How Popular is your Surname?

Started by Lil Me, Jan 05 08 02:23

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Lil Me

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Check out how many of YOU there are in Southwestern BC.
Top Names:
[table class="top10list" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"][tbody][tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"][td]LEE[/td]       [td align="right"]7,256[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"]       [td]WONG[/td]       [td align="right"]6,034[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]       [td]SMITH[/td]       [td align="right"]5,384[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"]       [td]CHAN[/td]       [td align="right"]4,383[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]       [td]BROWN[/td]       [td align="right"]2,969[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"]       [td]KIM[/td]       [td align="right"]2,927[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]       [td]CHEN[/td]       [td align="right"]2,813[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"]       [td]JOHNSON[/td]       [td align="right"]2,694[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]       [td]WILSON[/td]       [td align="right"]2,616[/td]    [/tr][tr style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);"]       [td]GILL[/td]       [td align="right"]2,520[/td][/tr][/tbody][/table]


 
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

P.C.

Wow....not very many of mine.  I'm almost unique.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Lil Me

Only 34 of me in the region.  But absolutely thousands of my maiden name.  lol  
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

P.C.

I would have thought there would have been even less of my maiden name, but surprisingly there are more.  I only met one other person in my life with my maiden name and that was only a few years ago.  Interesting.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

JJ

There are only 12 of my maiden name and two of which are relatives, and there are over 1000 of my present name and only one of those is related?

Sportsdude

hehehehe

TOTAL SURNAMES FOUND IN: ENTIRE REGION
                                       [table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"][tbody][tr align="center"][td width="50%"]                   [table style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"]                      [tbody][tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center"]                         [td]ENTIRE REGION[/td]                         [td]RANK[/td]                      [/tr]                      [tr align="center"]                         [td]0[/td]                         [td]0[/td]                      [/tr]                   [/tbody][/table]                [/td]                [td width="50%"]                   [table style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"]                      [tbody][tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center"]                         [td]REGION[/td]                         [td]RANK[/td]                      [/tr]                      [tr align="center"]                         [td]0[/td]                         [td]0[/td][/tr][/tbody][/table][/td][/tr][/tbody][/table]
My name's special. :P
 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Lil Me

Uh oh.  No other SDs in BC.  Is your last name Gonzo or The Great?!


 
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Sportsdude

nope and there's no one in Canada or Asia, Austrailia, Africa, South America or Europe with my last name. Its up to me or my cousin or the name dies.

it's sooooo
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"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Gopher

191 Gophers in the entire region!
A fool's paradise is better than none.

purelife

hmm, I've got 46, but when I marry my guy, my last name will rank 383.  neat - o! :)))  

Lil Me

Or you could hypehnate your two names, purelife!  Then you can be your own unique animal!  
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Sportsdude

lol that would sound hysterical.  
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Lise

No dice! My surname's popular. I'm related to my neighbor!!!
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

TehBorken

I'm unique!!!!!

TOTAL SURNAMES FOUND IN:
ENTIRE REGION
                                       [table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"][tbody][tr align="center"][td width="50%"]                   [table style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"]                      [tbody][tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center"]                         [td]ENTIRE REGION[/td]                         [td]RANK[/td]                      [/tr]                      [tr align="center"]                         [td]1[/td]                         [td]563[/td]                      [/tr]                   [/tbody][/table]                [/td]                [td width="50%"]                   [table style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170);" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"]                      [tbody][tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center"]                         [td]REGION[/td]                         [td]RANK[/td]                      [/tr]                      [tr align="center"]                         [td]1[/td]                         [td]563[/td][/tr][/tbody][/table][/td][/tr][/tbody][/table]
The real trouble with reality is that there's no background music.

P.C.

Funny....and yet TehBorken doesn't sound that uncommon.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.