Ni (surname)
Ni is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Ngai in Cantonese. It is romanized as "Geh" in Malaysia and Singapore, and "Ge" in Indonesia, from its Minnan / Hokkian pronunciation. Ni is listed 71st in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 116th most common surname in China, shared by 1.4 million people.Notable people
- Ni Bian or Ni Shui, Warring States period diplomat from the state of Song
- Ni Kuan, Western Han dynasty minister
- Ni Shu, Southern Han chancellor
- Ni Wenjun, general of the Red Turban Rebellion
- Ni Zan, painter, one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty
- Ni Yuanlu, Ming dynasty official and painter
- Ni Xiangkai, Qing dynasty Governor of Taiwan prefecture
- Ni Wenwei, Qing dynasty Governor of Guangxi and Henan provinces
- Ni Sichong, warlord of the Anhui clique
- Ni Guizhen, matriarch of the Soong family, mother of Soong Ching-ling, Soong Mei-ling, and T. V. Soong
- Ni Daolang, Governor of Anhui of the Wang Jingwei regime, executed for treason
- Ni Yingdian, anti-Qing revolutionary leader, posthumously awarded rank of General
- Ni Baochun, physician, President of St. John's University, Shanghai
- Ni Zhiliang, PLA lieutenant general, first Chinese ambassador to North Korea
- Watchman Nee or Ni Tuosheng, Christian leader
- Ni Wen-ya, President of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China
- Ni Chao, civil engineer, President of National Cheng Kung University
- Ngai Shiu-kit, Hong Kong legislator
- Ni Weidou, scientist, former Vice-President of Tsinghua University
- Ni Zhifu, politician, Politburo member
- Ni Xiance, former Governor of Jiangxi province, convicted of corruption
- Ni Kuang, Hong Kong novelist
- Ni Tianzeng, Vice Mayor of Shanghai
- Ni Zhiqin, Chinese high jumper who broke the world record
- Ni Wei-Tou, Taiwanese physicist
- Siu Yam-yam or Ni Xiaoyan, Hong Kong actress
- Yi Shu or Ni Yishu, Hong Kong novelist, sister of Ni Kuang
- Ni Min-jan, Taiwanese actor
- Fang Ying or Ni Fangning, Hong Kong actress
- Ni Fake, former Vice Governor of Anhui province
- Ni Ping, actress and television presenter
- Ni Yulan, civil rights lawyer
- Ngeh Koo Ham or Ni Kehan, Malaysian politician, member of the Malaysian Parliament
- Ni Xialian, female table tennis player, world champion
- Nga Kor Ming or Ni Kemin, Malaysian politician, Perak State Legislative Assembly
- Shunza or Ni Shunzi, singer-songwriter
- Fu-Te Ni or Ni Fude, Taiwanese baseball player
- Ni Hua, chess grandmaster
- Ni Hong, female fencer, Olympic medalist
- Ni Ni, actress
- Ni Bo, football player
- Ni Yusong, football player
