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The census found the most common surname in the United States – Smith – had fewer than 2.4 million occurrences (making up 0.84% of the general population) and that more than 150,000 surnames would be required to reach more than 89.8% of the US population. [10] [11]
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries. Lists of most common surnames in European countries. Lists of most common surnames in North American countries. Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries.
A common Filipino name will consist of the given name (mostly 2 given names are given), the initial letter of the mother's maiden name and finally the father's surname (i.e. Lucy Anne C. de Guzman). Also, women are allowed to retain their maiden name or use both her and her husband's surname as a double-barreled surname , separated by a dash.
Nick Carraway was the most common full name, while some of the most common last names include Smith, Lee, Johnson and Williams. As with the vast majority of the Ivy League schools, male names ...
Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin).
In the United States, 1,712 surnames cover 50% of the population, and about 1% of the population has the surname Smith, the most common American name. [87] According to some estimates, 85% of China's population shares just 100 surnames. The names Wang (王), Zhang (张), and Li (李) are the most frequent.
The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [17] 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. [18]
Rarer names tend to accumulate in the north and south. Huber is common in southern Bavaria and is, with the exception of Munich, the most frequent name in that area. Patronymic surnames such as Jansen/Janssen, Hansen, and Petersen are the most common names in the far north (Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein).