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Off Topic Meanings & Distribution of 11 Million Surnames

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  1. its been fun thanks :)

    its been fun thanks :) ♬♬Badum-tish! ♬♬
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    Interesting site that gives the description and worldwide distribution of your surname

    my surname is rated 4,363rd most common surname in the world

    http://forebears.co.uk/surnames

    all clever stuff and quite informative
     
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    125,634th

    I have a very unusual surname <laugh>
     
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    892nd
     
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    470th - but noticed it ranks 1,127th in Nigeria <laugh>
     
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    117th most common
    surname in the world

    Most common name in England, America, Australia, Scotland and Canada.
     
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    Mines popular in Jersey.
     
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    Mine is 144,879th most common name...Most prevalent in the USA and most density in Australia..I know that my name originates from Cornwall.
     
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    That has to be Smith or Thompson!
     
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  9. MrRAWhite

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    Smith is most certainly the most common name in the UK.
    For the record the longest name in the UK is Smiles..
     
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  10. Blunham Mackem

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    Mr Potatohead?
     
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    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    Smith. The descendant of a metal worker...

    Or just a ****ing gypo.
     
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  12. Tel (they/them)

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    You're the first person I've ever heard of with the surname 'Diddles' I'd put you much lower down than that.

    Out of interest what's first? Last time I looked it was Patel, the world's most common surname.
     
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    Wouldn't be surprised if Muhammad was the most common first and second name!
    Singh and Lee, I would also expect to be high up there
     
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  14. Commachio

    Commachio Rambo 2021

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    Gota be a chink name first
     
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    <bubbly>
     
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  16. its been fun thanks :)

    its been fun thanks :) ♬♬Badum-tish! ♬♬
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    would guess that Li Patel Wang & Nguyen probably the most common surnames
     
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  17. Tel (they/them)

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    Patel is nowhere near!

    Wang is number 1.
     
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    No, can't be. Thats gotta be wang!
     
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    I thought that Wong would be ahead of Wang but I could be wong..
     
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    Two wongs dont make a wite
     
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