Most Common Surnames in Fiji: A Guide for Fijians

Ranking	Last Name	Incidence	Letters
1	Kumar	35724	5
2	Prasad	35724	6
3	Chand	31231	5
4	Singh	30509	5
5	Lal	15082	3
6	Sharma	13888	6
7	Narayan	13165	7
8	Khan	11248	4
9	Ali	10369	3
10	Devi	9677	4
11	Ram	7698	3
12	Naidu	7635	5
13	Nand	7227	4
14	Chandra	7227	7
15	Lata	6912	4
16	Deo	6001	3
17	Reddy	5687	5
18	Prakash	5593	7
19	Raj	5404	3
20	Maharaj	4902	7
21	Waqa	4367	4
22	Goundar	3959	7
23	Koroi	3739	5
24	Fong	3708	4
25	Pillay	3613	6
26	Seru	3425	4
27	Nair	3393	4
28	Gounder	3299	7
29	Tawake	2828	6
30	Patel	2765	5
31	Mani	2702	4
32	Sami	2576	4
33	Smith	2576	5
34	Nisha	2576	5
35	Naicker	2545	7
36	Krishna	2514	7
37	Ledua	2514	5
38	Whippy	2388	6
39	Lee	2231	3
40	Dutt	2199	4
41	Shah	2168	4
42	Ratu	2042	4
43	Tukana	2011	6
44	Bale	1979	4
45	Rao	1917	3
46	Sen	1854	3
47	Mala	1854	4
48	Dayal	1760	5
49	Mudaliar	1760	8
50	Nath	1728	4
51	Mohammed	1728	8
52	Delai	1728	5
53	Karan	1697	5
54	Hussain	1697	7
55	Cakau	1697	5
56	Cama	1665	4
57	Yee	1634	3
58	Tamani	1634	6
59	Raju	1602	4
60	Finau	1540	5
61	Marama	1540	6
62	Tabua	1508	5
63	Pratap	1445	6
64	Chetty	1445	6
65	Tora	1414	4
66	Hussein	1414	7
67	Khatri	1414	6
68	Shankar	1382	7
69	Pal	1382	3
70	Kaur	1351	4
71	Vakaloloma	1351	10
72	Wainiqolo	1320	9
73	Simpson	1320	7
74	Dean	1320	4
75	Wong	1288	4
76	Sharan	1288	6
77	Fatiaki	1288	7
78	Dass	1257	4
79	Anand	1257	5
80	Nadan	1257	5
81	Wilson	1194	6
82	Tui	1194	3
83	Brown	1194	5
84	Chang	1131	5
85	Datt	1100	4
86	Mishra	1100	6
87	Begum	1068	5
88	Verma	1068	5
89	Kumari	1037	6
90	Kishore	1037	7
91	Young	1037	5
92	Wati	1037	4
93	Masi	1005	4
94	Pickering	1005	9
95	Buksh	1005	5
96	Bibi	974	4
97	Waqabaca	974	8
98	Tupou	974	5
99	Moce	974	4
100	Powell	943	6
101	Chauhan	943	7
102	Bola	943	4
103	Roy	943	3
104	Vuki	943	4
105	Kant	911	4
106	Taylor	911	6
107	King	911	4
108	Williams	880	8
109	Miller	880	6
110	Delana	880	6
111	Charan	848	6
112	Hassan	848	6
113	Daveta	848	6
114	Roko	848	4
115	Hazelman	848	8
116	Dau	848	3
117	Mario	817	5
118	Rounds	817	6
119	Morris	817	6
120	Valentine	817	9
121	Matai	817	5
122	Bano	817	4
123	Bi	785	2
124	Bali	785	4
125	Chute	785	5
126	Koto	754	4
127	Swamy	754	5
128	Chan	754	4
129	Waqanisau	754	9
130	Bula	754	4
131	Dawai	723	5
132	Savu	723	4
133	Pene	723	4
134	Varea	723	5
135	Ravai	691	5
136	Chaudhary	691	9
137	Temo	691	4
138	Taito	691	5
139	Taufa	691	5
140	Thomas	691	6
141	Bulai	660	5
142	John	660	4
143	Qalo	660	4
144	Leba	660	4
145	Baro	660	4
146	Murti	660	5
147	Mcgoon	628	6
148	Kama	628	4
149	Bentley	628	7
150	Robinson	628	8
151	Kafoa	628	5
152	Vula	628	4
153	Mitchell	597	8
154	Tuwai	597	5
155	Tale	597	4
156	Bose	597	4
157	Junior	597	6
158	Lala	597	4
159	Mua	597	3
160	Tiko	597	4
161	Toga	597	4
