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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 ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Filipino origin" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abrenica;
Pages in category "Surnames of Philippine origin" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abuel;
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]
Because of the mass implementation of Spanish surnames in the Philippines, a Spanish surname does not necessarily indicate Spanish ancestry, which can make it difficult for Filipinos to accurately trace their lineage. [10] Surnames from native local languages are also listed, including the first surname in the book, Aacain. [11]
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.
These are the lists of the most common Spanish surnames in Spain, Mexico, Hispanophone Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), and other Latin American countries. The surnames for each section are listed in numerically descending order, or from most popular to least popular.
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.