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It would be better because the real origin is hardly provable. All of the top 200 (excluding Novák) have meaning in old or modern Hungarian, and it is well-sourced.
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! colspan="6" |Hungary<ref>{{cite web |title=Családnév statisztika 2011. január 1. |url=http://www.nyilvantarto.hu/letoltes/statisztikak/kozerdeku_csaladnev2011.xls |format=[[Microsoft Excel file format|xls]] |publisher=Népességnyilvántartó Hivatal (Bureau of Population Registration) |language=[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] |accessdate=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Hungarian"/>
! colspan="6" |Hungary<ref>{{cite web |title=Családnév statisztika 2011. január 1. |url=http://www.nyilvantarto.hu/letoltes/statisztikak/kozerdeku_csaladnev2011.xls |format=[[Microsoft Excel file format|xls]] |publisher=Népességnyilvántartó Hivatal (Bureau of Population Registration) |language=[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] |accessdate=9 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Hungarian"/>
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!colspan="2"|2011!!rowspan="2"|Surname || rowspan="2"|Meaning || rowspan="2"|Origin || rowspan="2"|First mentioned (year)
!colspan="2"|2011!!rowspan="2"|Surname || rowspan="2"|Meaning || rowspan="2"|Language || rowspan="2"|First mentioned (year)
|-
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!Rank!! #
!Rank!! #
|-
|-
| 1 || 235,400 (2.4%) || [[Nagy]] || Large/Grand (=tall / well-built) || [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] || 1341
| 1 || 235,400 (2.4%) || [[Nagy]] || Large/Grand (=tall / well-built) || [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1341
|-
|-
| 2 || 217,359 (2.2%) || [[Kovács]] || Smith || [[West Slavic languages|Slavic]] || 1389
| 2 || 217,359 (2.2%) || [[Kovács]] || Smith || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> (adopted from [[West Slavic languages|Slavic]]) || 1389
|-
|-
| 3 || 212,987 (2.1%) || [[Tóth (disambiguation)|Tóth]] || Slovak/Slavic || Hungarian || 1320
| 3 || 212,987 (2.1%) || [[Tóth (disambiguation)|Tóth]] || Slovak/Slavic || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1320
|-
|-
| 4 || 209,549 (2.1%) || [[Szabó]] || Tailor || Hungarian || 1349
| 4 || 209,549 (2.1%) || [[Szabó]] || Tailor || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1349
|-
|-
| 5 || 199,573 (2%) || [[Horváth]] || Croat || Slavic || 1355
| 5 || 199,573 (2%) || [[Horváth]] || Croat || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> (adopted from Slavic) || 1355
|-
|-
| 6 || 137,847 (1.4%) || [[Varga (disambiguation)|Varga]] || Leatherworker || Hungarian || 1389
| 6 || 137,847 (1.4%) || [[Varga (disambiguation)|Varga]] || Leatherworker || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1389
|-
|-
| 7 || 131,435 (1.3%) || [[Kiss (surname)|Kiss]] || Little/Small (=small built) || Hungarian || 1348
| 7 || 131,435 (1.3%) || [[Kiss (surname)|Kiss]] || Little/Small (=small built) || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1348
|-
|-
| 8 || 106,942 (1.1%) || [[Molnár]] || Miller || [[Slovak language|Slovak]] || 1330
| 8 || 106,942 (1.1%) || [[Molnár]] || Miller || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> (adopted from [[Germanic languages|Germanic]]) || 1330
|-
|-
| 9 || 91,878 (0.9%) || [[Németh (surname)|Németh]] || German/Germanic || Slavic || 1346
| 9 || 91,878 (0.9%) || [[Németh (surname)|Németh]] || German/Germanic || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> (adopted from Slavic) || 1346
|-
|-
| 10 || 83,188 (0.8%) || [[Farkas]] || Wolf || Hungarian || 1389
| 10 || 83,188 (0.8%) || [[Farkas]] || Wolf || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1389
|-
|-
| 11 || 80,575 (0.8%) || [[Balogh]] || Left-handed || Hungarian || 1298
| 11 || 80,575 (0.8%) || [[Balogh]] || Left-handed || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1298
|-
|-
| 12 || 52,766 (0.5%) || [[Papp (disambiguation)|Papp]] || Priest || Hungarian || 1342
| 12 || 52,766 (0.5%) || [[Papp (disambiguation)|Papp]] || Priest || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1342
|-
|-
| 13 || 52,131 (0.5%) || [[Takács]] || Weaver || Hungarian || 1389
| 13 || 52,131 (0.5%) || [[Takács]] || Weaver || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1389
|-
|-
| 14 || 51,224 (0.5%) || [[Juhász]] || Shepherd || Hungarian || 1400
| 14 || 51,224 (0.5%) || [[Juhász]] || Shepherd || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1400
|-
|-
| 15 || 47,151 (0.5%) || [[Lakatos]] || Locksmith || Hungarian || 1496
| 15 || 47,151 (0.5%) || [[Lakatos]] || Locksmith || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1496
|-
|-
| 16 || 40,079 (0.4%) || [[Mészáros]] || Butcher || Hungarian || 1396
| 16 || 40,079 (0.4%) || [[Mészáros]] || Butcher || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1396
|-
|-
| 17 || 38,330 (0.4%) || [[Oláh (disambiguation)|Oláh]] || Vlach/Romanic || [[Germanic language|Germanic]] || 1418
| 17 || 38,330 (0.4%) || [[Oláh (disambiguation)|Oláh]] || Vlach/Romanic || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> (adopted from [[Germanic language|Germanic]]){{cn}} || 1418
|-
|-
| 18 || 37,960 (0.4%) || [[Simon (surname)|Simon]] || Simon (also a given name) || [[Old Hebrew language|Hebrew]] || 1342
| 18 || 37,960 (0.4%) || [[Simon (surname)|Simon]] || Simon (also a given name) || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> (adopted from [[Biblical Hebrew]]) || 1342
|-
|-
| 19 || 35,008 (0.4%) || [[Rácz]] || Serb/South Slavic || [[Serbian language|Serbian]] || 1401
| 19 || 35,008 (0.4%) || [[Rácz]] || Serb/South Slavic || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> (adopted from Slavic) || 1401
|-
|-
| 20 || 34,496 (0.3%) || [[Fekete (disambiguation)|Fekete]] || Black(-haired) || Hungarian || 1340
| 20 || 34,496 (0.3%) || [[Fekete (disambiguation)|Fekete]] || Black(-haired) || Hungarian<ref name="Hungarian"/> || 1340
|}
|}


