联宗在共祖的最低限度下建立起了地缘联盟,以世系的追溯范围、地缘利益、姓氏族源作为其考察的依据,由此有三种联宗类型的划分。将联宗放入具有人群性背景的客家聚居区考察,族群认同会对联宗产生影响,并且形成一种以客家认同为前提的同姓联宗类型,赣闽粤毗邻区因此存在着四种联宗类型。
Clan association establishes geopolitical alliance under the minimum condition of having the same ancestors, and based on the degree of lineage tracing, geopolitical interests and family' s surname, it can be classified into three types. An investigation of clan association in Hakka inhabited area with group characteristics shows that group identity will influence clan association and form a type of clan association under the same surname with Hakka identification. Hence, in the adjacent areas of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, there are four types of clan associations.