James, Alejandro and Sebastián Martínez are well known, but what do these celebrities have in common, besides the letter ‘zeta’ in their surnames?
A recent study carried out by the portal ‘NetCredit’ published which are the most popular surnames in the world and obviously Colombia appears on the list.
They compiled censuses worldwide, academic etymological studies at the University of Oxford and data from portals specialized in genealogy.
After analyzing these data, they concluded that in Colombia there are about 900,000 people who bear the surname Rodríguez.
Recently the National Registry of Civil Status communicated which were the most registered surnames in 2020.
In addition, the study showed that the surname Rodríguez is also popular in countries like Uruguay, Panama, Costa Rica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
How many Rodríguez, Martínez, González and García do you know?
We challenge you to make a list in the comments of three people that you know with the following surnames and we begin!
Rodriguez: David Rodríguez, Ana María Rodríguez and James Rodríguez (Soccer Player).
Martinez: Alejandro Martínez (Actor), Sebastián Martínez (Actor), Flora Martínez (Actress).
Gonzalez: Alejandro González (Singer), Manuela González (Actress) and Lina Fernanda González Tejeiro (Lina Tejeiro).
Garcia: Falcao García (Soccer Player), Danna García (Actress) and Gabriel García Márquez (Writer).