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Surname

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Surname has 8 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 4 references.

8 facts·8 predicates·4 sources

Mostly:not necessarily indicates biological lineage(1), is ontological category(1), has origin(1)

Maturity scale raw canonical shape-checked rule-derived certified

Inbound mentions (200)

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isAIs a(103)

isTypeIs Type(35)

rdf:typeRdf:type(34)

isSurnameIs Surname(12)

ex:isAEx:is a(3)

containsContains(1)

denotesDenotes(1)

doesNotFilterByDoes Not Filter by(1)

ex:couldBeEx:could Be(1)

hadNoRightToHad No Right to(1)

hasColumnSurnameHas Column Surname(1)

hasTypeHas Type(1)

indexesIndexes(1)

instanceOfInstance of(1)

isSameAsIs Same As(1)

isTypeOfIs Type of(1)

isYarrabahCairnsAboriginalSurnameIs Yarrabah Cairns Aboriginal Surname(1)

marksAsIllegibleMarks As Illegible(1)

Other facts (8)

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8 facts
PredicateValueRef
Not Necessarily Indicates Biological LineageBiological Lineage[1]
Is Ontological CategoryFamily Name Type[2]
Has OriginGeographical Origin Type[2]
Has DistributionStatistical Distribution Type[2]
Can EvolveLinguistic Evolution Type[2]
Plays Role inidentity[3]
Varies byRegion[3]
Has HyperlinkSurname Hyperlink[4]

Timeline

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notNecessarilyIndicatesBiologicalLineagerosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/later-surname-trail-caution-note
ex:biological-lineage
isOntologicalCategoryval-mauritius/wf1-12-poitevin-surname-origin-meaning-last-name-history-forebears
ex:family-name-type
hasOriginval-mauritius/wf1-12-poitevin-surname-origin-meaning-last-name-history-forebears
ex:geographical-origin-type
hasDistributionval-mauritius/wf1-12-poitevin-surname-origin-meaning-last-name-history-forebears
ex:statistical-distribution-type
canEvolveval-mauritius/wf1-12-poitevin-surname-origin-meaning-last-name-history-forebears
ex:linguistic-evolution-type
playsRoleInval-mauritius/wf11-10-mozambican-surnames-most-common-family-names-from-mozamb
identity
variesByval-mauritius/wf11-10-mozambican-surnames-most-common-family-names-from-mozamb
ex:region
hasHyperlinkval-mauritius/wf12-16-td-rose-hill-le-maurice-mariages-patronymes-en-jo-cgmr
ex:surname-hyperlink

References (4)

4 references
  1. ctx:genes/rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection/later-surname-trail-caution-note
  2. ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf1-12-poitevin-surname-origin-meaning-last-name-history-forebears
  3. ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf11-10-mozambican-surnames-most-common-family-names-from-mozamb
  4. ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf12-16-td-rose-hill-le-maurice-mariages-patronymes-en-jo-cgmr

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