diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 19ff6e85..b87fb3cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.*
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LICENSE_KOTLIN
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.LICENSE_MULTISELECT
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.PERMISSION_READ_CONTACTS
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.PERMISSION_WRITE_CONTACTS
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.commons.interfaces.RefreshRecyclerViewListener
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.BuildConfig
 import com.simplemobiletools.contacts.R
@@ -28,6 +25,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshRecyclerViewListener {
     private var storedTextColor = 0
     private var storedBackgroundColor = 0
     private var storedPrimaryColor = 0
+    private var storedStartNameWithSurname = false
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
@@ -72,6 +70,14 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshRecyclerViewListener {
             contacts_fastscroller.updatePrimaryColor()
         }
 
+        if (storedStartNameWithSurname != config.startNameWithSurname) {
+            (contacts_list.adapter as ContactsAdapter).apply {
+                startNameWithSurname = config.startNameWithSurname
+                config.sorting = if (config.startNameWithSurname) SORT_BY_SURNAME else SORT_BY_FIRST_NAME
+                initContacts()
+            }
+        }
+
         contacts_fastscroller.updateBubbleColors()
         contacts_fastscroller.allowBubbleDisplay = config.showInfoBubble
         updateTextColors(contacts_holder)
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshRecyclerViewListener {
             storedTextColor = textColor
             storedBackgroundColor = backgroundColor
             storedPrimaryColor = primaryColor
+            storedStartNameWithSurname = startNameWithSurname
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index 67d25adc..5bc39421 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         setupUseEnglish()
         setupShowInfoBubble()
         setupCallContactOnClick()
+        setupStartNameWithSurname()
         updateTextColors(settings_holder)
     }
 
@@ -56,4 +57,12 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             config.callContact = settings_call_contact_on_click.isChecked
         }
     }
+
+    private fun setupStartNameWithSurname() {
+        settings_start_with_surname.isChecked = config.startNameWithSurname
+        settings_start_with_surname_holder.setOnClickListener {
+            settings_start_with_surname.toggle()
+            config.startNameWithSurname = settings_start_with_surname.isChecked
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
index f2516e70..63c487c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.item_contact.view.*
 class ContactsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var contactItems: MutableList<Contact>, val listener: RefreshRecyclerViewListener?,
                       recyclerView: MyRecyclerView, itemClick: (Any) -> Unit) : MyRecyclerViewAdapter(activity, recyclerView, itemClick) {
 
+    var config = activity.config
     lateinit private var contactDrawable: Drawable
+    var startNameWithSurname: Boolean
 
     init {
         initDrawables()
+        startNameWithSurname = config.startNameWithSurname
     }
 
     override fun getActionMenuId() = R.menu.cab
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ class ContactsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var contactItems: MutableList<Co
 
     private fun setupView(view: View, contact: Contact) {
         view.apply {
-            contact_first_name.text = contact.getFullName()
+            contact_first_name.text = contact.getFullName(startNameWithSurname)
             contact_first_name.setTextColor(textColor)
             contact_number.text = contact.number
             contact_number.setTextColor(textColor)
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Config.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Config.kt
index 22b6d98a..b0d1d872 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Config.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Config.kt
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ class Config(context: Context) : BaseConfig(context) {
         set(displayContactSources) = prefs.edit().remove(DISPLAY_CONTACT_SOURCES).putStringSet(DISPLAY_CONTACT_SOURCES, displayContactSources).apply()
 
     fun showAllContacts() = displayContactSources.size == 1 && displayContactSources.first() == "-1"
+
+    var startNameWithSurname: Boolean
+        get() = prefs.getBoolean(START_NAME_WITH_SURNAME, false)
+        set(startNameWithSurname) = prefs.edit().putBoolean(START_NAME_WITH_SURNAME, startNameWithSurname).apply()
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Constants.kt
index dc352b10..fc102143 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.contacts.helpers
 // shared prefs
 val CALL_CONTACT_ON_CLICK = "call_contact_on_click"
 val DISPLAY_CONTACT_SOURCES = "display_contact_sources"
+val START_NAME_WITH_SURNAME = "start_name_with_surname"
 
 val SORTING = "sorting"
 val CONTACT_ID = "contact_id"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/Contact.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/Contact.kt
index e23511cc..77d5bbe5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/Contact.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/models/Contact.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package com.simplemobiletools.contacts.models
 
-import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.*
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.SORT_BY_FIRST_NAME
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.SORT_BY_MIDDLE_NAME
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.SORT_BY_SURNAME
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.helpers.SORT_DESCENDING
 
 data class Contact(val id: Int, var firstName: String, var middleName: String, var surname: String, var photoUri: String, var number: String,
                    var email: String, var source: String) : Comparable<Contact> {
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ data class Contact(val id: Int, var firstName: String, var middleName: String, v
             sorting and SORT_BY_FIRST_NAME != 0 -> compareStrings(firstName, other.firstName)
             sorting and SORT_BY_MIDDLE_NAME != 0 -> compareStrings(middleName, other.middleName)
             sorting and SORT_BY_SURNAME != 0 -> compareStrings(surname, other.surname)
-            else -> number.toLowerCase().compareTo(other.number.toLowerCase())
+            else -> compareStrings(number, other.number)
         }
 
         if (sorting and SORT_DESCENDING != 0) {
@@ -24,16 +27,19 @@ data class Contact(val id: Int, var firstName: String, var middleName: String, v
     }
 
     fun getBubbleText() = when {
-        sorting and SORT_BY_NUMBER != 0 -> number
-        else -> firstName
+        sorting and SORT_BY_FIRST_NAME != 0 -> firstName
+        sorting and SORT_BY_MIDDLE_NAME != 0 -> middleName
+        sorting and SORT_BY_SURNAME != 0 -> surname
+        else -> number
     }
 
-    fun getFullName(): String {
-        var name = firstName
+    fun getFullName(startWithSurname: Boolean): String {
+        var firstPart = if (startWithSurname) surname else firstName
         if (middleName.isNotEmpty()) {
-            name += " $middleName"
+            firstPart += " $middleName"
         }
-        return "$name $surname".trim()
+        val lastPart = if (startWithSurname) firstName else surname
+        return "$firstPart $lastPart".trim()
     }
 
     private fun compareStrings(first: String, second: String): Int {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index 883190c5..3805e028 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -89,5 +89,25 @@
                 android:text="@string/call_contact_on_click"/>
 
         </RelativeLayout>
+
+        <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/settings_start_with_surname_holder"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/medium_margin"
+            android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+            android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin">
+
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MySwitchCompat
+                android:id="@+id/settings_start_with_surname"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:background="@null"
+                android:clickable="false"
+                android:paddingLeft="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:paddingStart="@dimen/medium_margin"
+                android:text="@string/start_name_with_surname"/>
+
+        </RelativeLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
 </ScrollView>