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The dissemination of surnames were also based on the recipient family's origins. For example, surnames starting with "A" were distributed to provincial capitals, "B" surnames were given to secondary towns, and tertiary towns received "C" surnames. [8] Families were awarded with the surnames or asked to choose from them. [9]
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The list of most common surnames in Paraguay, reflected in the national voters register, shows the influence of Castilian Spanish in the Paraguayan society. Eight of the top 11 surnames end with "ez", the distinctive suffix of Castilian family names.
The Spanish surname category provides the most common surnames in the Philippines. [5] At the course of time, some Spanish surnames were altered (with some eventually diverged/displaced their original spelling), as resulted from illiteracy among the poor and farming class bearing such surnames, creating confusion in the civil registry and a ...
The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [20] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique. [21]
English: Map of most common Filipino surnames by province or independent city Español: Mapa de apellidos filipinos más comunes per provincia o ciudad independiente Tagalog: Mapa ng mga pinakakaraniwang apelyidong Pilipino kada lalawigan o lungsod na hindi bahagi ng anumang lalawigan.
Spanish surname. The province was named after Elpidio Quirino, former president (1948–1953). The name "Quirino" itself was ultimately derived from the Latin Quirinus, meaning "armed with a lance." [92] Rizal. Spanish surname. The province was named after José Rizal, inspirational figure of the Philippine Revolution and national hero.