Inspired by the successful cloning in Levant, we conducted a mini-research to find out which surnames are the most common in the Russian and European top championships.
Spoiler: the Spaniards are beyond competition.
The surname is of Basque origin and is the most popular in Spain. It is worn by about one and a half million people in Spain (4% of the country's population). This is also reflected in football. There are 13 La Liga representatives playing under the name Garcia. And among them there is not one close relative. Among the famous to a wide circle Garcia - Saul from Atlético, ex-mattress Raul now playing for Athletic, Valencia coach Marcelino García Toral and Javi (Betis) and Samu (Levante), well known to us from the RFPL.
In second place are the Lopezes. There are already 10 of them. Interestingly, five of them play in one team - Espanyol (Pau, Diego, Adrian, Xavi and David). Three are Pedro, already familiar to us, and two Ivans from Levante. And you may remember Adrian Lopez from Deportivo from his performances for Atlético.
The remaining common surnames are losing greatly. In the Spanish top division there are five Suarez (including Denis and Luis from Barcelona), five Hernandez, and the same number of Gomez, Sanchez and Jimenez. Regarding the Jimenezes, it is worth making a reservation - their surnames are spelled with both the letter J and G, but are pronounced the same. Despite this, we decided to combine them into one item.
And another curious detail - there are three Zidanes in La Liga. In addition to the Real Madrid coach, these are his children Enzo and Luca. This is such a family contract.
Most common surname in the country: Martin
In any case, the surname Martin is the most common among the indigenous population of France. In the entire La Liga there is only one football player with this last name - Strasbourg player Jonah Martin. But Traore has more than enough - as many as six. Among those familiar to a wide audience are Bertrand from Lyon and our good old Lacina. The second most common surname is Toure (brothers Yaya and Kolo were not noticed), Sarr, Mendy, Coulibaly, Kone (need I say that all representatives of these surnames in La Liga are black?) and... Silva. Together with Thiago from PSG there are three of them.
In England, everything is somewhat more prosaic. Although there are plenty of Smiths here - Brad and Alan Smith from Bournemouth, as well as Tommy representing Huddersfield. In general, the Bournemouth squad is a treasure trove of common English surnames. There are two Cooks here - Steve and Lewis, one King (plus Andy from Leicester and Adam from Swansea) and one Wilson (there is also Liverpool's Harry).
For reference: the most common surname in the Premier League is Ward. Although she is far from first in the list of popular British surnames. There are only four Wards - Danny (Liverpool), Joel (Crystal Palace), Stephen (Burnley) and James Ward-Prowse (Southampton). We also note that British surname Sanchez - with the arrival of Davinson Sanchez to Tottenham and Renato Sanches to Swansea, there are three of them in the league. You don't know who the third is?
Germany
Most common surname in the country: Müller
Müllers, or millers, are the most common surname in Germany, which directly affects the Bundesliga. There are four of them in total - in addition to the star Thomas, these are Nikolai from Hamburg, Florian from Mainz and Sven from Cologne. And no, none of them are related to the Bayern striker.
Otherwise, nothing interesting - there are only 10 players in the Bundesliga who have namesakes in the league (including brothers Mario and Felix Götze, as well as Sven and Lars Bender). Not very much compared to Spain.
The most common surname in the country: Rossi
Not so long ago there were plenty of footballers with the surname Rossi in Serie A. Now there are only two left, and then with reservations. Atalanta goalkeeper Francesco and Roma captain Daniele (the prefix De means “from”). At all, Italian surnames are quite diverse, as they have many derivatives based on status, profession and father’s name. Therefore, among the leading surnames in the Italian division, the majority are foreign.
Four Costas (including Douglas from Juventus), two Gomes and two Zapatas. Interestingly, one of the most common surnames is Donnarumma. In addition to the prodigy from Milan, this is his brother Antonio, also a goalkeeper, whom the Rossoneri signed in order for Gigio to remain at the club. And Benevento midfielder Alessio, who has no relationship with the first two.
