Common Last Names

The most widespread surnames in the world — and what they mean.

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Hilal

Hilal is an Arabic surname meaning crescent moon, a symbol of great cultural ...

Arabic

Qassem

Qassem is an Arabic surname meaning one who distributes or divides, derived f...

Arabic

Abed

Abed is an Arabic surname derived from the word abd, meaning servant or worsh...

Arabic

Jaber

Jaber is an Arabic surname derived from the root j-b-r, meaning one who resto...

Arabic

Zein

Zein is an Arabic surname meaning beauty, grace, or adornment, derived from t...

Arabic

Hamidi

Hamidi is an Arabic and Persian surname meaning one who praises or belonging ...

Arabic

Kanaan

Kanaan is an Arabic surname referring to the ancient land of Canaan, the hist...

Arabic

Rathore

Rajput clan surname of northwestern India.

Indian

Gallagher

Irish surname from O Gallchobhair, meaning descendant of the foreign helper. ...

Irish

Ueda

Japanese surname meaning 'above the rice paddy', from ue (above, upper) and d...

Japanese

Imai

Japanese surname meaning 'present well', from ima (now, present) and i (well)...

Japanese

Noguchi

Japanese surname meaning 'entrance to the field', from no (field, plain) and ...

Japanese

Matsui

Japanese surname meaning 'pine well', from matsu (pine tree) and i (well). It...

Japanese

Hasegawa

Japanese surname meaning 'long valley river', combining hase (long valley) an...

Japanese

Murakami

Japanese surname meaning 'above the village', combining mura (village) and ka...

Japanese

Takeuchi

Japanese surname meaning 'within the bamboo', from take (bamboo) and uchi (wi...

Japanese

Yamashita

Japanese surname meaning 'below the mountain', from yama (mountain) and shita...

Japanese

Ishida

Japanese surname meaning 'stone rice paddy', combining ishi (stone) and da (r...

Japanese

Morita

Japanese surname meaning 'forest rice paddy', from mori (forest) and ta (rice...

Japanese

Uchida

Japanese surname meaning 'within the rice paddy', combining uchi (within, ins...

Japanese

Shibata

Japanese surname meaning 'brushwood rice paddy', from shiba (brushwood, turf)...

Japanese

Harada

Japanese surname meaning 'meadow rice paddy', from hara (field, meadow) and d...

Japanese

Sakurai

Japanese surname meaning 'cherry blossom well', combining sakura (cherry blos...

Japanese

Kojima

Japanese surname meaning 'small island', combining ko (small) and jima (islan...

Japanese

Ota

Japanese surname meaning 'great rice paddy', from o (great, large) and ta (ri...

Japanese

Kikuchi

Japanese surname meaning 'chrysanthemum pond', combining kiku (chrysanthemum)...

Japanese

Nomura

Japanese surname meaning 'field village', combining no (field) and mura (vill...

Japanese

Kinoshita

Japanese surname meaning 'beneath the tree', from ki (tree) and noshita (bene...

Japanese

Ando

Japanese surname meaning 'peaceful wisteria', combining an (peaceful, calm) a...

Japanese

Maruyama

Japanese surname meaning 'round mountain', combining maru (round, circle) and...

Japanese

Sugiyama

Japanese surname meaning 'cedar mountain', from sugi (cedar tree) and yama (m...

Japanese

Takeda

Japanese surname meaning 'military virtue', combining take (military, warrior...

Japanese

Ueno

Japanese surname meaning 'upper field', combining ue (above, upper) and no (f...

Japanese

Masuda

Japanese surname meaning 'increasing rice paddy', from masu (to increase, to ...

Japanese

Sugimoto

Japanese surname meaning 'base of the cedar', combining sugi (cedar tree) and...

Japanese

Yasuda

Japanese surname meaning 'peaceful rice paddy', combining yasu (peaceful, che...

Japanese

Hirano

Japanese surname meaning 'level field', combining hira (flat, level) and no (...

Japanese

Ichikawa

Japanese surname meaning 'one river', combining ichi (one) and kawa (river). ...

Japanese

Kudoh

Japanese surname meaning 'work and wisteria', from ku (craft, work) and do/fu...

Japanese

Matsuda

Japanese surname meaning 'pine rice paddy', combining matsu (pine tree) and d...

Japanese

Kuroda

Japanese surname meaning 'black rice paddy', from kuro (black) and da (rice f...

Japanese

Hosokawa

Japanese surname meaning 'slender river', from hoso (narrow, slender) and kaw...

Japanese

Arakawa

Japanese surname meaning 'rough river', from ara (rough, wild) and kawa (rive...

Japanese

Tsuchiya

Japanese surname meaning 'earth house', from tsuchi (earth, soil) and ya (hou...

Japanese

Fukuda

Japanese surname meaning 'blessed rice paddy', combining fuku (good fortune, ...

Japanese

Terada

Japanese surname meaning 'temple rice paddy', combining tera (Buddhist temple...

Japanese

Miyamoto

Japanese surname meaning 'base of the shrine', combining miya (shrine, palace...

Japanese

Kaneko

Japanese surname meaning 'golden child', from kane (gold, metal) and ko (chil...

Japanese

Hattori

Japanese surname meaning 'clothing guild', from hatto/hatori (loom weaver). I...

Japanese

Adams

Patronymic surname meaning son of Adam.

English

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Why are some names so common?

Common surnames often originate from occupations, geography, or patronymic traditions shared across cultures.