Lists of most common surnames in European countries Common surnames in Europe
This article contains lists of the most common surnames in most of the countries of Europe , including Armenia , Kosovo , and five transcontinental countries but excluding five European microstates . Countries are arranged in alphabetical order .
Albania
At the moment, listings for the most common names are unavailable for Albania. However the most common names include the following:
Common names denoting profession. Of these, religious professional names have been particularly widespread, including Hoxha (a Muslim priest, Sunni or Bektashi , with its variant Hoxhaj ), Prifti (a Christian priest, Catholic or Orthodox), Shehu (a Bektashi priest) and Dervishi (Bektashi clergy). Bektashi itself is also a common surname. Ironically, Hoxha was the surname of Enver Hoxha , the leader of Communist Albania who banned all religions. There are numerous other professional names which are not as common. Begu also denotes a former ruler and also the surname(s) Gjoni or Gjonaj.
Common names which originated as patrinomials. Common names of this sort include Leka or Lekaj (Alex), Gjoni or Gjonaj (John), Murati (Murad), Mehmeti (Mehmed), Hysi (typically short for Hussein), Gjika/Gjoka (short for Jacob, cf Jake), Marku (Mark), Kola/Kolla/Nikolla (Nicholas), Hasani (Hassan), Kristi/Kristo, Luka (Lucas), Brahimi (Abraham, from Turkish), Sinani, Thanasi (Athanasius), Halili (Halil), and Abazi (Abbas). Albanians of Muslim background often bear Christian last names (denoting former Christian origin), and those with Christian often bear Muslim last names (which many in Northern regions adopted thinking it would lead to better treatment from the Ottoman authorities), although the holders of Bektashi surnames are usually actually of Bektashi background
Common names which originated as place names. May denote former residence, or, if the bearer has a Muslim patrilineal background, that their ancestors ruled the place. Common places used as surnames include Dibra, Laci, Shkodra, Prishtina, Delvina, Koroveshi and Permeti, as well as the famous Frasheri surname of the Frasheri family. Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin ), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin ) and Chami (for Cham origin ).
Some common names are Northern Albanian clan names that double as place names such as Kelmendi and Shkreli . Other notable clan-origin names include Berisha , Krasniqi and Gashi . These sorts of names are very common in far Northern Albania and in Kosovo.
Colors: of which Kuqi (red) and Bardhi (white) are the most commonly used as surnames.
Armenia
Source: Armenia 's Voter List[ 1]
Austria
The forty-one most common surnames in Austria as published in 2006 are shown below beside the approximate percentage of the Austrian population sharing each surname.[ 2]
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Statistics available for the Belarusian capital of Minsk only:[ 4]
Rank
Surname in Russian
Surname in Belarusian
Romanization
Population
1
Иванов
Іваноў
Ivanoŭ
7,000
2
Козлов
Казлоў
Kazloŭ
4,700
3
Ковалёв
Кавалёў
Kavalioŭ
4,300
4
Козловский
Казлоўскі
Kazloŭski
3,900
5
Новик
Новік
Novik
3,300
Belgium
Belgium is a European nation composed of three main regions: Flemish Region (Flanders), Walloon Region (Wallonia), and Brussels-Capital Region . Flanders has a Dutch-language tradition, while Wallonia has a French-language tradition. The Brussels-Capital Region is a mix of both Dutch- and French-language influences, with a large influx of foreign names. These different linguistic backgrounds are reflected in differing frequencies of surnames, as shown in the table below. On 31 December 1997 there were 316 295 different surnames in Belgium (total population: 11,521,238).
Note — the following table contains the ten most common surnames in each of the three federal regions as of 1 January 2021.[ 5] [ 6]
Rank
Surname
Population
Language
Meaning
National
Brussels
Flanders
Wallonia
1
72
1
63
Peeters
31,079
Dutch
(son) of Peter [earlier form: Peeter]
2
60
2
52
Janssens
28,532
Dutch
(son) of John
3
64
3
66
Maes
24,594
Dutch
(son) of Thomas [earlier form: Thomaes]
4
60
4
88
Jacobs
19,077
Dutch
(son) of Jacob / James
5
78
6
66
Mertens
17,906
Dutch
(son) of Maarten [earlier form: Merten]
6
39
5
65
Willems
17,747
Dutch
(son) of Willem
7
79
7
102
Claes
15,798
Dutch
(son) of Nicolaas [earlier form: Niclaes]
8
65
9
124
Goossens
15,269
Dutch
(son) of Goos
9
68
8
181
Wouters
14,999
Dutch
(son) of Walter
10
57
10
259
De Smet
13,484
Dutch
the smith
13
7
237
1
Dubois
12,387
French
of the forest
17
21
262
2
Lambert
11232
French
bright land
21
22
162
4
Dupont
9,795
French
of the bridge
31
9
546
3
Martin
8,677
French
of or pertaining to the Roman god Mars
36
1
295
109
Diallo
8,159
Fula
unclear (one of four common Fula surnames)
37
15
1134
5
Simon
7,533
French
40
25
797
7
Dumont
7,389
French
of the mountain
45
30
1283
6
Leclercq
7,117
French
the clerk
47
29
1119
8
Laurent
6,785
French
from Laurentum
50
35
944
10
Denis
6,636
French
Derived from Greek god of wine, Dionysus , but original etymology unclear
59
87
1638
9
Lejeune
6,246
French
the young one
119
2
564
381
Bah
4,516
Fula
unclear (one of four common Fula surnames)
234
3
1010
370
Barry
3,332
Fula
unclear (one of four common Fula surnames)
318
5
1114
268
Nguyen
2,736
Vietnamese
Sino-Vietnamese 阮 ('ruan')
451
4
1751
999
Sow
2,132
Fula
unclear (one of four common Fula surnames)
956
10
2482
2970
Benali
1,267
Arabic
son of Ali
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosniaks
Serbs
The following names are the most common names for Serbs from Bosnia and Herzegovina .[ 7]
Bulgaria
Feminized names included (m. Dimitrov – f. Dimitrova). Figures are from 2018 and provided by the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute.[ 8]
