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Surname Adults % of adults Origin 1: Rodríguez: 225,321 — Spanish 2: Pérez: 158,059 — Spanish 3: Martínez: 141,259 — Spanish 4: García: 137,124 — Spanish ...
In November 2012, Damas Gratis were awarded the Carlos Gardel Award for "Best Tropical Group Album" for “Esquivando el Exito”. The most successful song of this material is "Aqui la tienes", composed by Rodolfo Garavagno and Koli Arce, which was performed as a duet by Pablo Lescano and the international singer Vicentico. With this album and ...
The book was created after Spanish governor-general Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree on November 21, 1849, to address the lack of a standard naming convention. [4] Newly-Christianised Filipinos often chose the now-ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos , de la Cruz , del Rosario , and Bautista for religious reasons; others preferred ...
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).
There soon were too many people surnamed de los Santos ("of the saints"), de la Cruz ("of the cross"), del Rosario ("of the Rosary") etc., which made it difficult for the Spanish colonists to control the Filipino people, and most importantly, to collect taxes. These extremely common names were also banned by the decree unless the name has been ...
Most of the surnames of the Brazilian population have a Portuguese origin, due to Portuguese colonization in the country (it is estimated that 80% of the Brazilian population has at least one Portuguese ancestor), while other South American countries were largely colonized by the Spanish.
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Rank Surname Note (equivalent or else meaning) * Hoxha: a Muslim priest, Sunni or Bektashi, with its variant Hoxhaj: Prifti: a Christian priest, Catholic or Orthodox