Most popular family names

Family names can be unique or come in large numbers.
In different countries some names are the most popular.
Here is the listing :

• China
  • Wang (#1)
  • Chen
  • Li
  • Zhang

• France
  • Noir
  • Blanc

• Germany
  • Müller
  • Schwarz

• Great Britain
  • Smith
  • Black

• Ireland (top ten[1])

1. Murphy
2. Kelly
3. O'Sullivan
4. Walsh
5. Smith
6. O'Brien
7. Byrne
8. Ryan
9. O'Connor
10. O'Neill

• Italy
  • ???
  • ???

• Poland
  • Kowalski
  • Nowak

• Russia
  • Tscherkasov
  • Dougorookiy

• Sweden
  • Johanson

• United States - see [Census data]
  • name, Frequency in percent, Cumulative Frequency in percent, rank
  • SMITH 1.006 1.006 1
  • JOHNSON 0.810 1.816 2
  • WILLIAMS 0.699 2.515 3
  • JONES 0.621 3.136 4
  • BROWN 0.621 3.757 5
  • DAVIS 0.480 4.237 6
  • MILLER 0.424 4.660 7
  • WILSON 0.339 5.000 8
  • MOORE 0.312 5.312 9
  • TAYLOR 0.311 5.623 10

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