Statistic of the Bulgarian surnames
Rank
Surname
Transliteration
Number of males
Number of females
1
Иванов/Иванова
Ivanov /Ivanova
136,125
141,183
2
Георгиев/Георгиева
Georgiev /Georgieva
105,209
108,302
3
Димитров/Димитрова
Dimitrov /Dimitrova
101,020
104,754
4
Петров/Петрова
Petrov /Petrova
67,804
71,082
5
Николов/Николова
Nikolov /Nikolova
58,189
61,339
6
Христов/Христова
Hristov /Hristova
53,818
57,034
7
Стоянов/Стоянова
Stoyanov /Stoyanova
53,088
56,387
8
Тодоров/Тодорова
Todorov /Todorova
52,139
54,275
9
Илиев/Илиева
Iliev /Ilieva
44,732
46,343
10
Ангелов/Ангелова
Angelov /Angelova
43,985
45,629
Croatia
Rank[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Frequency
Surname
Surname derivation[ 12]
1
21,618
Horvat
ethnic name for a Croat
2
15,160
Kovačević
patronymic , from kovač 'blacksmith'
3
12,840
Babić
matronymic , or nickname, from baba '(old) woman', 'grandmother'
4
11,555
Marić
1. matronymic, from Mara – short variant of Marija 'Mary'; 2. patronymic, from Maro – short variant of Marije 'Marius' or Marijan 'Marianus'
5
11,163
Jurić
patronymic, from Jure or Juro – regional variants of Juraj 'George'
6
10,794
Novak
1. a newcomer, from novy 'new'; 2. topographic name, for peasant who settled on newly cleared land
7
10,546
Kovačić
patronymic, from kovač 'blacksmith'
8
10,334
Knežević
from knez 'prince' or 'duke'
9
10,191
Vuković
patronymic, from Vuk – ancient Slavic name meaning 'wolf'
10
9,854
Marković
patronymic, from Marko 'Marcus'
11
9,614
Petrović
patronymic, from Petar and Peter
12
9,960
Matić
patronymic, from Matija 'Matthias' or Matej 'Matthew'; or possibly from their short variants Mate or Mato
13
9,464
Tomić
patronymic, from Tomo or Toma 'Thomas'
14
8,601
Pavlović
patronymic, from Pavao , Pavle , and Pavel 'Paul'
15
8,542
Kovač
occupational name, from kovač 'blacksmith'
16
8,258
Božić
patronymic, from Božo (from bozhy meaning 'of God')
17
8,152
Blažević
patronymic, from Blaž lat. Blasius 'Blaise'
18
8,010
Grgić
patronymic, from Grga or Grgo – short 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 (Slavic name 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 Perko (Peter)
27
6,797
Popović
patronymic, from Pop (priest)
28
6,760
Bošnjak
regional name, person from Bosnia
29
6,653
Jukić
patronymic, from Juko or Juka – regional variants of Juraj 'George'
30
6,417
Barišić
patronymic, from Bariša – short or regional variant of Bartol , Bartul , Bartolomej 'Bartholomew'
Czechia
Feminized names are included (m. Novák /f. Nováková ). Figures are from 2009 and provided by the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Statistic of the Czech Republic surnames[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Rank
Surname
Meaning
Number of men
Number of women
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
dark or black
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
Nineteen of the twenty most common Danish surnames as of 1 January 2022 are patronymic ending in Norse -sen ('son of'), the only exception being Møller (Miller).[ 16]
Rank
Surname
Meaning (*variant/s also listed)
#
1
Nielsen
son of Niels
236,397
2
Jensen
son of Jens
233,713
3
Hansen
son of Hans
197,548
4
Pedersen
son of Peder *
150,161
5
Andersen
son of Anders
149,643
6
Christensen
son of Christen *
111,816
7
Larsen
son of Lars
107,721
8
Sørensen
son of Søren
102,848
9
Rasmussen
son of Rasmus
88,351
10
Jørgensen
son of Jørgen
82,285
11
Petersen
son of Peter *
72,757
12
Madsen
son of Mads
60,676
13
Kristensen
son of Kristen *
57,758
14
Olsen
son of Ole
44,629
15
Thomsen
son of Thomas
38,244
16
Christiansen
son of Christian *
35,143
17
Poulsen
son of Poul
30,545
18
Johansen
son of Johan /Johannes *
29,866
19
Møller
Miller
29,481
20
Mortensen
son of Morten
28,124
Faroe Islands
The 20 most common surnames in the Faroe Islands as published in 2017 are shown below beside the number of people of the Faroese population sharing each surname.[ 17]
Estonia
Data from 2008.[ 18]
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
linden 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
2,265
Karpin
7
1,968
Mihhailov
8
1,927
Pavlov
9
1,909
Semjonov
10
1,862
Andrejev
11
1,845
Aleksejev
Finland
Rank
Surname
Meaning
Population
Percentage[ 19]
1
Korhonen
Uncertain meaning; see article
23,312
0.425
2
Virtanen
virta 'stream'
23,020
0.420
3
Mäkinen
mäki 'hill'
21,014
0.383
4
Nieminen
niemi 'cape'
20,969
0.382
5
Mäkelä
hill place
19,538
0.356
6
Hämäläinen
Tavastian, comes from Tavastia
19,129
0.349
7
Laine
wave
18,752
0.342
8
Heikkinen
first name Heikki, "Henry", "Henrik"
17,926
0.327
9
Koskinen
koski 'rapids'
17,737
0.324
10
Järvinen
järvi 'lake'
16,802
0.306
11
Lehtonen
lehto 'grove'
16,649
0.304
12
Lehtinen
lehti 'leaf'
15,602
0.285
13
Saarinen
saari 'island'
15,295
0.279
14
Salminen
salmi 'strait'
15,087
0.275
15
Heinonen
heinä 'hay'
14,957
0.273
16
Niemi
cape
14,951
0.273
17
Heikkilä
first name Heikki, "Henry", "Henrik"
14,558
0.266
18
Kinnunen
from the Swedish skinnare 'skinner'
14,319
0.261
19
Salonen
salo 'backwoods'
14,270
0.260
20
Turunen
turku 'market, selling place', nowadays only the name of a city (Turku )
13,802
0.252
21
Salo
backwoods
13,487
0.246
22
Laitinen
laita 'side, margin'
13,085
0.239
23
Tuominen
tuomi 'bird cherry'
12,852
0.234
24
Rantanen
ranta 'shore, beach'
12,834
0.234
25
Karjalainen
Karelian, comes from Karelia
12,830
0.234
26
Jokinen
joki 'river'
12,514
0.228
27
Mattila
first name Matti, "Matt", "Mathew", -la , place suffix
12,330
0.225
28
Savolainen
Savonian, comes from Savonia
11,592
0.211
29
Lahtinen
lahti 'bay'
11,470
0.209
30
Ahonen
aho 'meadow'
11,238
0.205
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', saari 'island' — 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 '. The suffix -nen is an adjective ending.
