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1060:Xiè 谢
1045:Gāo 高
1040:Luó 罗
1035:Lín 林
1025:Guō 郭
1015:Zhū 朱
1005:Sūn 孙
965:Liú 刘
793:Bihou
311:Macau
295:Tàahm
287:Taam4
73:Tam (
67:Đàm (
61:Dam (
55:Tan (
45:Tan (
1544:link
1463:Mò 莫
1443:Wǔ 武
1418:Gù 顾
1403:Hè 贺
1388:Lí 黎
1297:Fù 傅
1252:Lù 陆
1206:Lú 卢
1191:Lǚ 吕
1186:Sū 苏
1171:Yè 叶
1166:Dù 杜
1161:Yú 于
1156:Yú 余
1086:Xǔ 许
1030:Hé 何
1020:Hú 胡
1010:Mǎ 马
1000:Xú 徐
990:Wú 吴
955:Lǐ 李
943:1–25
376:Tham
370:and
353:Thâm
347:and
322:Thom
309:and
293:and
235:and
87:and
77:and
49:and
1533:Tan
756:Hom
737:Tom
723:谭中怡
711:譚鍾麟
699:譚震林
687:譚元春
669:譚延闓
651:谭松韵
639:譚嗣同
567:譚恩美
555:譚恩美
544:Tan
536:譚耀宗
524:譚燕玉
497:譚百先
485:譚耀文
473:譚家明
458:, (
449:譚文豪
437:譚詠麟
434:, (
425:譚家昇
422:, (
414:Tam
402:Tan
395:Tam
381:In
362:In
357:POJ
355:in
339:In
334:Hum
332:or
330:Ham
326:Hom
316:In
305:in
303:Tam
297:in
289:in
281:In
269:'s
263:Tan
187:Tan
127:Tan
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861:,
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585:譚盾
503:羅文
461:譚公
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