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25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:41am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Lopez Derived from the Latin word “lupus” meaning “wolf”, Lopez is a common Spanish last name. Its Portuguese equivalent is Lopes, its Italian equivalent is Lupo, its French equivalent is Loup, its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu. Lopez is very popular in Latin America and it is also the most common Spanish surname in the UK. http://list25.com/25-of-the-most-common-last-names-around-the-world/1/
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:43am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Occasionally also romanized as Gim, Kim is the most common surname in the Korean Peninsula (that is in both North and South Korea), accounting for nearly 22% of the population. The meaning of the word is “metal, iron, gold”.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:43am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Sometimes transliterated as Papadopulos, Papadopoulos is the most common Greek surname. It is used in Greece, Cyprus and countries of the Greek diaspora as well, such as the USA, the UK, Australia and Scandinavian countries. It means “son of a priest”.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:44am On Jan 20, 2017 |
A very common Arabic name, Ahmed has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world with Ahmad and Ahmet being the most widespread. It is very popular in many Muslim countries such as Sudan, Egypt, Syria, Bangladesh etc.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:44am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Sometimes also spelled as Ivanoff or Ivanow, Ivanov is the most widespread last name in Belarus, the second most widespread last name in Russia and it is also very popular in Bulgaria. The surname derived from the first name Ivan (equivalent to John).
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:46am On Jan 20, 2017 |
A common surname in Spain, Latin America, and the US, Rodriguez means “Son of Rodrigo”. It is the most popular last name in Colombia, the second most popular last name in Argentina and the ninth most popular last name in Brazil (where it is spelled “Rodrigues”).
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:46am On Jan 20, 2017 |
In some parts of China also romanized as Wong, Wang is pinyin romanization of the Chinese surnames “王”. With almost 100 million of the Chinese holding this name, Wang is the most common last name in the country, followed by Lee and Zhang.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:47am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Translated as “unbeatable”, or “brave”, Yilmaz is a common surname and occasional given name in Turkey. In this country, people had no surnames until 1934 when the Surname Law was introduced. Since then, names such as Kaya, Demir or Sahin have become popular but Yilmaz is by far the most common last name.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:47am On Jan 20, 2017 |
A surname of Manding origin (written in French orthography), Traore is a very common last name in several Western African countries such as Mali, Senegal, and Guinea. In anglophone West Africa, the name is often spelled Trawally.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:48am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Another very popular Spanish last name, Gonzalez is the second most common surname in Spain and it is also very a common surname in Latin America. It is one of the five most common surnames in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:49am On Jan 20, 2017 |
The German word Muller (also spelled as Mueller or Miller) means “miller” (as a profession). It is the most common family name in Germany, Switzerland, and in some parts of France. Muller is also the fifth most common surname in Austria.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:50am On Jan 20, 2017 |
A surname and title of Mongolian origin, Khan is a widespread surname in most countries of Central and South Asia, particularly among Muslims. It is one of the most common last names in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Oman, Turkey and some other countries.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:51am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Meaning “The Most Praised One”, Mohamed is the name of the Islamic prophet and the most common name (both first name and last name) throughout the Muslim world. There are several versions of the name, such as Muhammad, Muhammett, Muhamad etc
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:54am On Jan 20, 2017 |
The plural of Rosso (meaning red in Italian), Rossi is the most common surname in Italy. Due to the diaspora, it is also very common in some other countries such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Mexico, Peru, US and Uruguay
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:56am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Meaning “new man”, “newcomer”, or “stranger” in English, Novak is a very popular Slavic name (both first name and last name). It is the most common last name in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia but it also has a high occurrence in Croatia, Moldova, Serbia and Romania.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:57am On Jan 20, 2017 |
With over 235,000 people holding the last name Martin in France, it is the most common French surname. A shorter version of the Latin name Martinus, Martin is also a very common first name in many languages
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by RoyalBlak007: 10:58am On Jan 20, 2017 |
This last name originated in England and it gradually spread into other English-speaking countries. Now, Smith is the most common family name in the United States, Canada, Britain, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand.
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by Kowor(f): 11:02am On Jan 20, 2017 |
Most common names among the Igbos: Monday, Sunday, obi, Austin, chibuzo, somto etc Common names among Yorubas: Seyi, tope, tolu, bola, saheed, etc.. Common names among the Hausa: Musa, danladi, mohammed etc. 1 Like |
Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by Nobody: 11:06am On Jan 20, 2017 |
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by Nobody: 11:11am On Jan 20, 2017 |
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by NevetsIbot(m): 11:20am On Jan 20, 2017 |
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by Nobody: 11:33am On Jan 20, 2017 |
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Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by angelTI(f): 1:41pm On Jan 20, 2017 |
NevetsIbot: Are you a guy? Why have 'F' beside your name 1 Like |
Re: 25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World by NevetsIbot(m): 1:45pm On Jan 20, 2017 |
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