Millions of people living on the African continent share surnames, just like in other continents in the world. Africa is a very heterogeneous continent; it is not a country, as some Westerners think.

It's also the most popular type of surname in the country today: structure-wise, surnames with the -ski suffix (and the cognate -cki and -dzki) comprise some 35% of the 1000 most popular Polish names.

The yearly report from the National Records of Scotland also revealed which last names are the most common in the country. According to the data, Smith came out on top in 2024. Smith continued its ...