This is a list of the most common surnames in Asia, in alphabetical order of the country.
Armenia
- Source: Armenia's Voter List[1]
| Rank | Name | Armenian | Root name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grigoryan | Գրիգորյան | Grigor (Gregory) |
| 2 | Harutyunyan | Հարությունյան | Harutyun ("resurrection") |
| 3 | Sargsyan | Սարգսյան | Sargis (Sergius) |
| 4 | Hovhannisyan | Հովհաննիսյան | Hovhannes (John) |
| 5 | Khachatryan | Խաչատրյան | Khachatur ("given by cross") |
| 6 | Hakobyan | Հակոբյան | Hakob (Jacob) |
| 7 | Petrosyan | Պետրոսյան | Petros (Peter) |
| 8 | Vardanyan | Վարդանյան | Vardan |
| 9 | Gevorgyan | Գեւորգյան | Gevorg (George) |
| 10 | Karapetyan | Կարապետյան | Karapet ("forerunner") |
| 11 | Mkrtchyan | Մկրտչյան | Mkrtich ("baptist") |
| 12 | Ghazaryan | Ղազարյան | Ghazar (Lazarus) |
| 13 | Manukyan | Մանուկյան | Manuk ("child") |
| 14 | Avetisyan | Ավետիսյան | Avetis/Avetik ("good news") |
| 15 | Poghosyan | Պողոսյան | Poghos (Paul) |
| 16 | Martirosyan | Մարտիրոսյան | Martiros ("martyr") |
| 17 | Sahakyan | Սահակյան | Sahak (Isaac) |
| 18 | Arakelyan | Առաքելյան | Arakel ("apostle") |
| 19 | Margaryan | Մարգարյան | Margar |
| 20 | Davtyan | Դավթյան | Davit (David) |
Azerbaijan
| Rank[2] | Name | Romanization | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Məmmədov | Mammadov | "Son of Mammad" |
| 2 | Əliyev | Aliyev | "Son of Ali" |
| 3 | Hüseynov | Huseynov | "Son of Hüseyn" |
| 4 | Həsənov | Hasanov | "Son of Hasan" |
| 5 | Quliyev | Guliyev | "Son of Qulu" |
| 6 | İsmayılov | Ismayilov | "Son of Ismayil" |
| 7 | Əhmədov | Ahmadov | "Son of Ahmad" |
| 8 | Abdullayev | Abdullayev | "Son of Abdulla" |
| 9 | Abbasov | Abbasov | "Son of Abbas" |
| 10 | Cəfərov | Jafarov | "Son of Jafar" |
Bangladesh
| Rank[3] | Name | Romanization | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | আক্তার | Akter | Star |
| 2 | ইসলাম | Islam | Submission |
| 3 | খাতুন | Khatun | Noblewoman |
| 4 | হোসেন | Hossain | Handsome |
| 5 | রহমান | Rahman | Gracious |
| 6 | আহম্মেদ | Ahmed |
Cambodia
| Khmer | IPA | Romanization | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| កូយ | Kuy | ||
| កឹម | Kem | ||
| កែប | Kep | ||
| កែវ | kaew | Keo | (2nd most popular surname in Cambodia) meaning glass or jewel or crystal |
| ខាត់ | kʰat | Khat | Chinese |
| ខាយ | kʰaːy | Khay | 凱/凯 (triumphant, victorious) |
| ខៀវ | kʰiəw | Khiev | 喬/乔 (Chinese "qiao", Vietnamese "kiều") |
| ខ្លូត | kʰlout | Khlot | generic name for melon-like fruit |
| គឹម | kɨm | Kim | 金 (Korean "Kim" / Mandarin Chinese "Jin", meaning gold) |
| គួច | Kouch | ||
| កាំង | Kaing | ||
| ឃាង | Kheang | ||
| ឃិន | Khin | Chinese 欽/钦 (respect, admiration) | |
| ឃីម | Khim | ||
| ចន្ទ | Chan/Chhan/Jan | Sanskrit word Candra (चन्द्र) meaning moon | |
| ចាន់ | Chan | ||
| ចាប | Chap | Bird | |
| ចេង | Cheng | ||
| ចេន | ceːn | Chen/Jen | 陳 (Given only to Cambodians of Chinese descent) |
| ឆន | cʰɑːn | Chhorn | 終/终; whole, complete, entire. |
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| ជា | ciə | Chea | 谢 (Chinese Xie) |
| ជាម | ciəm | Cheam | bowl.[4] From Persian جام (jam) meaning "cup". Or could be from Chinese 詹 (zhan) meaning "talk too much." |
| ជិន | cin | Chin/Jin | |
| ជឹម | cɨm | Chim/Choem | |
| ជ័យ | cɨj | Chey/Jey/Jay | Most popular surname in Cambodia, the Cambodian word "chey" meaning "victory" or "victorious", derived from Sanskrit jaya (जय) |
| ឈិត | cʰit | Chhet/Chhit | 奇 (odd, unusual) |
