(*) Iceland is the only country in Europe whose inhabitants do not typically possess these things.
In 2007, a ten-year-old policy banning the use of two of these things promulgated by the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi was rescinded. An 1874 paper that developed a stochastic process to model the disappearance of some of these things was written by Henry William Watson and Francis Galton. An 1811 edict promulgated by Napoleon resulted in the creation of over 100,000 of these things in the Netherlands, some of which are preceded by Tussenvoegsels [tooh-sen-VOOG-sels]. A Chinese expression meaning "the common people", lao bai xing, translates as the "old hundred" of these things. (*) Iceland is the only country in Europe whose inhabitants do not typically possess these things. People who receive Amrit Sanchar adopt either "Kaur" or another of these things, which in many cultures originate from toponyms, occupations, or patronyms. For 10 points, identify this type of designator, which for around 40% of the population of Vietnam is "Nguyen."
In 2007, a ten-year-old policy banning the use of two of these things promulgated by the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi was rescinded.
surnames [or family names or last names; prompt on "names" or "family/ies"]