What is the most common last name?

Question

What is the most common last name?

Answer 1

In North America, it used to be Smith or Jones but no longer. It's now 'Lee'. Millions of immigrants from various Asian countries have made it the most common name in North America.

Answer 2

probably smith or jones if you discount the numerous asian peoples of the world

Answer 3

Here in the UK,  without a doubt it's

Smith.

Brown.

Jones

Williams and finally

Simpson.

Answer 4

A survey released in 2006 indicates that Li is the most common family name in China since 7.4 percent of every 100 Chinese is named Li; therefore, Li would be the most common family name in the world.  

In the United States and the United Kingdom, Smith is the most popular last name, with one out of every 100 people having Smith as a surname. Hernandez is the most common last name in Mexico.  

By the way, my last name is Smith.

Answer 5

Williams and Brown

Answer 6

Jones, Williams, Jackson

Answer 7

patel

Answer 8

IDK!!!  Maybe Smith and Jones..or Miller.

Answer 9

Li is a common transliteration of several Chinese family names, including that of 李 (pinyin: Lǐ), the most common Chinese family name. Alternate Romanizations include Lai (Cantonese for the surname 黎), Lý (Vietnam), Lee (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore), Lei (Macau), Lie (Indonesia), and Lê (Vietnam). Taken collectively, these surnames make Li the most common surname in the world, far outstripping the most common Western surname, Smith.

Answer 10

The world's most common surname is the Chinese name Chang or Zhang ... there are about 100 million of them.