Have you ever wondered if people around the world share your surname? With billions of people living around the globe, where does that leave your name? Where could the highest population of individuals with your surname live today?
For example with the surname Smith you would think that last name would primarily be living in the United State, United Kingdom, or Canada. Yet, there are a respectable number of Smiths living in Argentina as well.
Below are several sites that show the distribution of surnames around the world. Also, for those who already know where their last name is from lists of surname densities in particular countries.
Around the World: http://worldnames.publicprofiler.org/Default.aspx
United Kingdom: https://named.publicprofiler.org/
France: http://www.geopatronyme.com/
Italy: https://www.italianames.com/italian-last-names-maps
Germany: http://www.verwandt.de/karten/
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So where in the world is your name?
Lara, Archives Assistant