| ឈិន | 陳/陈 (old) | ||
| ឈឹម | cʰəm | Chhim/Chhem | 欽 (respect, admiration) |
| ញឹក | ɲɨk | Nhek | abbreviation of 涅槃 (Nirvana) |
| ដួង | duəŋ | Duong | beloved, dear, darling |
| ឌិត | dɨt | Dith | ḍita from Sanskrit Paṇḍita (पण्डित) meaning wise man or scholar; or Chinese 狄 ("Di") |
| ឌិន | dɨn | Din | from ḍina (डिन) in Pali meaning flight |
| ឌី | Dy | ||
| ឌុល | dul | Dul | from ḍula (डुल) in Pali meaning earring or tremble |
| ឌួង | duəŋ | Duong | Chinese 東/东 (east) |
| តក់ | Tok | Droplets of water | |
| តាង | taːŋ | Tang | 唐 |
| តាត | taːt | Tat | 達/达 (attain) |
| តូច | touc ~ tuːc | Toch/Touch | small |
| តាំង | taŋ | Taing | Possibly from Chinese 凳 meaning "bench" or "chair".[4] |
| ថន | Than | ||
| ទាវ | Teav | ||
| ទី | tiː | Ty | |
| ទុំ | Tum | ||
| ទ្រី | Try | ||
| ទេព | teːp | Tep | from Deva (देव), Sanskrit for god or divine |
| ធី | tʰiː | Thy | |
| នី | Ny | ||
| ប្រាក់ | Prak | Khmer for silver | |
| ប៉ាង | paːŋ | Pang | 龐/庞 (vast) |
| ប៉ុក | pok | Pok | 波 (Bo) |
| ប៊ុន | bun | Bun | 本 (the four winds, from Vietnamese bốn) |
| ប៉ែន | paen | Pen/Ben | 賓/宾 (guest/visitor) |
| ផាន | pʰaːn | Phan | 潘 (to overflow; be abundant) |
| ពិជ | Pech | ||
| ពេជ្រ | Pich | means Diamonds in Cambodia | |
| ភី | pʰiː | Phy | guardian, one of great importance |
| មា | maː | Ma | ม้า (Thai version of Chinese "Ma") |
| មាន | miən | Mean | rich or wealthy; or 緬/缅 (nostalgic, distant) |
| មាស | miəh | Meas | Khmer for gold |
| មួយ | muəy | Muy/Muoy | the number 1 |
| មូល | muːl | Mul | round |
| មេង | meːŋ | Meng | 孟 (Chinese "Meng") |
| ម៉ៅ | maʋ | Mao | 毛 (Chinese "Mao"), locals argue that it came from a spoken form of the Khmer word black or kmav (ខ្មៅ). However this word is reconstructed from Proto-Austro-Asiatic as *kVm and thus is unlikely to be so. |
| យស់ | yuəh | Yos/Yous | |
| យុន | yun | Yun | 尹 (Chinese "Yun") |
| យូ | yuː | Yu | 尤 (Chinese "Yu") |
| រស់ | rʊəh | Ros/Rous | to live |
| រួយ | Rouy | ||
| លិម | lim | Lim | 林 (Chinese "Lin", meaning forest) |
| លី | Ly | ||
| លីវ | Liv | ||
| លឹម | Lim | ||
| វ៉ាង | ʋaaŋ | Vang | |
| វង្ស | ʋʊəŋ | Vong | Circle, line of descent. Derived from the Sanskrit word vaṃśa (वंश) meaning lineage. |
| ស | sɑː | Sor/Sar | White |
| សង | sɑːŋ | Sang | Payback |
| សម | sɑːm | Sam | |
| សរ | sɑː | Sor/Sar | |
| សាង | saːŋ | Sang | 常 (Variation of Chinese "Chang") |
| សាត | saːt | Sat | |
| សាន | saːn | San | |
| សាយ | saːj | Say | |
| សិន | sɨn | Sin | 森; (Forest) |
| សឺន | səɨn | Son | |
| សុខ | sok | Sok | from Sanskrit Sukha (सुख) meaning joy or happiness |
| សុង | soŋ | Song | |
| សុន | son | Son | |
| ស៊ុយ | suy | Suy | 隋 (Sui Dynasty) |
| សូ | soː | So | 蘇/苏 (Chinese "Sū") |
| ស៊ូ | suː | Su | 蘇/苏 (Chinese "Sū") |
| សួន | suən | Soun | Garden |
| សឿង | Seoung | ||
| សៀង | sieŋ | Sieng/Seang | Soy or Shang (From Shang Hai City) |
| សេង | seiŋ | Seng | 常 (Variation of Chinese "Chang"). Or from Chinese 乘 (seng) meaning "to multiply"[4] |
| សេន | sein | Sen | Cent |
| សោម | saom | Som | from Sanskrit soma (सोम) meaning moon or sky |
| សៅ | Sao | ||
| ហាក៉ | Hak | ||
| ហុង | hoŋ | Hong | from Chinese 洪 "Hong" meaning water or flood listed 184th among the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames |
| ហ៊ុន | hun | Hun | money investment, share (of stocks). Thai or Chinese etymology.[4] Possibly related to 份 ("Hun" in Hokkien) meaning "share, portion." |
| ហូ | hou | Ho/Hu | 胡 (Chinese "Hu") |
