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.[1]
| No. | Name | Number of people | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | 114,997 | English |
| 2 | Jones | 55,679 | British, Welsh |
| 3 | Williams | 55,555 | English, Welsh |
| 4 | Brown | 54,896 | English, Scottish |
| 5 | Wilson | 46,961 | English, Scottish |
| 6 | Taylor | 45,328 | English |
| 7 | Johnson | 33,435 | English |
| 8 | White | 31,099 | English |
| 9 | Martin | 31,058 | English, French |
| 10 | Anderson | 30,910 | English, Scottish |
| 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 |
| 16 | Lee | 25,612 | English, Chinese, Korean |
| 17 | Ryan | 25,526 | Irish |
| 18 | Robinson | 25,168 | English |
| 19 | Kelly | 25,014 | Irish |
| 20 | King | 24,870 | English |
New Zealand
Statistics are based on the 58,297 births registered in New Zealand during 2013.[2]
| No. | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | English |
| 2 | Wilson | English, Scottish |
| 3 | Williams | English, Welsh |
| 4 | Brown | English, Scottish |
| 5 | Taylor | English |
| 6 | Jones | English, Welsh |
| 7 | Singh | Punjabi |
| 8 | Wang | Chinese, Korean |
| 9 | Anderson | English, Scottish |
| 10 | Li | Chinese |
| 11 | Thompson | English, Scottish |
| 12 | Walker | English |
| 13 | Lee | English, Chinese, Korean |
| 14 | Chen | Chinese |
| 15 | Patel | Gujarati |
| 16 | Zhang | Chinese |
| 17 | Martin | English |
| 18 | King | English |
| 19 | Harris | English, Scottish |
| 20 | Kumar | Hindi |
Fiji
Statistics are based on the genealogy resources and vital in Fiji during 2014.[3]
| No. | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar | Hindi |
| 2 | Prasad | Hindi |
| 3 | Chand | Hindi |
| 4 | Singh | Punjabi |
| 5 | Lal | Hindi |
| 6 | Sharma | Hindi |
| 7 | Narayan | Hindi |
| 8 | Khan | Hindi |
| 9 | Ali | Hindi |
| 10 | Devi | Hindi |
| 11 | Ram | Hindi |
| 12 | Naidu | Tamil |
| 13 | Chandra | Hindi |
| 14 | Nand | Hindi |
| 15 | Lata | Hindi |
| 16 | Deo | Hindi |
| 17 | Reddy | Tamil |
| 18 | Prakash | Hindi |
| 19 | Raj | Hindi |
| 20 | Maharaj | Hindi |
See also
- Lists of most common surnames, for other continents
References
- IP Australia. "Search for Australian Surnames". Government of Australia. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- "Top twenty New Zealand Surnames". Department of Internal Affairs. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- "Most Common Surnames in Fiji". Forebears. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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