This is a list of the most common surnames in Asia, in alphabetical order of the country.

Armenia

:source: Armenia’s Voter List

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

According to a report released by the Chinese Ministry for Public Security in January 2019, there are 6,150 different surnames in China with the top 100 surnames used by 85% of the population in 2018.

Georgia

India

Indonesia

Most Indonesians do not use a family last name. There is only a small number of ethnic groups which maintain family names.

Israel

Japan

The most common

Japanese surnames Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounc ...

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Satō is the most common Japanese surname, often romanized as Sato, Satoh or Satou. A less common variant is . Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese actress *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese writer * ...

(佐藤),

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(鈴木),

Takahashi is the third most common Japanese surname. Less common variants include , , , , , , , and . Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Takahashi, American actor * , Japanese singer and actress * , Japanese kickboxer * , Japanese classica ...

(高橋),

Tanaka is the fourth most common Japanese name, Japanese surname. It is typically written with the kanji for . Less common variants include , , , , and . People with the surname *, Japanese musician formerly known as Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi *, Japane ...

(田中) and

Watanabe Watanabe ( and other variantsSee #Miscellaneous) is a Japanese surname derived from the noble and samurai Watanabe clan, a branch of the Minamoto clan, descending from the Emperor Saga (786-842), the 52nd Emperor of Japan, and refers to a loca ...

(渡辺).

Korea

Nepal

Surnames in Nepal are divided into three origins;

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and indigenous origins. Indo-Aryan surnames dominate over

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and Indigenous Origins surnames. 1. Rai - Common Surnames of Nepalese/Himalayan Indigenous Nations/Natives. 2. Rai Clans/Septs (Confederation) - Bantawa, Chamling, Kulung, Mewahang, Bahing, Lohorung, Puma, Dumi, Dungmali, Nachhiring, Lingkhim/Lungkhim, Chhiling/Chhulung, Mugali/Lambichong, Athpahariya, Thulung, Khaling, Mewahang, Bayung, Yamphu, Tilung, Sampang, Wambule, Dewas, Jerung/Jero, Waling and Phangduwali. 3. Chamling La-Chamling Language-Rodung as Rai 5. Meaning of Rai - King

Philippines

The Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (English: Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames; Tagalog: Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyedo) is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid-19th century. This was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish family names and local surnames among colonial subjects who did not have a prior surname. It is also the reason why Filipinos share the same surnames of Spanish people. The book was created after Spanish Governor-General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa issued a decree on 21 November 1849, to address the lack of a standard naming convention. Newly-Christianized Filipinos often chose the now-ubiquitous surnames of de los Santos, de la Cruz, del Rosario, and Bautista for religious reasons; others preferred names of well-known local rulers such as Lacandola. To complicate matters further, discrepancies like family members holding different surnames would hinder some of the colonial government's activities such as taking a census and tax collection. #

De la Cruz De la Cruz, usually capitalized as de la Cruz, is a Spanish surname meaning "of the Cross". It may refer to: People * Apolinario de la Cruz (1815–1841), Filipino religious leader * Bethania de la Cruz (born 1987), Dominican volleyball player ...

# Santos # Reyes #

Cruz Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or th ...

Bautista Bautista (Spanish for "baptist") is a Spanish language surname also used as a first name, often in reference to John the Baptist. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolfo Bautista (born 1979), Mexican footballer *Alba Bautista (born 2002) ...

Del Rosario Del Rosario, in Spanish and Italian languages, and do Rosário in Portuguese language ( en, of the rosary) is a surname that has as its etymology, the Latin preposition, "''de''" meaning "''of the''" and the Latin noun "''rosarium''", meaning "'' ...

Gonzales Gonzales may refer to: Places * Gonzales, California, U.S. * Gonzales, Louisiana, U.S. * Gonzales, Texas, U.S. * Gonzales County, Texas Other uses * Battle of Gonzales, 1835 * Gonzales (horse) (1977 – after 1996), an American-bred Thoroughbred ...

Ramos Ramos is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin that means "bouquets" or "branches". Notable people with the surname include: * Adrián Ramos (born 1986), Colombian footballer * Aldrech Ramos (born 1988), Filipino basketball player * Aleja ...

# Aquino # Garcia # Lopez #

Fernández Fernández () is a Spanish surname meaning "son of Fernando". The Germanic name that it derives from ( Gothic: ''Frið-nanð'') means "brave traveler." The Portuguese version of this surname is Fernandes. The Arabized version is ''Ibn Faranda' ...

# Mendoza #

Morales Morales is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfredo Morales (born 1990), American footballer * Alvaro Morales (disambiguation), several people * Amado Morales (born 1947), Puerto Rican javelin thrower * Bartolomé Mo ...

# Marquez # Hernandez # Navarro # Sanchez #

De los Reyes De los Reyes is a Spanish name of religious origin, meaning 'of the kings', with reference to the Biblical Magi. Notable people and places with the name include: ;People * Andres (Andy) De Los Reyes (born 1978), American Psychologist * Antonio de ...

De los Santos De Los Santos is a Spanish surname meaning "of the saints". Notable people with the surname include: * Abel De Los Santos (born 1992), American baseball player * Alejandro de los Santos (1902–1982), Argentinian football player * Enyel De Los Sant ...

Russia

Sri Lanka

Many low country

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language, one of the three official languages used in Sri Lanka * Sinhala script, a writing system for the Sinhala language ** Sinha ...

have Portuguese surnames as a result of Portuguese colonial rule in that area during the 16th and 17th centuries. Sinhalese native surnames have a Sanskrit origin. Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors have distinctive surnames for their own ethnicities. Many Sinhalese surnames end with Singhe (Sinhalese: සිංහයා meaning lion), such as Jayasinghe, Ranasinghe, Samarasinghe.

Taiwan

According to a comprehensive survey of residential permits released by the

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's Department of Population in 2016, Taiwan has only 1,503 surnames. The top ten surnames in Taiwan accounted for 52.77% of the general population, and the top 100 accounted for 96.56%.

Thailand

There are no common Thai surnames. Surnames were largely introduced to Thai culture only by the 1913 Surname Act. The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. 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 the same full name. In one sample of 45,665 names, 81% of family names were unique.45,665 Thai names: Examining passlist.96
, by Doug Cooper

Turkey

Vietnam

Due to historical contact with Chinese dynasties, Vietnamese has adopted

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originating from

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. Vietnam is in the

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