Family names in Asia: which is number 1 in each country?

What are the most common surnames in Asia?
Cambodia
Singapore
Japan
Malaysia
South Korea
North Korea
China
Taiwan
Bangladesh
Philippines
Sri Lanka
India
East Timor
Georgia
Turkmenistan
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Laos
Mongolia
Bhutan
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Israel
Yemen
Irak
Kuwait
Iran
Palestine
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Syria
Jordan
Bahrain
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Indonesia
Vietnam
Brunei
Burma / Myanmar
Thailand
Maldives
Nepal
Kazakhstan
What are the most common surnames in Asia?

Asia is a continent with many realities and cultures. Country by country, this list contains the most common surnames in each nation of this immense and heterogeneous geographical area. The source of this ranking is World Population Review.

Cambodia

Sok

Singapore

Tan

Japan

Satō

Malaysia

Tan

South Korea

Kim

North Korea

Kim

China

Wang

Taiwan

Chen

Bangladesh

Akter

Philippines

De La Cruz

Sri Lanka

Perera

India

Devi

East Timor

Soares

Georgia

Beridze

Turkmenistan

Mamedoya

Kyrgyzstan

Ismailova

Russia

Ivanova

Azerbaijan

Mammadova

Uzbekistan

Kim

Tajikistan

Sharipov

Laos

Inthavong

Mongolia

Ganbold

Bhutan

Dorji

Saudi Arabia

Khan

United Arab Emirates

Ali

Israel

Cohen

Yemen

Mohamed

Irak

Mohamed

Kuwait

Ali

Iran

Mohammadi

 

Palestine

Awad

Lebanon

El Din

Oman

Al Balushi

Qatar

Khan

Syria

Khaled

Jordan

Allah

Bahrain

Ali

Afghanistan

Muhammadi

Pakistan

Khan

Indonesia

Sari

Vietnam

Nguyen

Brunei

Haji

Burma / Myanmar

Maung

Thailand

Saetang

Maldives

Mohamed

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Nepal

Caudhari

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