The most common surname in the country: Ivanov
You will be surprised, but there is only one Ivanov left in the RFPL - the same Oleg from Akhmat. And in general, in terms of surnames, our league is diverse. Almost all owners of the same surnames are relatives - the Berezutskys, Kombarovs, Miranchuks, Koryans, Gabulovs. However, the most common surname in the Russian top division is Chernov. However, neither Evgeniy (Tosno), nor Nikita (Ural), nor Alexey (Ufa) are brothers. We also note the presence of two Yusupovs (Arthur from Rostov and Artyom from Ural), Timofeevs (Artyom from Spartak and Andrey from Ural), Fernandez (Mario and Manu Fernandes from Loko) and, until recently, two Zabolotnykh (Nikolai recently terminated his contract with Ural).
Qual é o seu nome? What is your name? If you ask this question in, the answer to it can tell a lot about the origin of the Brazilian. For more than 3 centuries, this country was a colony of Portugal (1500-1822). It is for this reason that Portugal had a huge influence on the formation of the culture of Brazil, incl. to names. Yes and official language in Brazil it is Portuguese (albeit with a sharp local dialect).
However, it is worth considering that immigration, officially enshrined in 1808, has always played an important role in the formation of the population. From that time on, foreigners were legally allowed to acquire land ownership. Brazilians are a nation formed as a result of long-term contact between the 3 main earthly races. The local palette mixed 3 colors: white - Portuguese and immigrants from Europe, black - African blacks, imported to work on plantations, and yellow - the local Indian population.
The huge number of emigrants from all over the world has led to an impressive variety of names. That is why modern local names have not only Portuguese roots, but also other European, African, Jewish, Japanese and even Slavic roots.
How are Brazilian first and last names formed?
Brazilian names, as a rule, consist of a simple or compound (of 2 names) personal name, as well as two or three surnames, less often one or even four. The number of surnames is determined at the request of the child’s parents.
Let's imagine that Jose Santos Almeida(José Santos Almeida - father) and Maria Abreu Melo(Maria Abreu Melo - mother) a daughter was born, who was named Joana Gabriela(Joana Gabriela). In this case, her full official name can be indicated in several ways:
- Joana Gabriela Melo Almeida (classic version: composite first and last name of mother + last name of father);
- Joana Gabriela Abreu Melo Almeida(2 surnames from mother, 1 from father);
- Joana Gabriela Abreu Santos Almeida(1 surname from mother, 2 from father);
- Joana Gabriela Almeida(father's last name);
- Joana Gabriela Abreu Melo Santos Almeida(conservative Portuguese version: 2 surnames from each parent).
At the same time, for practicality in everyday life, all the “internals” are usually removed and only the first name and last name are used in circulation - Joana Almeida.
Also, particles such as da, das, do, dos, de are often used in Brazilian names. All these particles can be translated as “from” or “with”, i.e. they answer the question of where the origin of the family begins. Moreover, this does not necessarily have to be the name of a locality, city or region. It may also be the name of the slave owner who once owned the founders of a particular family. For example, (in abbreviated versions): Joana do Rosário, Maria da Cunha, José das Neves, Ronaldo Souza dos Santos, etc.
Portuguese conservatism and Brazilian “not giving a damn”
The conservative government of Portugal has carefully monitored the registration of the names of Portuguese newborns over the past 3 centuries. Their legislation even has a separate article defining a list of standards for spelling names. Based on this list, for example, parents cannot name the boy Thomas or Tomas - only Tomás. Or you can’t call the girl Theresa - exclusively Tereza. Moreover, each traditional Portuguese name has some meaning, mainly of the Catholic interpretation.
In Brazil, names are treated much more simply than in the former metropolis. Unlike Portugal, in Brazil there can be only one surname - the father's, and the child can be named as you please: Tereza, Thereza, Teresa, etc. This simple-minded nation was formed by emigrants, it was this factor that influenced the fact that Brazilian names can be very diverse: unusual, exotic, foreign, and often simply invented in a quick fix. Basically, representatives of the poorest stratum of the population - local residents - like to give such names.
Nicknames
It often happens that Brazilian children have the same names as their parents, but with some diminutive endings, such as -inha, -inho, -zinho, -zito, etc. For example, Teresa's daughter becomes Teresinha, translated as "little Teresa", Carlos becomes Carlinhos, and João becomes Joãozinho, etc. A striking example: Ronaldinho is the son of Ronaldo. Also, boys are very often simply credited with the ending Junior (Junior), for example, Neymar's son - Neymar Junior.
Brazilians also like to take pseudonyms for themselves, which are usually formed by the usual abbreviation (Beatrice - Bea, Manuel - Manu, Frederico - Fredo, etc.) or double repetition of one of the syllables in the name. Thus Leonor becomes Nono, José becomes Zezé, Joana becomes Nana, Ricardo becomes Kaká or Dudu, etc. P. A combination of abbreviation and addition of a suffix is also possible (for example, Leco from Leonardo).
The son of Kaka, in turn, may be called Caquinho, the son of Zeze - Zezinho, etc.
Popular Brazilian names
Below is a list of the most popular names in 2018. The ranking was compiled from 362.8 thousand names of children born in Brazil during 2018.
| Women's | Men's | |
| 1 | Alice | Miguel |
| 2 | Sophia | Arthur |
| 3 | Helena | Bernardo |
| 4 | Valentina | Heitor |
| 5 | Laura | Davi |
| 6 | Isabella | Lorenzo |
| 7 | Manuela | Théo |
| 8 | Julia | Pedro |
| 9 | Heloísa | Gabriel |
| 10 | Luiza | Enzo |
| 11 | Maria Luiza | Matheus |
| 12 | Lorena | Lucas |
| 13 | Libya | Benjamin |
| 14 | Giovanna | Nicholas |
| 15 | Maria Eduarda | Guilherme |
| 16 | Beatriz | Rafael |
| 17 | Maria Clara | Joaquim |
| 18 | Cecilia | Samuel |
| 19 | Eloá | Enzo Gabriel |
| 20 | Lara | João Miguel |
| 21 | Maria Julia | Henrique |
| 22 | Isadora | Gustavo |
| 23 | Mariana | Murilo |
| 24 | Emanuelly | Pero Henrique |
| 25 | Ana Julia | Pietro |
| 26 | Ana Luiza | Lucca |
| 27 | Ana Clara | Felipe |
| 28 | Melissa | João Pedro |
| 29 | Yasmin | Isaac |
| 30 | Maria Alice | Benicio |
| 31 | Isabelly | Daniel |
| 32 | Lavinia | Anthony |
| 33 | Esther | Leonardo |
| 34 | Sarah | Davi Lucca |
| 35 | Elisa | Bryan |
| 36 | Antonella | Eduardo |
| 37 | Rafaela | João Lucas |
| 38 | Maria Cecilia | Victor |
| 39 | Liz | João |
| 40 | Marina | Cauã |
| 41 | Nicole | Antonio |
| 42 | Maitê | Vicente |
| 43 | Isis | Caleb |
| 44 | Alicia | Gael |
| 45 | Luna | Bento |
| 46 | Rebecca | Caio |
| 47 | Agatha | Emanuel |
| 48 | Leticia | Vinicius |
| 49 | Maria | João Guilherme |
| 50 | Gabriela | Davi Lucas |
| 51 | Ana Laura | Noah |
| 52 | Catarina | Joe Gabriel |
| 53 | Clara | João Victor |
| 54 | Ana Beatriz | Luiz Miguel |
| 55 | Vitoria | Francisco |
| 56 | Olivia | Kaique |
| 57 | Maria Fernanda | Otavio |
| 58 | Emily | Augusto |
| 59 | Maria Valentina | Levi |
| 60 | Milena | Yuri |
| 61 | Maria Helena | Enrico |
| 62 | Bianca | Thiago |
| 63 | Larissa | Ian |
| 64 | Mirella | Victor Hugo |
| 65 | Maria Flor | Thomas |
| 66 | Allana | Henry |
| 67 | Ana Sophia | Luiz Felipe |
| 68 | Clarice | Ryan |
| 69 | Pietra | Arthur Miguel |
| 70 | Maria Vitoria | Davi Luiz |
| 71 | Maya | Nathan |
| 72 | Lais | Pedro Lucas |
| 73 | Ayla | David Miguel |
| 74 | Ana Livia | Raul |
| 75 | Eduarda | Pedro Miguel |
| 76 | Mariah | Luiz Henrique |
| 77 | Stella | Luan |
| 78 | Ana | Eric |
| 79 | Gabrielly | Martin |
| 80 | Sophie | Bruno |
| 81 | Carolina | Rodrigo |