According to ''Népességnyilvántartó Hivatal'' (Bureau of Population Registration) all of the top 100 surnames of Hungary have [[Hungarian people|ethnic Hungarian (Magyar)]] origin.{{cn|date=May 2013}}{{dubious|date=May 2013}} 2,095,788 individuals (21%) bearing the top 20 names, while 3,347,493 individuals (33.5%) bearing the top 100 names. In the top 200 list [[Novák]] is the only non-Hungarian name, bearing by 11,478 people (0.1% of the total population, 2007).<ref>[http://www.c3.hu/~magyarnyelv/10-2/farkast_102.pdf Farkas Tamás: Novák: Egy idegen eredetű családnév és a magyar családnévanyag / Tamás Farkas: The borrowed family name Novák and the Hungarian stock of family names, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 2007]</ref>{{dubious|date=May 2013}}
According to ''Népességnyilvántartó Hivatal'' (Bureau of Population Registration) all of the top 100 surnames are [[Hungarian people|ethnic Hungarian]] names.<ref name="Hungarian"/> 2,095,788 individuals (21%) bearing the top 20 names, while 3,347,493 individuals (33.5%) bearing the top 100 names. In the top 200 list [[Novák]] is the only non-Hungarian name, bearing by 11,478 people (0.1% of the total population, 2007).<ref name="Novák"> {{cite web | url = http://www.c3.hu/~magyarnyelv/10-2/farkast_102.pdf | title = Egy idegen eredetű családnév és a magyar családnévanyag / The borrowed family name Novák and the Hungarian stock of family names | last = Farkas | first = Tamás | work = Bolyai kutatási ösztöndíj | publisher = Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Budapest, 2009}}</ref>


==Republic of Ireland==
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Albania

See also: Albanian name
2005[citation needed]
Surname Meaning
Hoxha iman
Bogdani God gave
Dukagjini family noble family
Dushku Type of tree
Dervishi Bitter, rich and man of importance
Gurakuqi
Gjoni (Gjonaj) noble family
Frashëri
Leka Short for Alexander

Armenia

Rank Name Romanization Meaning
1 Հովհաննիսյան Hovhannisyan Son of Hovhannes (John)
2 Հարությունյան Harutyunyan Son of Harutyun ("resurrection")
3 Սարգսյան Sargsyan Son of Sargis
4 Խաչատրյան Khachatryan Son of Khachatur ("given by cross")
5 Գրիգորյան Grigoryan Son of Grigor (Gregory)

Austria

The forty most common surnames in Austria as published in 2006 are shown below beside the approximate percentage of the Austrian population sharing each surname.[1]

Rank Name Meaning Approximate percentage
1 Gruber occupational name: miner 0.3991
2 Huber occupational name: land-owning farmer 0.3873
3 Bauer occupational name: farmer 0.3373
4 Wagner occupational name: wainwright 0.3100
5 Müller occupational name: miller 0.3012
6 Pichler 0.2753
7 Steiner stone 0.2713
8 Moser moss 0.2674
9 Mayer occupational name: approximately farmer 0.2653
10 Hofer 0.2479
11 Leitner 0.2429
12 Berger mountaineer 0.2383
13 Fuchs fox 0.2250
14 Eder 0.2144
15 Fischer occupational name: fisher 0.2141
16 Schmid occupational name: blacksmith 0.2115
17 Winkler occupational name: owner of a small shop 0.2015
18 Weber occupational name: weaver 0.1995
19 Schwarz black 0.1961
20 Maier occupational name: approximately farmer 0.1946
21 Schneider occupational name: tailor 0.1915
22 Reiter occupational name: rider 0.1790
23 Mayr occupational name: approximately farmer 0.1751
24 Schmidt occupational name: blacksmith 0.1740
25 Wimmer 0.1628
26 Egger 0.1610
27 Brunner water well 0.1602
28 Lang long 0.1599
29 Baumgartner tree gardener 0.1586
30 Auer 0.1555
31 Binder occupational name cooper 0.1458
32 Lechner 0.1435
33 Wolf wolf 0.1395
34 Wallner 0.1394
35 Aigner allodial title 0.1386
36 Ebner 0.1342
37 Koller 0.1301
38 Lehner a function in feudalism 0.1268
39 Haas 0.1261
40 Schuster occupational name: shoemaker 0.1168

Azerbaijan

Rank[2] Name Romanization Meaning
1 Məmmədov Mammadov "Son of Mammad"
2 Əliyev Aliyev "Son of Ali"
3 Həsənov Hasanov "Son of Hasan"
4 Hüseynov Huseynov "Son of Hussein"
5 Quliyev Guliyev "Son of Qulu"
6 Hacıyev Hajiev "Son of Haji"
7 Rəsulov Rasulov "Son of Rasoul"
8 Süleymanov Suleymanov "Son of Suleyman"
9 Musayev Musayev "Son of Musa"
10 Abbasov Abbasov "Son of Abbas"
11 Babayev Babayev "Son of Baba"
12 Vəliyev Valiyev "Son of Vali"
13 Orucov Orujov "fasting"[citation needed]
14 İsmayılov Ismayilov "Son of Ismayil"
15 Ibrahimov Ibrahimov "Son of Ibrahim"

Belarus

Statistics available for Belarusian capital Minsk only:[3]

  1. Ivanov (Ivan's) - 7,000
  2. Kozlov (goat's) - 4,700
  3. Kovalyov (smith's) - 4,300
  4. Kozlovsky (goat's, Polish suffix) - 3,900
  5. Novik (newman) - 3,300

Belgium

Belgium is a European nation composed of three main regions: Flemish Region (Flanders), Walloon Region (Wallonia), and Brussels-Capital Region. The Flemish region has a Dutch language tradition, while the Walloon region has a French language tradition. These different linguistic backgrounds are reflected in differing frequencies of surnames, as shown in the table below. (Data from 1 January 2008; total population: 10,666,866)[4][5]

National Rank Name Number of people Rank (Flanders) Rank (Wallonia) Rank (Brussels)
1 Peeters 32,657 1 67 2
2 Janssens 30,296 2 56 1
3 Maes 25,524 3 63 8
4 Jacobs 19,999 4 97 4
5 Mertens 18,518 6 72 5
6 Willems 18,498 5 68 17
7 Claes 16,553 7 43
8 Goossens 15,883 9 15
9 Wouters 15,732 8 35
10 De Smet 14,259 10 25
13 Dubois 12,975 1 3
17 Lambert 11,802 2 11
21 Dupont 10,369 4 12
31 Martin 9,008 3 10
37 Simon 7,774 5 13

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosniak origin[6]

Serbian origin

The following names are the most common names for Serbs from Bosnia.[6]

  • Kovačević
  • Subotić
  • Savić
  • Popović
  • Jovanović
  • Petrović
  • Đurić
  • Babić
  • Lukić
  • Knežević
  • Marković
  • Ilić
  • Đukić
  • Vuković
  • Simić
  • Radić
  • Nikolić
  • Marić
  • Mitrović
  • Tomić
  • Božić
  • Golubović

Bulgaria

See also: Bulgarian name

Feminized names included (m. Dimitrov - f. Dimitrova).

