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KPD Foods
Bruno Silva
Head of Marketing
Address: Avenida Paulista 53, Bela Vista, São Paulo, 01311-914, Brazil
Tel: (+55) 11 8134 7706
Email: bruno.silva@KPDFoods.com
Getty Telecommunications Ltd
Olivia Hoskins
International Project Manager
Address: 700 Rockville Street, Monroe, New York 10950, USA
Tel: (+1) 845 228 8396
Email: Olivia.Hoskins@GettyTel.com
Orion Education Services
Park Ji-Yeon
Director
Address: South Korea, Seoul, Jongno-gu, Sajik-ro-3-gil 23, 30174
Tel: (+82) 2 235-6482
Email: Jiyeon_Park@OrionEducation.com
ABC Travel
Rashid Khan
Sales Representative
Address: Hajar Road, Dubai, UAE
Tel: (+971) 4 677 3355
Email: Rashid.Khan@ABCTravelDubai.com
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In my country, the name is the first name, followed by the surname.
It depends on the situations: for example the surname is put before the name in the certificates and in legal deeds, whereas it is put after the name in private life.
In my country, in public offices, last names are written first (father's and mother's); but in personal correspondence, they are written last.
In my country, the surname comes at the end of the name.
In my country . Sudan . we put our name at first and the father's name and the rest of the names.
In your country, do people put their surname first or at the end?
In my country the last name goes at the end, first the two first names and then the last two last names.
In my country Ecuador people first put their two names and last their two surname
In my country, we use last names at the end. We only put them at the beginning in lists or documents.
I am from Turkey. In my conutry, people put their first name.
In my country, the correct way is to put the first name in the first position and the surname in the last position.