▲ 180 ▼ MP stopped from boarding Air Canada flight as ‘his name was Mohammad’ (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by NightOwl@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wait I thought it was the most popular first name? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) Maria 2. Nushi 3. Mohammed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've literally never met anyone named Nushi lol. Where are they hiding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) India, I assume. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rish@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Nope, never met anyone with that name permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago Sources say it’s of Hindi origin, but when I actually checked the statistics, it says there’s only 130 people in India with the name, while there’s ~56 million in China. So it seems to be mostly a Chinese name. Although further googling seems to indicate that’s the Chinese name for "Mrs."… so it might be that these sources are reading the title field as the first name, lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) And Smith is the most common last name. So statistically speaking most people are called Maria Smith permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* Only in the US. Internationally, the most common last name is Wang: Wang is a patronymic (ancestral) name that means “king” in Mandarin, and it’s shared by more than 92 million people in China, making it the most popular last name in the world. The reason it’s so populous today may have a lot to do with the fact that many royal families changed their name to Wang when their kingdoms fell under the first Qin dynasty emperor. This was both to preserve their status and protect themselves from assassination. Source So Mohammed Wang is the most common name in the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's Wang. There are 92 million people with that surname in China, and a few more in other countries. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh. Well I guess that means we need to try harder. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kayjay@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (3 children) Maria 2. Nushi 3. Mohammed permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've literally never met anyone named Nushi lol. Where are they hiding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) India, I assume. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rish@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Nope, never met anyone with that name permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago Sources say it’s of Hindi origin, but when I actually checked the statistics, it says there’s only 130 people in India with the name, while there’s ~56 million in China. So it seems to be mostly a Chinese name. Although further googling seems to indicate that’s the Chinese name for "Mrs."… so it might be that these sources are reading the title field as the first name, lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) And Smith is the most common last name. So statistically speaking most people are called Maria Smith permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* Only in the US. Internationally, the most common last name is Wang: Wang is a patronymic (ancestral) name that means “king” in Mandarin, and it’s shared by more than 92 million people in China, making it the most popular last name in the world. The reason it’s so populous today may have a lot to do with the fact that many royal families changed their name to Wang when their kingdoms fell under the first Qin dynasty emperor. This was both to preserve their status and protect themselves from assassination. Source So Mohammed Wang is the most common name in the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's Wang. There are 92 million people with that surname in China, and a few more in other countries. permalink fedilink source parent [–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh. Well I guess that means we need to try harder. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheDarksteel94@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've literally never met anyone named Nushi lol. Where are they hiding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) India, I assume. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rish@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Nope, never met anyone with that name permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago Sources say it’s of Hindi origin, but when I actually checked the statistics, it says there’s only 130 people in India with the name, while there’s ~56 million in China. So it seems to be mostly a Chinese name. Although further googling seems to indicate that’s the Chinese name for "Mrs."… so it might be that these sources are reading the title field as the first name, lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) India, I assume. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rish@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Nope, never met anyone with that name permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago Sources say it’s of Hindi origin, but when I actually checked the statistics, it says there’s only 130 people in India with the name, while there’s ~56 million in China. So it seems to be mostly a Chinese name. Although further googling seems to indicate that’s the Chinese name for "Mrs."… so it might be that these sources are reading the title field as the first name, lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rish@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Nope, never met anyone with that name permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago Sources say it’s of Hindi origin, but when I actually checked the statistics, it says there’s only 130 people in India with the name, while there’s ~56 million in China. So it seems to be mostly a Chinese name. Although further googling seems to indicate that’s the Chinese name for "Mrs."… so it might be that these sources are reading the title field as the first name, lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kayjay@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago Sources say it’s of Hindi origin, but when I actually checked the statistics, it says there’s only 130 people in India with the name, while there’s ~56 million in China. So it seems to be mostly a Chinese name. Although further googling seems to indicate that’s the Chinese name for "Mrs."… so it might be that these sources are reading the title field as the first name, lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) And Smith is the most common last name. So statistically speaking most people are called Maria Smith permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blindsight@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* Only in the US. Internationally, the most common last name is Wang: Wang is a patronymic (ancestral) name that means “king” in Mandarin, and it’s shared by more than 92 million people in China, making it the most popular last name in the world. The reason it’s so populous today may have a lot to do with the fact that many royal families changed their name to Wang when their kingdoms fell under the first Qin dynasty emperor. This was both to preserve their status and protect themselves from assassination. Source So Mohammed Wang is the most common name in the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's Wang. There are 92 million people with that surname in China, and a few more in other countries. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* Only in the US. Internationally, the most common last name is Wang: Wang is a patronymic (ancestral) name that means “king” in Mandarin, and it’s shared by more than 92 million people in China, making it the most popular last name in the world. The reason it’s so populous today may have a lot to do with the fact that many royal families changed their name to Wang when their kingdoms fell under the first Qin dynasty emperor. This was both to preserve their status and protect themselves from assassination. Source So Mohammed Wang is the most common name in the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago It's Wang. There are 92 million people with that surname in China, and a few more in other countries. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago Oh. Well I guess that means we need to try harder. permalink fedilink source parent