These maps are really interesting. I noticed that Brazil and Portugal share the most common last name, but in Brazil they add the 'da'. Do you have any idea why?
"Ngo," as most common name in Cameroon is ridiculous, tbh. It is just a name addon that literally means "the daughter of" (a bit like "von" or "de" in European aristocratic names)
Yeah, it's quite similar.
Also, Ngo is only common to one of the many tribes that populate the country, and I doubt they make the majority of the population. On top of that, it's only a female "name," as mentioned in my previous comment.
These maps only tell us the most prevalent ones, without having information about the percentage, so it is perfectly normal for many people not to know any. It's just a perception, but as a European I notice that many Smiths appear in American movies :)
In Portuguese, 'Silva' refers to the blackberry bush. In Portugal, last names can be quite amusing, and here are the translations of some of the most popular ones:
Santos: Saints
Pereira: Pear tree
Fernandes: Son of Fernando
Rodrigues: Son of Rodrigo
Costa: Coast
Ferreira: Blacksmith
Cunha: Wedge
Once there were just 3 guys who were the original Smiths, Gonzales', and Hernandez', and their descendents conquered the world so hard their names passed into daily routine.
The name refers to a smith, originally deriving from smiรฐ or smiรพ, the Old English term meaning one who works in metal, related to the word smitan, the Old English form of smite, which also meant strike (as in early 17th century Biblical English: the verb "to smite" = to hit).
Interesting that "Taiwan" has (Republic of China) written beneath it. I'm surprised there's a "Mohammed" listed as the most common in North America (Trinidad & Tobago).
I disagree for the most common last name in India.
It's not 'Devi', It's 'Kumar' for males and 'Kumari' for Females.
Also, it's not 'Chaudhari' in Nepal.
Interesting how many of these last names referred to old professions. Smith (blacksmith), Miller (miller of grain), also Melnik means miller.
A Hilarious but intriguing take
Most of them have such connections or distance relations...
These maps are really interesting. I noticed that Brazil and Portugal share the most common last name, but in Brazil they add the 'da'. Do you have any idea why?
Must be because it sounds better to the ear. LOL
"Ngo," as most common name in Cameroon is ridiculous, tbh. It is just a name addon that literally means "the daughter of" (a bit like "von" or "de" in European aristocratic names)
That's super interesting! I know that in Brazil it's common to give the last name 'jรบnior', which also means 'son of'.
Yeah, it's quite similar. Also, Ngo is only common to one of the many tribes that populate the country, and I doubt they make the majority of the population. On top of that, it's only a female "name," as mentioned in my previous comment.
Fun fact: Despite the prevalence of the name, I don't think I have ever known someone with the last name Smith.
These maps only tell us the most prevalent ones, without having information about the percentage, so it is perfectly normal for many people not to know any. It's just a perception, but as a European I notice that many Smiths appear in American movies :)
https://m.stacker.news/19860 https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/whats-the-most-popular-surname-in-your-state/
In Turkey, "Yฤฑlmaz" means "Fearless".
In Portuguese, 'Silva' refers to the blackberry bush. In Portugal, last names can be quite amusing, and here are the translations of some of the most popular ones:
Santos: Saints Pereira: Pear tree Fernandes: Son of Fernando Rodrigues: Son of Rodrigo Costa: Coast Ferreira: Blacksmith Cunha: Wedge
Cool.
Once there were just 3 guys who were the original Smiths, Gonzales', and Hernandez', and their descendents conquered the world so hard their names passed into daily routine.
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Interesting
What's the link between Kazakhstan and Korea?
I have no clue either, I'd like to know too.
I'm surprised Smith is so dominate in the ex-british empire. Were blacksmiths particularly horny or something?
I guess so
there are blacksmiths, locksmiths, goldsmiths, woodsmiths...
Right, it's supposed to mean someone who works with metal. Just wondering why that particular line of work became so dominant.
wikipedia entry:
Interesting that "Taiwan" has (Republic of China) written beneath it. I'm surprised there's a "Mohammed" listed as the most common in North America (Trinidad & Tobago).
That's official name of the country.
I know someone from France with the last name Martin. For some reason I always assumed it was an unusual French name.
I bet John Doe wins
Kim in Kazakhstan ๐ฐ๐ฟ and Uzbekistan ๐บ๐ฟ
I disagree for the most common last name in India. It's not 'Devi', It's 'Kumar' for males and 'Kumari' for Females. Also, it's not 'Chaudhari' in Nepal.
Its suprising theres only 1 in Philippines