How
popular is your last name? Is it as popular as Smith? You probably
already know that the most common last name in the United State (as well
as in some other English-speaking countries) is Smith but do you know
which last name has the highest occurrence in, let’s say, Spain? Or how
about China? In fact, the most common surnames vary significantly with
nations, regions, and cultures. From Fernandez and Silva to Anderson and
Ahmed, here are 25 of the Most Common Last Names Around the World.
10 Smith
9 Garcia
8 Martin
7 Rossi
6 Novak
Source: wikipedia.org, image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Will_Smith_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg
This last name originated in England and it gradually spread into
other English-speaking countries. Now, Smith is the most common family
name in the United States, Canada, Britain, Scotland, Australia and New
Zealand.
9 Garcia
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andy_Garcia_at_the_2009_Deauville_American_Film_Festival-01A.jpg
Garcia is the most common surname in Spain, the second most common
surname in Cuba and the third most common surname in Mexico. It has also
become common in the US due to massive Latin American immigration, and
is now the 8th most common surname in the U.S.
8 Martin
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With over 235,000 people holding the last name Martin in France, it
is the most common French surname. A shorter version of the Latin name
Martinus, Martin is also a very common first name in many languages.
7 Rossi
Source: wikipedia.org, image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valentino_Rossi_2010_Qatar.jpg
The plural of Rosso (meaning red in Italian), Rossi is the most
common surname in Italy. Due to the diaspora, it is also very common in
some other countries such as Argentina, Australia,
Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Mexico, Peru, US and Uruguay.
6 Novak
Source: wikipedia.org, image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Novak_%C4%90okovi%C4%87_-_Roland-Garros_2013_-_028.jpg
Meaning “new man”, “newcomer”, or “stranger” in English, Novak is a
very popular Slavic name (both first name and last name). It is the most
common last name in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia but it also
has a high occurrence in Croatia, Moldova, Serbia and Romania.
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