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Table 1 Number and Percentage of Surnames Identified by the Middle Eastern Surname List (MESL)a via Probabilistic Linkage with California Public Use Death File, 1905–2020

From: Construction of the Armenian Surname List (ASL) for public health research

 

Birthplace in Armenia in the California Public Use Death File

Identified by MESL

Armenian Surnames

Yes

No

Unknown

Total

Yes

720 (26.30)

485 (0.05)

85 (0.04)

1,290 (0.11)

No

2,018 (73.70)

924,679 (99.95)

193,819 (99.96)

1,120,516 (99.89)

Total

2,738 (100)

925,164 (100)

193,904 (100)

1,121,806 (100)

  1. aList of Armenian Surnames from the MESL created in 2007