  • Dimitrov
  • Dzhurov
  • Petrov
  • Ivanov
  • Stoyanov
  • Stefanov
  • Boyanov
  • Trifonov
  • Sofiyanski
  • Tasev
  • Metodiev
  • Katzarov
  • Iliev
  • Gospodinov
  • Apostolov
  • Hristov
  • Hasanov
  • Nikolov
  • Bojidarov
  • Stoichkov
  • Lechkov
  • Yanev
  • Yankov
  • Stoev
  • Konstantinov
  • Grigorov
  • Gruev
  • Georgiev
  • Kremenliev
  • Mihaylov

Canary Islands

Rank Name Approximate percentage
1 González 4.79
2 Rodríguez 4.64
3 Hernández 4.01
4 Pérez 3.35
5 García 3.25
6 Martín 2.21
7 Santana 2.18
8 Díaz 1.86
9 Suárez 1.38
10 Sánchez 1.29
11 López 1.21
12 Cabrera 1.18
13 Ramos 0.88
14 Medina 0.87
15 Fernández 0.75
16 Morales 0.73
17 Delgado 0.70
18 Marrero 0.70
19 León 0.69
20 Alonso 0.61
21 Herrera 0.59
22 Cruz 0.58
23 Domínguez 0.55
24 Gutiérrez 0.52
25 Reyes 0.50
26 Torres 0.48
27 Alvarez 0.66
28 Rivero 0.44
29 Armas 0.42
30 Trujillo 0.40

Croatia

Croatia
2008[7] Surname[7] Surname derivation[8]
Rank Frequency
1 22,225 Horvat ethnic name for a Croat
2 15,835 Kovačević patronymic, from kovač "blacksmith"
3 13,150 Babić matronymic, or nickname, from baba "(old) woman", "grandmother"
4 11,171 Marić patronymic, from Maro - short form of Mavro "Maurice" or Marko "Marcus"
5 11,396 Novak 1. a newcomer, from novy "new"; 2. topographic name, for peasant who settled on newly cleared land
6 11,356 Jurić patronymic, from Jure or Juro - regional variants of Juraj "George"
7 11,171 Kovačić patronymic, from kovač "blacksmith"
8 10,582 Vuković patronymic, from Vuk - ancient Slavic name meaning "wolf"
9 10,554 Knežević from knez "prince" or "duke"
10 10,074 Marković patronymic, from Marko "Marcus"
11 9,957 Petrović patronymic, from Petar and Peter
12 9,960 Matić patronymic, possibly from Matija or Matej "Matthew"; or possibly from Mate or Mato
13 9,538 Tomić patronymic, from Tomo or Toma (short forms of Tomislav)
14 8,997 Kovač occupational name, from kovač "blacksmith"
15 8,759 Pavlović patronymic, from Pavao, Pavle, and Pavel "Paul"
16 8,258 Božić patronymic, from Božo (from Bože meaning God)
17 8,152 Blažević patronymic, from Blaž lat. Blasius "Blaise"
18 8,010 Grgić patronymic, from Grga or Grgo - regional variants of Grgur "Gregory"
19 7,538 Pavić patronymic, from Pavo - short or regional variant of Pavao "Paul"
20 7,406 Radić patronymic, from Rade (meaning happy)
21 7,351 Perić patronymic, from Pero (Peter)
22 7,321 Filipović patronymic, from Filip
23 7,184 Šarić
24 7,131 Lovrić patronymic, from Lovro (Lawrence)
25 6,986 Vidović patronymic, from Vid (Vitus)
26 6,903 Perković patronymic, from Pero or Perko
27 6,797 Popović patronymic, from Pop (priest)
28 6,760 Bošnjak
29 6,653 Jukić
30 6,417 Barišić patronymic, from Bariša

Czech Republic

Feminized names included are included (m. Novák/f. Nováková). Figures are from 2009 and provided by Czech Ministry of the Interior.

Statistic of the Czech Republic surnames[9][10][11]
Rank Name Meaning Number of males Number of females
1 Novák/Nováková new man/woman 34,168 35,558
2 Svoboda/Svobodová freeholder 25,292 26,569
3 Novotný/Novotná newman 24,320 25,328
4 Dvořák/Dvořáková grange owner 22,299 23,445
5 Černý/Černá black man/woman 17,813 18,504
6 Procházka/Procházková walker 16,074 16,817
7 Kučera/Kučerová curly man/woman 15,187 15,689
8 Veselý/Veselá cheerful, merry man/woman 12,882 13,494
9 Horák/Horáková highlander 12,165 12,796
10 Němec/Němcová German 11,192 11,563

Denmark

2011 Rank[12] # Surname
1 271,607 Jensen
2 269,921 Nielsen
3 226,040 Hansen
4 170,061 Pedersen
5 163,554 Andersen
6 123,157 Christensen
7 120,451 Larsen
8 115,251 Sørensen
9 97,811 Rasmussen
10 91,521 Jørgensen
2011 Rank # Surname
11 83,266 Petersen
12 66,150 Madsen
13 61,957 Kristensen
14 49,950 Olsen
15 39,662 Thomsen
16 37,974 Christiansen
17 32,797 Poulsen
18 31,897 Johansen
19 30,438 Møller
20 30,203 Knudsen

Estonia

Data from 2008.[13]

Names of Estonian origin:

Rank # Surname Meaning
1 5,241 Tamm oak
2 4,352 Saar island/ash (tree)
3 3,624 Sepp smith
4 3,613 Mägi hill, mountain
5 2,847 Kask birch
6 2,728 Kukk rooster
7 2,265 Rebane fox
8 2,165 Ilves lynx
9 1,933 Pärn lime (tree)
10 1,882 Koppel paddock

Names of Russian origin:

Rank # Surname
1 6,789 Ivanov
2 3,402 Smirnov
3 3,153 Vassiljev
4 2,932 Petrov
5 2,339 Kuznetsov
6 1,968 Mihhailov
7 1,927 Pavlov
8 1,909 Semjonov
9 1,862 Andrejev
10 1,845 Aleksejev

Faroe Islands

The 20 most common surnames in the Faroe Islands as published in 2009 are shown below beside the number of people of the Faroese population sharing each surname.[14]

Rank Name Number of individuals
1 Joensen 2,512
2 Hansen 2,339
3 Jacobsen 2,169
4 Olsen 1,784
5 Poulsen 1,400
6 Petersen 1,312
7 Johannesen 1,091
8 Thomsen 722
9 Nielsen 682
10 Johansen 584
Rank Name Number of individuals
11 Rasmussen 565
12 Simonsen 543
13 Djurhuus 528
14 Jensen 523
15 Danielsen 518
16 Mortensen 488
17 Mikkelsen 457
18 Dam 433
19 Højgaard 429
20 Andreasen 420