| ឡាយ | Lay | 來/来 (Chinese "Lai", meaning Come) | |
| ឡុង | loŋ | Long | 龍/龙 (Chinese "Long", meaning dragon) |
| អាង | aːŋ | Ang/Aang | 吳/吴 (Cantonese variation of surname "Wu") |
| អិម | ʔim | Im/Yim | 任 (Hakka Chinese 'jim5') |
| អុង | ʔoŋ | Ong | 王 (Chinese "Wang" (pronounced Ong in Hokkien dialect), meaning king) |
| អ៊ុច | ʔuc | Uch/Ouch | To Light |
| អ៊ុយ | ʔuj | Uy | |
| អៀម | ʔiəm | Eam/Iem/Iam | |
| អៀវ | ʔieʋ | Iv/Eav/Eaw | 楊/杨 (Chinese "Yang") |
| អ៊ុំ | ʔum | Um | Aunt (A parent's older brother or sister) |
| ឯក | ʔaek | Ek/Aek | Self, Single; from Sanskrit eka (एक) |
| ឱក | ʔaok | Ok/Aok | 玉 (Jade) |
| ឱម | ʔaom | Om | 嚴/严 (Chinese "Yan") |
China
According to a report released by the Ministry of Public Security in January 2019, there are 6,150 different surnames in China with the top 100 surnames used by 85% of the population in 2018.[5]
| Rank | Name | Romanization | Total Number in China (2018)[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simp. | Trad. | |||
| 1 | 王 | Wáng [lower-alpha 1]/Wong | 101,500,000 | |
| 2 | 李 | Lǐ [lower-alpha 2]/Lee | 100,900,000 | |
| 3 | 张 | 張 | Zhāng [lower-alpha 3]/Cheung | 95,400,000 |
| 4 | 刘 | 劉 | Liú [lower-alpha 4]/Lau | 72,100,000 |
| 5 | 陈 | 陳 | Chén [lower-alpha 5]/ Chan | 63,000,000 |
| 6 | 杨 | 楊 | Yáng [lower-alpha 6] /Yeung | 46,200,000 |
| 7 | 黄 | 黃 | Huáng/Wong | 33,700,000 |
| 8 | 赵 | 趙 | Zhào/Chiu | 28,600,000 |
| 9 | 吴 | 吳 | Wú [lower-alpha 7]/Ng | 27,800,000 |
| 10 | 周 | Zhōu/Chow | 26,800,000 | |
| 11 | 徐 | Xú [lower-alpha 8] /Tsui | 20,200,000 | |
| 12 | 孙 | 孫 | Sūn/Suen | 19,400,000 |
| 13 | 马 | 馬 | Mǎ/Ma | 19,100,000 |
| 14 | 朱 | Zhū/Chu | 18,100,000 | |
| 15 | 胡 | Hú/Wu | 16,500,000 | |
| 16 | 郭 | Guō/Kwok | 15,800,000 | |
| 17 | 何 | Hé/Ho | 14,800,000 | |
| 18 | 林 | Lín/Lam | 14,200,000 | |
| 19 | 高 | Gāo/Ko | 14,100,000 | |
| 20 | 罗 | 羅 | Luó/Law | 14,000,000 |
Georgia
| Rank | Name | Romanization | Total Number[6] (2010) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ბერიძე | Beridze | 24,962 |
| 2 | მამედოვი | Mamedov Mamedovi |
23,675 |
| 3 | კაპანაძე | Kapanadze | 17,202 |
| 4 | გელაშვილი | Gelashvili | 16,350 |
| 5 | ალიევი | Aliyev Alievi |
15,742 |
| 6 | მაისურაძე | Maisuradze | 14,824 |
| 7 | გიორგაძე | Giorgadze | 12,954 |
| 8 | ლომიძე | Lomidze | 11,796 |
| 9 | წიკლაური | Tsiklauri | 11,571 |
| 10 | ბოლქვაძე | Bolkvadze | 10,916 |
| 11 | კვარაცხელია | Kvaratskhelia | 10,447 |
| 12 | ნოზაძე | Nozadze | 10,183 |
| 13 | ხუციშვილი | Khutsishvili | 10,075 |
| 14 | შენგელია | Shengelia | 9,928 |
| 15 | აბულაძე | Abuladze | 9,663 |
| 16 | მიქელაძე | Mikeladze | 9,220 |
| 17 | ტაბატაძე | Tabatadze | 8,654 |
| 18 | მჭედლიშვილი | Mchedlishvili | 8,446 |
| 19 | ბაირამოვი | Bairamov Bairamovi |
8,373 |
| 20 | გოგოლაძე | Gogoladze | 8,362 |
India
| Rank | Name | Romanization | Meaning | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | देवी | Devi | Goddess | Common surname of Hindu women |
| 2 | कुमार | Kumar | Prince | Common surname of Hindu men |
| 3 | सिंह | Singh | Lion | Common surname of Hindu Kshatriyas and Sikhs |
| 4 | शर्मा | Sharma | Joyfulness, comfort, happiness | Common surname of Hindu Brahmins |
| 5 | अली | Ali | Name of a companion of Muhammad | Common surname of Muslims |
| 6 | यादव | Yadav | Name of a caste | Common surname of Hindus |
Indonesia
Most Indonesians do not use a family last name. There is only a small number of ethnic groups which maintain family names.
