America's most common surname by a mile is
Smith
— 2.5 million Americans have it, ahead of 2 million with the surname Johnson.
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What is most common last name in the world?
The most popular last name in the world is
Wang
, meaning “king.” About 92.8 million people in mainland China have the royal last name of Wang.
What are the 10 most popular last names?
- Smith.
- Johnson.
- Williams.
- Brown.
- Jones.
- Garcia.
- Miller.
- Davis.
What is the rarest last name?
- Acker (old English origin) meaning “field”.
- Agnello (Italian origin) meaning “lamb”. …
- Alinsky (Russian origin), a truly unique surname to find.
- Aphelion (Greek origin) meaning “point of the orbit at the greatest distance from the sun”.
- Bartley (English origin) meaning “clearing in woodland”.
What is the whitest last name?
| name rank White percent | name SMITH rank 1 White percent 70.90% | name JOHNSON rank 2 White percent 58.97% | name WILLIAMS rank 3 White percent 45.75% | name BROWN rank 4 White percent 57.95% |
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What is the number 1 surname in the world?
Wang
.
Wang
is a patronymic (ancestral) name that means “king” in Mandarin, and it's shared by more than 92 million people in China, making it the most popular last name in the world.
What are cute last names?
- Anderson.
- Beckett.
- Campbell.
- Cash.
- Carson.
- Cohen.
- Carter.
- Davis.
What is a unique last name?
- Barlowe.
- Caddel.
- Hart.
- Katz.
- Laurier.
- Madden.
- Elrod.
- Whitlock.
Who is the best name in the world?
| Males Females | Rank Name Name | 1 James Mary | 2 Robert Patricia | 3 John Jennifer |
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What is the weirdest last name ever?
- Shufflebottom. This name has nothing to do with… …
- Biggerstaff. Originally from the region Bickerstaff in Lancashire county, the Biggerstaffs can count people with the last names Bickerstath, Bickerstathe, Bickersteth, and many more among their distant relatives. …
- Hartshorn. …
- Fullilove. …
- Clampitt. …
- Shellaberger.
What name means death?
Azrael –
Hebrew, “Angel of death”.
What is the rarest girl name?
- Yara.
- Nathalia.
- Yamileth.
- Saanvi.
- Samira.
- Sylvie.
- Miya.
- Monserrat.
What is the least popular last name?
- Afify.
- Allaband.
- Amspoker.
- Ardolf.
- Atonal.
- Banasiewicz.
- Beischel.
- Bidelspach.
What last names are Native American?
- Ahoka.
- Awiakta.
- Catawnee.
- Chewey.
- Colagnee.
- Culstee.
- Ghigau.
- Kanoska.
What are some rich last names?
- Albrecht. Meaning: Noble, Famous (German) …
- Armani. Meaning: Free (Italian) …
- Arnoult. Meaning: Eagle ruler (German) …
- Astor. Meaning: Hawk (French) …
- Augustus. Meaning: Venerable (Greek) …
- Baldwin. Meaning: Brave (German) …
- Balenciaga. …
- Bamford.
What is a good last name?
- Smith.
- Johnson.
- Williams.
- Jones.
- Brown.
- Davis.
- Miller.
- Wilson.
