wonderbuoy74 t1_ixr0rxx wrote
Reply to comment by AlexatOSU in TIL that in a cricket match in Bradford, England, all the 22 players involved were surnamed Patel as was the 15-year-old scorer by RJtrip
It is actually 19th on the list of common surnames in India, with 4.2 million.
https://forebears.io/india/surnames
Perhaps more common in certain regions, but even still the odds of all 22 having that name is just so low. At least the announcers had a very easy day!
AlexatOSU t1_ixr1c0h wrote
I said Gujarat, India though, not all of India.
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixs9n8k wrote
And I acknowledged that by saying perhaps it's more concentrated in certain local regions. Show some numbers if you want to argue.
AlexatOSU t1_ixsh1dj wrote
My source isn't as numerical as yours, but:
Source: am a Patel
And again, I was talking about Gujarat specifically, not India
spikebrennan t1_iy1xqvz wrote
For some reason, Gujarati people are over-represented in the Indian diaspora.
Apparently one third of all motel owners in the United States are named Patel:
https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/04/magazine/a-patel-motel-cartel.html
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