A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with...

or composite) and two surnames (the first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the first surname is the father's first surname, and the second is the...

Japanese surnames (姓, sei), as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written...

most common surnames by continent: List of most common surnames in Asia List of most common surnames in Europe List of most common surnames in North America...

Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the Western tradition in which surnames are written last. Around 2,000 Han Chinese surnames are currently in use...

family surname and the father's family surname (rarely only one surname, sometimes more than two). For practicality, usually only the last surname (excluding...

Smith is an occupational surname originating in England. It is the most prevalent surname in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada,...

A Chinese compound surname is a Chinese surname using more than one character. Many of these compound surnames derive from Zhou dynasty Chinese noble...

These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in China (People's Republic of China), Taiwan (Republic of China), and the Chinese diaspora overseas...

Tiu, Tio, Thio, and Tiew. The romanization "Teo" is the 11th-most-common surname among Chinese Singaporeans, with 46,800 bearers making up 1.9% of that...

A double-barrelled name is a type of compound surname, typically featuring two words (occasionally more), often joined by a hyphen. Notable people with...

A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name, which included names of specific locations, such...

This is a list of Korean surnames, in hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee...

surname 常 (Cháng). It was listed 80th among the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames. "Chang" is also the Wade-Giles romanization of two Chinese surnames...

not all) Chinese surnames that are romanized as Lu in Mandarin. It may refer to: Lu (surname 陆) Lu (surname 禄) Lu (surname 逯) Lu (surname 鹿) Luk (band),...

The Surname Law (Turkish: Soyadı Kanunu) of the Republic of Turkey is a law adopted on 21 June 1934, requiring all citizens of Turkey to adopt the use...

is a common Chinese surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by...

Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames, distinct from patronyms, which are seen...

Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin;: 190  the first...

common surname for both males and females. In westbengal Muslims have this surname, which is a similar surname like Mandal which is a Hindu surname. In west...

Jang, Chang and (less often) Zang are romanizations of the common Korean surname 장. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 1,021,107 people by...

an Indonesian surname with elements derived from their Chinese surname. In certain instances, the phonetic spelling of these surnames is utilized instead...

This article contains lists of the most common surnames in some of the countries of Europe, in alphabetical order of the country. At the moment, listings...

God. The surname is often used by those in the Vaishnav community. Das is a common surname among Bengali Kayasthas. In Bengal, the surname is also used...

[dʑôːkoʋitɕ]; also transliterated Djokovic or Djokovich) is a Serbian surname, derived from the male given name Đoka (Ђока)/Đoko (Ђоко)", itself a diminutive...

romanization of the East Asian surname 潘. It is listed 43rd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is romanized as P'an in Wade–Giles;...

Xiong is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 熊 (Xióng). It is 41st in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 (Xiong, Ji, Shu...

common Chinese surnames 王 (Wáng) and 汪 (Wāng). It is currently the most common surname in Mainland China, one of the most common surnames in Asia, with...

The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓), commonly known as Bai Jia Xing, also translated as Hundreds of Chinese Surnames, is a classic Chinese text...

Palmer Candy Company Bing (German surname), a German-language surname Bing (Chinese surname) (邴), a Chinese surname Bing Prefecture, an ancient Chinese...