List of terms referring to an average person

Fulan (male: فلان) Fulana (female: فلانة)[1]

• Old mate
• Man on the Bondi tram (in legal context in New South Wales)

• Hans Meier / Maier / Mayer[2]
• Herr und Frau Österreicher (Mr and Mrs Austrian)[3]

Matti Meikäläinen (male, literally "our Matti"), Maija Meikäläinen (female, literally "our Maija")[4]

• Very popular names (similar to John/Jane Doe): Jean Dupont, Paul Martin, M./Mme Durand, M./Mme Martin, etc.;
• Usable as a common word: Pierre-Paul-Jacques (with the meaning of "Someone");[5]
• Random people (similar to Average John/Jane): Monsieur/Madame Tout-le-monde,[6] (M./Mme) Untel/Unetelle (Mr/Mrs NoName),[7] Madame Michu (only female),[8] (M./Mme) Tartempion (familiar and little satirical);[9]
• Other:
  • (M./Mme) Machin/Machine (familiar terms, used when one does not take the pain to find another term);[10]
  • (Un) Gazier originally, a man who worked in gas transport; nowadays, it is a familiar term to tell "Someone" (mostly for a man, this term is rare for women, and in such a case, the correct orthography is "Gazière").[11]

See also fr:wikt:Tartempion#Synonymes

• Max Mustermann (Erika for female)
• Otto Normalverbraucher
• Hein Blöd
• Lieschen Müller

• Israel Israeli
• Ploni and Almoni

• Mario Rossi[12]
• Pinco Pallino[13]
• Tal dei Tali[14]
• Signor Nessuno[15]
• Uomo medio[16]
• Cittadino qualunque[16]
• "Tizio,[17] Caio[18] e Sempronio[19]" equivalent to "Tom, Dick and Harry"

• Taro Yamada (male)
• Hanako Yamada (female)
• Nanashi no Gonbei (anonymous)

• Cik Kiah (uncle Kiah), a derivative of the name Makcik Kiah (auntie Kiah), a name made up by PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin to illustrate an average Malaysian: a Pisang goreng seller earning the median rural income.[20][21][22]

• Jan Modaal

• wikt:Ola/Kari Normann

• Juan dela Cruz (male), María dela Cruz or Juana dela Cruz (female)

• Jan Kowalski (male), Anna Kowalska (female), the second most common Polish surname.
• For a broader representation of average Poles "Kowalski" may be grouped with some other common surnames, such as Nowak (the most common Polish surname), Malinowski, or Wiśniewski: "Imagine our neighbors, the Kowalskis or Nowaks, who earn PLN 100 less per month than we do".[23]

• Fulano (from Arabic), Ciclano (unknown etymology), Beltrano (from given name Beltrão)[24] "Fulano, Cicrano e Beltrano" equivalent to "Tom, Dick and Harry"

Common placeholder first names in Russia are Ivan and Peter, due to their commonality. Their placeholder function may be seen in old Russian textbooks: in arithmetical problems or sentences to illustrate grammar.[25]

For a group of average persons or to stress the randomness of a selection, a triple common Russian surnames are used together in the same context: "Ivanov, Petrov, or Sidorov". This a relatively new phenomenon, unknown in early 20th century. Ivanov, being derived from the most common first name, is a placeholder either for s sine arbitrary person. In its plural form, "Ivanovs", it may be used as a placeholder for a group of people.[25] There is a military joke: The sergeant asks the rookies: "Your surnames!" - "Ivanov!", "Petrov!", "Sidorov!" - "Are you brothers?" - "No, we are namesakes, sir!"[26]

In informal, humorous or ironic contexts, the placeholder Vasya Pupkin is sometimes used. The surname, derived from the word "pup", meaning "navel", is funny-sounding for a Russian.

In Russian jokes, a placeholder name for an archetypal Jew is Rabinovich.

• Fulano, from Arabic, Mengano, Zutano. "Fulano, Mengano y Zutano" equivalent to "Tom, Dick and Harry"

• Svensson, medelsvensson describing an average Swede. Svensson being one of the most common surnames in Sweden.

• Somchai (common name for male – literally meaning "appropriate for a man"), Somsri (common, if somewhat dated, name for female), Sommai (common names of either gender), nai-gor (นาย ก equivalent to 'Mr. A')[27]

• Girl next door[28]
• Fred Bloggs or Joe Bloggs
• Joe Public or Jane Public
• John Smith
• Joe Soap
• Mrs Miggins[29]
• the great unwashed[30]
• the man in the street
• the man on the Clapham omnibus
• the middle class[31]
• Tom, Dick and Harry
• Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells or Outraged of Tunbridge Wells[32]

Social Security card featuring John Q. Public

• John Smith
• John Doe
• Jane Doe
• John Q. Public
• John Q. Citizen
• John Q. Taxpayer
• Joe Blow
• Joe Sixpack
• Tom, Dick and Harry
• Average Joe
• Joe Shmoe