Lí (Chinese: 黎) is a Chinese surname. It is most common in Central and South China (including Hong Kong) where it is transliterated as Lai or Lye (from Cantonese), and is one of the four most common surnames among ethnic Vietnamese people, which in the Vietnamese language is Lê. It is listed 262nd in the Song Dynasty classic Hundred Family Surnames.
In the Vietnamese, some Chinese Li (黎) families changed their surname to Vietnamese Hà or Hồ (胡). Later one such family started the Hồ dynasty.
Around the Yangtze River, any Jiuli (九黎) people got surname Li (黎) as a tribal name. In Ancient China, descendants of Shaohao were surnamed Li (黎) on Licheng County (黎城). During the Xia Dynasty, descendants of Emperor Yao were surnamed Li (黎) in Licheng County (黎城).
Leon Lai (黎明), actor and Cantopop singerLi Yuanhong, president of the Republic of ChinaJimmy Lai, founder of Apple DailyGigi Lai, singer and TVB actressLai Lok-yi, Hong Kong singerLai Man-Wai, film director known as Father of Hong Kong CinemaWayne Lai, Hong Kong actorLi Zhaohuan (黎照寰; 1898–1969) President of Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityAnterior Lê DynastyThe Lê DynastyLê Công VinhLê Khả PhiêuLê Thánh TôngDinh Q LêLê DuẩnLê Đức ThọLê Đức AnhLê Hằng PhấnLê Huỳnh ĐứcLê KimLê LợiNguyên LêLê Minh ĐảoLê Nhân TôngLê Quan Ninh, French percussionistLê Quang Liêm, chess playerLê Quang Tung, commander of ARVN Special ForcesLê Quý ĐônLê Văn Duyệt, general of Gia Long and viceroy of southern VietnamLê Văn HưngLê Văn Khôi, adopted son of Le Van DuyetLê Văn ThiêmLê Thái TôngLê Tuấn HùngAnnie LeCung Le (born 1972), Vietnamese-born American martial artistDuy-Loan LeHoang LeLinda Le, Vietnamese-Amerucan cosplayer and modelMinh LeTony Le-NguyenThuy Thu LeTuan LeDanny "Shiphtur" Le, Canadian League of Legends player
