List of most common surnames in Asia

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
1GrigoryanԳրիգորյանGrigor (Gregory)
2HarutyunyanՀարությունյանHarutyun ("resurrection")
3SargsyanՍարգսյանSargis (Sergius)
4HovhannisyanՀովհաննիսյանHovhannes (John)
5KhachatryanԽաչատրյանKhachatur ("given by cross")
6HakobyanՀակոբյանHakob (Jacob)
7PetrosyanՊետրոսյանPetros (Peter)
8VardanyanՎարդանյանVardan
9GevorgyanԳեւորգյանGevorg (George)
10KarapetyanԿարապետյանKarapet ("forerunner")
11MkrtchyanՄկրտչյանMkrtich ("baptist")
12GhazaryanՂազարյանGhazar (Lazarus)
13ManukyanՄանուկյանManuk ("child")
14AvetisyanԱվետիսյանAvetis/Avetik ("good news")
15PoghosyanՊողոսյանPoghos (Paul)
16MartirosyanՄարտիրոսյանMartiros ("martyr")
17SahakyanՍահակյանSahak (Isaac)
18ArakelyanԱռաքելյանArakel ("apostle")
19MargaryanՄարգարյանMargar
20DavtyanԴավթյանDavit (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

KhmerIPARomanizationOrigin
កូយ Kuy
កឹម Kem
កែប Kep
កែវkaewKeo(2nd most popular surname in Cambodia) meaning glass or jewel or crystal
ខាត់kʰatKhatChinese
ខាយkʰaːyKhay凱/凯 (triumphant, victorious)
ខៀវkʰiəwKhiev喬/乔 (Chinese "qiao", Vietnamese "kiều")
ខ្លូតkʰloutKhlotgeneric name for melon-like fruit
គឹមkɨmKim金 (Korean "Kim" / Mandarin Chinese "Jin", meaning gold)
គួច Kouch
កាំង Kaing
ឃាង Kheang
ឃិនKhinChinese 欽/钦 (respect, admiration)
ឃីម Khim
ចន្ទChan/Chhan/JanSanskrit word Candra (चन्द्र) meaning moon
ចាន់ Chan
ចាប Chap Bird
ចេង Cheng
ចេនceːnChen/Jen陳 (Given only to Cambodians of Chinese descent)
ឆនcʰɑːnChhorn終/终; whole, complete, entire.
ឆាយ
ជាciəChea谢 (Chinese Xie)
ជាមciəmCheambowl.[4] From Persian جام (jam) meaning "cup". Or could be from Chinese 詹 (zhan) meaning "talk too much."
ជិនcinChin/Jin
ជឹមcɨmChim/Choem
ជ័យcɨjChey/Jey/JayMost popular surname in Cambodia, the Cambodian word "chey" meaning "victory" or "victorious", derived from Sanskrit jaya (जय)
ឈិតcʰitChhet/Chhit奇 (odd, unusual)
ឈិន 陳/陈 (old)
ឈឹមcʰəmChhim/Chhem欽 (respect, admiration)
ញឹកɲɨkNhekabbreviation of 涅槃 (Nirvana)
ដួងduəŋDuongbeloved, dear, darling
ឌិតdɨtDithḍita from Sanskrit Paṇḍita (पण्डित) meaning wise man or scholar; or Chinese 狄 ("Di")
ឌិនdɨnDinfrom ḍina (डिन) in Pali meaning flight
ឌី Dy
ឌុលdulDulfrom ḍula (डुल) in Pali meaning earring or tremble
ឌួងduəŋDuongChinese 東/东 (east)
តក់ Tok Droplets of water
តាងtaːŋTang
តាតtaːtTat達/达 (attain)
តូចtouc ~ tuːcToch/Touchsmall
តាំងtaŋTaingPossibly from Chinese 凳 meaning "bench" or "chair".[4]
ថន Than
ទាវ Teav
ទីtiːTy
ទុំ Tum
ទ្រី Try
ទេពteːpTepfrom Deva (देव), Sanskrit for god or divine
ធីtʰiːThy
នី Ny
ប្រាក់PrakKhmer for silver
ប៉ាងpaːŋPang龐/庞 (vast)
ប៉ុកpokPok波 (Bo)
ប៊ុនbunBun本 (the four winds, from Vietnamese bốn)
ប៉ែនpaenPen/Ben賓/宾 (guest/visitor)