Most common Swedish surnames in Finland
France
Rank[ 20]
#
Surname
Meaning
1
235,846
Martin
2
105,132
Bernard
3
95,998
Dubois
woods dweller
4
95,387
Thomas
5
91,393
Robert
6
90,689
Richard
7
88,318
Petit
short
8
84,252
Durand
strong, resilient
9
78,868
Leroy
the king
10
78,177
Moreau
brown; like the Moors
11
76,655
Simon
12
75,307
Laurent
13
74,564
Lefebvre
blacksmith
14
74,318
Michel
15
68,720
Garcia
16
61,762
David
17
59,817
Bertrand
18
59,440
Roux
redhead
19
57,351
Vincent
20
57,047
Fournier
baker
21
56,760
Morel
brown; like the Moors
22
55,642
Girard
23
55,228
André
24
53,670
Lefèvre
smith
25
53,622
Mercier
textile trader
26
53,405
Dupont
bridge dweller
27
51,543
Lambert
28
50,999
Bonnet
good-mannered
29
50,612
François
30
49,762
Martinez
son of Martín
Georgia
Rank
Surname
Romanization
Total Number[ 21] (2018)
1
ბერიძე
Beridze
29,173
2
მამედოვი
Mamedovi
28,358
3
ალიევი
Alievi
19,327
4
კაპანაძე
Kapanadze
19,257
5
გელაშვილი
Gelashvili
18,310
6
მაისურაძე
Maisuradze
16,198
7
გიორგაძე
Giorgadze
14,162
8
ლომიძე
Lomidze
13,062
9
წიკლაური
Tsiklauri
13,019
10
ბოლქვაძე
Bolkvadze
12,824
Germany
Greece
The majority of Greek names are patronymic. There are also several names derived from professions (Samaras , Σαμαράς 'saddle maker', Papoutsis , Παπουτσής 'shoe maker'), area of (former) residence (Kritikos , Κρητικός 'from Crete ', Aivaliotis , Αϊβαλιώτης 'from Ayvalık '), nicknames relating to physical or other characteristics (Kontos , Κοντός 'short', Mytaras , Μυταράς 'large-nosed', Koufos , Κουφός 'deaf') and more.
The patronymic suffix varies between dialects; thus Giannidis, Giannakos, Giannatos, Giannopoulos, Giannelis, Giannioglou all mean 'son of Giannis'.[ 27]
Rank
Surname
Transliteration
Meaning
*
Σαμαράς
Samaras
saddle maker
*
Παπουτσής
Papoutsis
shoe maker
*
Κρητικός
Kritikos
from Crete
*
Αϊβαλιώτης
Aivaliotis
from Ayvalık
*
Κοντός
Kontos
short
*
Μυταράς
Mytaras
large-nosed
*
Κουφός
Koufos
deaf
Hungary
As of 2011, 2,095,788 individuals (21% of the population) bear the most common 20 names, and 3,347,493 individuals (33.5%) bearing the top 100 names.[ 28] [ 29] 25 most common surnames in Hungary as of January 2019:[ 30] [ 29]
Rank
Population
Surname
Meaning
1
227,671
Nagy
big/large/great
2
210,213
Kovács
smith (occupational name)
3
205,582
Tóth
Slovak (Slovenian , Slav)
4
203,126
Szabó
tailor (occupational name)
5
197,153
Horváth
Croat
6
133,959
Varga
leatherworker (occupational name)
7
126,587
Kiss
little/small
8
103,865
Molnár
miller (occupational name)
9
88,150
Németh
German
10
82,193
Farkas
wolf
11
81,938
Balogh
left-handed
12
50,959
Papp
priest (occupational name)
13
50,172
Lakatos
locksmith (occupational name)
14
49,761
Takács
weaver (occupational name)
15
49,197
Juhász
shepherd (occupational name)
16
38,428
Mészáros
butcher (occupational name)
17
38,385
Oláh
Vlach (Romanian )
18
36,810
Simon
Simon
19
35,116
Rácz
Serb (South Slavic)
20
33,237
Fekete
black
21
31,554
Szilágyi
hailing from Szilágyság
22
25,963
Török
Turkish
23
25,685
Fehér
white
24
25,294
Balázs
Blaise
25
24,672
Gál
Gallic (uncertain)
Iceland
While the vast majority of Icelanders do not use regular surnames but rather patronyms or matronyms, around 4% of Icelanders have proper surnames. See also Icelandic names .
The 20 most common surnames in the Iceland as published in 2017 are shown below beside the number of people of the Icelandic population sharing each surname.[ 31]
Ireland
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/Mac Murchú
Ó Murchadha Mac Murchaidh
Son or Descendant of Murchadh (a personal name meaning 'sea hound/warrior')[ 32]
2
Kelly
Mac ceallaigh/Ó Ceallaigh
son or Descendant of Ceallach ('strife')[ 33]
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
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 Conchúir
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
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 or Mac Ceannéidigh
Descendant of Cinnéide ('adorned head')[ 34]
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/Mac Cuinn
Descendant of Conn ('hound/chief')[ 35]
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 Little (or Descendant), 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.[ 36] [ 37]
Italy
From Mappa dei Cognomi website.[ 38]
Rank[ 39]
Surname
Frequency
Meaning
1
Rossi
60,487
red (Northern and Central Italy)
2
Russo
42,877
red (Southern Italy)
3
Ferrari
33,707
blacksmith
4
Esposito
31,980
exposed (abandoned child; orphan)
5
Bianchi
25,121
white
6
Romano
24,062
Roman
7
Colombo
23,484
dove (abandoned child)
8
Bruno
20,509
brown
9
Ricci
19,879
curly
10
Greco
18,225
Greek
11
Marino
17,939
marine, seaman
12
Gallo
17,622
French
13
De Luca
17,438
son of Luke
14
Conti
17,173