Finland

Rank Surname Population Percentage[15]
1 Korhonen 23,487 0.434
2 Virtanen 23,326 0.431
3 Mäkinen 21,233 0.392
4 Nieminen 21,216 0.392
5 Mäkelä 19,563 0.361
6 Hämäläinen 19,240 0.355
7 Laine 18,856 0.348
8 Heikkinen 17,936 0.331
9 Koskinen 17,900 0.331
10 Järvinen 17,034 0.315
11 Lehtonen 16,778 0.310
12 Lehtinen 15,780 0.291
13 Saarinen 15,445 0.285
14 Salminen 15,254 0.282
15 Heinonen 15,063 0.278
16 Niemi 14,992 0.277
17 Heikkilä 14,575 0.269
18 Salonen 14,389 0.266
19 Kinnunen 14,337 0.265
20 Turunen 13,881 0.256
21 Salo 13,573 0.251
22 Laitinen 13,157 0.243
23 Tuominen 12,951 0.239
24 Rantanen 12,921 0.239
25 Karjalainen 12,845 0.237
26 Jokinen 12,666 0.234
27 Mattila 12,418 0.229
28 Savolainen 11,614 0.214
29 Lahtinen 11,550 0.213
30 Ahonen 11,249 0.208

Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta "river", koski "rapids", mäki "hill", järvi "lake" — often with the suffix -nen added after the model of older, mainly eastern Finnish surnames such as Korhonen and Heikkinen. "Hämäläinen" literally means an inhabitant of Häme. Heikki is a Finnish form of the man's name Henry.

Most common Swedish surnames in Finland

Rank Surname Population Percentage[16]
1 Johansson 8,685 0.160
2 Nyman 7,552 0.139
3 Lindholm 7,412 0.137
4 Karlsson 7,077 0.131
5 Andersson 6,373 0.118

France

France[17]
Unknown year Surname
Rank #
1 235,846 Martin
2 105,132 Bernard
3 95,998 Dubois
4 95,387 Thomas
5 91,393 Robert
6 90,689 Richard
7 88,318 Petit
8 84,252 Durand
9 78,868 Leroy
10 78,177 Moreau
11 76,655 Simon
12 75,307 Laurent
13 74,564 Lefebvre
14 74,318 Michel
15 68,720 Garcia
16 61,762 David
17 59,817 Bertrand
18 59,440 Roux
19 57,351 Vincent
20 57,047 Fournier
21 56,760 Morel
22 55,642 Girard
23 55,228 André
24 53,670 Lefèvre
25 53,622 Mercier
26 53,405 Dupont
27 51,543 Lambert
28 50,999 Bonnet
29 50,612 François
30 49,762 Martinez

Almost half of those names are also male given names; this might originate from the use to give found children a first name as last name.

Georgia

Main article: List of Georgian surnames
Rank Name Romanization Total Number[18]
(2010)
1 ბერიძე Beridze 24,962
2 მამედოვი Mammadov
Mamedovi 		23,675
3 კაპანაძე Kapanadze 17,202
4 გელაშვილი Gelashvili 16,350
5 ალიევი Aliyev
Alievi 		15,742
6 მაისურაძე Maisuradze 14,824
7 გიორგაძე Giorgadze 12,954
8 ლომიძე Lomidze 11,796
9 წიკლაური Tsiklauri 11,571
10 ბოლქვაძე Bolkvadze 10,916
11 კვარაცხელია Kvaratskhelia 10,447
12 ნოზაძე Nozadze 10,183
13 ხუციშვილი Khutsishvili 10,075
14 შენგელია Shengelia 9,928
15 აბულაძე Abuladze 9,663
16 მიქელაძე Mikeladze 9,220
17 ტაბატაძე Tabatadze 8,654
18 მჭედლიშვილი Mchedlishvili 8,446
19 ბაირამოვი Bairamov
Bairamovi 		8,373
20 გოგოლაძე Gogoladze 8,362

Germany

Rank Surname Meaning Percentage[19]
1 Müller occupational name: miller 0.95[20]
2 Schmidt occupational name: blacksmith 0.69[21]
3 Schneider occupational name: tailor 0.40
4 Fischer occupational name: fisher 0.35
5 Meyer occupational name: approximately farmer 0.33[22]
6 Weber occupational name: weaver 0.30
7 Schulz occupational name: approximately constable 0.27
8 Wagner occupational name: wainwright 0.27
9 Becker occupational name: baker 0.27
10 Hoffmann occupational name: approximately man of the court 0.26

Greece

See also: Greek name

Hungary

Hungary[23][24]
2011 Surname Meaning Language First mentioned (year)
Rank #
1 235,400 (2.4%) Nagy Large/Grand (=tall / well-built) Hungarian[24] 1341
2 217,359 (2.2%) Kovács Smith Hungarian[24] (adopted from Slavic) 1389
3 212,987 (2.1%) Tóth Slovak/Slavic Hungarian[24] 1320
4 209,549 (2.1%) Szabó Tailor Hungarian[24] 1349
5 199,573 (2%) Horváth Croat Hungarian[24] (adopted from Slavic) 1355
6 137,847 (1.4%) Varga Leatherworker Hungarian[24] 1389
7 131,435 (1.3%) Kiss Little/Small (=small built) Hungarian[24] 1348
8 106,942 (1.1%) Molnár Miller Hungarian[24] (adopted from Germanic) 1330
9 91,878 (0.9%) Németh German/Germanic Hungarian[24] (adopted from Slavic) 1346
10 83,188 (0.8%) Farkas Wolf Hungarian[24] 1389
11 80,575 (0.8%) Balogh Left-handed Hungarian[24] 1298
12 52,766 (0.5%) Papp Priest Hungarian[24] 1342
13 52,131 (0.5%) Takács Weaver Hungarian[24] 1389
14 51,224 (0.5%) Juhász Shepherd Hungarian[24] 1400
15 47,151 (0.5%) Lakatos Locksmith Hungarian[24] 1496
16 40,079 (0.4%) Mészáros Butcher Hungarian[24] 1396
17 38,330 (0.4%) Oláh Vlach/Romanic Hungarian[24] (adopted from Germanic)[citation needed] 1418
18 37,960 (0.4%) Simon Simon (also a given name) Hungarian[24] (adopted from Biblical Hebrew) 1342
19 35,008 (0.4%) Rácz Serb/South Slavic Hungarian[24] (adopted from Slavic) 1401
20 34,496 (0.3%) Fekete Black(-haired) Hungarian[24] 1340

According to Népességnyilvántartó Hivatal (Bureau of Population Registration) all of the top 100 surnames are ethnic Hungarian names.[24] 2,095,788 individuals (21%) bearing the top 20 names, while 3,347,493 individuals (33.5%) bearing the top 100 names. In the top 200 list Novák is the only non-Hungarian name, bearing by 11,478 people (0.1% of the total population, 2007).[25]

Republic of Ireland

See also: Irish name

The prevalence of some of these names is the result of more than one distinct Irish language names being represented by the same anglicised version.