ផានpʰaːnPhan潘 (to overflow; be abundant)
ពិជ Pech
ពេជ្រ Pichmeans Diamonds in Cambodia
ភីpʰiːPhyguardian, one of great importance
មាmaːMaม้า (Thai version of Chinese "Ma")
មានmiənMeanrich or wealthy; or 緬/缅 (nostalgic, distant)
មាសmiəhMeasKhmer for gold
មួយmuəyMuy/Muoythe number 1
មូលmuːlMulround
មេងmeːŋMeng孟 (Chinese "Meng")
ម៉ៅmaʋMao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.
យស់yuəhYos/Yous
យុនyunYun尹 (Chinese "Yun")
យូyuːYu尤 (Chinese "Yu")
រស់rʊəhRos/Rousto live
រួយ Rouy
លិមlimLim林 (Chinese "Lin", meaning forest)
លី Ly
លីវ Liv
លឹម Lim
វ៉ាងʋaaŋVang
វង្សʋʊəŋVongCircle, line of descent. Derived from the Sanskrit word vaṃśa (वंश) meaning lineage.
sɑːSor/SarWhite
សងsɑːŋSangPayback
សមsɑːmSam
សរsɑːSor/Sar
សាងsaːŋSang常 (Variation of Chinese "Chang")
សាតsaːtSat
សានsaːnSan
សាយsaːjSay
សិនsɨnSin森; (Forest)
សឺនsəɨnSon
សុខsokSokfrom Sanskrit Sukha (सुख) meaning joy or happiness
សុងsoŋSong
សុនsonSon
ស៊ុយsuySuy隋 (Sui Dynasty)
សូsoːSo蘇/苏 (Chinese "Sū")
ស៊ូsuːSu蘇/苏 (Chinese "Sū")
សួនsuənSounGarden
សឿង Seoung
សៀងsieŋSieng/SeangSoy or Shang (From Shang Hai City)
សេងseiŋSeng常 (Variation of Chinese "Chang"). Or from Chinese 乘 (seng) meaning "to multiply"[4]
សេនseinSenCent
សោមsaomSomfrom Sanskrit soma (सोम) meaning moon or sky
សៅ Sao
ហាក៉ Hak
ហុងhoŋHongfrom Chinese 洪 "Hong" meaning water or flood listed 184th among the Song-era Hundred Family Surnames
ហ៊ុនhunHunmoney investment, share (of stocks). Thai or Chinese etymology.[4] Possibly related to 份 ("Hun" in Hokkien) meaning "share, portion."
ហូhouHo/Hu胡 (Chinese "Hu")
ឡាយ Lay 來/来 (Chinese "Lai", meaning Come)
ឡុងloŋLong龍/龙 (Chinese "Long", meaning dragon)
អាងaːŋAng/Aang吳/吴 (Cantonese variation of surname "Wu")
អិមʔimIm/Yim任 (Hakka Chinese 'jim5')
អុងʔoŋOng王 (Chinese "Wang" (pronounced Ong in Hokkien dialect), meaning king)
អ៊ុចʔucUch/OuchTo Light
អ៊ុយʔujUy
អៀមʔiəmEam/Iem/Iam
អៀវʔieʋIv/Eav/Eaw楊/杨 (Chinese "Yang")
អ៊ុំʔumUmAunt (A parent's older brother or sister)
ឯកʔaekEk/AekSelf, Single; from Sanskrit eka (एक)
ឱកʔaokOk/Aok玉 (Jade)
ឱមʔaomOm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 Wáng [lower-alpha 1]/Wong101,500,000
2 [lower-alpha 2]/Lee100,900,000
3Zhāng [lower-alpha 3]/Cheung95,400,000
4Liú [lower-alpha 4]/Lau72,100,000
5Chén [lower-alpha 5]/ Chan63,000,000
6Yáng [lower-alpha 6] /Yeung46,200,000
7Huáng/Wong33,700,000
8Zhào/Chiu28,600,000
9 [lower-alpha 7]/Ng27,800,000
10 Zhōu/Chow26,800,000
11 [lower-alpha 8] /Tsui20,200,000
12Sūn/Suen19,400,000
13/Ma19,100,000
14 Zhū/Chu18,100,000
15 /Wu16,500,000
16 Guō/Kwok15,800,000
17 /Ho14,800,000
18 Lín/Lam14,200,000
19 Gāo/Ko14,100,000
20Luó/Law14,000,000

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.