162	Solanki	597	7
163	Hill	566	4
164	Ben	566	3
165	Autar	566	5
166	Koro	566	4
167	Chung	566	5
168	Osborne	566	7
169	Grace	566	5
170	Campbell	566	8
171	Wise	566	4
172	Gauna	534	5
173	Wara	534	4
174	Mar	534	3
175	Kiran	534	5
176	Lakhan	534	6
177	Gosai	534	5
178	Work	534	4
179	Peters	534	6
180	Din	503	3
181	Lomani	503	6
182	Kini	503	4
183	Fifita	503	6
184	Bhan	503	4
185	Mafi	503	4
186	Simmons	503	7
187	Cava	503	4
188	Suka	503	4
189	May	503	3
190	Underwood	503	9
191	Pareti	503	6
192	Kapadia	471	7
193	Rai	471	3
194	O'connor	471	8
195	Danford	471	7
196	Lockington	471	10
197	Nandan	471	6
198	Raman	471	5
199	Narain	471	6
200	Andrews	471	7
201	Lingam	471	6
202	Begg	471	4
203	Manueli	471	7
204	Dee	471	3
205	Malani	471	6
206	Sahib	471	5
207	Gibson	440	6
208	Lanyon	440	6
209	Wye	440	3
210	Shaw	440	4
211	Lum	440	3
212	Cheer	440	5
213	Baba	440	4
214	Vere	440	4
215	Dunn	440	4
216	Matau	440	5
217	Beddoes	440	7
218	Mawi	440	4
219	Padarath	440	8
220	Mara	440	4
221	Rafiq	440	5
222	Latu	440	4
223	Gupta	440	5
224	António	408	7
225	Kalou	408	5
226	Sagar	408	5
227	Reuben	408	6
228	Kay	408	3
229	White	408	5
230	Morgan	408	6
231	Rattan	408	6
232	Pita	408	4
233	Rani	408	4
234	Francis	408	7
235	Verebasaga	408	10
236	Sivo	408	4
237	Gade	408	4
238	Elder	408	5
239	Razak	408	5
240	Marshall	408	8
241	Bhavsar	408	7
242	Peckham	408	7
243	Achari	408	6
244	Soko	408	4
245	Alfred	377	6
246	Varani	377	6
247	Samy	377	4
248	Rajan	377	5
249	Samuela	377	7
250	Meli	377	4
251	Malo	377	4
252	Rika	377	4
253	Bole	377	4
254	Allen	377	5
255	Biu	377	3
256	Pala	377	4
257	Seeto	377	5
258	Meo	377	3
259	Keni	377	4
260	Tee	377	3
261	Fisher	377	6
262	Yaya	377	4
263	Lui	377	3
264	Thaggard	377	8
265	Christopher	377	11
266	Madden	346	6
267	Browne	346	6
268	Vasu	346	4
269	Sahai	346	5
270	Douglas	346	7
271	Roxburgh	346	8
272	Fox	346	3
273	Vuniwaqa	346	8
274	Whiteside	346	9
275	Albert	346	6
276	Tamata	346	6
277	Lolohea	346	7
278	Taga	346	4
279	Lord	346	4
280	Solomon	346	7
281	Nandini	346	7
282	Jones	346	5
283	Nasau	346	5
284	Gopal	346	5
285	Aziz	346	4
286	Kamali	346	6
287	Lutu	346	4
288	Yuen	346	4
289	Grey	346	4
290	Evans	346	5
291	Perera	346	6
292	Parmar	314	6
293	Emberson	314	8
294	Foster	314	6
295	Petersen	314	8
296	Peter	314	5
297	Walker	314	6
298	Rahman	314	6
299	Kumaran	314	7
300	Mow	314	3
301	Rogers	314	6
302	George	314	6
303	Musuka	314	6
304	Lawrence	314	8
305	Siga	314	4
306	Bati	314	4
307	Bee	314	3
308	Rabo	314	4
309	Kula	314	4
310	Rauca	314	5
311	Wendt	314	5
312	Johnson	314	7
313	Paul	314	4
314	James	314	5
315	Rova	314	4
316	Zinck	314	5
317	Jattan	314	6
318	Das	314	3
319	Low	314	3
320	Dyer	314	4
321	Heritage	283	8
322	Kolinisau	283	9
323	Hicks	283	5
324	Koi	283	3
325	Takala	283	6
326	Vakatawa	283	8
