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  2. Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries - Wikipedia

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    Surnames were largely introduced to Thai culture only by the 1913 Surname Act. [19] The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [ 20 ] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share ...

  3. Thai name - Wikipedia

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    Last names became legally required of Thai citizens in 1913 with the passing of the Surname Act 1913. [2] [1] Until then, most Thais used only a first or given name. According to the current law, Person Name Act, BE 2505 (1962), to create a new Thai surname, it must be no longer than ten Thai letters, excluding vowel symbols and diacritics. [3]

  4. Category:Thai-language surnames - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Thai-language surnames" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Adireksarn; B.

  5. Lao name - Wikipedia

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    Lao names (Lao: ຊື່ ), like Thai ones, are given in Western order, where the family name goes after the first given name. On official documents, both first given name and surname are written, but it is customary to refer to people in formal situations by their first name, plus titles and honorifics, alone.

  6. Chen (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Chen is the 5th most common surname in mainland China (around 70 million) and 4th most common in the world (around 80–100 million, including all its variants like Chan, Tan, Tran). A 2013 study found that it was the 5th most common surname, shared by 61,300,000 people or 4.610% of the population, with the province with the most being Guangdong.

  7. Category:Thai names - Wikipedia

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    Thai-language surnames (51 P) T. Thai given names (2 C, 7 P) ... The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  8. 75 of the Most Common Japanese Last Names and Their Meanings

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    Related: A List You'll Be Sure to Liebe—Here Are 50 German Last Names and Their Meanings! 38. Miyamoto. Means "one who lives near the shrine." 39. Ikeda. Means "rice paddy near the lake." 40 ...

  9. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    The common Korean surname Kim is also the common Chinese surname Jin, and written 金. The common Mandarin surnames Lin or Lim (林) is also one and the same as the common Cantonese or Vietnamese surname Lam and Korean family name Lim ( written/pronounced as Im in South Korea ).