Ji is the 136th most common surname in China, with a population of 1.1 million.

It is listed 122nd[citation needed] in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.

[3] It is 42nd in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 (Xiong, Ji, Shu, Qu).

As of 2008, Ji 纪 is the 136th most common surname in China, shared by 1.1 million people, or 0.088% of the Chinese population.

[4][5] It is concentrated in Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shandong, which together account for 48% of the total.