The Most Common Surname in Each Country (5000 × 4611)
The Most Common Surname in Each Country (5000 × 4611)
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Interesting choice, putting Turkey in Europe.
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At least russia isn't.
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We noticed, believe me
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Devi is more like a title or honorific not a surname. It's probably Singh or Patel for India
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The Borg have landed! Resistance is futile
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Our canoe?
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It's funny I don't think I've met a Smith in my life. Met plenty of Wang, Chen, and Tan when I lived at that part of the world though. Can I ask why Tan (Singapore and Malaysia) and Chen (Taiwan) are coloured differently? They're the same surname.
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Tan (Singapore and Malaysia) and Chen (Taiwan) are . . . the same surname
Is there a script or alphabet where they’re spelled identically?
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Lived in a few American states and the Smith thing always surprises me too. Johnsons, I know tons. Smiths? Not enough for that factoid to make sense.
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Think Romaia can also be occupational, as popa means priest
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Very well done infographic!
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Most interesting one I see quickly is Kim in the central asian countries I assume from the mass relocations/deportations of ethnically Korean soviet citizens to central asia during WW2 and a more diverse set of names in central asia.
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Adjacently, half (!) of South Koreans’ surnames are one of Kim, Lee, Park, or Jung.
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The anglosphere is showing its colours, I see.
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