be called vs surname

be called

verb
  • To have a specific name. 

surname

verb
  • To give a surname to. 

  • To call by a surname. 

noun
  • The name a person shares with other members of that person's family, distinguished from that person's given name or names; a family name. 

  • The cognomen of Roman names. 

How often have the words be called and surname occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )