Sixty-eight (68) primary schools in the Ashanti region thronged the forecourt of The Multimedia Group Limited premises in Kumasi to secure a seat at this year’s edition of the LUVFM Primary School Quiz.
Events and Promotions Executive, Eric Inkoom, says he’s overwhelmed by the numbers and academic prowess showcased by the students.
He is confident of an exciting, competitive and educative edition.
“We look forward as organizers to a very competitive and interesting contest this year. Last year, we had 16 schools going to the main competition and this year we are looking at 36 schools. So we are going to have a long journey full of suspense and some interesting times ahead.”
Democrats have a lot to be excited about when they look at President Donald Trump’s polls. Scores of voters have soured on his job performance since he took office. And that group of unhappy voters includes some of Trump’s new 2024 converts — the young voters, disaffected voters, and voters of color who left the […]
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-quebec-flag-waves-atop-a-historic-building.jpg?id=55623799&width=1200&height=600&coordinates=0%2C39%2C0%2C39"/><br/><br/><p>Quebec's story is written in its surnames.</p><p> While the province has grown into a diverse society — with immigrants and visible minorities making up 14% and 16% of the population, according to the <a href="https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/communique/portrait-demographique-diversite-quebec-differences-femmes-hommes" target="_blank">Institut de la statistique du Québec</a> — its French Canadian roots remain the quintessential part of its identity.</p><p>You can see those roots in the names you regularly stumble upon throughout the province. In fact, many of Quebec's most common last names today trace back to the early settlers of "Nouvelle-France" in the 17th century. Take Tremblay, for example — it's the most common surname in Quebec and the third <a href="https://surnam.es/canada" target="_blank">most common across Canada</a>, with 106,669 people sharing it nationwide. </p><p>Thanks to updated data from Yourfolks.com, we've also got a snapshot of which names continue to top the charts in <em>la belle province</em>, along with how often they appear in public records.</p><p>Think you can guess the rest? Here's a look at the 25 most common last names in Quebec, ranked by frequency.</p><ol><li>Tremblay: 53,788</li><li>Gagnon: 48,287</li><li>Roy: 47,526</li><li>Cote: 42,679</li><li>Gauthier: 34,224</li><li>Morin: 32,894</li><li>Belanger: 29,569</li><li>Bouchard: 29,065</li><li>Pelletier: 28,825</li><li>Gagne: 28,016</li><li>Lavoie: 26,548</li><li>Fortin: 25,917</li><li>Levesque: 24,275</li><li>Boucher: 23,786</li><li>Bergeron: 22,537</li><li>Caron: 21,659</li><li>Leblanc: 21,478</li><li>Girard: 21,066</li><li>Lefebvre: 20,757</li><li>Simard: 20,662</li><li>Fournier: 20,547</li><li>Ouellet: 20,139</li><li>Cloutier: 19,674</li><li>Martin: 18,333</li><li>Dube: 18,281</li></ol><div>Interested in exploring your family's name and its history in Quebec? Check it out in the <a href="https://www.mesaieux.com/an/recherche_genealogique/noms_de_famille" target="_blank">Your Folks genealogy database here</a>.</div><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p><p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em></p><div></div>
