Nie is the 122nd most populous surname in China and is particularly influential in Hunan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Hubei and other places. Today, people with the surname Nie account for about 0.11% of the country’s population, with a total population of about 1.4 million.

Nie’s name and totem:

055-79000: The original meaning of Nie is to whisper in the ear, which means people pass it on word of mouth. Photo taken by Nie Youtong, who said that because his ears are long, he needs to hold his ears with his hands when listening to people speaking. The Gunie people are a clan whose ears are longer than those around them. The Nie people regard this feature as the original totem of the clan, as the name and symbol of the clan. The place where they live is called Nie, or photographer. Niedo was later used as a place name. There are two places in Nie: one is located in the north of Liaocheng, Shandong. It was built in the Spring and Autumn Period and later merged into Qi State. It is also called Sheshe and is a border town in the west of Qi State. Second, it is located in the northern part of Qingfeng, Henan, and belonged to Diwei during the Spring and Autumn Period. The Nie people who have lived here for a long time take the place name as their name.

The origin and evolution of the Nie family:

There are two origins of the Nie family name: Ji and Jiang.

The first one comes from the surname Ji. Nie, during the Spring and Autumn Period of the Yi Dynasty of Wei Dynasty, the old city was located in the north of Qingfeng, Henan Province. Doctors of the Wei Dynasty ate and drank here because of their surname.

The second expenditure is Jiang’s. Nie, who was also photographed, is now in the north of Liaocheng, Shandong. In 635 BC, Wei Wengong destroyed Xing, and it was the food city of Wei Dafu. After returning to the state of Qi, it became the western boundary of the state of Qi. Qi Gong sealed his branch in Yiyi and became a vassal of the state of Qi, followed closely by the Nie family.

Influx of foreign genes:

The influx of Nie’s foreign blood mainly occurred after the Song Dynasty. China, Jews, adopted the Han family name during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, including the Nie family name. In the Qing Dynasty, Nie Gannu, and other clans collectively changed their surname to Nie, and their clans later became Han.

The distribution and migration of the Nie family in history:

In the pre-Qin period, the Nie family mainly lived in Henan and Shandong. During the Warring States period, it spread to the Jianghuai area. During the Han and Jin Dynasties, Nie went north to Shanxi, crossed the Yangtze River to the south, and entered Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan and other places. In the Tang Dynasty, the Nie family appeared in Guangdong and Guangxi, especially in Jiangxi and Anhui. Since then, Nie's family has spread all over the country.

There were nearly 90,000 people with the surname Nie in the Song Dynasty, accounting for about 0.11% of the country’s population. It was the 127th surname in the Song Dynasty. The largest province with the surname Nie is Anhui, accounting for about 28% of the total population with the surname Nie in the country. The distribution of Nie surname in China is mainly concentrated in Anhui, Jiangxi, and Shanxi. These three provinces account for about 65% of the total population with the surname Nie in the country, followed by Hunan, Henan, and Gansu. There are two major Nie surname gathering places in the country, centered in Shanxi and Henan in the north, and Anhui and Jiangxi in the south.

There were approximately 180,000 people with the surname Nie in the Ming Dynasty, accounting for approximately 0.19% of the country’s population. It was the 94th most common surname in the Ming Dynasty. During the six hundred years of the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, Nie's population growth rate was higher than that of the entire country. The distribution of the Nie surname in my country is mainly concentrated in Jiangxi, the province with the largest Nie surname, accounting for about 69% of the total population, followed by Sichuan, Guangxi, Hebei, and Hubei. During the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, the overall distribution pattern of the Nie family changed greatly, and the population mainly migrated to the southeast, south, and west regions. A gathering area with the Nie surname centered in Jiangxi was re-formed across the country.