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Japan
The most common Japanese surnames are Satō (佐藤), Suzuki (鈴木), Takahashi (高橋), Tanaka (田中), and Watanabe (渡辺).
Kazakhstan
Provided here is a list of the 33 most common surnames in Kazakhstan according to the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan as of 2014.[11]
| Rank | Cyrillic script | Latin script | Language (and meaning) | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ахметов | Ahmetov | Kazakh, "son of Ahmet" | 73,627 |
| 2 | Омаров | Omarov | Kazakh, "son of Omar" | 45,123 |
| 3 | Ким | Kim | Korean | 42,274 |
| 4 | Оспанов | Ospanov | Kazakh | 41,068 |
| 5 | Иванов | Ivanov | Russian, "son of Ivan" | 39,296 |
| 6 | Алиев | Aliev | Kazakh, "son of Ali" | 36,084 |
| 7 | Сулейменов | Suleimenov | Kazakh, "son of Suleimen" | 33,940 |
| 8 | Искаков | Iskakov | Kazakh | 31,988 |
| 9 | Абдрахманов | Abdrahmanov | Kazakh, "son of Abdrahman" | 29,091 |
| 10 | Ибрагимов | Ibragimov | Kazakh, "son of Ibragim" | 28,755 |
| 11 | Калиев | Kaliev | Kazakh, "son of Kali" | 28,219 |
| 12 | Садыков | Sadykov | Kazakh, "son of Sadyk" | 27,810 |
| 13 | Ибраев | Ibraev | Kazakh | 26,531 |
| 14 | Кузнецов | Kuznetsov | Russian, "son of a blacksmith" | 25,990 |
| 15 | Попов | Popov | Russian, "son of a priest" | 24,956 |
| 16 | Смагулов | Smagulov | Kazakh | 24,005 |
| 17 | Абдуллаев | Abdullaev | Kazakh, "son of Abdulla" | 23,729 |
| 18 | Исаев | Isaev | Kazakh, "son of Isa" | 22,910 |
| 19 | Султанов | Sultanov | Kazakh, "son of Sultan" | 22,808 |
| 22 | Юсупов | Iusupov | Uzbek, "son of Yusup" | 22,763 |
| 21 | Исмаилов | Ismailov | Kazakh, "son of Ismail" | 21,392 |
| 22 | Нургалиев | Nurgaliev | Kazakh, "son of Nurgali" | 21,133 |
| 23 | Каримов | Karimov | Kazakh, "son of Karim" | 20,575 |
| 24 | Серік/Серик | Serik | Kazakh | 19 550 |
| 25 | Ли | Li | Korean | 17,049 |
| 26 | Цой | Tsoi | Korean | 12,088 |
| 27 | Амангельды | Amangeldy | Kazakh | 15,125 |
| 28 | Болат | Bolat | Kazakh | 11,234 |
| 29 | Бондаренко | Bondarenko | Ukrainian | 10,648 |
| 30 | Марат | Marat | Kazakh, "Murad" | 10,417 |
| 31 | Серікбай/Серикбай | Serıkbay/Serikbay | Kazakh | 10,193 |
| 32 | Мурат | Murat | Kazakh, "Murad" | 10,106 |
| 33 | Кусаинов | Kusainov | Kazakh, "son of Kusain" | 10,103 |
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Malaysia
Most Malaysians do not use a family last name. There is only a small number of ethnic groups which maintain family names.
Nepal
Surnames in Nepal are divided into three origins; Indo-Aryan languages, Tibeto-Burman languages and indigenous origins. Indo-Aryan surnames are more prevalent than Tibeto-Burman Languages and Indigenous Origins surnames.