Count
15
Costa
16,875
coast
16
Mancini
16,784
left-handed
17
Giordano
16,636
Jordan
18
Rizzo
16,394
curly
19
Lombardi
15,220
Lombard
20
Barbieri
14,304
barber
21
Moretti
14,255
brown (diminutive form)
22
Fontana
14,214
fountain
23
Caruso
13,756
boy, apprentice
24
Mariani
13,652
Marian
25
Ferrara
13,236
blacksmith
26
Santoro
13,141
Sanctorum omnium (all saints' day )
27
Rinaldi
12,861
Reynold
28
Leone
12,661
lion
29
D'Angelo
12,620
son of Angelo
30
Longo
12,273
long
31
Galli
12,240
French
32
Martini
12,090
Martin
33
Martinelli
11,819
Martin (diminutive)
34
Serra
11,484
saw (carpenter)
35
Conte
11,347
Count
36
Vitale
11,266
Vitale (given name)
37
De Santis
11,208
of the saints
38
Marchetti
11,115
little Marco
39
Messina
11,113
40
Gentile
11,019
gentle
41
Villa
11,011
dwelling
42
Marini
10,875
seafarer
43
Lombardo
10,803
Lombard
44
Coppola
10,783
beret
45
Ferri
10,679
iron's
46
Parisi
10,675
from Paros
47
De Angelis
10,509
of the angels
48
Bianco
10,467
white
49
Amato
10,449
beloved
50
Fabbri
10,330
blacksmith
51
Gatti
10,303
cats
52
Sala
10,283
Sala
53
Morelli
10,181
54
Grasso
10,076
fat
55
Pellegrini
10,027
pilgrims
56
Ferraro
10,020
blacksmith
57
Monti
10,007
mountains
58
Palumbo
9,775
pigeon
59
Grassi
9,749
fat
60
Testa
9,728
head
61
Valentini
9,435
valiant, bold
62
Carbone
9,293
coal
63
Benedetti
9,258
blessed/son of Benedict
64
Silvestri
9,250
son of Sylvester
65
Farina
9,168
flour (occupational surname)
66
D'Amico
9,125
son of Amico
67
Martino
8,877
Martin
68
Bernardi
8,849
Barnard
69
Caputo
8,826
big headed
70
Mazza
8,756
toolmaker, smith
71
Sanna
8,740
Fang (Sardinian )[ 40]
72
Fiore
8,734
flower
73
De Rosa
8,727
from the rose
74
Pellegrino
8,678
pilgrim
75
Giuliani
8,647
son of Julian
76
Rizzi
8,594
curly
77
Di Stefano
8,521
son of Steven
78
Cattaneo
8,479
captain
79
Rossetti
8,454
red one
80
Orlando
8,423
Roland
81
Basile
8,368
Basil
82
Neri
8,358
black
83
Barone
8,344
Baron
84
Palmieri
8,297
Palmer
85
Riva
8,203
shore
86
Romeo
8,074
Roman
87
Franco
8,047
Frank
88
Sorrentino
8,017
from Sorrento
89
Pagano
8,007
pagan
90
D'Agostino
7,904
Son of Augustin
91
Piras
7,889
pear tree (Sardinia)
92
Ruggiero
7,812
Rodger
93
Montanari
7,795
highlander
94
Battaglia
7,713
battle
95
Bellini
7,690
little beautiful one
96
Castelli
7,671
castles
97
Guerra
7,572
war
98
Poli
7,538
99
Valente
7,493
valiant, bold
100
Ferretti
7,489
smith
Kazakhstan
Provided here is a list of the 33 most common surnames in Kazakhstan according to the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan as of 2014.[ 41]
Rank
Cyrillic script
Latin script
Language (and meaning)
Occurrence
1
Ахметов
Ahmetov
Kazakh , "son of Ahmet "
73,627
2
Омаров
Omarov
Kazakh, "son of Omar "
45,123
3
Ким
Kim
Korean
42,274
4
Оспанов
Ospanov
Kazakh
41,068
5
Иванов
Ivanov
Russian , "son of Ivan "
39,296
6
Алиев
Aliev
Kazakh, "son of Ali "
36,084
7
Сулейменов
Suleimenov
Kazakh, "son of Suleimen "
33,940
8
Искаков
Iskakov
Kazakh
31,988
9
Абдрахманов
Abdrahmanov
Kazakh, "son of Abdrahman "
29,091
10
Ибрагимов
Ibragimov
Kazakh, "son of Ibragim "
28,755
11
Калиев
Kaliev
Kazakh, "son of Kali"
28,219
12
Садыков
Sadykov
Kazakh, "son of Sadyk
27,810
13
Ибраев
Ibraev
Kazakh
26,531
14
Кузнецов
Kuznetsov
Russian, "son of a blacksmith"
25,990
15
Попов
Popov
Russian, "son of a priest"
24,956
16
Смагулов
Smagulov
Kazakh
24,005
17
Абдуллаев
Abdullaev
Kazakh, "son of Abdulla "
23,729
18
Исаев
Isaev
Kazakh, "son of Isa "
22,910
19
Султанов
Sultanov
Kazakh, "son of Sultan "
22,808
22
Юсупов
Iusupov
Uzbek , "son of Yusup "
22,763
21
Исмаилов
Ismailov
Kazakh, "son of Ismail "
21,392
22
Нургалиев
Nurgaliev
Kazakh, "son of Nurgali "
21,133
23
Каримов
Karimov
Kazakh, "son of Karim "
20,575
24
Серік/Серик
Serik
Kazakh
19 550
25
Ли
Li
Korean
17,049
26
Цой
Tsoi
Korean
12,088
27
Амангельды
Amangeldy
Kazakh
15,125
28
Болат
Bolat
Kazakh
11,234
29
Бондаренко
Bondarenko
Ukrainian
10,648
30
Марат
Marat
Kazakh, "Murad "
10,417
31
Серікбай/Серикбай
Serıkbay/Serikbay
Kazakh
10,193
32
Мурат
Murat
Kazakh, "Murad "
10,106
33
Кусаинов
Kusainov
Kazakh, "son of Kusain "
10,103
Kosovo
These statistics are based on the Kosovo Agency of Statistics report on names and surnames in Kosovo, which took place in 2017.[ 42]
Rank
Surname
Number of individuals
1
Krasniqi
58,199
2
Gashi
57,396
3
Berisha
43,727
4
Morina
27,222
5
Shala
25,585
6
Bytyqi
18,840
7
Hasani
13,187
8
Kastrati
13,015
9
Kryeziu
12,882
10
Hoti
12,709
Latvia
Latvian surnames
Lithuania
Lithuania, 2015[ 45]
Rank
Male
Female[ note 1]
Meaning
1
Kazlauskas
Kazlauskienė
equivalent of Polish Kozłowski from kozioł 'billy goat', certainly from before Christianity.
2
Jankauskas
Jankauskienė
from Jankowski from Janek from Jan in Polish, the apostle John.
