Following Smith in Australia are Jones Williams and Brown.

Most popular last name in the world. The only moniker that wasnt one of 2018s most common surnames. 449 ADKINS Family or son of Adam. González Son of Gonzalo.

Wang welcome Wangs which booted Lewis from the top 25 list. Wang is a patronymic ancestral name that means king in Mandarin and its shared by more than 92 million people in China making it the most popular last name in the world. Surnames often hold the secret to.

Spanish Last Names. The names below are Cuban Mexican and Puerto Rican last names as all these countries are majority Spanish speaking. The most popular last name in the world is Wang meaning king A replica of the Sovereigns Sceptre with Cross was auctioned off in 2012.

Devi 69 million. 450 BRADY Possibly from the Gaelic surname Mac Bradaigh son of the thief or from the early English brad-eage meaning broad eye or someone with excellent eyesight. Griffin- Strong in faith.

Li 57 million. This just goes to show that common last names can vary in popularity from year to year. The most common surnames in the world are Lee or Li Zhang Wang Nguyen Garcia Gonzalez Hernandez Smith Smirnov and Müller.

A world ranking is only approximate because some countries do not provide a specific number of people who bear a certain surname. Wang - a Chinese surname meaning king - is the most common last name in the world. Wang 76 million.