1. Rai - Common Surnames of Nepalese/Himalayan Indigenous Nations/Natives. 2. Rai Clans/Septs (Confederation) - Bantawa, Chamling, Kulung, Mewahang, Bahing, Lohorung, Puma, Dumi, Dungmali, Nachhiring, Lingkhim/Lungkhim, Chhiling/Chhulung, Mugali/Lambichong, Athpahariya, Thulung, Khaling, Mewahang, Bayung, Yamphu, Tilung, Sampang, Wambule, Dewas, Jerung/Jero, Waling and Phangduwali. 3. Chamling La-Chamling Language-Rodung as Rai 5. Meaning of Rai - King
Philippines
Due to the 333 years of Spanish colonization of the Philippines, most Filipinos bear surnames of Spanish or other Iberian origin. Provided here is the list of the fifty most common Filipino surnames:
| Rank[12] | Name | Language of origin | Occurrence (2014 est.) | Ratio of population | Provinces with highest concentration |
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| 1 | dela Cruz | Spanish | 625,640 | 1:162 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Cavite, Rizal, Tarlac, Isabela |
| 2 | Garcia | Spanish | 441,075 | 1:230 | Pampanga, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Batangas, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Tarlac, Quezon |
| 3 | Reyes | Spanish | 412,750 | 1:245 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Pampanga, Laguna, Batangas, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Pangasinan, Quezon, Bataan, Tarlac |
| 4 | Ramos | Spanish | 375,999 | 1:268 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Isabela, Pampanga, Tarlac, Quezon, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte |
| 5 | Mendoza | Spanish/Basque | 372,042 | 1:272 | Metro Manila, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga, Quezon, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Tarlac, Oriental Mindoro |
| 6 | Santos | Spanish | 342,746 | 1:295 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Cavite, Tarlac |
| 7 | Flores | Spanish | 312,187 | 1:324 | Metro Manila, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Pampanga, Bulacan, Laguna, Pangasinan |
| 8 | Gonzales | Spanish | 293,787 | 1:345 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, Pampanga, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Rizal Pangasinan, Quezon |
| 9 | Bautista | Spanish | 287,625 | 1:352 | Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Laguna, Rizal, Tarlac, Isabela |
| 10 | Villanueva | Spanish | 277,730 | 1:365 | Metro Manila, Batangas, Cavite, Negros Occidental, Laguna, Bulacan, Pangasinan, Iloilo, Rizal, Quezon, Nueva Ecija |
| 11 | Fernandez | Spanish | 269,820 | 1:375 | Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Cebu, Negros Occidental |
| 12 | Cruz | Spanish | 262,822 | 1:378 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Cavite, Bataan, Nueva Ecija |
| 13 | de Guzman | Spanish | 249,319 | 1:406 | Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Cavite, Rizal, Batangas, Laguna, Tarlac, Bataan, Isabela |
| 14 | Lopez | Spanish | 230,958 | 1:438 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Cavite, Batangas |
| 15 | Perez | Spanish | 220,113 | 1:460 | Metro Manila, Batangas, Bulacan, Pangasinan, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal |
| 16 | Castillo | Spanish | 211,405 | 1:479 | Metro Manila, Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan, Pangasinan, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Isabela |
| 17 | Francisco | Spanish | 207,840 | 1:487 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Zamboanga del Sur, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, Negros Occidental, Masbate, Antique, Camarines Sur, Aklan |
| 18 | Rivera | Spanish | 184,543 | 1:549 | Metro Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite |
| 19 | Aquino | Spanish | 183,088 | 1:553 | Pangasinan, Metro Manila, Laguna, Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Cavite, Tarlac, Batangas, Isabela |
| 20 | Castro | Spanish | 173,686 | 1:587 | Metro Manila, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac |
| 21 | Sanchez | Spanish | 162,886 | 1:622 | Metro Manila, Cebu, Pampanga, Bulacan, Pangasinan, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Davao del Sur |
| 22 | Torres | Spanish | 162,353 | 1:624 | Metro Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Negros Oriental, Cavite, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Tarlac, Batangas |
| 23 | de Leon | Spanish | 156,637 | 1:647 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Rizal, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Laguna, Pangasinan, Batangas, Bataan, Tarlac, Quezon, Isabela |
| 24 | Domingo | Spanish | 147,652 | 1:687 | Metro Manila, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Bulacan, Cagayan, Tarlac, Ilocos, Pangasinan, Rizal |
| 25 | Martinez | Spanish | 143,359 | 1:706 | Metro Manila, Cavite, Pangasinan, Rizal, Batangas, Laguna, Bulacan, Quezon |
| 26 | Rodriguez | Spanish | 143,072 | 1:708 | Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Bulacan, Negros Oriental, Camarines Sur, Laguna, Rizal, Pampanga |
| 27 | Santiago | Spanish | 140,475 | 1:721 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Cavite, Rizal, Isabela, Tarlac |
| 28 | Soriano | Spanish | 140,203 | 1:722 | Pangasinan, Metro Manila, Isabela, Cagayan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, La Union, Laguna, Tarlac, Benguet |
