national second-level athlete. Born in Hebei Province, he graduated from Tianjin Institute of Physical Education and Beijing Film Academy. In 2013, she became famous for her role as the leader of the Qinglong Gang, Li Hongling, in the TV series "Jiangfeng" (formerly known as "Operation Sirius"), and was unanimously recognized by the audience, media and industry professionals.
2. Ji Yunlan
was born in a poor railway worker family in Beijing. When he was seven years old, his father sent him to school. He only studied for two years. Later, he was sent to the Chinese Opera College run by Cheng Yanqiu, Jiao Juyin and other teachers to study opera.
In 1940, the Chinese Drama School closed down. He moved to Fulian Chengshe to continue studying opera. At that time, the Yuanzi class was supporting performances every day. He joined this class when he entered the department, changed his stage name to Ji Yuanlan, and wrote "Zi'er" for six years. Later, because there were no strong female actors in the rhyme class, he was put into the rhyme class and his name was changed to Yun Lan.