Chinese surname: A Chinese family name is one of the thousands of family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups in mainland China, Taiwan, and among overseas Chinese communities. In ancient times only aristocrats had ... [100%] 2023-02-04
Chinese surname: Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the Western tradition in ... (Surnames used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups) [100%] 2025-06-01 [Chinese-language surnames] [Surname]...
Chinese compound surname: A Chinese compound surname is a Chinese surname using more than one character. Many of these compound surnames derive from Zhou dynasty Chinese noble and official titles, professions, place names and other areas, to serve a purpose. (Chinese surname with multiple characters) [81%] 2023-12-18 [Chinese-language surnames]
Chinese Indonesian surname: Many ethnic Chinese people have lived in Indonesia for many centuries. Over time, especially under social and political pressure during the New Order era, most Chinese Indonesians have adopted names that better match the local language. (Name) [81%] 2023-12-28 [Indonesian names] [Chinese-language surnames]...
Surname: A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person. (Hereditary portion of a personal name) [74%] 2024-01-09 [Surname]
Surname: SURNAME sur'-nam (kanah; epikalein): A word derived from the French., meaning "an additional name"; in modern English always the family name of a person. Indeed, the spelling "surname" in the King James Version 1 Macc 1:10; 2:2 ... [74%] 1915-01-01
Surname: A surname, family name, or last name is the portion (in some cultures) of a personal name that indicates a person's family (or tribe or community, depending on the culture). Depending on the culture, all members of a family ... (Social) [74%] 2023-11-04 [Family] [Genealogy]...
List of common Chinese surnames: These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in the People's Republic of China (Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the Chinese diaspora overseas as provided by the authoritative governments or academic ... (Most popular surnames among Chinese people) [68%] 2024-12-09 [Chinese-language surnames] [Hong Kong-related lists]...
Chinese: During the summer of 1875, Sin Goon, a Chinese immigrant, arrived in the Great Plains in search of a prosperous town where he could open a laundry. While traveling through Nebraska he visited the nascent railroad town of North Platte ... (Geography) [67%] 2004-01-01 [North America] [Great Plains]...
Suriname: Suriname is a South American nation formerly known as Dutch Guiana. Its capital is Paramaribo. [64%] 2023-02-27 [Suriname] [Christian-Majority Countries]...
Suriname: Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America that is rich in bauxite, although gold and oil reserves are now being explored and developed. Formerly known as Dutch Guiana, Suriname is situated between French Guiana ... [64%] 2023-02-04
Suriname: Suriname (pronúncia em português europeu: [suɾiˈnɐm(ɨ)]; pronúncia em português brasileiro: [suɾi'nɐmi]; pronúncia em neerlandês: [ˌsyːriˈnaːmə]; pronúncia em surinamês: [sraˈnãŋ]), oficialmente chamado de República do Suriname (em neerlandês: Republiek Suriname), é um país do norte da América do Sul, limitado a norte pelo ... [64%] 2024-01-11
Suriname (district): The district Suriname is a former district of the country Suriname. The capital of this district was Paramaribo, though this city was located in the district Paramaribo. (District) [64%] 2024-01-06 [Districts of Suriname] [1927 establishments in Suriname]...
Suriname: Suriname (/ˈsʊərɪnæm, -nɑːm/ SOOR-ih-NAM, -NAHM, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə]), is a sovereign state in northern South America. Situated slightly north of the equator within the tropics, over 90% of its territory is ... (Country in South America) [64%] 2023-12-15 [Suriname] [The Guianas]...
Suriname: Suriname is a republic located on the north coast of South America, bounded by Guyana in the west, French Guiana in the east, Brazil in the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north. Human settlement dates to 3000 BC ... [64%] 2023-08-21
Surcamps: Surcamps (French pronunciation: [syʁkɑ̃]) is a commune located in the Somme department, Hauts-de-France, northern France. Surcamps is situated 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Amiens, on the D216e road, by the side of the old Roman road, the Chaussée ... [64%] 2024-11-09 [Communes of Somme (department)]
Kahnawake surnames: The Mohawk Nation reserve of Kahnawake, south of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, includes residents with surnames of Mohawk, French, Scots and English ancestry, reflecting its multicultural history. This included the adoption of European children into the community, as well as intermarriage ... (Surnames of the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke) [61%] 2024-01-11 [Names by culture] [Surnames of Native American origin]...
Ukrainian surnames: By the 18th century almost all Ukrainians had family names. Most Ukrainian surnames (and surnames in Slavic languages in general) are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names, place names, professions and other words. (none) [61%] 2024-02-12 [Ukrainian-language surnames] [Surnames of Ukrainian origin]...
Welsh surnames: Fixed surnames were adopted in Wales from the 15th century onwards. Until then, the Welsh had a patronymic naming system. (none) [61%] 2024-11-25 [Surnames of Welsh origin] [Culture of Wales]...
Cornish surnames: Cornish surnames are surnames used by Cornish people and often derived from the Cornish language such as Jago, Trelawney or Enys. Others have strong roots in the region and many in the UK with names such as Eddy, Stark or ... (none) [61%] 2025-06-21 [Cornish-language surnames] [Anglo-Cornish surnames]...
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