3
Petrauskas
Petrauskienė
of Peter or Piotr in Polish
4
Stankevičius
Stankevičienė
from Polish Stanisławski from Stanisław 'state of glory'
5
Vasiliauskas
Vasiliauskienė
of Vasil from Greek Basileus 'royal, kingly' reference to Christ, the king of heaven.
6
Butkus
Butkienė
from Polish Budzisław 'awakening glory'
7
Žukauskas
Žukauskienė
from Polish Żukowski from żuk 'beetle', also taken from before Christianity.
8
Paulauskas
Paulauskienė
of the apostle Paul
9
Urbonas
Urbonienė
from Latin urbanus 'from the city' meaning 'connected to Rome and Christianity'.
10
Kavaliauskas
Kavaliauskienė
from Polish Kowalski from Kowal 'blacksmith'
Luxembourg
Out of 236,000 entries in the EDITUS phone book:
Malta
Rank[ 47]
%
#
Surname
1
3.3
13,610
Borg
2
3.1
13,090
Camilleri
3
2.9
12,192
Vella
4
2.9
11,953
Farrugia
5
2.3
9,769
Zammit
6
2.1
8,767
Galea
7
2.1
8,677
Micallef
8
2.0
8,178
Grech
9
1.8
7,680
Attard
10
1.8
7,316
Spiteri
Moldova
Rank
Surname
Meaning
Total number of families[ 48]
1
Rusu
from Rus
23,028
2
Ceban
shepherd
20,929
3
Ciobanu
shepherd
17,167
4
Țurcan
(archaic) farmer
16,984
5
Cebotari
shoemaker
15,464
6
Sîrbu
Serb
14,171
7
Lungu
long, tall
14,090
8
Munteanu
from the mountain
13,904
9
Rotari
from roată 'wheel'
13,511
10
Popa
priest
12,923
11
Ursu
bear
11,456
12
Guțu
dove
11,433
13
Roșca
red-haired, ginger
11,194
14
Melnic
miller
10,632
15
Cojocari
coat crafter
10,526
Montenegro
Netherlands
The most recent complete count of surnames in the Netherlands is based on the September 2007 county registrations.
Rank
Surname
Number in 2007
Percent
Number in 1947
English equivalent (or meaning)
1
De Jong
86,534
0.53%
55,256
the 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
5
Van Dijk , Van Dyk
57,944
0.35%
36,578
of (from) 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
Mayor (local official such as bailiff or steward)
11
De Boer
39,576
0.24%
25,662
the farmer
12
Mulder
37,250
0.23%
24,665
Miller
13
De Groot
37,221
0.23%
24,724
The Great
14
Bos
36,478
0.22%
23,790
Bush (literally); woods/forest
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
of (from) Leeuwen ; likely also from other places
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
the white
22
Dijkstra
24,175
0.15%
15,647
a (from the) dike
23
Smits
23,816
0.15%
15,151
Smith
24
De Graaf
21,699
0.13%
13,718
The reeve (local official, e.g. bailiff); literally: the count
25
Van der Meer
21,354
0.13%
13,011
of (from) the lake
When closely related names are combined, the top 15 are:
Rank
Surname
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" is an abbreviation which stands for all variants of "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 , Meyerink , Mentink.
North Macedonia
The most recent complete count of surnames is based on end of year 2022 State Statistical Office.[ 50]
Rank
#
Surname
Versions
Meaning
1
31,670
Stojanovski
Stojanoski, Stojanov, Stojanovska, Stojanoska, Stojanova, Stojanović
patronymic ; descendant of Stojan (Stoyan)
2
27,285
Jovanovski
Jovanoski, Jovanov, Jovanovska, Jovanoska, Jovanova, Jovanović
patronymic; descendant of Jovan (John in Macedonian)
3
26,918
Nikolovski
Nikoloski, Nikolov, Nikolovska, Nikoloska, Nikolova, Nikolić
patronymic; descendant of Nikola
4
25,101
Ristovski
Ristoski, Ristov, Ristevski, Risteski, Ristovska, Ristoska, Ristova, Ristevska, Risteska, Ristić
patronymic; descendant of Risto or Riste (Christ in Macedonian)
5
18,307
Petrovski
Petroski, Petrov, Petrevski, Petreski, Petrovska, Petroska, Petrova, Petrevska, Petrova, Petrović
patronymic; descendant of Petar or Petre (Peter in Macedonian)
6
17,476
Bajrami
Bajram, Bajramovski, Bajramoski, Bajramov, Bajramovska, Bajramoska, Bajramova, Bajramović
patronymic; descendant of Bajram
7
15,640
Ivanovski
Ivanoski, Ivanov, Ivanovska, Ivanoska, Ivanova, Ivanović
patronymic; descendant of Ivan
8
13,705
Osmani
Osman, Osmanli, Osmanovski, Osmanoski, Osmanov, Osmanovska, Osmanoska, Osmanova, Osmanović
patronymic; descendant of Osman ("wise", in Ottoman Turkish)
9
12,578
Ademi
Adem, Ademovski, Ademoski, Ademov, Ademovska, Ademoska, Ademova, Ademić
patronymic; descendant of Adem (Adam in Ottoman Turkish)
10
12,367
Shabani
Shaban, Shabanovski, Shabanoski, Shabanov, Shabanovska, Shabanoska, Shabanova
patronymic; descendant of Shaban (name of the eight month in the Islamic Calendar)
Macedonian surnames inflect through grammatical cases (in this case, gender). It is common for male surnames to end in -ski and -ov, while female ones end in -ska and -va.