Israel

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

Korea

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
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]

RankSurnameTransliterationMeaningPercentage[13]
1Смирно́вSmirnovson of Smirnoy (meek one)1.61
2Ивано́вIvanovson of Ivan (John)1.30
3Кузнецо́вKuznetsovsmith's0.90
4Попо́вPopovpriest's son0.79
5Соколо́вSokolovfalcon's0.73
6Ле́бедевLebedevswan's0.65
7Козло́вKozlovhe-goat's; metaphorically: bearded one0.58
8Но́виковNovikovnewman's; see novik for historical details0.54
9Моро́зовMorozovfrost's0.53
10Петро́вPetrovson of Pyotr (Peter)0.44
11Во́лковVolkovwolf's0.44
12СоловьёвSolovyovnightingale's0.44
13Васи́льевVasilyevson of Vasily (Basil)0.42
14За́йцевZaytsevhare's0.41
15Па́вловPavlovson of Pavel (Paul)0.39
16СемёновSemyonovson of Semyon (Simon)0.35
17Го́лубевGolubevpigeon's0.32
18Виногра́довVinogradovgrape's0.32
19Богда́новBogdanovson of Bogdan (given by God)0.31
20ВоробьёвVorobyovsparrow's0.30

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 Chén Ch'en2 Can4 Chan Chun Tân Ting 11.14%
2 19 Lín Lin2 Lam4 Lam Lum Lîm Lim, Liem 8.31%
3 7 Huáng Huang2 Wong4 Wong Wang
Vang
Ng Eng, Ung
Wee, Oei
Ooi, Uy
Bong
6.05%
4 3 Zhāng Chang1 Zoeng1 Cheung Chong5
Cheong4
Tiu Teo, Teoh
Tio, Thio
Tiew
Tiong 5.27%
5 2 Li3 Lei5 Lee
Li
Le
Lei4
Lee
Lie
Dee
5.13%
6 1 Wáng Wang2 Wong4 Wong Vong Ông Heng 4.11%
7 9 Wu2 Ng4 Ng Ung4, Eng Gô͘
Ngô͘
Goh, Gouw Woo 4.04%
8 4 Liú Liu2 Lau4 Lau Lao4
Lou
Lâu Low
Lao, Lauw
3.16%
9 40 Cài Ts'ai4 Coi3 Choi Choy
Tsoi
Toy
Chhoà Chua, Choa
Tjoa
Tsay
Chai
2.91%
10 6 Yáng Yang2 Joeng4 Yeung Yeong
Ieong4
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]NameMeaning
1Yılmazintrepid/dauntless
2Kayarock
3Demiriron
4Şahinfalcon/hawk
5Çeliksteel
6Yıldızstar
7Yıldırımthunderbolt
8Öztürkpure Turk
9Aydıncultured/enlightened
10Özdemirpure iron
11Arslanlion
12Doğanfalcon
13Kılıçsword
14Aslanlion
15Çetinstiff/tough
16Karablack/dark
17Koçram
18Kurtwolf
19Özkanpure blood
20Şimşeklightning

Vietnam

Rank[19] Name %
of total
pop.
Vietnamese Chữ Hán
1 Nguyễn 38%
2 Trần 11%
3 9.5%
4 Phạm 7.1%
5 Huỳnh/Hoàng 5.1%
6 Phan 4.5%
7 Vũ/Võ 3.9%
8 Đặng 2.1%
9 Bùi 2%
10 Đỗ 1.4%
11 Hồ 1.3%
12 Ngô 1.3%
13 Dương 1%
14 0.5%
15 Phí
16 Đào
17 Đoàn
18 Vương
19 Trịnh
20 Trương
21 Lâm
22 Phùng
23 Mai
24
25
26 Tạ
27 Thân
28 Trác
29 Tống
30 Hoa
31 Khúc
32 Từ
33 Thường
34 Tiêu
35 Ngọ
36 Kim
37 Quách
38 Đàm
39 Triệu
40 Mạc
41 Thái
42 Lưu
43 Thạch
44 Lương

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

  1. Most common surname in the world.
  2. 2nd most common surname in the world.
  3. 3rd most common surname in the world.
  4. 5th most common surname in the world.
  5. 4th most common in world (most popular Chinese surname in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Vietnam, Singapore, Southeast Asia, and places overseas from mainland China)
  6. 7th most common surname in the world.
  7. 9th most common surname in the world.
  8. 10th most common surname in the world.

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