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Pages in category "Estonian-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 392 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
While the vast majority of Icelanders do not use regular surnames but rather patronyms or matronyms, around 4% of Icelanders have proper surnames. See also Icelandic names. The 20 most common surnames in the Iceland as published in 2017 are shown below beside the number of people of the Icelandic population sharing each surname. [31]
Pages in category "Estonian masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 256 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Estonian feminine given names" The following 169 pages are in this category, out of 169 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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Märten is both an Estonian masculine given name and surname. Märt is often a diminutive of the given name. [1] As of 1 January 2024, Märten was the 415th most popular male name in Estonia. The name is most commonly found in Saare County, where there 6.40 per 10,000 male inhabitants of the county bear the name. [2]
During the campaign about 200.000 of Estonian citizens chose a new surname to replace their original family name. A smaller part of the people also Estonianized their first name(s) at the same time. The Estonianization of names stopped almost completely after the Soviet Union invaded and occupied Estonia in 1940.
In many cases, the name may be a corruption of the Estonian word hunt, meaning "wolf", which is a rather common Estonian surname. [2] As of 1 January 2021, 372 men and 414 women in Estonia have the surname Unt. Unt is ranked as the 110th most common surname for men in Estonia, and the 108th most common surname for Estonian women. [3]