It's not just Taipei. Even in central and southern Taiwan, the popularity of changing names shows no sign of abating. In Taichung County's Waipu and Ta-an Townships, despite their small populations of 20-30,000, the residents are still fond of changing their names. Last year, on average one in every 105 residents applied to change their name, and there were plenty of cases of entire families changing their names.
不只台北市，連向來淳樸認命的中南部民眾，改名風氣也不遑多讓：台中縣外埔鄉及大安鄉，兩地人口各有 2、3 萬人，人口雖然不多，但是鄉民卻偏愛改名，去年平均每 105 人中就有一人申請改名，全家一起改名者更大有人在。