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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ IP Australia. "Search for Australian Surnames". Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  2. ^ IP Australia. "Removal of SFAS & INN Stem Search from Australian Trade Mark Search". Government of Australia. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  3. ^ "Most Common Surnames in Fiji". Forebears. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. ^ "Singh and Smith top family names for babies in 2021". Department of Internal Affairs. January 2022.