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compound surname
Chinese surname
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia.
Jewish surname
Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin.
Chinese compound surname
A Chinese compound surname is a Chinese surname using more than one character.
Patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor.
Chinese Indonesian surname
Many ethnic Chinese people have lived in Indonesia for many centuries.
Toponymic surname
A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,"Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar.
Surname Law
The Surname Law of the Republic of Turkey is a law adopted on 21 June 1934, requiring all citizens of Turkey to adopt the use of fixed, hereditary surnames.
indication of a birth surname
catchall surname
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