Most used name

[Nhatduongg]

In my country, there is a sample name which is Nguyễn Văn A. "Nguyễn" here is the most used family name in Vietnam with around 38% of the country has this surname, and that is also percisely why we never call ourselves by the surname since you will be calling 4 out of 10 people with that (even I had a Nguyễn surname). "Văn" literally translates to literature and "A" is nothing but low creativity. We people would normally have 3-4 names. In my case, I have 4 names, which are as earlier I told you, a "Nguyễn" family name, another family name which is the same as my name (you English speakers would conveniently don't know the difference between a "Đương" and a "Dương" anyway), and a name which is my current account name.

Oh hey, enough of personal information there, I want to know what is the most used name in your country and maybe give some elaboration.

 

[Minx]

John, Tom, Roy, Dick, Sam, Mick, Nick.

 

[Puji-Maki]

I'm not sure but I think Dela Cruz and Garcia are most known surname in Philippines.

 

[Deleted member 54065]

I'm not sure but I think Dela Cruz and Garcia are most known surname in Philippines.

Most used first names for boys are John, Joseph, Michael, Paul, Carlo, while for girls it's Mary/Maria, Joy, Josephine.

 

[MyukiMruieast]

Most used first names for boys are John, Joseph, Michael, Paul, Carlo, while for girls it's Mary/Maria, Joy, Josephine.

So my brother's common after all.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

Most used first names for boys are John, Joseph, Michael, Paul, Carlo, while for girls it's Mary/Maria, Joy, Josephine.

I'm surprised that Paul is a popular boys name. The amount of Paul's that I have met are few and they are usually over the age of 60. Guess there are way more Paul's outside of America.

 

[ThrillingHuman]

I don't know. Its rare for me to meet more than 3 people having the same name.

 

[Puji-Maki]

Most used first names for boys are John, Joseph, Michael, Paul, Carlo, while for girls it's Mary/Maria, Joy, Josephine.

Yeah, that's why one of my mc is named Mikael. ?

 

[CarburetorThompson]

John Smith

 

[RainingSky]

Maria, Nicole, Sophia and Tanja for girls, Federico and Allessandro for boys

 

[Agentt]

In my country, there is a sample name which is Nguyễn Văn A. "Nguyễn" here is the most used family name in Vietnam with around 38% of the country has this surname, and that is also percisely why we never call ourselves by the surname since you will be calling 4 out of 10 people with that (even I had a Nguyễn surname). "Văn" literally translates to literature and "A" is nothing but low creativity. We people would normally have 3-4 names. In my case, I have 4 names, which are as earlier I told you, a "Nguyễn" family name, another family name which is the same as my name (you English speakers would conveniently don't know the difference between a "Đương" and a "Dương" anyway), and a name which is my current account name.

Oh hey, enough of personal information there, I want to know what is the most used name in your country and maybe give some elaboration.

The most common name here would be a Ram Sharma.

Ram was name of one of our heroes who defeated a demon king
Many people say that he was more than a hero, he was a God in himself, but i don't believe in that theory, so I just call him a hero.

Sharma, on the other hand, is basically our version of Adam, from the Adam and Eve stuff, making it a very common surname, because...kinda everyone is Adam's child,

Hence, both these names are extremely common, and are only used by 10 year olds while writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper telling them about the poor conditions of the playground nearby; for their exams and homework

 

[CadmarLegend]

John Doe and Jane Doe


ah, it said to explain...

well, first of all, John Doe is a name used to show someone whose name is unknown. It can be used by law enforcement if they get a plea that is anonymous. Also, people can use John Doe to signify the placeholder text in some sort of web application, such as a modal registration form of a web page. Or a normal registration form. But "modal" makes the form fancier...

TL;DR

John Doe is just some random name when you don't know the name of a person or want placeholder text. Jane Doe is the female equivalent of that.

 

[Amok]

Zuck Desnauts

 

[ABCGUY]

Leon i have 5 Leons in my class

 

[Deleted member 57675]

Jacob perhaps? Theres a couple of them during my hs class.

Culture wise, have a common surname. Its spelled differently depending on where one lives though.

 

[InceTagn]

I'm surprised that Paul is a popular boy's name. The amount of Paul that I have met is few and they are usually over the age of 60. Guess there is way more Paul's outside of America.

I have a Three neighbors that are called Paul.

The most common names in my country are:
- Ngo, it means daughter. For example, if a man is named Tagn or Dak'n. His daughter will be named Ngo Tagn or Ngo Dak'n

 

[SternenklarenRitter]

Jim, Jane, Jean (pronounced like blue pants), John, June, Joe. My region loves monosyllabic given names starting with J, especially those ending with N. Family names are extremely diverse; there's a bit of history with non-native English speaking immigrants having their family names contorted in several ways upon arrival to my country of residence, especially during roughly 1900~1940. You get contortions like like Orelly next to O'Riley, McArthur next to Mick Arthur, Mac Carther, and Macarthur etc. Names that are likely common in some other countries have been split into four or five different spellings here. The result has good and bad aspects; it's somewhat rare for accidental identity theft to occur here (where people with the same given and family name are confused by accident which can be very serious if one is in debt or commits a crime), but I worry we may have lost some cultural history because of it. Additionally, much of my region's beurocracy is performed over the phone, and some clerks just don't know how to spell names correctly, which voids whatever application or permit you were trying to get processed.

 

[BearlyAlive]

Müller, Meier, Schmidt for surnames

 

[Ymadthepirate]

In america most likely James, but I have come across Zachary, John, Ethan, and Females is sometimes brianna or raenna or something like that.

 

[YS_og]

There are a high number of Jaylen's (of many spelling variations, of course), Taylor's, and Aniyah's for girls, and a lot of Jaylen's (also with variations), Cameron's, and Dylan's for boys at the school I work at. Seems to run consistent with the school my daughter attends across town.