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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. Fiji Statistics are based on the genealogy resources and vital statistics in Fiji during 2014. New Zealand Statistics are based on over 58,000 births registered in New Zealand during 2020. 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 Oceania (, , ) is a geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of and a population of around 44.5 million ... Surnames, most common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan (surname)
Ryan (Irish: ''Ó Riain'') is a common surname of Irish origin, as well as being a common given name in the English-speaking world. Origins and meaning There are several different origins for the surname. In some cases it may be a shortened form of ''O'Ryan'', which is an Anglicized adaptation of the Gaelic surname ''Ó Riain'', meaning "descendant of ''Rian''". It can also be a shortened form of ''Mulryan'' or ''O'Mulryan'', which are derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Maoilriain'', meaning "descendant of the follower of ''Rian''". The meaning of the Old Irish name ''Rian'' is unknown. Some sources have suggested that it is related to the Old Irish word ''rían'', meaning "water" or "ocean". Others have suggested that it is related to the Old Irish word ''rí'', meaning "king". Both of these etymologies have been discounted by scholars, however. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early and Medieval History at University College Dublin, "What the ''Rian'' in the surnames ''Ó Riain' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi (other)
Devi is the Sanskrit word for goddess. Devi may also refer to: Characters * Devi d., a character in ''Johnny the Homicidal Maniac'' * Devi, a character in ''The Name of the Wind'' by Patrick Rothfuss * ''Devi'' (comics), a character in Virgin Comics * Devi, Max Cohen's love interest in π * Devi (monster), a monster of Georgian mythology * Devi Vishwakumar, a character in ''Never Have I Ever'' Films and TV * ''Devi'' (1960 film), an Indian Bengali film by Satyajit Ray * ''Devi'' (1970 film), an Indian Hindi film by V. Madhusudhana Rao * ''Devi'' (1972 film), an Indian Malayalam film by K. S. Sethumadhavan * ''Devi'' (1999 film), an Indian Telugu film by Kodi Ramakrishna, winner of a Nandi Award for Best Child Actor * ''Devi'' (2016 film), an Indian Tamil film by A. L. Vijay, also known as ''Abhinetri'' in Telugu and ''Tutak Tutak Tutiya'' in Hindi * Debi (2018 film), a Bangladeshi film *Devi (2020 film), an Indian Hindi-language short film * ''Devi'' (TV series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali (surname)
Ali is a common unisex name. In Arabic, Ali is derived from the Arabic root ʕ-l-w, which literally means "high", "elevated" or "champion", 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 he , עֵלִי , Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel. Ali as a surname has become popular in domains under the influence of Islamic culture. This is especially so in the Caribbean where indentured labourers from South Asia were brought to replace African slave labour after the end of the Transatlantic slave trade, in countries such as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. The name Ali is also used in various other cultures as a given name. Among English speakers it is used as a short form of male or female names start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan (surname)
Khan () is a surname of Turko-Mongol origin, commonly found in parts of South Asia and Iran. It is derived from the historic title ''khan'', referring to a military chief or ruler; it originated as a hereditary title among nomadic tribes in the Central and Eastern Eurasian Steppe during antiquity and was popularized by Turkic dynasties in the rest of Asia as well as in Eastern Europe during the medieval period. The name's earliest discovered usage as a title for chiefs and for monarchs dates back respectively to the Xianbei and the Rourans, two proto-Mongolic societies in Inner Asia during antiquity; in the Pannonian Basin and Carpathian Mountains and their surrounding regions of Central and Southeast Europe, the title was used by the Pannonian Avars and the early Bulgars during the early medieval period before being more widely spread by various Muslim chieftains in a region spanning the empires centred in modern-day Turkey and Crimea to those in the Indian subcontinent. Kh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narayan (name)