# Surname Modern Irish Original Irish Meaning
1 Murphy Ó Murchú Ó Murchadha
Mac Murchaidh		 (Descendant) Of Murchadh (a personal name meaning "Sea hound/warrior")
2 (O') Kelly Ó Ceallaigh (Descendant) Of Ceallach ("strife")
3 O'Sullivan Ó Súilleabháin (Descendant) Of Súilleabhán ("dark-eyed one", "one-eyed" or "hawk-eyed")
4 Walsh Breathnach Breatnach "Breton", "Welshman"
5 Smith Mac Gabhann Son of a smith
6 O'Brien Ó Briain Ó Briain (Descendant) Of Brian
7 (O')Byrne Ó Broin (Descendant) Of Bran
8 (O')Ryan Ó Riain Ó Riain
Ó Maoilriain
Ó Ruaidhín		 (Descendant) Of Rian (possibly meaning "king")
Descendant of Maoilriaghan ("bald king")
Descendant of Ruaidhín ("little red-haired one")
9 O'Connor Ó Conchobhair (Descendant) Of Conchobhar ("hound/chief assistance")
10 O'Neill Ó Néill (Descendant) Of Niall (possibly meaning "cloud", "passionate" or "champion")
11 O'Reilly Ó Raghallaigh Ó Raghallaigh (Descendant) Of Raghallach
12 Doyle Ó Dubhghaill (Descendant) Of Dubhghall ("dark-haired foreigner")
13 McCarthy Mac Cárthaigh Son of Cárthach ("loving")
14 (O')Gallagher Ó Gallchóir Ó Gallchobhair (Descendant) Of Gallchobhar ("foreign assistance")
15 O'Doherty Ó Dochartaigh (Descendant) Of Dochartach ("hurtful")
16 Kennedy Ó Cinnéide Ó Ceannéidigh (Descendant) Of Cinnéide ("ugly head")
17 Lynch Ó Loingsigh Descendant of Loingseach ("longboat")
18 Murray Ó Muireadhaigh Mac Muireadhaigh
Mac Giolla Mhuire		 Descendant of Muireadhach ("chieftain")
Descendant of a servant of Mary
19 (O')Quinn Ó Cuinn/Coinne (Descendant) Of Conn ("hound/chief")
20 (O')Moore Ó Mórdha (Descendant) Of Mórdha ("majestic")

Names starting with O' and Mac/Mc were originally patronymic. Of the names above, with the exception of Smith and Walsh, all originally began with O' or Mac/Mc but many have lost this prefix over time. Mac/Mc, meaning Son, and Ó, meaning From, are used by sons born into the family. In the case of a daughter being born into the family she would use Ní/Nic, for example Ó Muireadhaigh becomes Ní Mhuireadhaigh. A woman who marries into the family and takes her husband's name uses Uí/Mic- e.g. Uí Mhuireadhaigh. Source: The Top 500 Irish & British Surnames, The Observer, 15 April 2007.[26]

Italy

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Rank Name Meaning
1 Rossi Red-haired (Central and Northern Italy)
2 Russo Red-haired (Southern Italy)
3 Ferrari Smith
4 Esposito Exposed (abandoned by parents)
5 Bianchi White, fair-skinned (plural)
6 Romano Roman, from Rome
7 Colombo Dove, used in reference to orphans
8 Ricci Curly (Northern Italy)
9 Marino Sailor, Seaman
10 Greco Greek
11 Bruno Brown haired
12 Gallo Literally "rooster", probably from the medieval name Gallo
13 Conti Count, nobleman
14 De Luca (Son) of Luke
15 Costa Literally "coast", inhabitant of the coast
16 Giordano Jordan, from the Latin cognomen Iordanus
17 Mancini Left-handed (plural)
18 Rizzo Curly (Southern Italy)
19 Lombardi Lombards, from Lombardy
20 Moretti Black-haired

Kosovo

  • Hoxha
  • Krasniqi
  • Gashi
  • Berisha
  • Shala
  • Pllana
  • Kelmendi
  • Thaçi
  • Jakupi
  • Rrahmani
  • Leka
  • Ibrahimi
  • Nallbani
  • Gjakova
  • Morina
  • Çoçaj
  • Morina
  • Ademi
  • Loshi
  • Tolaj
  • Gjelaj
  • Mujaj

Latvia

Latvia[27][28]
2005 Surname Meaning
Rank
1 Bērziņš birch
2 Kalniņš hill
3 Ozoliņš oak
4 Jansons son of Jānis
5 Ozols oak
6 Liepiņš linden
7 Krūmiņš bush
8 Balodis pigeon/dove
9 Eglītis fir
10 Zariņš branch
11 Pētersons son of Pēteris
12 Vītols willow
13 Kļaviņš maple
14 Kārkliņš willows, from kārklis, syn. for "willow" (see Vītols)
15 Vanags hawk

Lithuania

Lithuania[29]
2009
Rank Men Women[note 1]
1 Kazlauskas
2 Petrauskas
3 Jankauskas
4 Stankevičius
5 Vasiliauskas
6 Žukauskas
7 Butkus Butkiene
8 Paulauskas
9 Urbonas
10 Kavaliauskas

Malta

Malta[30]
2005 Surname
Rank % #
1 3.3 13,169 Borg
2 3.1 12,643 Camilleri
3 2.9 11,785 Vella
4 2.9 11,549 Farrugia
5 2.3 9,424 Zammit
6 2.1 8,519 Galea
7 2.1 8,356 Micallef
8 1.9 7,828 Grech
9 1.8 7,340 Attard
10 1.8 7,233 Spiteri

Macedonia

  • Angelovski
  • Andovski
  • Atanasovski
  • Antovski
  • Avramovski
  • Aleksovski
  • Abadzievski
  • Asprovski
  • Arsovski
  • Bogdanovski
  • Boskovski
  • Brankovski
  • Bozinovski
  • Janevski
  • Donevski
  • Markovski
  • Popovski
  • Ivanovski
  • Davidovski
  • Dimitrovski
  • Filipovski
  • Gorgievski
  • Kostovski
  • Kitanovski
  • Matovski
  • Manasievski
  • Mladenovski
  • Popovski
  • Petkovski/Petrevski/Petrovski
  • Ristevski
  • Trajanovski/Trajcevski/Trajkovski

Netherlands

See also: Dutch name and List of Dutch family names

The most recent complete count of surnames in the Netherlands is based on the September 2007 county registrations.