327	Kau	283	3
328	Edwards	283	7
329	Swami	283	5
330	Kim	283	3
331	Krishnan	283	8
332	Tavo	283	4
333	Toka	283	4
334	Sheik	283	5
335	Wu	283	2
336	Philp	283	5
337	Saverio	283	7
338	Permal	283	6
339	Pande	283	5
340	Lilo	283	4
341	Gock	283	4
342	Lave	283	4
343	Ross	283	4
344	Tupua	283	5
345	Rama	283	4
346	Murray	283	6
347	Bule	283	4
348	Moala	283	5
349	Sanday	283	6
350	Ting	283	4
351	Lesi	283	4
352	Kalyan	283	6
353	Ryland	283	6
354	Mate	283	4
355	Boila	283	5
356	Cati	283	4
357	Chambers	283	8
358	Giblin	283	6
359	Dansey	283	6
360	Joseph	283	6
361	Stark	283	5
362	Vono	251	4
363	Morell	251	6
364	Varo	251	4
365	Rodan	251	5
366	Carter	251	6
367	Mohamed	251	7
368	Leo	251	3
369	Vakalalabure	251	12
370	Rogo	251	4
371	Naresh	251	6
372	Harris	251	6
373	Lad	251	3
374	Traill	251	6
375	Martin	251	6
376	Pillai	251	6
377	Tau	251	3
378	Billings	251	8
379	Kivi	251	4
380	Shaheen	251	7
381	Koya	251	4
382	Ahmed	251	5
383	Kete	251	4
384	Buna	251	4
385	Adams	251	5
386	Gandhi	251	6
387	Hakim	251	5
388	Li	251	2
389	Chew	251	4
390	Joe	251	3
391	David	251	5
392	Kutty	251	5
393	Saro	251	4
394	Filipe	251	6
395	Gautam	251	6
396	Cooper	251	6
397	Qiolevu	251	7
398	Mistry	251	6
399	Croker	251	6
400	Magnus	251	6
401	Harry	251	5
402	Chow	251	4
403	Bari	251	4
404	Hasan	251	5
405	Mata	251	4
406	Amin	220	4
407	Moli	220	4
408	Nelson	220	6
409	Vola	220	4
410	Kwon	220	4
411	Handyside	220	9
412	Kado	220	4
413	Benjamin	220	8
414	Sorby	220	5
415	Bahadur	220	7
416	Behari	220	6
417	Terry	220	5
418	Mcgowan	220	7
419	Tarai	220	5
420	Niudamu	220	7
421	Sam	220	3
422	Wedlock	220	7
423	Kamoe	220	5
424	Ahmad	220	5
425	Bhagwan	220	7
426	Kadi	220	4
427	Jan	220	3
428	Obrien	220	6
429	William	220	7
430	Tomasi	220	6
431	Irvine	220	6
432	Sinclair	220	8
433	Toloi	220	5
434	Langi	220	5
435	Ryan	220	4
436	Moroca	220	6
437	Bhai	220	4
438	Sila	220	4
439	Kaushal	220	7
440	Blake	220	5
441	Fung	220	4
442	Louey	220	5
443	Bera	220	4
444	Menon	220	5
445	Bower	220	5
446	Marau	220	5
447	Oakley	220	6
448	Nute	220	4
449	Sundar	220	6
450	Kepa	220	4
451	Kila	220	4
452	Nai	220	3
453	Pio	220	3
454	Anthony	220	7
455	Steiner	220	7
456	Stolz	220	5
457	Shamim	220	6
458	Susu	220	4
459	Nabi	220	4
460	Shariff	220	7
461	Law	220	3
462	Kata	220	4
463	Iqbal	220	5
464	Hickes	220	6
465	Leano	189	5
466	Sachs	189	5
467	Boa	189	3
468	Aisea	189	5
469	Amoe	189	4
470	Matia	189	5
471	Vaka	189	4
472	Ma	189	2
473	Ashley	189	6
474	Abdul	189	5
475	Holmes	189	6
476	Tari	189	4
477	Sandys	189	6
478	Kuar	189	4
479	Aaron	189	5
480	Sosene	189	6
481	Cornish	189	7
482	Poulter	189	7
483	Kasa	189	4
484	Azam	189	4
485	Cool	189	4
486	Farook	189	6
487	Buli	189	4
488	Vada	189	4
489	Sharif	189	6
490	Dickson	189	7
491	Beci	189	4
492	Chris	189	5
493	Lovo	189	4
