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She eventually took her father’s first name as her stage surname after she had trouble booking roles.

Mohamed added the Arabic "Al" prefix to his surname some time in the 1970s.

The couple, who are originally from Kerala, India where a father's first name is used as a surname, now have their own room in the hospital.

In a society that puts so much emphasis on seniority, Mr Tsuji's surname was crucial to his ability to make major changes at Sanrio.

Special Forces soldiers are known as the "protected population" of the Army - but Mr Khalife explained how he could identify their first names by typing their surnames into an Army leave-booking system.