GK Story: In this country of the world, after 500 years, everyone will have the same surname, the reason is shocking

Japan General Knowledge: People of different races and religions live in our country. There are many types of surnames, but you will be surprised to know that there is a country where in the next 500 years, everyone will have the same surname.

Do you know of a country where all citizens living there in the next 500 years will have the same surname? We are not saying this but a research has revealed this.

Actually we are talking about Japan. A research in Japan is claiming that after 500 years i.e. in 2531, all Japanese will have the same surname.

According to the calculations of Professor Hiroshi Yoshida, an economist at Tohoku University in Japan, in the future everyone in Japan will have the surname Saito.

In 2023, 1.529 percent of Japan’s population will have the Saito surname. Let us tell you that this is the most common surname in the country.

According to the report, the annual growth rate of the Saito surname in Japan is 1.0083 percent. In such a situation, by the year 2446, half the population will have the surname Saito.

Let us tell you that the reason behind this is the Japanese law under which all married couples have to keep a surname. However, many people in Japan also oppose it.