There was an article four years ago (Scapoli et al. 2007. Theoretical Population Biology, 71:37-48) where the authors analyzed surnames in Western Europe (BeNeLux, Germany,France, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, and Italy), and the most common surname is Garcia, of course. The ones that follow are mostly Spanish (Fernandez, Lopez, Martinez, Sanchez, Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Perez). The next one is not Spanish (Mueller), then Martin (which is common to France and Spain), Gomez, Schmidt, Ruiz, Alvarez, etc... The list with the 100 most common surnames is the article itself
Muhammad for first name. Surname = Lee (Smith in U.S.)
The surname Towers is referred to as a "European surname", implying that it is widespread across Europe and not localized like some surnames. It has many equivalents and variations all across Europe including but not limited to; Torre, Tower, Toor, de la Torre, Tour, de la Tour, Torriciana, Touret, etc. It is a very 'general' surname. It helps to familiarize oneself with the different surname rules of the European countries when searching for origins, etc. It also helps to know equivalents in foreign languages where one might be searching, etc.
The climate of Europe ranges from subpolar to Mediterranean.
According to an 1880s census, most of the Osifs that came into the US were from Czechoslovakia.
Where were most of Europe's colonies by the end of the nineteenth century?
The most common South American surname in Argentina is Fernandez. In Brazil, the most common surname is Silva. In Chile, the most common surname is Gonzalez.
Garcia is the most common Spanish surname.
Garcia is the most common surname in Spain.
The most common Russian surname is Ivanov.
Lithuania has different top ranked surnames for men and women. The most common male surname is Kazlauskas. The most common female surname is KazlauskienÄ—.
A common Chinese name is Wei, which can be used as a first or last name for both males and females.
Smith is the most common surname
I think the most common lebanese surname would either be Khouri, Elkhouri or Georgeos
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Chang is the most common surname in the world.Smith is also a very popular surname. It's the most popular surname in these countries:United StatesLebanonUnited Kingdom (and in particular Scotland)
The surname Novak has Slavik origins which means that it originated in what is now eastern Europe. Novak is a common surname in places such as Germany, Serbia and Croatia.
Borg is a surname not a saint. It is the most common surname.