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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!

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AlexatOSU t1_ixr1c0h wrote

I said Gujarat, India though, not all of India.

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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.

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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

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