| 29 | delos Santos | Spanish | 139,229 | 1:727 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pangasinan, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Nueva Ecija, Zamboanga del Sur, Quezon, Camarines Norte |
| 30 | Diaz | Spanish | 136,449 | 1:742 | Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Cavite, Bulacan, Iloilo, Nueva Ecija, Negros Occidental, Rizal, Laguna |
| 31 | Hernandez | Spanish | 135,744 | 1:746 | Batangas, Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, Quezon, Pampanga, Oriental Mindoro, Rizal, Camarines Sur, Nueva Ecija, Camarines Norte, Bataan |
| 32 | Tolentino | Spanish | 133,010 | 1:752 | Metro Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Batangas, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Cavite, Tarlac, Rizal, Isabela, Bataan |
| 33 | Valdez | Spanish | 132,416 | 1:765 | Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Tarlac, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Rizal |
| 34 | Ramirez | Spanish | 131,829 | 1:768 | Metro Manila, Batangas, Cavite, Pangasinan, Bulacan, Laguna, Negros Oriental, Rizal |
| 35 | Morales | Spanish | 129,957 | 1:779 | Metro Manila, Pampanga, Cavite, Bulacan, Negros Occidental, Batangas |
| 36 | Mercado | Spanish | 125,314 | 1:808 | Metro Manila, Batangas, Pampanga, Laguna, Bulacan, Cavite, Quezon, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga |
| 37 | Tan | Chinese (Hokkien) or Tausug | 123,290 | 1:821 | Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao del Sur |
| 38 | Aguilar | Spanish | 121,635 | 1:832 | Metro Manila, Iloilo, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Laguna, Pampanga, Quezon, Negros Occidental |
| 39 | Navarro | Spanish | 113,992 | 1:888 | Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Cebu, Pampanga, Bulacan |
| 40 | Manalo | Tagalog | 111,336 | 1:909 | Batangas, Metro Manila, Pampanga, Quezon, Laguna, Cavite, Oriental Mindoro, Tarlac |
| 41 | Gomez | Spanish | 108,844 | 1:930 | Metro Manila, Pampanga, Cebu, Tarlac, Batangas, Cavite |
| 42 | Dizon | Chinese (Hokkien) | 106,507 | 1:951 | Pampanga, Metro Manila, Tarlac, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Laguna |
| 43 | del Rosario | Spanish | 105,210 | 1:962 | Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Pampanga, Laguna, Isabela, Tarlac |
| 44 | Javier | Spanish | 104,515 | 1:969 | Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Quezon |
| 45 | Corpuz | Latin | 104,026 | 1:973 | Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Tarlac, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, La Union |
| 46 | Gutierrez | Spanish | 103,352 | 1:980 | Metro Manila, Batangas, Pampanga, Bulacan, Pangasinan, Cavite, Rizal, Laguna, Rizal, Tarlac, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro Nueva Ecija |
| 47 | Salvador | Spanish | 103,117 | 1:982 | Metro Manila, Laguna, Bulacan, Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Rizal |
| 48 | Velasco | Spanish | 101,375 | 1:999 | Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Laguna, Cavite, Camarines Sur, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Pampanga, Isabela, Batangas, Quezon, Tarlac |
| 49 | Miranda | Spanish | 101,258 | 1:1000 | Metro Manila, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, Rizal, Pangasinan, Batangas, Tarlac, Albay |
| 50 | David | Kapampangan | 100,641 | 1:1006 | Pampanga, Metro Manila, Tarlac, Bulacan |
Russia
- See also: Список общерусских фамилий (in Russian Wikipedia)
The 20 most common widespread Russian surnames (for males) from the European part of Russia, as calculated by Balanovskaya et al. (2005):[13]
| Rank | Surname | Transliteration | Meaning | Percentage[13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Смирно́в | Smirnov | son of Smirnoy (meek one) | 1.61 |
| 2 | Ивано́в | Ivanov | son of Ivan (John) | 1.30 |
| 3 | Кузнецо́в | Kuznetsov | smith's | 0.90 |
| 4 | Попо́в | Popov | priest's son | 0.79 |
| 5 | Соколо́в | Sokolov | falcon's | 0.73 |
| 6 | Ле́бедев | Lebedev | swan's | 0.65 |
| 7 | Козло́в | Kozlov | he-goat's; metaphorically: bearded one | 0.58 |
| 8 | Но́виков | Novikov | newman's; see novik for historical details | 0.54 |
| 9 | Моро́зов | Morozov | frost's | 0.53 |
| 10 | Петро́в | Petrov | son of Pyotr (Peter) | 0.44 |
| 11 | Во́лков | Volkov | wolf's | 0.44 |
| 12 | Соловьёв | Solovyov | nightingale's | 0.44 |
| 13 | Васи́льев | Vasilyev | son of Vasily (Basil) | 0.42 |
| 14 | За́йцев | Zaytsev | hare's | 0.41 |
| 15 | Па́влов | Pavlov | son of Pavel (Paul) | 0.39 |
| 16 | Семёнов | Semyonov | son of Semyon (Simon) | 0.35 |
| 17 | Го́лубев | Golubev | pigeon's | 0.32 |
| 18 | Виногра́дов | Vinogradov | grape's | 0.32 |
| 19 | Богда́нов | Bogdanov | son of Bogdan (given by God) | 0.31 |
| 20 | Воробьёв | Vorobyov | sparrow's | 0.30 |
Those Russian surnames that end with -ov/-ev or -in/-yn are originally patronymic or metronymic possessive adjectivals with the meaning 'son of' or 'daughter/wife of' (the feminine is formed with the -a ending – Smirnova, Ivanova, etc.). In older documents such surnames were written with the word syn 'son', for example, Ivánov syn 'John's son' or Il'yín syn 'Elijah's son'; the last word was later dropped. Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards.
