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[b]Does your nation's primary culture use surnames or family names?[/b]:
[b]From whom do they inherit the surname?[/b]:
[b]How long ago did Surnames develop?[/b]:
[b]What are a few examples of common or notable surnames in your nation. and what do they mean?[/b]:
Does your nation's primary culture use surnames or family names?: Yes
From whom do they inherit the surname?: The Father
How long ago did Surnames develop?: 1500 years before modern times.
What are a few examples of common or notable surnames in your nation. and what do they mean?: Sumāre (meaning red rose) is by far the most common surname in Maizan, held by roughly 1 in 70 Maizanese, in part due to success, and in part due to a multugenesis of the name (red roses were planted in front of a priest's home, and their families got the surname). Other common surnames include Wuku (Horn, with its roots among huntsmen and woodsmen), or Dikaebegisu (Ship-maker). The most common Maizanese surnames originated as something occupational in nature, though a variation of reasons for surnames exist.