| 82 | Maria Laura | Luiz Gustavo |
| 83 | Maria Heloísa | Arthur Miguel |
| 84 | Maria Sophia | Breno |
| 85 | Fernanda | Kauê |
| 86 | Malu | Enzo Miguel |
| 87 | Analu | Fernando |
| 88 | Amanda | Arthur Henrique |
| 89 | Aurora | Luiz Otavio |
| 90 | Maria Isis | Carlos Eduardo |
| 91 | Louise | Tomás |
| 92 | Heloise | Lucas Gabriel |
| 93 | Ana Vitória | André |
| 94 | Ana Cecilia | Jose |
| 95 | Ana Liz | Yago |
| 96 | Joana | Danilo |
| 97 | Luana | Anthony Gabriel |
| 98 | Antonia | Ruan |
| 99 | Isabel | Miguel Henrique |
| 100 | Bruna | Oliver |
10 most common surnames on Earth October 2nd, 2012
1. Lee - more than 100 million people worldwide
It is the most common surname in the world, with about 7.9 percent of Chinese residents being the lucky owners. There are different varieties of this surname - Li, Lee and even Ly, it all depends on the region of residence of the person.
In the photo is Bruce Lee, the legendary film actor, master of martial arts.
2. Zhang - more than 100 million people
Zhang is another one of the most common Chinese surnames. In 1990, it was recognized as the most widespread in the world and was included in the Guinness Book of Records. This surname has been used in China for many thousands of years. In the photo, Zhang Yingying is playing table tennis.
3. Wang - more than 93 million people
China's population exceeds 1 billion people, so it is not surprising that Chinese surnames are the most common in the world. Wang is one of the most used surnames in China, with 93 million people. Translated, it literally means “monarch”, “king”. This surname is also often used in Korea, Vietnam and even Japan. The photo shows Wang Chen Min, a baseball player.
4. Nguyen - more than 36 million people
Nguyen is the most common Vietnamese surname. About 40% of Vietnamese residents are its carriers. This surname is also common outside of Vietnam in countries where Vietnamese people emigrate. For example, this surname is in 54th place in France. In the USA it is in 57th place. Pictured is Quynh Nguyen, pianist.
5. Garcia - more than 10 million people
The surname Garcia is common throughout the world - in Northern and South America, Philippines, Spain. The surname is most likely of Basque origin, meaning “young”, “junior”. About 3.3% of Spaniards are Garcias, the second most common surname in Cuba, and in Mexico 4.1 million people are Garcias. Pictured is Pablo Marcano Garcia, an artist from Puerto Rico.
6. Gonzalez - more than 10 million people
Gonzalez is a surname of Spanish origin. This is the second surname in Spain after Garcia. She is also popular in Latin America- in countries such as Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Paraguay. In the photo is Sheila Gonzalez, a saxophonist from the USA.
7. Hernandez - more than 8 million people
The surname Hernandez has both Spanish and Portuguese roots. It is used in Mexico, USA, Chile, Spain, Cuba and a number of other countries. Translated, it means "son of Hernan." Pictured is Peter Hernandez, singer.
8. Smith - more than 4 million people
Smith - English surname, most common in Great Britain, Australia and the United States, Canada and Ireland. The origin of the surname is associated with blacksmithing; in the old days, blacksmiths were called Smith. Pictured is Adrian Smith, an American architect who has designed many skyscrapers, including the famous Burj Khalifa and Trump Tower.
