Devi is more like a title or honorific not a surname. It’s probably Singh or Patel for India
The anglosphere is showing its colours, I see.
Think Romaia can also be occupational, as popa means priest
It’s funny I don’t think I’ve met a Smith in my life. Met plenty of Wang, Chen, and Tan when I lived at that part of the world though. Can I ask why Tan (Singapore and Malaysia) and Chen (Taiwan) are coloured differently? They’re the same surname.
Lived in a few American states and the Smith thing always surprises me too. Johnsons, I know tons. Smiths? Not enough for that factoid to make sense.
Tan (Singapore and Malaysia) and Chen (Taiwan) are . . . the same surname
Is there a script or alphabet where they’re spelled identically?
They are all different pronunciation of the Chinese word 陳. Chen usually is besed off of the Mandarin way, Chan is Cantonese, and Tan is Hokkin, another Chinese dialect commonly spoken in Singapore.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_%28surname%29?wprov=sfla1
Super fascinating — thank you!
Most interesting one I see quickly is Kim in the central asian countries I assume from the mass relocations/deportations of ethnically Korean soviet citizens to central asia during WW2 and a more diverse set of names in central asia.
Adjacently, half (!) of South Koreans’ surnames are one of Kim, Lee, Park, or Jung.
Interesting choice, putting Turkey in Europe.