Comments on: The Most Common Last Name In Every Country

By: magodro

magodro — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:19:23 +0000

The prevalence of Ali in much of the Gulf Arab states is testimony to the large Shia Muslim population there.
Lots of Pakistanis too in the Gulf Arab states too, with the name ‘Khan’.

By: magodro

magodro — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:15:12 +0000

In India, how prevalent is Devi as a ‘surname’. Could that be used primarily by Hindu women who call themselves ‘Devi’ or goddess – (to refer t0 Parvati, Lakshmi, Saraswati). I notice in Fiji many women are named Devi in telephone directories.

By: magodro

magodro — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:12:11 +0000

Surinam has ‘Lin’ as the common surname. Assuming that is a Chinese name, and that Surinam is under 2% Chinese, what about other surnames? Surinam is at least 35% Hindustani, 25% plus Afro-Surinamese and high percentages of other communities like Javanese and Amerindians. Do they all have surnames not exceeding 5% of the population?

By: magodro

magodro — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:09:09 +0000

Oman’s most common surname being al Balushi shows the large presence of Baluchis there.
Also notice the preponderance of Indian surnames in Fiji, Guyana and Mauritius.
Trinidad being interesting as Mohamed as a surname is rare amongst South Asians, which makes me think that it could be a Nation of Islam thingy. Which begs the question. How big is the Afro-Trinidadian Nation of Islam community? Or do Indian Muslims in Trinidad do have Mohamed as a surname.

By: ConnieHinesDorothyProvine

ConnieHinesDorothyProvine — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:27:33 +0000

I notice that Spain’s most common surname is Garcia. It’s worth noting that’s actually a Basque name, not a Castilian one; it was originally spelled Gartzia.

I also notice that Ivanova is the most common surname in Russia. It makes sense that it’s the feminine form, since women outnumber men there.