Abstract
Based on a geocoded registry of more than four million residents of Santiago,
Chile, we build two surname-based networks that reveal the city's population
structure. The first network is formed from paternal and maternal surname
pairs. The second network is formed from the isonymic distances between the
city's neighborhoods. These networks uncover the city's main ethnic groups and
their spatial distribution. We match the networks to a socioeconomic index, and
find that surnames of high socioeconomic status tend to cluster, be more
diverse, and occupy a well-defined quarter of the city. The results are
suggestive of a high degree of urban segregation in Santiago.
Citation
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mendoza2023surname