Surname First Name Differentiation

[MissPosh]

Pls can someone give me the differentiation between Surname, first name, and last name? Which one is which because I am trying to fill an important document and it says First name on one gap and Last name on the other gap. Which gap should I put in my surname and my name?

 

[Meringo]

Your First Name is your own name, while your Last Name is your surname.

 

[Adonis]

Your surname is your last name

 

[Agatafromosapa]

In the UK, it is surname before your name.. in US your name before surname

 

[Meringo]

In the UK, it is surname before your name.. in US your name before surname

You are partially wrong. In the US, UK, and all the West, their first name comes before their last name (surname). However, in the East (China, Korea, Japan, etc.), their last name (surname) comes before their first name.

 

[MissPosh]

You are partially wrong. In the US, UK, and all the West, their first name comes before their last name (surname). However, in the East (China, Korea, Japan, etc.), their last name (surname) comes before their first name.

Thanks for the explanation.. where does our middle name come in tho

 

[Meringo]

Thanks for the explanation.. where does our middle name come in tho

WESTERN NAME FORMAT

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name
Donald	John	Trump

Although, they don't have middle names in the Eastern world. However, if I was to write Donald John Trump in the Eastern name format, it would go like this:

Last Name	First Name	Middle Name
Trump	Donald	John