494	Aitcheson	189	9
495	Swann	189	5
496	Panda	189	5
497	Wesley	189	6
498	Sili	189	4
499	Jack	189	4
500	Serau	189	5
501	Saheb	189	5
502	Anisi	189	5
503	Nathan	189	6
504	Rathod	189	6
505	Ray	189	3
506	Seth	189	4
507	Mele	189	4
508	Boulton	189	7
509	Lateef	189	6
510	Kato	189	4
511	Jenkins	189	7
512	Banner	189	6
513	Govind	189	6
514	Maka	189	4
515	Chen	189	4
516	Naaz	189	4
517	Dominiko	189	8
518	Lako	189	4
519	Pratt	189	5
520	Mcgrath	189	7
521	Golea	189	5
522	Bui	189	3
523	Tavai	189	5
524	Kamal	189	5
525	Edward	189	6
526	Naborisi	189	8
527	Sala	189	4
528	Sivan	189	5
529	Manu	189	4
530	Ferguson	189	8
531	Morrell	189	7
532	Marie	189	5
533	Nadi	189	4
534	Gukisuva	189	8
535	Bill	189	4
536	Turner	189	6
537	Tabore	189	6
538	Bennion	189	7
539	Wah	189	3
540	Fernando	189	8
541	Nemani	189	6
542	Krishan	189	7
543	Howard	189	6
544	Nambiar	189	7
545	Island	189	6
546	Jimmy	189	5
547	Cook	189	4
548	Kasami	189	6
549	Hughes	189	6
550	Dutta	189	5
551	Reymond	189	7
552	Crocker	189	7
553	Kaake	157	5
554	Leone	157	5
555	Tavola	157	6
556	Nava	157	4
557	Ragni	157	5
558	Yasin	157	5
559	Wade	157	4
560	Cox	157	3
561	Nagera	157	6
562	Salato	157	6
563	Fremlin	157	7
564	Hoyt	157	4
565	Toko	157	4
566	Jeke	157	4
567	Bai	157	3
568	Liu	157	3
569	Ciri	157	4
570	Hatch	157	5
571	Mark	157	4
572	Kawa	157	4
573	Mccaig	157	6
574	Dave	157	4
575	Zhou	157	4
576	Mac	157	3
577	Sword	157	5
578	Rohit	157	5
579	Marley	157	6
580	Shukla	157	6
581	Burt	157	4
582	Hennings	157	8
583	Hari	157	4
584	Saiyad	157	6
585	Rose	157	4
586	Hunter	157	6
587	Sing	157	4
588	Kour	157	4
589	Simione	157	7
590	Maki	157	4
591	Sudhakar	157	8
592	Borg	157	4
593	Davis	157	5
594	Buka	157	4
595	Sheikh	157	6
596	Eastgate	157	8
597	Neha	157	4
598	Fullman	157	7
599	Mathur	157	6
600	Wakeham	157	7
601	Loki	157	4
602	Shackley	157	8
603	Paulini	157	7
604	Jackson	157	7
605	Mae	157	3
606	Vee	157	3
607	Kean	157	4
608	Lo	157	2
609	Raza	157	4
610	Domoni	157	6
611	Richmond	157	8
612	Snow	157	4
613	Blakelock	157	9
614	Sela	157	4
615	Robert	157	6
616	Tam	157	3
617	Andrew	157	6
618	Fa	157	2
619	Cornelius	157	9
620	Arnold	157	6
621	Rolland	157	7
622	Vesi	157	4
623	Vandana	157	7
624	Varma	157	5
625	Mau	157	3
626	Pai	157	3
627	Subramani	157	9
628	Michael	157	7
629	Ateca	157	5
630	Faga	157	4
631	Tausia	157	6
632	Solo	157	4
633	Shameem	157	7
634	Logan	157	5
635	Alam	157	4
636	Joy	157	3
637	Jogia	157	5
638	San	157	3
639	Ragg	157	4
640	Kuru	157	4
641	Mule	157	4
642	Akhtar	157	6
643	Muller	157	6
644	Tila	157	4
645	Heffernan	157	9
646	Paris	157	5
647	Spencer	157	7
648	Naka	157	4
649	Ho	157	2
650	Garcia	157	6
651	Cheng	157	5
652	Macdonald	157	9
653	Kelly	157	5
654	Takali	157	6
655	Goulding	157	8
656	Fonua	157	5
657	Knight	157	6
658	Feroz	157	5
