China Naming Network - Naming consultation - Is it surname or first name before Xinjiang's name?
Is it surname or first name before Xinjiang's name?
Everyone in this area has a name in front of them.
The names of Xinjiang people are: first name comes first, last name comes last. If a Xinjiang person's name is kurban Reherman, kurban is his first name, Reherman is his last name and his father's first name, so there is no fixed surname in Xinjiang people's family.
Xinjiang people's names have their own set of rules: their real names add their father's names, and they can't replace Uighurs with Han surnames. Like the Han nationality, all ethnic minorities in Xinjiang attach great importance to naming and like to take some meaningful and symbolic words.