Rank Name Number in 2007 Percent Number in 1947 English equivalent or (when lacking) meaning
1 De Jong 86,534 0.53% 55,256 Young
2 Jansen 75,699 0.46% 49,213 Johnson
3 De Vries 73,157 0.45% 49,298 the Frisian
4 Van den Berg * 60,130 0.37% 37,678 of/from the mountain (or, more realistically, the hill)
5 Van Dijk, Van Dyk 57,944 0.35% 36,578 of/from the dike
6 Bakker 56,864 0.35% 37,483 Baker
7 Janssen 55,394 0.34% 32,824 Johnson
8 Visser 50,929 0.31% 34,721 Fisher
9 Smit 43,493 0.27% 29,783 Smith
10 Meijer, Meyer 41,497 0.25% 28,256 Bailiff or steward
11 De Boer 39,576 0.24% 25,662 Farmer
12 Mulder 37,250 0.23% 24,665 Miller
13 De Groot 37,221 0.23% 24,724 The big/great/large
14 Bos 36,478 0.22% 23,790 Bush
15 Vos 31,154 0.19% 19,461 Fox
16 Peters 30,864 0.19% 18,583 Peters
17 Hendriks 30,199 0.18% 18,538 Henderson
18 Van Leeuwen 28,774 0.18% 17,754 From Leeuwen/Leuven; Levi
19 Dekker 28,682 0.17% 18,782 Thatcher
20 Brouwer 26,224 0.16% 17,468 Brewer
21 De Wit 24,904 0.15% 15,156 White
22 Dijkstra 24,175 0.15% 15,647 (Frisian) of/from the dike
23 Smits 23,816 0.15% 15,151 Smith
24 De Graaf 21,699 0.13% 13,718 The count/earl/administrator
25 Van der Meer 21,354 0.13% 13,011 of/from the lake

If closely related names are combined, the top 15 become:

Name Number of people
1 Jansen, Janssen, Janse 135,003
2 de Jong, de Jonge, de Jongh, Jong 108,240
3 Smit, Smits, Smid, de Smit, Smet, Smith 76,604
4 de Vries, Vries, de Vriese 74,058
5 vd Berg, vd Bergh, vd Berge, vd Bergen* 69,080
6 Visser, Visscher, Vissers, de Visser 68,952
7 van Dijk, van Dyk, Dijk, van Dijck 64,070
8 Bakker, Bekker, de Bakker, Backer 62,183
9 de Boer, Boer, den Boer, van de Boer 57,072
10 Mulder, Muller, Müller, Mulders, de Mulder 52,394
11 Peters, Peeters, Pieters, Peterse, Peter 52,389
12 vd Veen, vd Ven, van Veen, van 't Veen * 49,935
13 Bos, Bosch, de Bos 47,995
14 Meijer, Meyer, Meijers 47,761
15 de Groot, Groot, de Groote 47,511
* "vd" stands for "van de", "van den", or "van der"

Source: Nederlands Repertorium van Familienamen, Meertens-Instituut, 1963-2009. Data can be viewed in the Corpus of Family Names in the Netherlands See specifically De top 100 van de familienamen in Nederland (Dutch)

Names ending in -stra or -ma are usually of Frisian origin. For example Terpstra, Bijlsma, Halsema.

Names ending in -ink or -ing are usually of Low Saxon origin. For example Hiddink, Roeterdink, Mentink.

Norway

Norway[31]
2010 Surname
Rank #
1 55,260 Hansen
2 51,763 Johansen
3 51,495 Olsen
4 38,864 Larsen
5 38,027 Andersen
6 36,046 Pedersen
7 35,864 Nilsen
8 24,116 Kristiansen
9 23,604 Jensen
10 21,933 Karlsen
11 21,063 Johnsen
12 20,659 Pettersen
13 19,487 Eriksen
14 18,306 Berg
15 14,557 Haugen
16 14,265 Hagen
17 13,673 Johannessen
18 12,313 Andreassen
19 12,085 Jacobsen
20 11,762 Halvorsen

Poland

Rank Surname Meaning Population[32]
1 Nowak from nowy "newman" 203,506
2 Kowalski from kowal "smith" 139,719
3 Wiśniewski from wiśnia "cherry" 109,855
4 Wójcik from wójt, a noun describing chief officer of a municipality (gmina), from a popular name Wojciech; from the word "wojak" (warrior) 99,509
5 Kowalczyk from kowal "smith", literally "smith's son" 97,796
6 Kamiński from kamień "stone" 94,499
7 Lewandowski from lawenda "lavender" 92,449
8 Zieliński from zielony "green"; from zioło, ziele "herb" 91,043
9 Szymański from Szymon, equivalent to Simon 89,091
10 Woźniak from woźny, "usher" 88,039
11 Dąbrowski from dąbrowa "oak grove" 86,132
12 Kozłowski from kozioł "billy goat" 75,962
13 Jankowski from Janek, a diminutive of John 68,514
14 Mazur Formerly, 'a Mazovian person' 66,773
15 Wojciechowski from the name Wojciech 66,361
16 Kwiatkowski from kwiatek "flower (dim.)" 66,017
17 Krawczyk from krawiec "tailor", "tailor's son" 64,048
18 Kaczmarek from karczmarz "innkeeper" 61,816
19 Piotrowski from Piotr (Peter) 61,380
20 Bagiński from bagno "bog, marsh, slough, swamp"[citation needed] 60,492

Polish names which end with -ski or -cki have both male and female forms - Kamiński / Kamińska, Wielicki / Wielicka, etc. This needs to be considered when taking a count by, for instance, scanning a telephone book.

See also: Polish name

Portugal

Main article: Portuguese name

Romania

Romania[33]
Rank Surname Meaning
1 Popescu From Popa (Priest)
2 Ionescu From Ion (John)
3 Popa Priest
4 Barbu Bearded
5 Radu The happy one
6 Șerban From the name Șerban
7 Matei Gift from God
8 Dumitru Form of Demetrius
9 Gheorghe Form of George
10 Stan Shortened form of Stanislav

Russia

See also: Russian name
See also: Список общерусских фамилий (in Russian Wikipedia)

The 20 most common widespread Russian surnames from the European part of Russia, as calculated by Balanovskaya et al. (2005):[34]

Rank Surname Meaning Percentage[34]
1 Smirnov peaceful one's 1.61
2 Ivanov Ivan's 1.30
3 Kuznetsov smith's 0.90
4 Popov priest's 0.79
5 Sokolov falcon's 0.73
6 Lebedev swan's 0.65
7 Kozlov he-goat's 0.58
8 Novikov newman's (see novik for historical details) 0.54
9 Morozov frost's 0.53
10 Petrov Pyotr's 0.44
11 Volkov wolf's 0.44
12 Solovyov nightingale's 0.44
13 Vasilyev Vasily's 0.42
14 Zaytsev hare's 0.41
15 Pavlov Pavel's 0.39
16 Semyonov Semyon's 0.35
17 Golubev pigeon's 0.32
18 Vinogradov grape's 0.32
19 Bogdanov Bogdan's 0.31
20 Vorobyov sparrow's 0.30

All the Russian surnames, ended with -ov/-ev and -in/-yn, are originally patronymic or metronymic genitive adjectivals with the meaning "son of" or "daughter/wife of" (the feminine is formed with the -a ending - Smirnova, Ivanova, etc.). In the older documents this type of surnames was written with the word syn "son", for example, Ivanov syn "John's son" or Il'yin syn "Elijah's son", the last word was then dropped. English rough equivalents for this may be the surnames, ended with -s or -son (Richards or Richardson).