659	Kuli	157	4
660	Samuels	157	7
661	Riaz	157	4
662	Takele	157	6
663	Koroibola	157	9
664	Patterson	157	9
665	Moses	157	5
666	Brodie	157	6
667	Burness	157	7
668	Tabaka	157	6
669	Sau	157	3
670	Tai	157	3
671	Chandar	126	7
672	Fraser	126	6
673	Noa	126	3
674	Bandara	126	7
675	Mali	126	4
676	Havili	126	6
677	Javed	126	5
678	Waka	126	4
679	Parker	126	6
680	Slatter	126	7
681	Hong	126	4
682	Pate	126	4
683	Sova	126	4
684	Nata	126	4
685	Azad	126	4
686	Lewa	126	4
687	Lepper	126	6
688	Cody	126	4
689	Ann	126	3
690	Hou	126	3
691	Son	126	3
692	Cho	126	3
693	Gee	126	3
694	Vishal	126	6
695	Molia	126	5
696	Wells	126	5
697	Olsson	126	6
698	Doughty	126	7
699	Bourke	126	6
700	Leong	126	5
701	Shi	126	3
702	Rocks	126	5
703	Paeniu	126	6
704	Henry	126	5
705	Priya	126	5
706	Koli	126	4
707	Roger	126	5
708	Tuni	126	4
709	Daud	126	4
710	Paka	126	4
711	Ng	126	2
712	Salaba	126	6
713	Reiher	126	6
714	Wata	126	4
715	Luke	126	4
716	Stewart	126	7
717	Kunau	126	5
718	Samuel	126	6
719	Bauro	126	5
720	Hook	126	4
721	Leva	126	4
722	Shaban	126	6
723	Hui	126	3
724	Ruff	126	4
725	Tilley	126	6
726	Masa	126	4
727	Homasi	126	6
728	Ong	126	3
729	Scott	126	5
730	Naga	126	4
731	Narruhn	126	7
732	Roshni	126	6
733	Stone	126	5
734	Lote	126	4
735	Brian	126	5
736	Jordan	126	6
737	Driver	126	6
738	Thompson	126	8
739	Lochan	126	6
740	Daniel	126	6
741	Thakur	126	6
742	Dewan	126	5
743	Costello	126	8
744	Sinha	126	5
745	Boy	126	3
746	Ana	126	3
747	Hanif	126	5
748	Abraham	126	7
749	Naz	126	3
750	Jim	126	3
751	Reyes	126	5
752	Henderson	126	9
753	Rokobuli	126	8
754	Kavita	126	6
755	Bloomfield	126	10
756	Walding	126	7
757	Wang	126	4
758	Rokoqica	126	8
759	Mehta	126	5
760	Rae	126	3
761	Stephen	126	7
762	Yam	126	3
763	Love	126	4
764	Abel	126	4
765	Rouse	126	5
766	Fleming	126	7
767	O'neill	126	7
768	Clark	126	5
769	Steven	126	6
770	Eyre	126	4
771	Havea	126	5
772	Rup	126	3
773	Loga	126	4
774	Moore	126	5
775	Stevens	126	7
776	Elliott	126	7
777	Harman	126	6
778	Adi	126	3
779	Maqbool	126	7
780	Simon	126	5
781	Ward	126	4
782	Watkins	126	7
783	Bruce	126	5
784	Liew	126	4
785	Soro	126	4
786	Price	126	5
787	Nicholls	126	8
788	Bau	126	3
789	Pakoa	126	5
790	Kishor	126	6
791	Caine	126	5
792	Nuku	126	4
793	Taki	126	4
794	Sattar	126	6
795	Matea	126	5
796	Sashi	126	5
797	Jay	126	3
798	Gani	126	4
799	Terere	126	6
800	Siale	126	5
801	Roshan	126	6
802	Covert	126	6
803	Greig	126	5
804	Elbourne	126	8
805	Mannan	126	6
806	Gasara	126	6
807	Walsh	126	5
808	Bucknell	126	8
809	Chaudhry	126	8
810	Marr	126	4
811	Harvey	126	6
812	Kwong	126	5
813	Voce	126	4
814	Lima	126	4
815	Rosi	126	4
816	Sahay	126	5
817	Akbar	126	5
818	Tira	126	4
819	Foon	126	4
820	Karunaratne	126	11
821	Mallam	126	6
822	Jang	126	4
823	Chong	126	5
824	Sewak	126	5
825	Riyaz	126	5
826	Sikeli	126	6
827	Lai	126	3
828	Que	126	3
829	Butu	126	4
830	Joshi	126	5
831	Bashir	126	6
832	Elo	126	3
833	Matthias	126	8
834	Blue	126	4
835	Tandon	126	6
836	Katarina	126	8
837	Archibald	126	9
838	Tiwari	126	6
839	Mahoney	126	7
840	Rore	126	4
841	Joshua	126	6
842	Cruz	126	4
843	Rotan	126	5
844	Asha	126	4
845	Alefaio	126	7
846	Khatoon	126	7
847	Chanel	126	6
848	Mcdonald	126	8
849	Cula	126	4
850	Saini	126	5
851	Mosese	126	6
852	Gerard	126	6
853	Tailor	126	6
854	Ricketts	126	8
855	Maraia	126	6
856	La	126	2
857	Nixon	126	5
858	Kapoor	126	6
859	Romanu	126	6
860	Yu	126	2
861	Garae	126	5
862	Emmanuel	126	8
863	Sun	126	3
864	Hoyte	126	5
865	Brook	126	5
866	Halstead	126	8
867	Leger	126	5
868	Fenton	126	6
869	Vale	126	4
870	Toma	126	4
871	Rahim	126	5
872	Tawaka	126	6
873	Vota	126	4
874	Toro	126	4
875	Spring	126	6
876	Sailo	126	5
877	Parshotam	126	9
878	Gibbons	126	7
879	Bell	126	4
880	Camillo	126	7
881	Khalil	126	6
882	Hilborne	126	8
883	Nas	126	3
884	Master	126	6
885	Thomson	126	7
886	Anne	126	4
887	Montu	126	5
888	Viti	126	4
889	Dugu	126	4
890	Newton	126	6
891	Jamieson	126	8
892	Murphy	126	6
893	Johns	126	5
894	Kana	9	4
895	Nabati	9	6
896	Bossley	9	7
897	Owens	9	5
898	Mahe	9	4
899	Haynes	9	6
900	Benson	9	6
901	Jerome	9	6
902	Bese	9	4
903	Mutton	9	6
904	Ariff	9	5
905	Alexander	9	9
906	Jas	9	3
907	Ruci	9	4
908	Mareau	9	6
909	Gu	9	2
910	Parr	9	4
911	Long	9	4
912	Male	9	4
913	Kaua	9	4
914	Sosefo	9	6
915	Raika	9	5
916	Darling	9	7
917	Gerber	9	6
918	Vagh	9	4
919	Collins	9	7
920	Fish	9	4
921	Harish	9	6
922	Oli	9	3
923	Rabaka	9	6
924	Edel	9	4
925	Kwan	9	4
926	Satala	9	6
927	Shiu	9	4
928	Jane	9	4
929	Bird	9	4
930	Bear	9	4
931	Vani	9	4
932	Folau	9	5
933	Diven	9	5
934	Paulo	9	5
935	Tipu	9	4
936	Zainal	9	6
937	Ahsing	9	6
938	Halapua	9	7
939	Dias	9	4
940	Bani	9	4
941	Vijay	9	5
942	Laporte	9	7
943	Karishma	9	8
944	Kanimea	9	7
945	West	9	4
946	Curu	9	4
947	Sloan	9	5
948	Warner	9	6
949	Sagale	9	6
950	Mahn	9	4
951	Yusuf	9	5
952	Taka	9	4
953	Taua	9	4
954	Light	9	5
955	Seva	9	4
956	Shalini	9	7
957	Tukuafu	9	7
958	Spooner	9	7
959	Speight	9	7
960	Latchman	9	8
961	Guo	9	3
962	Bharat	9	6
963	Chou	9	4
964	Nagin	9	5
965	Patrick	9	7
966	Huon	9	4
967	Tarte	9	5
968	Daku	9	4
969	Gomes	9	5
970	Delanimati	9	10
971	Ken	9	3
972	Timothy	9	7
973	Liga	9	4
974	Bilo	9	4
975	Oconnor	9	7
976	Joyce	9	5
977	Salman	9	6
978	Rahiman	9	7
979	Soni	9	4
980	Daniels	9	7
981	Richardson	9	10
982	O'brien	9	7
983	Solomone	9	8
984	Wai	9	3
985	Imran	9	5
986	Stephens	9	8
987	Bailey	9	6
988	Lele	9	4
989	Ansari	9	6
990	Bradley	9	7
991	Brechtefeld	9	11
992	Huang	9	5
993	Barma	9	5
994	Funaki	9	6
995	Jensen	9	6
996	Rakesh	9	6
997	Time	9	4
998	Evanson	9	7
999	Rodenburg	9	9
1000	Oge	9	3

