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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]
Afonso This Portuguese variant of the name Alfonso means ‘noble and ready.’ Fun Fact: It was also the name of the first king of Portugal. 2. Amelia Amelia is a feminine name of Latin origin ...
Pages in category "Portuguese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 232 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Matronymics (surnames derived from female personal names) are not used in Portuguese. Surnames such as "Catarino" (from Catarina) and "Mariano" (meaning related to Maria) are rather references to Catholic saints (probably originating with the practice of giving a child the name of the saint of the day in which he or she was born). [citation needed]
Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given. Portuguese names like António, João, Maria, Ana are also common among Goan Catholics who follow Portuguese culture. British names (e.g. Kevin, Shelley) and other European names (e.g. Benito, Heidi), which have no Konkani variants, are also popular.
Pages in category "Portuguese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 406 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .