Family name distributions: master equation approach.
Although cumulative family name distributions in many countries exhibit power-law forms, there also exist counterexamples. The origin of different family name distributions across countries is discussed analytically in the framework of a population dynamics model. Combined with empirical observations made, it is suggested that those differences in distributions are closely related to the rate of appearance of new family names.
Baek
Seung Ki
SK
Department of Physics, BK21 Physics Research Division, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Republic of Korea.
Kiet
Hoang Anh Tuan
HA
Kim
Beom Jun
BJ