Norway
Rank[ 51]
#
Surname
Meaning
1
53,011
Hansen
patronymic ; son of Hans
2
50,088
Johansen
patronymic; son of Johan or Johannes
3
49,303
Olsen
patronymic; son of Olav , Ole , Olaf or Ola
4
37,869
Larsen
patronymic; son of Lars , Lauritz or Laurits
5
37,206
Andersen
patronymic; son of Anders (or Andres )
6
35,402
Pedersen
patronymic; son of Peder , (Petter , Peter or Per )
7
34,941
Nilsen
patronymic; son of Nils (or Niels )
8
23,595
Kristiansen
patronymic; son of Kristian (or Christian )
9
23,079
Jensen
patronymic; son of Jens
10
21,330
Karlsen
patronymic; son of Karl (or Carl )
11
20,755
Johnsen
patronymic; son of John (or Jon )
12
20,226
Pettersen
patronymic; son of Petter , (Peter , Peder or Per )
13
19,241
Eriksen
patronymic; son of Erik , (Eirik or Erich )
14
18,133
Berg
farm name; a mountain
15
14,392
Haugen
farm name; the Hill
16
14,126
Hagen
farm name; the garden
17
13,387
Johannessen
patronymic; son of Johannes (or Johan )
18
12,139
Andreassen
patronymic; son of Andreas
19
11,925
Jacobsen
patronymic; son of Jacob (or Jakob )
20
11,540
Dahl
farm name; a valley
21
11,481
Jørgensen
patronymic; son of Jørgen
22
11,477
Halvorsen
patronymic; son of Halvor (or Hallvard )
23
11,364
Henriksen
patronymic; son of Henrik (or Henrich )
24
11,282
Lund
farm name; a grove
Poland
Rank
Surname
Meaning
Numbers[ 52]
1
Nowak
newman
207,348
2
Kowalski
from kowal 'smith'
140,471
3
Wiśniewski
from wiśnia 'cherry'
111,174
4
Wójcik
from wójt , a noun describing chief officer of a municipality (gmina ), or from a popular name Wojciech ; from the word wojak ' 'warrior'
100,064
5
Kowalczyk
from kowal 'smith', literally 'smith's son'
98,739
6
Kamiński
from kamień 'stone'
95,816
7
Lewandowski
from lawenda 'lavender '
93,404
8
Zieliński
from zielony 'green'; from zioło , ziele 'herb'
91,522
9
Szymański
from Szymon , equivalent to Simon or Polish for German Schuhmann 'shoemaker'
89,698
10
Woźniak
from woźny , 'usher'
89,015
11
Dąbrowski
from dąbrowa 'oak grove'
87,304
12
Kozłowski
from kozioł 'goat'
76,657
13
Jankowski
from Janek , a diminutive of John
69,280
14
Mazur
Masurian
68,090
15
Kwiatkowski
from kwiatek 'flower (dim.)'
66,917
16
Wojciechowski
from the name Wojciech ; from the word wojak 'warrior'
66,879
17
Krawczyk
from krawiec 'tailor', 'tailor's son'
64,543
18
Kaczmarek
from karczmarz 'innkeeper'
62,399
19
Piotrowski
from Piotr (Peter )
61,844
20
Grabowski
from grab 'hornbeam ' or grabarz 'gravedigger'
59,052
Polish names which end with -ski or -cki or -dzki have both male and female forms – Kamiński/Kamińska, Wielicki/Wielicka, Zawadzki/Zawadzka etc. This needs to be considered when taking a count by, for instance, scanning a telephone book. Historically, -ski , -cki and -dzki , cognate with English -ish and French -esque , was a particle of nobility, like German von .
Portugal
The 50 most frequent surnames in Portugal are listed below.[ 53] [ 54] [ 55] A number of these surnames may be preceded by of/from (de , d' ) or of the/from the (do , da , dos , das ) as in de Sousa , da Costa , d'Oliveira . Those elements are not part of the surname and are not considered in an alphabetical order.
Order
Surname
Meaning
Frequency %
Origin
1
Silva
toponymic ; woodland
9.44%
Latin silva
2
Santos
saints
5.96%
Latin sanctus
3
Ferreira
blacksmith
5.25%
Latin ferrarius
4
Pereira
pear tree
4.88%
Latin pirus
5
Oliveira
olive tree
3.71%
Latin oliva
6
Costa
toponymic; '[from the] coast'
3.68%
Latin costa
7
Rodrigues
patronymic ; 'son of Rodrigo'
3.57%
Germanic Roderich
8
Martins
patronymic; 'son of Martim'
3.23%
Latin Martinus
9
Jesus
'Jesus'
2.99%
Latin Iesus < Hebrew Yeshua
10
Sousa
toponymic; '[from] Sousa'
2.95%
Latin saxa
11
Fernandes
patronymic; 'son of Fernando'
2.82%
Germanic Ferdinand
12
Gonçalves
patronymic; 'son of Gonçalo'
2.76%
Germanic Gundisalv
13
Gomes
patronymic; 'son of Gome', 'Gomo'
2.57%
Germanic guma
14
Lopes
patronymic; 'son of Lopo'
2.52%
Latin lupus
15
Marques
patronymic; 'son of Marco'
2.51%
Latin Marcus
16
Alves
patronymic; 'son of Álvaro'
2.37%
Germanic alfhari, alfarr
17
Almeida
toponymic
2.27%
Arabic al majid
18
Ribeiro
toponymic; 'brook'
2.27%
Latin riparius
19
Pinto
painted or spotted
2.09%
Latin pictus
20
Carvalho
oak
1.97%
Celtic cassos, cassanos
21
Teixeira
toponymic; 'yew'
1.69%
Latin taxus
22
Moreira
toponymic; 'mulberry'
1.54%
Latin mora
23
Correia
belt
1.53%
Celtic (Latinised) korriį
24
Mendes
patronymic; 'son of Mendo'
1.39%
Germanic Hermengild
25
Nunes
patronymic; 'son of Nuno'
1.32%
Latin nonus, nunnus
26
Soares
patronymic; 'son of Soeiro'
1.28%
Germanic (Latinised) Suarius
27
Vieira
scallop
1.2%
Latin veneria
28
Monteiro
toponymic; '[from the] mountain'
1.11%
Latin mons
29
Cardoso
toponymic; 'thistle'
1.07%
Latin carduus
30
Rocha
toponymic; 'rock'
1.04%
Celtic (Latinised) roc'h
31
Neves
snows, devotion to (Our Lady of the Snows )
0.98%
Latin nigvem
32
Coelho
rabbit
0.97%
Celtiberian cunicos
33
Cruz
cross (of Jesus)
0.94%
Latin crux
34
Cunha
wedge
0.93%
Latin cuneus
35
Pires
patronymic; son of Pero
0.92%
Greek Πετρος (Petros)
36
Duarte
patronymic; 'keeper of riches'
0.86%
Germanic Edward
37
Reis
devotion to theThree Kings
0.85%
Latin rex
38
Simões
patronymic; 'son of Simão'
0.85%
Greek Σιμων (Simon)
39
Antunes
patronymic; 'son of António'
0.82%
Etruscan Antonius
40
Matos
toponymic; 'bush'
0.82%
Late Latin matta
41
Fonseca
toponymic; 'dry fountain'
0.81%
Latin fons siccus
42
Machado
axe
0.76%
Latin marculatum
43
Araújo
patronymic
0.69%
Germanic ruderic
44
Barbosa
beard
0.69%
Latin barba
45
Tavares
toponymic
0.67%
Latin Talavaris
46
Lourenço
Laurentius, related to laurels
0.65%
