Do you know the origin of your surname? Or how many people share it in Brazil or Italy?
If you are curious about these genealogical questions, the website Forebears can help you find out.
The portal brings together a wide variety of genealogical sources and makes the data available through an interactive map.
It is possible to discover the origin of your surname, with how many people in the world it is shared, the main derivations of the names, the percentage in each country, in addition to knowing how the surname is written in languages considered more exotic.
According to the website, the most common surname in the world is Wang. The name would originate from China, and is used by more than 76 million people in the world, with a greater incidence in the country itself (more than 74 million people), followed by Taiwan (940 thousand people), Japan (192 thousand) and United States (138 thousand). The proportion indicates that 18 out of every 1 Chinese people has the surname Wang.
In Brazil, the most common surname is Silva, according to Foreabears. It originates from Portugal and means jungle or forest. It is used by more than 5 million Brazilians and more than six million people worldwide. According to the proportion, 1 in every 40 Brazilians has the surname.
After Brazil, Portugal, Mexico and the United States also have a lot of influence on the name. It is the 63rd most common surname in the world.
Check out the ranking of the 10 surnames with the highest incidence in Brazil and Italy, according to Forebears
| Position | Brazil | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 º
2 º 3 º 4 º 5 º 6 º 7 º 8 º 9 º 10 º | Silva – 5,073,774 people
Santos – 3,981,191 people Oliveira – 3,738,469 people Souza – 2,630,114 people Rodrigues – 2,399,459 people Ferreira – 2,365,562 people Alves – 2,264,282 people Pereira – 2,251,864 people Lima – 2,020,288 people Gomes – 1,697,130 people | Rossi – 267,910 people
Russian – 126,766 people Esposito – 97,407 people Ferrari – 91,416 people Bianchi – 85,918 people Roman – 77,296 people Colombo – 76,400 people Ricci – 61,821 people Marino – 59,156 people Franco – 58,966 people |
To find out, simply access the website and enter your surname in the search field. In addition to information about names, the portal provides information about births, marriages, divorces, deaths, occupations, immigration and other country-related matters. The data is the sole responsibility of the Forebears website and may have a margin of error.
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