The Russian equivalent of "Smith, Jones, and Brown" (that is, the generic most popular surnames) is Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov, or "Jones, Peters, and Isidores". However, the last of them, Sidorov, is ranked only the 66th now.[34]

Serbia

Serbia[35]
Rank Surname Cyrillic script Meaning
1 Jovanović Јовановић Son of Jovan
2 Petrović Петровић Son of Petar
3 Nikolić Николић Son of Nikola
4 Marković Марковић Son of Marko
5 Đorđević Ђорђевић Son of Đorđe
6 Stojanović Стојановић Son of Stojan
7 Ilić Илић Son of Ilija
8 Stanković Станковић Son of Stanko
9 Pavlović Павловић Son of Pavle
10 Milošević Милошевић Son of Miloš

Slovakia

Slovakia[36][37]
2003 Surname Meaning
Rank #
1 30,813 Horváth "Croat" (from Croatian Hrvat)
2 29,079 Kováč "Blacksmith" (from Slavic, from Indo-European)
3 21,650 Varga "Leatherworker, cobbler" (from Hungarian, from Ugric)[24]
4 21,604 Tóth "Slovak (Slav)" (from Germanic or from old Hungarian)[37][24]
5 19,341 Nagy "Large/Tall" (from Hungarian, from Ugric)[24]
6 14,114 Baláž "Blessed" (from Latin Blasius and Old Church Slavonic "blessed", from Indo-European)
7 13,998 Szabó "Tailor" (from Hungarian, from Ugric)[24]
8 12,632 Molnár "Miller" (from Germanic, from Slavic, from Latin, from Indo-European or from Hungarian)[24]
9 10,872 Balog "Left-handed" (from Ugric (Hungarian)[24], or from Slavic "marsh", or both)
10 9,718 Lukáč "Luke" (from Latin Lucas, from Greek)

Note: The most common surnames in Slovakia are a mixture of Indo-European and Ugric roots reflecting the 900-year-long coexistence of the Indo-European Slovaks and speakers of other Indo-European languages with Ugric Hungarians in the Kingdom of Hungary, under Hungarian assimilation pressure throughout the 19th century (see Magyarization, see History of Slovakia). In 1910 Hungarians made up one-third of the population of present-territory of Slovakia.[38] Hungarians are currently an 8% minority[37] in Slovakia due to population exchanges and Slovakization.[39] (see Demographics of Slovakia). While ethnic Hungarians are relatively few in Slovakia, their large presence on the list of most common names reflects the intra-lingual frequency of the frequent names in Hungary.

Slovenia

Slovenia[40]
2008 Surname
Rank #
1 11,314 Novak
2 9,934 Horvat
3 5,681 Krajnc
4 5,665 Kovačič
5 5,044 Zupančič
6 4,822 Kovač
7 4,759 Potočnik
8 4,002 Mlakar
9 3,938 Vidmar
10 3,905 Kos
11 3,881 Golob
12 3,536 Turk
13 3,484 Božič
14 3,423 Kralj
15 3,330 Zupan
16 3,310 Korošec
17 3,255 Bizjak
18 3,144 Hribar
19 3,076 Kotnik
20 3,003 Rozman
21 2,969 Kavčič
22 2.899 Petek
23 2.875 Kastelic
24 2,848 Kolar
25 2,833 Žagar
26 2,820 Hočevar
27 2,812 Oblak
28 2,724 Košir
29 2,664 Koren
30 2,417 Klemenčič

Spain

Main article: Spanish naming customs

The top ten surnames cover about 20% of population, with important geographical differences. The regional distribution of surnames within Spain was homogenized mostly through internal migrations, especially from 1950 on. Names typical of the old crown of Castile have become the most common all over the country. Most of the common Spanish surnames originating from Germanic first names were introduced in Spain during centuries V-VII by the Visigoths, so almost all of them are from the Visigoth tradition.

  1. García - 1,378,000 people (3.48%) Pre-Roman, either Iberian or Basque.
  2. Fernández - 851,000 (2.15%) Son of Fernando, Fredenand, or Fridnand; Germanic
  3. González - 839,000 (2.12%) Son of Gonzalo, from the Latinised form Gundisalvus; Germanic
  4. Rodríguez - 804,000 (2.03%) Son of Rodrigo, Roderic; Germanic
  5. López - 796,000 (2.01%) Son of Lope, Latin Lupus, meaning wolf
  6. Martínez - 788,000 (1.97%) Son of Martin, Latin Martis, genitive form of Mars
  7. Sánchez - 725,000 (1.83%) Son of Sancho, Latin Sanctius
  8. Pérez - 709,000 (1.79%) Son of Pedro, Latin Petrus
  9. Martín - 459,000 (1.16%)
  10. Gómez - 440,000 (1.11%) Son of Gomes, Gomo, or Gomaro; Germanic
  11. Ruiz - 321,000 (0.81%) Son of Rui, variation or short for Rodrigo
  12. Hernández - 305,000 (0.77%) Son of Hernando, variation of Fernando
  13. Jiménez - 293,000 (0.74%) son of Jimeno, Xemeno. or Ximeno; Basque
  14. Díaz - 293,000 (0.74%) Son of Diago
  15. Álvarez - 273,000 (0.69%) Son of Alvaro, from Alvar; Germanic
  16. Moreno - 261,000 (0.66%) Brown-haired, tanned, brunet
  17. Muñoz - 241,000 (0.61%) Son of Munio; Pre-Roman
  18. Alonso - 206,000 (0.52%) Variation of Alfonso; Germanic
  19. Gutiérrez - 170,000 (0.43%) Son of Gutier, Gutierre, or Gualtierre; Germanic
  20. Romero - 170,000 (0.43%) (pilgrim)
  21. Navarro - 158,400 (0.40%) Navarrese, "from Navarre"; toponym
  22. Torres - 134,600 (0.34%) Towers; toponym
  23. Domínguez - 134,600 (0.34%) Son of Domingo, from Latin Domenicus, Dominus, "master"
  24. Gil - 134,600 (0.34%) From older form Egidio; patronymic
  25. Vázquez - 130,000 (0.33%) Son of Vasco or Velasco; Basque
  26. Serrano - 122,700 (0.31%) "Highlander"
  27. Ramos - 118,000 (0.30%) Branches; meaning born during Christian festivity Palm Sunday
  28. Blanco - 118,000 (0.30%) "White"
  29. Sanz - 106,900 (0.27%)
  30. Castro - 102,900 (0.26%) "village" castro
  31. Suárez - 102,900 (0.26%) Son of Suero or Suaro; unknown origin
  32. Ortega - 99,000 (0.25%) From Ortiga, nettle plant
  33. Rubio - 99,000 (0.25%) Blond, fair-haired; Latin Rubeus, meaning ruddy, reddish
  34. Molina - 99,000 (0.25%) (Mill, place with mills
  35. Delgado - 95,000 (0.24%) "Thin man"
  36. Ramírez - 95,000 (0.24%) Son of Ramiro, Radamir, or Radmir; Germanic
  37. Morales - 95,000 (0.24%) Blackberry groves
  38. Ortiz - 87,120 (0.22%) Son of Ortún; Latin Fortunius, meaning fortunate one
  39. Marín - 83,160 (0.21%) Latin Marinus, meaning sailor
  40. Iglesias - 83,160 (0.21%) "Churches"