Narayana (Also rendered Narayane, Narayanan, Narain, Narayankar or Narine) (from Sanskrit wikt:नारायण, नारायण, ''nārāyaṇá'', literally "eternal man") is an Indian name. It is identical in form to the name of the deity Narayana, another name for Vishnu. The name Narayana is predominantly used in South India especially among Kannada, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu language, Telugu speakers. Notable persons Narayana (Name) * Suryanarayana (other) * Narayana Rao (other) * Narayana Murthy (other) * Narayana Reddy (other) * Narayana Pandit, mathematician * Narayana Pillai (other) Narayan *Narayan (actor), Indian film actor *Narayan (writer), Indian writer *Aditya Narayan, Indian television show host *Alison R.H. Narayan, American chemistry professor *Anand Narayan, Indian television personality *Badri Narayan, Indian artist *Brij Narayan, Indian sarod player *Irene Jai Narayan, Fiji Indian politici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharma
Sharma is a Brahmin Hindu surname in India and Nepal. The Sanskrit stem ( nom. ) can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma is an alternative English spelling of the name. Some Assamese Brahmins use Sarmah. According to Bhavishya Purana, Sensharma or Sharma is the first Brahmin surname. Avatar of Vishnu Parashurama gave this title to King Jaisen. People Notable people with the surname Sharma, Sarma or Sarmah include: A * Abhishek Sharma (other), several people *Adah Sharma, Indian actress *Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1983), Indian film and TV actress *Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1996), Indian TV actress * Aditi Sharma (cricketer), Indian cricketer * Agni Sharma (Valmiki), Indian author *Aham Sharma, Indian film and TV actor * Ajay Sharma (1988–1993), Indian cricketer * Akash Sharma, Indian cricketer *Akki Sharma, Nepalese visual effect artist *Alok Sharma, British politician with the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom * Alok Sharma (cricketer), I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lal (surname)
Lal ( fa, لعل, hi, लाल, bn, লাল, ur, لال, ps, Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means "darling", "precious", or "beloved", from the Sanskrit ''lala'' ("cajoling").''Dictionary of American Family Names''Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 19 January 2016. In addition, Lal means "garnet" or "ruby" in Persian, "ruby" in Pashto, and "red" in Hindustani and Bengali. The name Lal may refer to mainly Kayastha as well as used by other communities: Surname Lal is a surname related to honorific title Lal, and is found among various social groups and castes. The surname is also common in the Indian diaspora. Notable people *Akash Lal (born 1940), Indian cricketer *Amrit Lal (1940s Southern Punjab cricketer) *Amrit Lal (1960s Southern Punjab cricketer) *Ananda Lal (born 1955), Indian theatre critic *Arun Lal (born 1955), Indian cricketer *B. B. Lal (1921–2022), Indian archaeologist *Bansi Lal (1927–2006), Indian politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singh (surname)
Singh (IPA: ) is a title, middle name or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, it eventually became a common surname adopted by different communities including Rajputs, Jats, Gurjars and Sikhs. It was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Rai) for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice. It has also been adopted by several castes and communities. As a surname or a middle name, it is now found throughout the world across communities and religious groups, becoming more of a title than a surname. Etymology and variations The word "Singh" is derived from the Sanskrit word सिंह (IAST: siṃha) meaning "lion", and is used in the sense "hero" or "eminent person". Several variants of the word are found in other languages: * In Bengali, the name is written as সিনহা (Sinha) or সিংহ (''Siṁhô'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chand (name)
Chand means Moon in Hindi. Chand is also both a given name, middle name and a surname of North Indians and Nepalese. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Chand Bardai, Indian poet * Chand Bibi, Indian ruler and warrior *Chand Burke, Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi language films *Chand Kaur, ruler of the Sikh Empire * Chand Nawab (born 1963), Pakistani journalist *Chand Sadagar, rich river and sea merchant of Champaknagar in Eastern India *Chand Usmani (1933–1989), Indian actress Surname *Amir Chand (1889–1970), Indian physician and teacher of medicine *Anand Chand (1913–1983), 44th Raja of Bilaspur *Bhuwan Chand (born 1949), Nepali actress *Bidhi Chand (1579-1638), Sikh religious preacher * Binayadhoj Chand, Nepalese politician *Dashrath Chand (1941-????), Nepalese politician and martyr *Manzoor Chand (born 1942), Pakistani social worker *Dhyan Chand (1905–1979), Indian field hockey player *Dutee Chand (born 1996), Indian sprinter *Ganesh Chand, Fijian acad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