9. Smirnov - more than 2.5 million people
Contrary to general misconception, the most common Russian surname is not Ivanov, and certainly not Kuznetsov. More than 2.5 million people around the world bear the surname Smirnov. The origin of the surname is probably related to the word “Smirny”. In the photo is Stanislav Smirnov, mathematician.
10. Mueller - more than a million people
The German surname Müller is the most common in Germany and Switzerland, as well as in Austria and a number of other neighboring countries. Translated from German it means “miller”. In the photo is Patrick Muller, a football player from Switzerland.
What are the most common surnames in Russia and the USA? Do you think this is Ivanov and Johnson (John is English version named Ivan) respectively? This is not entirely true, although they occupy prizes in a kind of ranking.
Top 20 most common surnames in Russia
1. Smirnov
2. Ivanov
3. Kuznetsov
4. Sokolov
5. Popov
6. Lebedev
7. Kozlov
8. Novikov
9. Morozov
10. Petrov
11. Volkov
12. Solovyov
13. Vasiliev
14. Zaitsev
15. Pavlov
16. Semenov
17. Golubev
18. Vinogradov
19. Bogdanov
20. Vorobyov
As you can see, the first name on the list is the surname Smirnov, the surname Ivanov occupies the second line of the list, and the third place belongs to the surname Kuznetsov.
Let's now look at the list of the most common surnames in America. Our ranking there is as follows:
Top 20 most common surnames in the USA
1. Smith
2. Johnson (Johnson)
3. Williams
4. Jones
5. Brown
6. Davis
7. Miller
8. Wilson
9. Moore
10. Taylor
11. Anderson (Anderson)
12. Thomas (Thomas)
13. Jackson (Jackson)
14. White
15. Harris (Harris)
16. Martin (Martin)
17. Thompson
18. Garcia (Garcia)
19. Martinez (Martinez)
20. Robinson (Robinson)
As you can see, both of these lists have similar champions. American Smith (1) has a Russian counterpart Kuznetsov (3), and the Johnson-Ivanov pair is both in second place. It's interesting that in American top purely Latin American realities have already crept in - Garcia and Martinez. Surnames like Petrosyan or Mamedov have not yet made it into our top list :)
They say “whatever you name the boat, that’s how it will float.” Does this mean that a popular last name can make a person popular too?
Among the most popular surnames there are not only Chinese or English, but also Russian, Spanish, African and even Greek.
Here are the most common surnames in the world:
The most famous surnames
25. Smith
This surname appeared in England and gradually spread throughout English-speaking countries. Today, Smith is the most common surname in the US, UK, Canada, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand.
24. Garcia
It's easy to guess that this surname is the most popular in Spain. However, it is also the second most popular in Cuba and third in Mexico. Due to the fact that many Latin Americans come to work in the United States, the surname Garcia is in 8th place in popularity here.
23. Martin
In France, more than 235,000 people have this surname, making it the most popular in the country. It's also worth noting that many languages have other versions of this surname that are used as given names rather than surnames, such as names like Martinus or Martin, which come from Latin.
22. Rossi
In Italian plural This surname is Rosso, which means "red". In Italy this is the most common surname. However, it is also very popular in countries such as Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Mexico, Peru, USA and Uruguay.
21. Novak
This surname translates as " new person", "newbie" or "foreigner". This is a very popular Slavic name or last name. Most bearers of this surname live in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia, but it is also very popular in Croatia, Serbia and Romania.
The most common surnames
20. Fernandez
This surname is translated as “son of Fernando.” It is a very popular surname in Spain (ranked 8th), 4th most popular in Argentina, 10th in Paraguay and 13th in Mexico. In Portugal this surname is also quite common.
19. Smirnov
Researchers from the Medical Genetics Center Russian Academy medical sciences decided to deeply study the issue of the most popular surname. They divided Russian Federation into hypothetical regions, each of which was studied in detail.
As a result of the study, it turned out that the most popular surname in Russia is Smirnov. It will be interesting to note that one version of the origin of the surname says that the basis of the surname was the word “Smirnaya”, which denoted a character trait (“smirny” = “obedient”).
