| 100% | TRAN | 4 | Second-most common family name in Vietnam, after Nguyen |
| 75% | NGUYEN | 6 | Most common family name in Vietnam |
| 65% | TRAN | 4 | Second-most common Vietnamese family name, after Nguyen |
| 49% | GREGORY | 7 | After John, the second most common name of a pope |
| 47% | CHEN | 4 | Fifth-most-common family name in China |
| 47% | LIU | 3 | Fourth-most-common family name in China |
| 47% | SILVA | 5 | Most common last name in Brazil |
| 46% | HELIUM | 6 | Second most common element in the universe |
| 46% | LEE | 3 | Most common last name in the world |
| 46% | SMITH | 5 | Most common last name in the United States |
| 46% | MAIN | 4 | Most common street name in the U.S. |
| 45% | JONES | 5 | Second-most common last name in England, fifth-most in the United States |
| 45% | OREO | 4 | Most common commercial name in New York Times crosswords |
| 45% | NGUYEN | 6 | Most common Vietnamese family name |
| 43% | EMMA | 4 | Second-most popular name for baby girls in the US in 2023, after Olivia |
| 43% | MIAMI | 5 | Second most populous city in Florida, after Jacksonville |
| 43% | MARY | 4 | Most common girl's name in the 1950s |
| 42% | SMITH | 5 | The most common last name in the U.S. |
| 42% | ELM | 3 | Common street name in a neighborhood with many trees |
| 42% | ALOU | 4 | Baseball family name much seen in crosswords |
| 42% | WALKER | 6 | Most common name for a zombie in the Walking Dead |
| 39% | LIAM | 4 | The most common name for baby boys born in America in 2018 |
| 39% | LIAM | 4 | The most common name for baby boys born in America in 2020 |
| 39% | BRIDGES | 7 | Hollywood family name ... and what the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 39% | HANOI | 5 | Second-largest city in Vietnam, after Ho Chi Minh City |
| 39% | TRAN | 4 | Second most popular Vietnamese surname (after Nguyen) |
| 39% | OLDE | 4 | Adjective after "Ye" in many a pub's name |
| 39% | LEE | 3 | Second-most common Korean surname, after Kim |
| 38% | MUM | 3 | Family name in Nottingham |
| 37% | MAHRE | 5 | Family name in Olympic skiing |