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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

How can Mohammad, the most common name on Earth, be 3rd highest and yet McLovin isn't even charted? ๐Ÿค”

But also: Give it up for Baylor and Saylor Moon!

[โ€“] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In Britain they tend to count the variant spellings as different names - Iโ€™ve worked places with so many Mohammeds they went by their middle names.

[โ€“] aarch64@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

Similar thing at my job. US-based, but lots of immigrant engineers in my office and some overseas teams too. No shortage of Mohammads, Mohammeds, and Muhammads, plus a few Mahmouds in there for good measure.