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Kuznetsov
18. Silva
More than 10% of all Brazilians have this surname, making it the most common in the country. This surname comes from the Latin word "silva", which means "forest" or "wooded area". It is also popular in Portugal and former Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa and Asia (including India and Sri Lanka).
17. Mohamed
This name translates as “Praised”, “Worthy of Praise” and is the most popular first and last name in the Islamic world. There are several versions of this name, including Mahomet (Magomed), Mohammed and Muhammad.
16. Kumar
The roots of this surname can be found in the early development of Hinduism. This is not only the most popular name in India, but also a surname and even a patronymic. Kumar is also the 8th most popular surname in the world.
15. Gonzales
This is a very popular Spanish name and the second most popular surname. In addition, it is very common in Latin America, including countries such as Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela.
What are the most common surnames?
14. Muller
The German word "muller" (also spelled "mueller" or "miller") is translated as "miller". This is the most popular surname in Germany, Switzerland and parts of France. In Austria, it ranks 5th on the list of the most common surnames in the country.
13. Cohen
Originally, the word "kohen" in Hebrew was used to describe a priest. This is also very popular Jewish surname, and can often be heard in countries where large Jewish communities are present. There are several variants of this surname: Coen, Cohn, Kahn, Kohn and others.
12. Nguyen
Without any competition, this surname is the most popular in Vietnam, where about 40% of residents are its carriers. But this surname is also popular outside the country, thanks to many immigrants from Vietnam.
11. Khan
This surname and title are of Mongolian origin. Initially, Khan was the title of tribal leader, and in the states that emerged after the collapse of the Mongol Empire it was the title of sovereign. IN Ottoman Empire The Sultan was called Khan. Today it is the most popular surname in the countries of central and south asia. It is one of the most common surnames in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Oman and Turkey.
10. Rodriguez
A very popular surname in Spain, the USA and Latin American countries. Rodriguez means "descendant of Rodrigo" and is the most common surname in Colombia, the second most common in Argentina and the 9th most common in Brazil, where it is often written as "Rodrigues".
Top surnames
9. Wang
This is the most popular surname in China. In total, about 100,000 residents of the country are its owners. In second place among popular Chinese surnames is Lee, and in third is Zhang.
8. Anderson
This surname comes from a word of descent meaning "descendant of Anders/Andrew". The surname appeared in parallel in the British Isles and in the countries northern Europe. Anderson is a popular surname in Sweden, Norway and Denmark (where it is spelled "Andersen").
7. Yilmaz
This surname is translated as “brave” or “invincible.” She is very popular in Turkey. There were no surnames in Turkey until 1934, and after the adoption of the “Law on Surnames” the most popular surnames were Kaya, Demir and Sahin, but the most popular and by a large margin was the surname Yilmaz.
6. Traore
This surname has roots in the Manden languages. Traoré is a very popular surname in several West African countries, including Mali, Senegal and Guinea.
The most common surname in Russia
5. Ivanov
It is worth noting that many attempts have been made to find out which surname is still the most popular in Russia.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Oxford University philologist Ottokar Genrikhovich Unbegaun, who was a native of Russia, was one of the first to try to find out the most popular surname. He started with St. Petersburg, where, in his opinion, the most common surname in 1910 was Ivanov, which comes from one of the most popular Russian names, Ivan.
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Kuznetsov
Vasiliev.
The second attempt took place in modern Russia. Anatoly Fedorovich Zhuravlev, trying to find out which surname is the most popular in his homeland, came to the same result - the surname Ivanov.
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Mikhailov.
Vasiliev
4. Ahmed
Very popular Arabic name Ahmed also boasts big amount various options his spellings are Akhmad, Akhmet, Akhmat. The most popular options in the world are Akhmet and Ahmad. Many people named Ahmed can be found in Sudan, Egypt, Syria, Bangladesh and other countries.
The most common surnames in the world
3. Lopez
This surname comes from the Latin word "lupus", which means "wolf". Lopez is popular Spanish name. In Portugal it sounds like Lopes, in Italy - Lupo, in France - Loup, in Romania - Lupu or Lupescu. In Latin America, the surname Lopez is also very popular.