The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov, or 'Johns', 'Peters', and 'Isidores', although Sidorov is now ranked only 66th.[13]
Sri Lanka
Many of the low country Sinhalese have Portuguese surnames as a result of Portuguese colonial rule in that area during the 16th and 17th centuries. Sinhalese native surnames have a Sanskrit origin. Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors have distinctive surnames for their own ethnicities.
Many Sinhalese surnames end with Singhe (Sinhala: සිංහ, lit. 'lion'), such as Jayasinghe, Ranasinghe, Samarasinghe.
| Rank (2014) |
Name | Total Number (2014) |
Language of origin and meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perera | 862,080 | Portuguese |
| 2 | Fernando | 520,965 | Portuguese |
| 3 | de Silva | 299,772 | Portuguese |
| 4 | Bandara | 227,388 | Sinhalese |
| 5 | Kumara | 201,695 | Sinhalese |
| 6 | Dissanayake | 172,612 | Sinhalese |
| 7 | Mohamed | 154,874 | Arabic, of Sri Lankan Moor |
| 8 | Gamage | 149,527 | Sinhalese |
| 9 | Liyanage | 143,854 | Sinhalese |
| 10 | Jayasinghe | 142,224 | Sinhalese |
| 11 | Ranasinghe | 139,680 | Sinhalese |
| 12 | Herath | 123,182 | Sinhalese |
| 13 | Weerasinghe | 122,008 | Sinhalese |
| 14 | Peiris | 115,944 | Portuguese |
| 15 | Rathnayake | 102,902 | Sinhalese |
| 16 | Wickramasinghe | 96,968 | Sinhalese |
| 17 | Wijesinghe | 94,816 | Sinhalese |
| 18 | Hettiarachchi | 87,512 | Sinhalese |
| 19 | Nanayakkara | 78,057 | Sinhalese |
| 20 | Ahamed | 74,601 | Arabic, of Sri Lankan Moor |
| 21 | Rajapaksha | 71,144 | Sinhalese |
| 22 | Mendis | 70,623 | Portuguese |
| 23 | Pathirana | 70,297 | Sinhalese |
| 24 | Ekanayake | 69,840 | Sinhalese |
| 25 | Gunasekara | 69,384 | Sinhalese |
| 26 | Dias | 67,623 | Portuguese |
| 27 | Sampath | 67,232 | Sinhalese |
| 28 | Amarasinghe | 64,949 | Sinhalese |
| 29 | Ratnayake | 59,863 | Sinhalese |
| 30 | Chathuranga | 58,754 | Sinhalese |
| 31 | Senanayake | 55,037 | Sinhalese |
| 32 | Samarasinghe | 54,320 | Sinhalese |
| 33 | Lakmal | 53,733 | Sinhalese |
| 34 | Munasinghe | 52,755 | Sinhalese |
| 35 | Rodrigo | 51,777 | Portuguese |
| 36 | Seneviratne | 51,581 | Sinhalese |
| 37 | Rathnayaka | 49,886 | Sinhalese |
| 38 | Edirisinghe | 48,516 | Sinhalese |
| 39 | Jayawardena | 48,386 | Sinhalese |
| 40 | Fonseka | 47,995 | Portuguese |
| 41 | Sanjeewa | 47,147 | Sinhalese |
| 42 | Gunawardana | 46,625 | Sinhalese |
| 43 | Gunawardena | 45,386 | Sinhalese |
| 44 | Karunaratne | 44,930 | Sinhalese |
| 45 | Jayaweera | 43,495 | Sinhalese |
| 46 | Jayasekara | 43,365 | Sinhalese |
| 47 | Ranaweera | 42,387 | Sinhalese |
| 48 | Jayawardana | 40,822 | Sinhalese |
| 49 | Jayasuriya | 40,561 | Sinhalese |
| 50 | Madusanka | 40,300 | Sinhalese |
Taiwan
According to a comprehensive survey of residential permits released by the Taiwanese Ministry of the Interior's Department of Population in 2016, Taiwan has only 1,503 surnames.[14] The top ten surnames in Taiwan accounted for 52.77% of the general population, and the top 100 accounted for 96.56%.
