Other common surnames found in this ethnic group are: Lu (卢/盧), Liu (刘/劉), Shi (石), Qin (覃), Wei (韦/韋) and Yuan (袁).

During the funeral service, the children of the deceased had to "buy" water of a river to be able to wash the corpse.

Before proceeding to the burial, the blood of a chicken was poured on the land to purify it and to bless the spirit of the dead person.

The Maonan people also perform a redemptive ritual called vɛ4 da:u4 in order to show gratitude to ni4 fa:n1 su:i5 (cf.

After the couple has children, they thank the birth goddess by offering 26 animals (1 ox, 7 small pigs, and 19 chickens and ducks).