- A
surname,
family name, or last name is the
mostly hereditary portion of one's
personal name that
indicates one's family. It is
typically combined with...
- or composite) and two
surnames (the
first surname of each parent). Traditionally, the
first surname is the father's
first surname, and the
second is the...
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Lists of the most
common surnames by continent:
Lists of most
common surnames in
African countries Lists of most
common surnames in
Asian countries Lists...
- ****anese
surnames (姓, sei), as
determined by
their kanji,
although many of
these are
pronounced and
romanized similarly. Conversely, some
surnames written...
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Smith is an
occupational surname originating in England. It is the most
prevalent surname in the
United Kingdom, the
United States, Australia, Canada,...
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Chinese names begin with
surnames,
unlike the
Western tradition in
which surnames are
written last.
Around 2,000 Han
Chinese surnames are
currently in use...
- A
Chinese compound surname is a
Chinese surname using more than one character. Many of
these compound surnames derive from Zhou
dynasty Chinese noble...
-
family surname and the father's
family surname (rarely only one
surname,
sometimes more than two). For practicality,
usually only the last
surname (excluding...
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These are
lists of the most
common Chinese surnames in the People's
Republic of
China (Hong Kong, Macau, and
Mainland China), the
Republic of
China (Taiwan)...
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Dhami is a
Punjabi and
Nepali surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Narinder Dhami (born 1958),
British children's
author Hartinder Dhami,...
