Li 57 million.

Most popular surname in the world. China is the most populated country in the world thus Wang will be the Most Popular Last Name in the World. The name was popularized by the emperors of the Tang dynasty that used it. It comes from the Latin garsea which means bear Müller.

20 rows China most common names not official 爱 Ai 碧 Bi 彩 Cai 丹 Dan 芳 Fang 红 Hong 惠. 927 DODSON Son of Dodd. And according to VividMaps here are the most common surnames around the world.

Liu 52 million. The people over at NetCredit decided to take a closer look at the patterns of surnames around the world. García is the most popular surname in Spain and Ecuador and is also among the most common last names in other Spanish-speaking areas indeed its the most common surname in California and Texas.

The name derives from the Chinese word for plum tree. The English version Miller is one of the top 10 surnames in America. About 30 to 40 of Vietnamese people have the last name Nguyen.

Xu 26 million. China hosts the three most common surnames because it is the country with the largest population in the world. 924 LYNN Most likely a habitational surname from the Welsh word llyn meaning lake 925 ESQUIVEL Behind the lime tree.

926 BEAN Either from the word bene meaning friend good person or occupational for someone who literally grew or sold beans. Li and Lee are the surnames of over 100 million people of Chinese Korean and Vietnamese heritage. Wu 28 million.