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Weird, Silly, Odd & Rude Place Names In The UK

December 11, 2016 33 Comments

Weird, Silly, Odd & Rude Place Names In The UK

Source: FamilyBreakFinder.co.uk

From Giggleswick to Dull the UK has many weird, silly, odd and rude place names, which you can see in the map above.

The full list of places can be found below:

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Filed Under: United Kingdom Tagged With: names

The Most Common European Occupational Related Surnames

September 21, 2015 4 Comments

The Most Common European Occupational Related Surnames

Map created by Marcin Ciura

The map above shows the most common European surnames that have their origins as a specific type of occupation. Both Millers and Smiths are particularly popular.

The data is somewhat unscientific as it comes from Wikipedia, supplemented with data from reddit.

Nevertheless, there are a few interesting facts:

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Countries Named After People

January 31, 2015 20 Comments

countries named after people

Map by reddit user BlackJackKetchum

Ever fantasized about running your own country? How about naming one after yourself? As the map above shows, a select group of individuals have achieved a degree of immortality due to countries being named after them.

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Why The United States Is A ‘-Stan’ Country Like Kyrgyzstan

January 6, 2015 6 Comments

Map places ending in -stan aka Stanistan

Why are there so many countries that end in -stan? In total 7 countries: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan include the suffix -stan in their names.

These countries have a combined population of nearly 280 million people (fewer than only China, India and the United States) and cover an area of 5.45 million square kilometers (7th largest in the world).

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Most Common Words In Incorporated Place Names By US State

January 2, 2015 2 Comments

Most Common Words In Incorporated Place Names By US State

Map by reddit user darinhq

Ever wonder what word most commonly appears in your State’s place names? Me neither, nevertheless the map above is really interesting. The overwhelming majority of states have the rather unoriginal ‘city’ as the most common word.

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Filed Under: United States Tagged With: names, words


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