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Originally Posted by terminator
Question:
Would ya'll have a problem with marrying someone with the same last name as you?
In my culture, Punjabi, we cannot marry someone with the same last name as the parents name, including the mother's maiden name. Risk of being related, something that has continued through generations. We consider our 20th cousins to be our 1st.
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Whether the person is related closely or not is a better question than whether people have the same last name as you.
Generally, there's not really an issue with marrying someone related to you - it is legal in Canada and approximately half of the US States to marry one's first cousin.
20th cousins? It is extremely likely that literally EVERY other Punjabi person you interact with (and many, many more) is much closer than a 20th cousin to you.