The distribution and map of the contemporary Nie surname:

The current population of Nie is about 1.4 million, accounting for about 0.11% of the national population, ranking 122nd in the country. In the 1,000 years since the Song Dynasty, the population growth rate of Nie has been consistent. At present, the distribution in my country is mainly concentrated in Hunan, Jiangsu, Hubei, Guizhou, Liaoning and Anhui, accounting for about 49% of the total population of Nie. Secondly, they are distributed in Hebei, Sichuan, Henan, Guangdong, Shandong, Yunnan, and Chongqing, with 7 provinces and cities accounting for 29%. Hunan is the largest province of Nie's family, accounting for 10% of the country's population

Nie's family is distributed in Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou, Chongqing, most of Hubei, southern Anhui, most of Guangdong, western Fujian, Eastern Yunchuan, southern Gansu, western Liaoning and the southeastern corner of Inner Mongolia. People surnamed Nie account for more than 0.18% of the local population, and some reach more than 0.7%, accounting for about 19% of the total land area. About 55% of people with the surname Nie live in this area. In eastern Guangdong, northern Hainan, central Sichuan and Yunnan, central Fujian, western Zhejiang, Anhui and most of Shandong, northeastern Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei, Beijing and Tianjin, most of Shanxi, southern Shaanxi and Ningxia, central Gansu, eastern Qinghai, and Xinjiang In the northwest, most of Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, western Jilin and central Liaoning, the proportion of the local population surnamed Nie is generally between 0.12% and 0.18%, and the above-mentioned coverage area occupies approximately the entire national territory.

Traditional culture of the Nie surname;

Nie's counties are mainly Xin'an and Hedong. The Nie Tang surname mainly includes Benjamin farmers. The name "Benjamin as a Farmer" comes from Nie in the Tang Dynasty. Jinshi Nie Zhongyi sympathized with the farmers and wrote a poem in "Shuowen" that became popular: "Sell new silk in February, plant new grain in May; when there are sores in front of you, you dig out your heart. May the heart of the king be It becomes a bright candle; it is not a feast to renew the previous relationship, but a home to escape from." Later generations also called it "the poem of Bei Nong", so the folk name was "Sad Nong".

There are the following four important couplets named Nie:

Heroes repay kindness; poor people sympathize with farmers.

Gong people; sympathize with farmers and chant.

The mother hides in the poem and becomes a knight; there is a reward for stealing a book.

The chivalrous man who has been passed down through the ages; I ask for the nine-fold martial arts tart.

The Family Instructions Nie’s Family Instructions "Shangtian Family" is worth reading.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Nie's son Nie Dao, who continued to be related to his relatives, became the prefect of Zhen'an, Shaanxi, as a Jinshi. Nie followed suit and returned a few months later, admonishing his son in the Book of Commandments. He asked his son to be an official close to the people. "When you do something, the people will benefit from it"; "If you have something, you will have nothing, and if you have nothing, you will have nothing"; "Sincerity can touch people, humility will benefit"; "Occasionally make a small contribution, but also be diligent, don't like it, have it" "Hindering people's ambitions"; "Diligence leads to a peaceful life". The way he taught his son to be an official is worth learning.

Celebrity frequency and family sages:

From 755 to 79,000, 34 people named Nie were paid, accounting for 0.07% of the total number of celebrities, ranking 191st in the celebrity surname rankings ; Nie, a famous writer, accounts for 0.09% of the total number of writers in the country, ranking 158th. Famous medical scientists Nie accounted for 0.11% of the total number of medical scientists in the country, ranking 133rd. Famous artists Nie account for 0.06% of the total number of Chinese artists, ranking 188th.

Important historical figures named after Nie include: Korean warriors during the Warring States Period; Nie the poet of the Tang Dynasty; Nie Chang, the minister of the Northern Song Dynasty; Nie Jue, the marshal of the Yuan Dynasty; Nie Bao, the scholar of the Ming Dynasty; Nie Shicheng, the governor-general of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty, seal cutting Nie Jimao, an industrialist from the Republic of China, Nie Zhenji, a composer, Nie Er, a contemporary cinematographer, Nie Gannu, a contemporary cinematographer, Nie Gannu, Marshal of the People's Republic of China and Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress.

Nie blood type:

The blood type distribution of Nie people is as follows: type O accounts for 34.8%, type A accounts for 29%, type B accounts for 27.7%, and type AB accounts for 8.5%.