You have to check out this site.
http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx
What you do is type in your last name. Then it shows a map of the world and it shows the density of where your last name is populated throughout the world.
Here's a couple of examples...
Balow
Country FPM (frequency per million)
UNITED STATES 2.02
GERMANY 1.72
UNITED KINGDOM 0.2
ARGENTINA 0.04
Kloeber
Country FPM
GERMANY 5.85
NETHERLANDS 0.32
UNITED STATES 0.31
SPAIN 0.21
ITALY 0.06
really interesting! thanks for the link.
ReplyDeletealexander (one of the "balow" in germany)
It was interesting to look at the names here....Of course the way Dobosenski is spelled now, they are only prevelant in the US and mostly in MN. On teh other hand my maiden name Wait appears to be very common in Australia, New Zealand, and Great Britian. Not suprising to me, since the Waits came from Wales orgininally. :)
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