| Rank | Character | Romanizations | % of total pop. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mainland (2007) |
Mandarin | Cantonese | Minnan | Other | |||||||
| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | Wade | Jyutping | HK | Other | POJ | Other | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 陳 | 陈 | Chén | Ch'en2 | Can4 | Chan | Chun | Tân | Ting | 11.14% | |
| 2 | 19 | 林 | Lín | Lin2 | Lam4 | Lam | Lum | Lîm | Lim, Liem | 8.31% | ||
| 3 | 7 | 黃 | 黄 | Huáng | Huang2 | Wong4 | Wong | Wang Vang |
Ng | Eng, Ung Wee, Oei Ooi, Uy Bong |
6.05% | |
| 4 | 3 | 張 | 张 | Zhāng | Chang1 | Zoeng1 | Cheung | Chong5 Cheong4 |
Tiu | Teo, Teoh Tio, Thio Tiew |
Tiong | 5.27% |
| 5 | 2 | 李 | Lǐ | Li3 | Lei5 | Lee Li |
Le Lei4 |
Lí | Lee Lie Dee |
5.13% | ||
| 6 | 1 | 王 | Wáng | Wang2 | Wong4 | Wong | Vong | Ông | Heng | 4.11% | ||
| 7 | 9 | 吳 | 吴 | Wú | Wu2 | Ng4 | Ng | Ung4, Eng | Gô͘ Ngô͘ |
Goh, Gouw | Woo | 4.04% |
| 8 | 4 | 劉 | 刘 | Liú | Liu2 | Lau4 | Lau | Lao4 Lou |
Lâu | Low Lao, Lauw |
3.16% | |
| 9 | 40 | 蔡 | Cài | Ts'ai4 | Coi3 | Choi | Choy Tsoi Toy |
Chhoà | Chua, Choa Tjoa |
Tsay Chai |
2.91% | |
| 10 | 6 | 楊 | 杨 | Yáng | Yang2 | Joeng4 | Yeung | Yeong Ieong4 |
Iû | Eaw Yeo, Yeoh Yong Joe, Yo |
Young | 2.66% |
Thailand
There are no common Thai surnames. Surnames were largely introduced to Thai culture only by the 1913 Surname Act.[15] The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames.[16] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique.[17]
Turkey
| Rank[18] | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yılmaz | intrepid/dauntless |
| 2 | Kaya | rock |
| 3 | Demir | iron |
| 4 | Şahin | falcon/hawk |
| 5 | Çelik | steel |
| 6 | Yıldız | star |
| 7 | Yıldırım | thunderbolt |
| 8 | Öztürk | pure Turk |
| 9 | Aydın | cultured/enlightened |
| 10 | Özdemir | pure iron |
| 11 | Arslan | lion |
| 12 | Doğan | falcon |
| 13 | Kılıç | sword |
| 14 | Aslan | lion |
| 15 | Çetin | stiff/tough |
| 16 | Kara | black/dark |
| 17 | Koç | ram |
| 18 | Kurt | wolf |
| 19 | Özkan | pure blood |
| 20 | Şimşek | lightning |
Vietnam
| Rank[19] | Name | % of total pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnamese | Chữ Hán | ||
| 1 | Nguyễn | 阮 | 38% |
| 2 | Trần | 陳 | 11% |
| 3 | Lê | 黎 | 9.5% |
| 4 | Phạm | 范 | 7.1% |
| 5 | Huỳnh/Hoàng | 黃 | 5.1% |
| 6 | Phan | 潘 | 4.5% |
| 7 | Vũ/Võ | 武 | 3.9% |
| 8 | Đặng | 鄧 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Bùi | 裴 | 2% |
| 10 | Đỗ | 杜 | 1.4% |
| 11 | Hồ | 胡 | 1.3% |
| 12 | Ngô | 吳 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Dương | 楊 | 1% |
| 14 | Lý | 李 | 0.5% |
| 15 | Phí | 費 | |
| 16 | Đào | 陶 | |
| 17 | Đoàn | 段 | |
| 18 | Vương | 王 | |
| 19 | Trịnh | 鄭 | |
| 20 | Trương | 張 | |
| 21 | Lâm | 林 | |
| 22 | Phùng | 馮 | |
| 23 | Mai | 梅 | |
| 24 | Tô | 蘇 | |
| 25 | Hà | 何 | |
| 26 | Tạ | 謝 | |
| 27 | Thân | 申 | |
| 28 | Trác | 卓 | |
| 29 | Tống | 宋 | |
| 30 | Hoa | 華 | |
| 31 | Khúc | 曲 | |
| 32 | Từ | 徐 | |
| 33 | Thường | 常 | |
| 34 | Tiêu | 蕭 | |
| 35 | Ngọ | 午 | |
| 36 | Kim | 金 | |
| 37 | Quách | 郭 | |
| 38 | Đàm | 譚 | |
| 39 | Triệu | 趙 | |
| 40 | Mạc | 莫 | |
| 41 | Thái | 蔡 | |
| 42 | Lưu | 劉 | |
| 43 | Thạch | 石 | |
| 44 | Lương | 梁 | |
Due to historical contact with Chinese dynasties, Vietnamese has adopted names originating from Middle Chinese. Vietnam is in the East Asian cultural sphere.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Most common surname in the world.
- ↑ 2nd most common surname in the world.
- ↑ 3rd most common surname in the world.
- ↑ 5th most common surname in the world.
- ↑ 4th most common in world (most popular Chinese surname in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Southeast Asia, and places overseas from mainland China)
- ↑ 7th most common surname in the world.
- ↑ 9th most common surname in the world.
- ↑ 10th most common surname in the world.
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