List of most common surnames in Oceania
This is a list of the most common surnames in Oceania.
Australia
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 | 30,910 | 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
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
Statistics are based on births registered in New Zealand during 2021.[4]
| No. | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singh | Indian |
| 2 | Smith | English |
| 3 | Kaur | Punjabi |
| 4 | Williams | English, Welsh |
| 5 | Patel | Gujarati |
| 6 | Wilson | English, Scottish |
| 7 | Brown | English, Scottish |
| 8 | Taylor | English |
| 9 | Jones | English, Welsh |
| 10 | Sharma | Indian |
See also
- List of family name affixes
- List of most popular given names
- Lists of most common surnames, for other continents
References
- 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.
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