2. Kim
Sometimes this surname is written as Gim. It is very common on the Korean Peninsula (both South and North Korea). About 22% of the peninsula's inhabitants bear the surname Kim, which can be translated as "metal", "iron" or "gold".
1. Papadopoulos
The meaning of this surname is “son of a priest.” Papadopoulos is the most popular surname in Greece and Cyprus, as well as in countries where there is a Greek diaspora, such as the USA, UK, Australia and the Scandinavian countries.
What is the most common Russian surname?
If we take all three studies into account, we can say that Ivanov and Smirnov are the most common surnames in Russia. However, it is worth noting that one of the most popular surnames today is also the surname Kuznetsov (Kuznetsova). And if you consider that in English blacksmith is smith, then there are several million bearers of this surname on Earth.
Among other things, I asked myself:
"Why do the Russians have massively occurring surnames (Ivanov, Smirnov), the English (Smith-Brown), the Germans (Schwartz-Muller), the Welsh (Jones), the Irish (Murphy-Donovan), the Sikhs (Singh) , the Senegalese even have it, the Romanians and the Hungarians, but the French don’t? Two Lemieux, two Dumas and three Rousseau - are these numbers? Where are the millions of Renards and Ferriers?
and I was thinking, I’m probably right klopk
.. and says this, it seems to me,not only and not so much, as Gavagai believes, about the fact that the French are less well-known, but about something else... perhaps also about the strong ethnocultural autonomy of the French provinces..
however, there is still a clear, undisputed leader... the most common surname in France is Martin, and it leads by a wide margin - 235,846 people... it is most common in the south (Provence, Alps, Rhone Valley).. although open hearths are leaders in Paris..
behind the open hearths it is quite dense:
2. bernard (Bernard, mainly in the south, Gironde, Rhone valley) - 105 132
3. dubois (dubois, or groves in our opinion, is most common, as you might guess, in the north and central France) - 95,998
4. thomas - 95 387
5. robert - 91 393
6. richard (Richard, “rich”, most common in eastern France) - 90,689
7. petit (peti, equivalent, apparently, to Maltsev?) 88 318
8. durand (durand, in second place in Paris, it’s difficult to find an equivalent) - 84,252
9. leroy (leroy, "queens", common in the northern departments) - 78,868
10. moreau (Moro, Western France, Brittany, Charente, Loire Valley, I think they are “relatives” of the Spanish Morales) - 78,177
I’m curious, however, why the Kuznetsovs in France, that is, Lefebvres and Forgets, are far from the most common surnames... Lefebvres, however, are in 13th place (74,564 people)..
it is clear that surnames derived from the names of professions are probably less common everywhere than those derived from given names, but the Kuznetsov-Smiths seem to be the clear leaders among Europeans... in Russia, however, there are a lot of surnames derived from the names of animals, all sorts of Sokolovs, Orolovs, Lebedevs, Volkovs, Zaitsevs, Komarovs...
in France, the most common surname derived from the name of animals is renard, “lisitsyn”... distant 83rd place, 31,646 people... and unexpectedly few “roosters” - lecocq (9788 people), cocq (less than a thousand), le cocq ( several hundred), cocteau (there are 126 people in total)..
Of the surnames formed from the names of professions, in France the fourniers (Fourniers, Pechkins and Pechnikovs) unexpectedly lead - 20th place, 57,047 people... I thought that Marchans, merchants, but they are in 60th place, 35,001 people..
in 25th place - mercier, haberdasher... we don’t have those, we somehow sold more and more bread and butter...
"Melnikovs" - meunier - in 46th place, 35,741 people..
"carpenters" - charpentier - in 134th place - 22,708 people..
and now, it’s funny: in the twentieth century in France the surname absinthe (absinthe) finally disappeared..
alas, such wonderful surnames as Trintignant, Lancellotti and Dazu are on the verge of extinction.. dazu have already disappeared, but several dazut have not yet given up, they are multiplying.. more precisely, they are giving birth to boys..
because the disappearance of surnames in France is largely due to the fact that girls, by law, cannot keep maiden name when they get married, and children must take their father's surname..
