46 sats \ 2 replies \ @Signal312 8 Mar
Interesting how many of these last names referred to old professions. Smith (blacksmith), Miller (miller of grain), also Melnik means miller.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @phatom 9 Mar
A Hilarious but intriguing take
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ch0k1 8 Mar
Most of them have such connections or distance relations...
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32 sats \ 1 reply \ @jakoyoh629 8 Mar
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?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 10 Mar
Must be because it sounds better to the ear. LOL
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32 sats \ 2 replies \ @erict875 8 Mar
"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)
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 8 Mar
That's super interesting! I know that in Brazil it's common to give the last name 'jΓΊnior', which also means 'son of'.
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16 sats \ 0 replies \ @erict875 8 Mar
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.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 8 Mar
Fun fact: Despite the prevalence of the name, I don't think I have ever known someone with the last name Smith.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 10 Mar
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 :)
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16 sats \ 2 replies \ @oraltosun 9 Mar
In Turkey, "YΔ±lmaz" means "Fearless".
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 10 Mar
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
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @oraltosun 11 Mar
Cool.
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16 sats \ 1 reply \ @Atreus 8 Mar
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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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 8 Mar
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8 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 8 Mar
Interesting
What's the link between Kazakhstan and Korea?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 10 Mar
I have no clue either, I'd like to know too.
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @_stacktoshi 8 Mar
I'm surprised Smith is so dominate in the ex-british empire. Were blacksmiths particularly horny or something?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ladyluck 9 Mar
I guess so
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @037447d9ca 8 Mar
there are blacksmiths, locksmiths, goldsmiths, woodsmiths...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @_stacktoshi 8 Mar
Right, it's supposed to mean someone who works with metal. Just wondering why that particular line of work became so dominant.
wikipedia entry:
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @kruw 8 Mar
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).
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk 8 Mar
That's official name of the country.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 9 Mar
I know someone from France with the last name Martin. For some reason I always assumed it was an unusual French name.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @joyepzion 9 Mar
I bet John Doe wins
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 8 Mar
Kim in Kazakhstan π°πΏ and Uzbekistan πΊπΏ
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0 sats \ 8 replies \ @Coinsreporter 8 Mar
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.
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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @erict875 8 Mar
Yeah, I thought the same. I personally know thousand Kumars and only a couple of Devis...π
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @sorukumar 8 Mar
Hello, this is kumar speaking!
I don't like 'Devi' being listed there, but for a different reason. I take it as a lack of domain knowledge.
I don't like it because I don't consider 'Devi' as a last name or surname, although technically it is.
In India, when you know a girl is married and a little old, you don't want to call her by her first name, you add devi after her first name to show respect. Though in big cities people don't follow it.
I suspect the data might show 'Devi' as the most common last name because, when married women from villages registered for an Aadhar card (similar to a Social Security Number) over the last 20 years, the person assisting them invariably added 'Devi' as a last name.
Footnote:
'Devi' means Goddess.
Kumar is also not 'technically' a last name
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @erict875 8 Mar
Same with "Ngo", listed as the most common name in Cameroon. Technically not a name, it just means "the daughter of" and is only common with one of the many tribes that populate the country.
#456083
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 8 Mar
Hey @0xbitcoiner ! Do you still need data? The sample size in the comment above is rather small but it's sufficient for a result. ππ
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 8 Mar
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 8 Mar
Is that just your perception, or do you have any data to back it up?
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16 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 8 Mar
Do I need data if I'm enjoying my dual citizenship? I was born to Indian-American couple.
Let me clarify. If you ask about the most common surname here in India, it's best to go with 'Singh'. If you ask about last name, which is not the surname for Indians, every other person attached kumar or Kumari to their first name. Like Rohit Kumar, Rajkumar, rajkumari, mohan kumar, nidhi Kumari.
Kids in schools are encouraged to adjoin 'kumar and kumari' to their first names in place of their surnames because of deep rooted castism and practice of untouchability.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sorukumar 8 Mar
There is a 'truth' to it, but I would have put it differently.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Lanter 8 Mar
Its suprising theres only 1 in Philippines
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