Latin Laurentum
47
Castro
toponymic; 'castle, fortress'
0.62%
Latin castrum
48
Figueiredo
toponymic; 'fig'
0.62%
Latin fīcus
49
Azevedo
toponymic; 'holly'
0.60%
Latin aquifolium
50
Freitas
toponymic; 'hillside'
0.60%
Latin fracta
Romania
Russia
See also: Список общерусских фамилий (in Russian Wikipedia)
The most common surnames in Russia, as calculated by Yumaguzin and Vinnik (2019):[ 57]
Rank
Surname
Transliteration
Meaning
Percentage[ 57]
1
Ивано́в /Ивано́ва
Ivanov /Ivanova
descendant of Ivan (John)
0.64275
2
Кузнецо́в /Кузнецо́ва
Kuznetsov /Kuznetsova
smith 's
0.35634
3
Смирно́в /Смирно́ва
Smirnov /Smirnova
descendant of Smirnoy (meek one)
0.31630
4
Попо́в /Попо́ва
Popov /Popova
priest's descendant
0.31260
5
Петро́в /Петро́ва
Petrov /Petrova
descendant of Pyotr (Peter)
0.30807
6
Васи́льев /Васи́льева
Vasilyev /Vasilyeva
descendant of Vasily (Basil)
0.26549
7
Магоме́дов /Магоме́дова
Magomedov /Magomedova
descendant of Magomed (Muhammad)
0.23628
8
Али́ев /Али́ева
Aliyev /Aliyeva
descendant of Ali
0.22763
9
Кари́мов /Кари́мова
Karimov /Karimova
descendant of Karim
0.19051
10
Во́лков /Во́лкова
Volkov /Volkova
wolf 's
0.18828
11
Семёнов /Семёнова
Semyonov /Semyonova
descendant of Semyon (Simon)
0.18682
12
Миха́йлов /Миха́йлова
Mikhaylov /Mikhaylova
descendant of Mikhail (Michael)
0.18355
13
Па́влов /Па́влова
Pavlov /Pavlova
descendant of Pavel (Paul)
0.18256
14
Козло́в /Козло́ва
Kozlov /Kozlova
he-goat 's; metaphorically: bearded one
0.18177
15
Фёдоров /Фёдорова
Fyodorov /Fyodorova
descendant of Fyodor (Theodore)
0.17727
16
Но́виков /Но́викова
Novikov /Novikova
new man's/woman's; see novik for historical details
0.17388
17
Ибраги́мов /Ибраги́мова
Ibragimov /Ibragimova
descendant of Ibrahim
0.17150
18
Соколо́в /Соколо́ва
Sokolov /Sokolova
falcon 's
0.17071
19
Моро́зов /Моро́зова
Morozov /Morozova
frost 's
0.16877
20
За́йцев /За́йцева
Zaytsev /Zaytseva
hare 's
0.16217
Those Russian surnames that end with -ov /-ev or -in /-yn are originally patronymic or metronymic possessive adjectivals with the meaning 'son of' or 'daughter/wife of' (the feminine is formed with the -a ending – Smirnova , Ivanova , etc.). In older documents such surnames were written with the word syn 'son', for example, Ivánov syn 'John's son' or Il'yín syn 'Elijah's son'; the last word was later dropped. Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards .
The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov , or 'Johns', 'Peters', and 'Isidores ', although Sidorov is now ranked only 66th.[ 58]
Serbia
Slovakia
Rank[ 60] [ 61]
#
Surname
Meaning
Origins
1
30,813
Horváth
Croat
Croatian through Hungarian
2
29,079
Kováč
blacksmith
Slavic , Indo-European
3
21,650
Varga
leatherworker, cobbler
Hungarian [ 29]
4
21,604
Tóth
Slovak (Slav )
Germanic through Hungarian[ 29] [ 61]
5
19,341
Nagy
large/tall
Hungarian[ 29]
6
14,114
Baláž
blessed
Hungarian via Latin Blasius and Old Church Slavonic 'blessed', from Indo-European
7
13,998
Szabó
tailor
Hungarian[ 29]
8
12,632
Molnár
Miller
Slavic through Hungarian[ 29]
9
10,872
Balog
left-handed
Hungarian,[ 29] or from Slavic marsh , or both
10
9,718
Lukáč
Luke Latin Lucas ,
Greek
11
9,712
Novák
Newman
Slavic , Indo-European
12
9,567
Kovács
blacksmith
Slavic through Hungarian
13
9,352
Polák
Pole
Slavic , Indo-European
14
8,777
Gajdoš
bagpiper
Slavic , Indo-European
15
8,699
Kollár
wheeler
Slavic , Indo-European
16
7,895
Hudák
musician
Slavic , Indo-European
17
7,491
Neméth
German
Slavic through Hungarian
18
7,472
Kováčik
blacksmith
Slavic , Indo-European
19
7,240
Oláh
Vlach , Romanian
Hungarian[ 29]
20
7,223
Oravec
from the Orava region
Slavic , Indo-European
Note: The most common surnames in Slovakia are a mixture of Indo-European and the Ugric roots reflecting the 900-year-long coexistence of the Indo-European Slovaks and speakers of other Indo-European languages with Ugric Hungarians and the Croatians , 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 the present-day territory of Slovakia.[ 62] Hungarians are currently an 8% minority[ 61] in Slovakia.[ 63] (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
Rank[ 64]
#
Surname
Meaning
1
11,196
Novak
new man; from a newly established farm
2
9,762
Horvat
Croat
3
5,640
Kovačič
son of a blacksmith
4
5,585
Krajnc
from Carniola
5
5,019
Zupančič
son of a farmer or the village elder
6
4,729
Potočnik
near a stream
7
4,729
Kovač
blacksmith
8
3,957
Mlakar
near a puddle
9
3,905
Kos
blackbird
10
3,885
Vidmar
farmer belonging to the ruler's estate
11
3,855
Golob
pigeon
12
3,506
Turk
Turk
13
3,421
Božič
Christmas
14
3,418
Kralj
King
15
3,285
Korošec
from Carinthia
16
3,256
Zupan
mayor (originally, village elder )
17
3,209
Bizjak
archaic term for refugee ; usually applied to Slavic Christian families that had fled from the Ottoman Empire
18
3,136
Hribar
from the hill
19
3,069
Kotnik
from a remote area (literally, from a corner)
20
3,003
Kavčič
weaver
21
2,992
Rozman
22
2,873
Kastelic
from a castle
23
2,841
Oblak
cloud
24
2,828
Žagar
sawer
25
2,821
Petek
Friday
26
2,808
Hočevar
from Kočevje or from Gottschee County
27
2,807
Kolar
28
2,738
Košir
29
2,598
Koren
30
2,399
Klemenčič
son of Klemen
Spain
The top ten surnames cover about 20% of the population, with important geographical differences. The regional distribution of surnames within Spain was homogenized mostly through internal migrations, especially since 1950. Names typical of the old crown of Castile have become the most common all over the country. Most of the common Spanish patronymic surnames were introduced in Spain during the fifth to seventh centuries by the Visigoths .