The Most Common Last Names in Fiji

Fiji is an enchanting island country in the South Pacific that boasts of a rich culture, mesmerizing landscapes, and friendly people. Like in any other country, the people of Fiji have their own unique surnames that represent their families, traditions, and values. In this article, we shall delve into the most common last names in Fiji and the significance behind them.

The Origin of Fijian Surnames

The earliest recorded surnames in Fiji date back to the late 18th century, when the first Europeans arrived in the archipelago. Before that, the indigenous Fijian people did not have surnames, but rather, identified themselves through their clan, village, or tribe. However, with the arrival of the Europeans and the introduction of written records, many Fijians adopted surnames that were either based on their occupation, place of birth, or ancestor's name.

The Top 10 Most Common Last Names in Fiji

1. Singh

2. Kumar

3. Ali

4. Patel

5. Naidu

6. Khan

7. Reddy

8. Sharma

9. Chand

10. Prasad

The Significance of Fijian Surnames

In Fijian society, surnames hold great importance as they not only signify one's family lineage but also reflect their social status, ethnicity, and religion. For instance, the surname Singh is predominantly worn by people of Indian descent who practice the Sikh religion, while the surname Ali is commonly associated with Fijians of Muslim faith. Similarly, the surname Naidu is mostly used by Fijians of Hindu origin, while Patel is synonymous with the Gujarati community.

Generally, Fijian surnames are a reflection of the country's cultural diversity and offer a glimpse into its rich history, heritage, and people. By understanding the significance behind these last names, one can gain a deeper appreciation for Fiji's unique identity and customs.

Conclusion

Overall, Fiji is a captivating nation that is home to various ethnicities, cultures, and languages. Through the common last names that are used by its people, we can explore the diverse roots that have contributed to the country's diverse and vibrant identity. Whether you are a local or a tourist, understanding the significance of Fijian surnames can help you appreciate the country's rich history and culture even more.