Spanish term
Portugal
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
de único apellido en razón de su nacionalidad.
| 4 +10 | who, because of his/her nationality, has only one surname. |
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Proposed translations
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English
who, because of his/her nationality, has only one surname.
| Thanks, everyone. Makes total sense :) |
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Cristina Zavala
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Thanks, Cristina.
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Toni Castano
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Thanks, Toni.
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Joshua Parker
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Thanks, Joshua.
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jude dabo
: on track!
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Thanks, Jude.
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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Thanks, María.
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Robert Forstag
: Or "a single surname."
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Thanks, Robert.
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JohnMcDove
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Thanks, John.
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Andy Watkinson
: Better than what happened to a friend of mine with one surname attempting to convince a stubborn funcionario to leave a blank space on the form. Total refusal, funcionario’s solution was to write in the corresponding box: "de madre desconocida"
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:-) I used to have the same problem here. Strangers always use my middle name as if it were my surname. Cheers, Andy.
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neilmac
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AllegroTrans
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Reference comments
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
http://www.zucaes.com/es/bienes-raices/contrato-de-arrendami...
ENTRE NOSOTROS DUEÑO MAYOR, EMPRESARIO, NACIONALIDAD, CON CEDULA 221, VECINO ESCAZU, QUIEN EN ADELANTE SE DENOMINARA EL ARRENDANTE Y CLIENTE, **DE UNICO APELLIDO POR RAZON DE SU NACIONALIDAD ESTADOUNIDENSE**, VECINA DE SANTA ANA CON PASAPORTE NUMERO ________QUIEN EN ADELANTE SE DENOMINARA EL INQUILINO, HEMOS CONVENIDO EN EL PRESENTE CONTRATO DE ARRENDAMIENTO
EUR-Lex Access to European Union law - curia - Europa.eu
curia.europa.eu › EUROPA › EU law and publications › EUR-Lex
Under Article 1 of that law, if the parents used a single surname, that was the ... at his parents' request, the surname was changed to 'Grunkin-Paul' by virtue of ...
Hispanic Last Names: Why Two of Them? - Dr. MAPQ
perez.cs.vt.edu/twolastnames
Well, in Spanish a last name is not called a last name (último nombre would be ... By the way, Hispanics are not the only culture that uses two surnames, there ...
[use of a] single surname by virtue of nationality.....
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I see Robert has posted a definitive answer. In principle, I agree, or words to that effect.
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JohnMcDove
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Thanks John.
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franglish
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Thanks franglish.
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