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 Statistics are drawn from Australian government records of 2007, however they may have changed. Fiji Statistics are based on the genealogy resources and vital statistics in Fiji during 2014. New Zealand Statistics are based on births registered in New Zealand during 2021. See also * List of family name affixes * List of most popular given names * Lists of most common surnames, for other continents References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Most Common Surnames Oceania Surnames, most common Surnames In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several giv ...

Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ...
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Harris (surname)
Harris is an English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from the personal name ''Harry'' (a vernacular form of '' Henry'') and the genitive ending -''s''. It is also found in Ireland, largely as a result of the Plantation of Ulster, though it may in some cases represent an anglicized form of the Gaelic name ''Ó hEarchadha''. Other surnames with the same meaning include Harries, Parry and Perry (derived from the Welsh ''ap Harri''), and Harrison. Distribution United Kingdom Harris is most common in South Wales South Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the Historic counties of Wales, historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire ( ... and was the 22nd most common name throughout Wales in 2020. For the latest available census data from 2010, the British government did not generate a list of surname frequencies. United States For the latest availab ...
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Ali (surname)
Ali ( or ; ) is a common unisex (originally male) name. Ali is derived from the Arabic triconsonantal root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated", "champion", ”king of kings”, ”emperor”, and is used as both a given name and surname. Islamic traditional use of the name goes back to the Islamic leader Ali ibn Abi Talib, but the name is also present among some pre-Islamic Arabs (e.g. Banu Hanifa, and some rulers of Saba and Himyar). It is identical in form and meaning to the , Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel. The Ali surname is especially common in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world. Ali is the most common last name in Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Somalia, Kuwait and Libya. The last name can also be found among the Indian Muslim and Pakistani communities, as it is often associated with the Alids, descendants of Ali in these regions. The name Ali is also used in various other cultures as a given ...
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