Source:[41] - Data from December 1999. (2004 data confirmation of top 25)

Sweden

Source: World Family Names

Sweden[42]
2008 Surname
Rank #
1 255,205 Johansson
2 254,909 Andersson
3 226,049 Karlsson
4 173,483 Nilsson
5 148,969 Eriksson
6 126,061 Larsson
7 115,828 Olsson
8 109,320 Persson
9 103,208 Svensson
10 98,592 Gustafsson
11 97,232 Pettersson
12 74,630 Jonsson
13 50,800 Jansson
14 44,389 Hansson
15 34,682 Bengtsson
16 32,775 Jönsson
17 27,542 Lindberg
18 26,896 Jakobsson
19 26,705 Magnusson
20 26,611 Olofsson

Switzerland

Surnames of the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino

Rank Ticino
1 Bianchi
2 Bernasconi
3 Fontana
4 Crivelli
5 Galli
6 Cereghetti
7 Colombo
8 Rossi
9 Ferrari
10 Cavadini

Turkey

Rank Name Meaning
1 Öztürk pure Turk
2 Yılmaz unbeatable/dauntless
3 Kaya rock
4 Demir iron
5 Şahin peregrine falcon
6 Çelik steel
7 Yıldırım thunderbolt
8 Erdoğan firstborn
9 Yazıcı clerk
10 Karadağ black mountain

Source: Turkish Directorate-General of Population and Citizenships[43][44]

Ukraine

Main articles: Ukrainian surnames and Ukrainian names

Many of the surnames use the same root but different suffixes, or even different roots of the same meaning, depending on the part of Ukraine the person hails from.[45]

  1. Melnyk (miller)
  2. Shevchenko (shoemaker's)
  3. Boyko (peppy's)
  4. Kovalenko (smith's)
  5. Bondarenko (cooper's)
  6. Tkachenko (weaver's)
  7. Kovalchuk (smith's)
  8. Kravchenko (tailor's)
  9. Oliynyk (oil maker)
  10. Shevchuk (shoemaker's apprentice)
  11. Koval (smith)
  12. Polishchuk (from Polesye)
  13. Bondar (cooper)
  14. Tkachuk (weaver's)
  15. Moroz (frost)
  16. Marchenko (Mark's)
  17. Lysenko (fox's)
  18. Rudenko (red's)
  19. Savchenko (Savva's)
  20. Petrenko (Peter's)

United Kingdom

England

Rank Surname Percentage[46]
1 Smith 1.26
2 Jones 0.75
3 Taylor 0.59
4 Brown 0.56
5 Williams 0.39
6 Wilson 0.39
7 Johnson 0.37
8 Davies 0.34
9 Robinson 0.32
10 Wright 0.32
11 Thompson 0.31
12 Evans 0.30
13 Walker 0.30
14 White 0.30
15 Roberts 0.28
16 Green 0.28
17 Hall 0.28
18 Wood 0.27
19 Jackson 0.27
20 Clarke 0.26
Greater London

The following list is for Greater London.[47]

  1. Brown
  2. Smith
  3. Patel
  4. Jones
  5. Williams
  6. Johnson
  7. Taylor
  8. Thomas
  9. Roberts
  10. Khan
  11. Lewis
  12. Jackson
  13. Clarke
  14. James
  15. Phillips
  16. Wilson
  17. Ali
  18. Mason
  19. Mitchell
  20. Rose
  21. Davis
  22. Davies
  23. Rodríguez
  24. Cox
  25. Alexander

Northern Ireland

Data from University College London, Paediatric-Epidemiology Significance Surnames Paper. Numbers in brackets indicate percentages.

  1. Wilson (0.75)
  2. Campbell (0.75)
  3. Kelly (0.74)
  4. Johnston (0.69)
  5. Moore (0.62)
  6. Thompson (0.61)
  7. Smyth (0.60)
  8. Brown (0.59)
  9. O’Neill (0.57)
  10. Doherty (0.54)
  11. Stewart (0.54)
  12. Quinn (0.51)
  13. Robinson (0.50)
  14. Murphy (0.49)
  15. Graham (0.48)
  16. Martin (0.45)
  17. McLaughlin (0.45)
  18. Hamilton (0.44)
  19. Murray (0.43)
  20. Hughes (0.41)

Scotland

Data from University College London, Paediatric-Epidemiology Significance Surnames Paper. Numbers in brackets indicate percentages.

  1. Smith (1.28)
  2. Brown (0.94)
  3. Wilson (0.89)
  4. Robertson (0.78)
  5. Thomson (0.78)
  6. Campbell (0.77)
  7. Stewart (0.73)
  8. Anderson (0.70)
  9. Scott (0.55)
  10. Murray (0.53)
  11. MacDonald (0.52)
  12. Reid (0.52)
  13. Taylor (0.49)
  14. Clark (0.47)
  15. Ross (0.43)
  16. Young (0.42)
  17. Mitchell (0.41)
  18. Watson (0.41)
  19. Paterson (0.40)
  20. Morrison (0.40)
  21. Sanders (0.40)

Wales

Data from University College London, Paediatric-Epidemiology Significance Surnames Paper. Numbers in brackets indicate percentages.

  1. Jones (5.75)
  2. Williams (3.72)
  3. Davies (3.72)
  4. Evans (2.47)
  5. Thomas (2.43)
  6. Roberts (1.53)
  7. Lewis (1.53)
  8. Hughes (1.23)
  9. Morgan (1.16)
  10. Griffiths (0.96)
  11. Edwards (0.93)
  12. Smith (0.85)
  13. James (0.82)
  14. Rees (0.81)
  15. Jenkins (0.69)
  16. Owen (0.67)
  17. Price (0.67)
  18. Phillips (0.65)
  19. Moss (0.63)
  20. Driscoll (0.53)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Lithuanian language has different endings for surnames for men and women. The ending of a woman's surname indicates whether she is married or not. Last names of married women end in -ienė while those of unmarried girls end in -ytė, -iūtė, -utė, -aitė.[citation needed]

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