Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
This article contains lists of the most common surnames in some of the countries of Oceania. Countries are arranged in alphabetical order.
Australia
[edit]Statistics are drawn from Australian government records of 2007, however they may have changed.[1][2]
| No. | Name | Number of people | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | 114,997 | English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish |
| 2 | Jones | 55,679 | Welsh, English, Scottish |
| 3 | Williams | 55,555 | Welsh |
| 4 | Brown | 54,896 | English, Irish, Scottish |
| 5 | Wilson | 46,961 | English, Scottish, Irish |
| 6 | Taylor | 45,328 | English |
| 7 | Johnson | 33,435 | English |
| 8 | White | 31,099 | English |
| 9 | Martin | 31,058 | English, French, Irish, Scottish |
| 10 | Singh | 30,911 | Indian, Punjabi |
| 11 | Thompson | 29,931 | English, Scottish |
| 12 | Nguyen | 29,798 | Vietnamese |
| 13 | Turner | 27,276 | English |
| 14 | Walker | 26,688 | English |
| 15 | Harris | 26,025 | English, Scottish, Irish |
| 16 | Lee | 25,612 | Chinese, English, Korean |
| 17 | Ryan | 25,526 | Irish |
| 18 | Robinson | 25,168 | English |
| 19 | Kelly | 25,014 | Irish |
| 20 | Murphy | 24,993 | Irish |
Fiji
[edit]Statistics are based on the genealogy resources and vital statistics in Fiji during 2014.[3]
| No. | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar | Indian |
| 2 | Prasad | Indian |
| 3 | Chand | Indian |
| 4 | Singh | Indian |
| 5 | Lal | Indian |
| 6 | Sharma | Indian |
| 7 | Narayan | Indian |
| 8 | Khan | Indian |
| 9 | Ali | Indian |
| 10 | Devi | Indian |
| 11 | Ram | Indian |
| 12 | Naidu | Indian |
| 13 | Chandra | Indian |
| 14 | Nand | Indian |
| 15 | Lata | Indian |
| 16 | Deo | Indian |
| 17 | Reddy | Indian |
| 18 | Prakash | Indian |
| 19 | Raj | Indian |
| 20 | Maharaj | Indian |
| 21 | Waqa | Na vosa vaka-Viti |
| 22 | Goundar | Indian |
New Zealand
[edit]Statistics are based on births registered in New Zealand during 2021.[4]
| No. | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singh | Indian |
| 2 | Smith | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| 3 | Kaur | Punjabi |
| 4 | Williams | English, Welsh |
| 5 | Patel | Gujarati |
| 6 | Wilson | English, Scottish, Irish |
| 7 | Brown | English, Irish, Scottish |
| 8 | Taylor | English |
| 9 | Jones | English, Welsh |
| 10 | Sharma | Indian |
See also
[edit]
- List of family name affixes
- List of most popular given names
- Lists of most common surnames, for other continents
References
[edit]- ^ IP Australia. "Search for Australian Surnames". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ IP Australia. "Removal of SFAS & INN Stem Search from Australian Trade Mark Search". Government of Australia. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "Most Common Surnames in Fiji". Forebears. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Singh and Smith top family names for babies in 2021". Department of Internal Affairs. January 2022.