Rank
Surname
#
%
Meaning
1
García
1,378,000
3.48
possibly meaning 'young' from Basque
2
Fernández
851,000
2.15
patronymic; son of Fernando , Fredenand, or Fridnand
3
González
839,000
2.12
patronymic; son of Gonzalo , from the Latinised form Gundisalvus
4
Rodríguez
804,000
2.03
patronymic; son of Rodrigo
5
López
796,000
2.01
patronymic; son of Lope , Latin Lupus 'wolf'
6
Martínez
788,000
1.97
patronymic; son of Martín , Latin Martis , genitive form of Mars
7
Sánchez
725,000
1.83
patronymic; son of Sancho , Latin Sanctius
8
Pérez
709,000
1.79
patronymic; son of Pedro , Latin Petrus
9
Martín
459,000
1.16
from Latin name Martinus , a derivation of Mars ;[ 65] alternately, a Hispanicization of the Hebrew name Mordecai [ 66]
10
Gómez
440,000
1.11
patronymic; son of Gomes, Gomo, or Gomaro
11
Ruiz
321,000
0.81
patronymic; son of Rui, variation or short for Rodrigo
12
Hernández
305,000
0.77
patronymic; son of Hernando , variation of Fernando
13
Jiménez
293,000
0.74
patronymic; son of Jimeno , Xemeno, or Ximeno
14
Díaz
293,000
0.74
patronymic; son of Diego
15
Álvarez
273,000
0.69
patronymic; son of Álvaro , from Alvar
16
Moreno
261,000
0.66
brown-haired, tanned, brunet
17
Muñoz
241,000
0.61
patronymic; son of Munio or Muño
18
Alonso
206,000
0.52
variation of Alfonso
19
Gutiérrez
170,000
0.43
patronymic; son of Gutier, Gutierre, or Gualtierre
20
Romero
170,000
0.43
from Latin "romaeus" (lit. "roman") in the sense of 'pilgrim'
21
Navarro
158,400
0.40
Navarrese, (from Navarre )
22
Torres
134,600
0.34
toponymic; 'towers'
23
Domínguez
134,600
0.34
patronymic; 'son of Domingo ', from Latin Domenicus, Dominus , 'master'
24
Gil
134,600
0.34
patronymic; from older form Egidio
25
Vázquez
130,000
0.33
patronymic; son of Vasco
26
Serrano
122,700
0.31
'highlander' or 'man from the mountain range'
27
Ramos
118,000
0.30
'branches'; meaning born during the Christian feast of Palm Sunday
28
Blanco
118,000
0.30
'white'
29
Sanz
106,900
0.27
patronymic; son of Sancho, from Latin Sanctius
30
Castro
102,900
0.26
toponymic; from Latin castrum meaning 'castle, fort, fortress'
31
Suárez
102,900
0.26
patronymic; son of Suero or Suaro
32
Ortega
99,000
0.25
from Ortiga , meaning 'nettle plant '
33
Rubio
99,000
0.25
'blond, fair-haired'; Latin Rubeus , meaning 'ruddy, reddish'
34
Molina
99,000
0.25
'mill' or 'place with mills'
35
Delgado
95,000
0.24
'thin, slender, skinny'
36
Ramírez
95,000
0.24
patronymic; son of Ramiro, Radamir, or Radmir
37
Morales
95,000
0.24
toponymic; 'blackberry groves ' or 'mulberry trees '
38
Ortiz
87,120
0.22
patronymic; 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:[ 67] – Data from December 1999. (2004 data confirmation of top 25 )
Canary Islands
Sweden
Source: World Family Names
Rank[ 68]
#
Surname
Meaning
1
251,621
Andersson
son of Anders
2
251,495
Johansson
son of Johan
3
223,151
Karlsson
son of Karl
4
171,360
Nilsson
son of Nils
5
147,514
Eriksson
son of Erik
6
124,686
Larsson
son of Lars
7
114,280
Olsson
son of Olof , Olov , Ola, Ole or Olle (usually a nickname)
8
107,911
Persson
son of Per
9
101,834
Svensson
son of Sven
10
97,536
Gustafsson
son of Gustaf
11
96,011
Pettersson
son of Petter
12
73,869
Jonsson
son of Jon
13
50,170
Jansson
son of Jan
14
43,926
Hansson
son of Hans
15
34,302
Bengtsson
son of Bengt
16
32,249
Jönsson
son of Jöns
17
27,533
Lindberg
compound of lind (the tree tilia cordata ) and berg 'mountain'
18
26,793
Jakobsson
son of Jakob
19
26,562
Magnusson
son of Magnus
20
26,424
Olofsson
son of Olof
List of the 10 most common names among the Sami people (compiled from one third of the Sametinget voting list 2005):[ 69]
Switzerland
German-speaking cantons (1998):
Source:[ 70]
Rank
#
Surname
Meaning
1
31,000
Müller
miller
2
19,150
Meier
tenant of a large farm
3
16,900
Schmid
blacksmith
4
13,000
Keller
winemaker
5
11,850
Weber
weaver
6
10,550
Huber
tenant of a small large farm
7
10,350
Meyer
tenant of a large farm
8
10,300
Schneider
tailor
9
8,950
Steiner
'stone person'
10
8,200
Fischer
fisherman
11
8,100
Brunner
'water well person'
12
8,000
Baumann
'construction man'
13
7,950
Gerber
tanner
14
7,750
Frei
free (in terms of freedom)
15
7,500
Moser
'bog person'
Surnames of the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino
Turkey
Source: Turkish General Directorate of Population and Citizenships[ 71]
Ukraine
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.[ 72]
United Kingdom
England
Greater London
The following list is for Greater London .[ 74] [better source needed ]
Northern Ireland
Source:[ 75]
Scotland
Source:[ 75]
Wales
Source:[ 75]
See also
Notes
^ 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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