25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World

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.

25 Of The Most Common Last Names Around The World | List25

Smith – most common name in the US.
Garcia – has become common in the US due to Latin American immigration.
Martin – 235,000 people hold this last name in France
Rossi – The plural of Rosso (meaning red in Italian)
Novak – Meaning “new man” or “newcomer”
Fernandez – This popular name means “son of Fernando”
Smirnov – It’s not just a drink
Silva – 10% of Brazilians hold this popular name
Mohamed – Meaning “The Most Praised One”
Kumar – It is one of the most popular given names
Gonzalez – A very popular Spanish last name (second most common surname in Spain)
Muller – Meaning “miller” as in the profession
Cohen – Hebrew word for priest
Nguyen – the most common last name in Vietman
Khan – One of the most common last names in Pakistan
Rodriguez – Meaning “Son of Rodrigo”
Wang – Romanized as Wong
Anderson – Originating in parallel in the British Isles and the Nordic countries
Yilmaz – Meaning “Unbeatable”
Traore – Common last name in several Western African countries
Ivanov – Sometimes spelled as Ivanoff
Ahmed – has one of the highest number of spelling variations
Lopez – Derived from the Latin word “lupus” meaning “wolf”
Kim – Also romanticized as Gim
Papadopoulos – Most common Greek Surname.

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