World Surnames Dataset

Free download of surname distribution data from over 200 countries. Data compiled from official censuses and civil registries. CC-BY 4.0 license.

Main file: world_surnames.csv.gz

42.4 MB
Size
8,542,832
Records
537,361
Distinct surnames
229
By country
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Format: CSV (UTF-8), gzip · LEEME.txt · License: CC-BY 4.0 · Last updated: 2026-08-21

Columns

Column Type Description
surnamestringSurname
surname_slugstringSurname form used in URLs
region_codestringScope code as published by the source
country_iso2stringCountry ISO code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
carriersintegerNumber of bearers

By country

229 by country · PAISES.txt

Andorra12,415 Emiratos Árabes Unidos91,379 AfganistÃĄn29,339 Antigua y Barbuda7,551 Anguilla2,538 Albania17,877 Armenia16,447 Angola19,951 Argentina171,412 Samoa Americana6,534 Austria88,858 Australia185,633 Aruba8,556 AzerbaijÃĄn22,627 Bosnia y Herzegovina12,952 Barbados10,687 Bangladesh20,429 BÃĐlgica143,865 Burkina Faso15,663 Bulgaria30,815 BahrÃĐin20,315 Burundi4,123 Benin24,091 San BartolomÃĐ1,076 Bermudas10,390 Brunei10,253 Bolivia23,909 Brasil216,651 Bahamas14,503 ButÃĄn4,012 Botswana15,353 Bielorrusia45,580 Belice12,222 CanadÃĄ258,885 RepÚblica democrÃĄtica del Congo37,270 RepÚblica Centroafricana3,121 Congo12,131 Suiza150,436 Costa de Marfil32,585 Islas Cook3,653 Chile82,136 CamerÚn46,467 China76,609 Colombia58,276 Costa Rica34,184 Cuba28,287 Cabo Verde6,347 Chipre28,166 RepÚblica Checa69,039 Alemania218,567 Djibouti4,207 Dinamarca75,880 Dominica4,824 Republica Dominicana61,085 Argelia46,201 Ecuador54,142 Estonia29,029 Egipto37,520 Eritrea2,112 EspaÃąa206,090 Etiopía15,902 Finlandia52,338 Fiyi8,032 Islas Malvinas1,698 Micronesia3,905 Islas Faroe3,143 Francia250,198 GabÃģn9,342 Reino Unido440,115 Granada5,707 Georgia30,558 Guernsey6,734 Ghana24,276 Gibraltar7,003 Groenlandia3,067 Gambia3,757 Guinea4,926 Guinea Ecuatorial4,633 Grecia60,135 Guatemala22,638 Guam12,403 Guinea-Bissau1,711 Guyana11,883 Hong Kong22,269 Honduras19,332 Croacia30,643 Haití19,476 Hungría40,338 Indonesia90,496 Irlanda73,824 Israel72,325 Isla de Man10,240 India115,865 Iraq26,643 IrÃĄn37,746 Islandia27,482 Italia156,379 Jersey13,273 Jamaica22,195 Jordania19,588 JapÃģn50,838 Kenia43,340 KirguizistÃĄn18,692 Camboya16,972 Kiribati611 Comores1,881 San CristÃģbal y Nieves5,061 Corea202 Corea del Sur28,570 Kuwait32,729 Islas CaimÃĄn10,049 KazajstÃĄn46,619 Laos4,838 Líbano26,953 Santa Lucía7,815 Liechtenstein5,569 Sri Lanka13,875 Liberia23,660 Lesotho7,001 Lituania17,204 Luxemburgo40,935 Letonia22,993 Libia10,466 Marruecos49,651 MÃģnaco16,272 Moldavia38,657 Montenegro8,533 San Martin2,090 Madagascar8,968 Islas Marshall3,275 Macedonia11,773 Malí7,427 Myanmar7,119 Mongolia5,980 Macao4,349 Islas Mariana del Norte3,149 Mauritania13,538 Montserrat1,597 Malta13,140 Mauricio15,216 Maldivas8,301 Malawi14,058 MÃĐxico108,022 Malasia74,171 Mozambique13,973 Namibia15,081 Nueva Caledonia14,084 Níger25,514 Isla Norfolk1,016 Nigeria71,680 Nicaragua18,314 Países Bajos130,387 Noruega100,752 Nepal12,185 Nauru715 Isla Niue237 Nueva Zelanda75,149 OmÃĄn20,658 PanamÃĄ36,838 PerÚ62,219 Polinesia Francesa11,815 PapÚa-Nueva Guinea54,804 Filipinas113,607 PakistÃĄn48,123 Polonia91,818 San Pedro y MiquelÃģn1,541 Pitcairn27 Puerto Rico25,531 Territorio Palestino6,208 Portugal44,074 Palau1,489 Paraguay28,282 Qatar49,834 Rumania48,103 Serbia24,041 Rusia137,713 Ruanda7,875 Arabia Saudí51,732 Islas Salomon13,028 Seychelles4,366 SudÃĄn15,987 Suecia133,441 Singapur60,637 Santa Elena580 Eslovenia17,208 Eslovaquia32,741 Sierra Leona4,561 San Marino3,496 Senegal20,851 Somalia6,158 Surinam10,197 SudÃĄn del Sur4,497 Santo TomÃĐ y Príncipe4,042 El Salvador16,111 Siria15,425 Swazilandia4,819 Islas Turcas y Caicos3,481 Chad7,587 Togo9,630 Tailandia101,215 TayikistÃĄn8,936 Timor Oriental3,655 TurkmenistÃĄn7,928 TÚnez24,999 Tonga2,004 Turquía52,761 Trinidad and Tobago19,885 Tuvalu735 Taiwan32,530 Tanzania33,917 Ucrania50,937 Uganda41,284 Estados Unidos415,983 Uruguay47,232 UzbekistÃĄn18,641 Vaticano151 San Vicente y las Granadinas4,957 Venezuela86,341 Islas Vírgenes5,241 Islas Vírgenes, EE.UU.17,293 Vietnam21,754 Vanuatu5,705 Wallis y Futuna995 Samoa2,464 Kosovo8,021 Yemen20,625 SudÃĄfrica107,740 Zambia14,899 Zimbabue30,110

How to cite

surnam.es (2026). World Surnames Dataset. Available at: https://surnam.es/data. License: CC-BY 4.0.

FAQs

What license is the dataset published under?

The dataset is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0). You can use it freely with proper attribution.

What format is the data file?

The file is a gzip-compressed CSV (UTF-8) with columns: surname, surname_slug, region_code, country_iso2, carriers.

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated periodically when new statistical or census sources become available from the included countries.

Can I use this data for academic research?

Yes, the data is intended for academic, journalistic, and research use. You only need to cite the source per the CC-BY 4.0 license.