Most common surnames in Cook Islands

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Cook Islands, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Marsters	234	4.6%
2	Henry	184	3.6%
3	George	166	3.3%
4	William	160	3.1%
5	Williams	129	2.5%
6	Samuel	110	2.2%
7	Heather	109	2.1%
8	Daniel	90	1.8%
9	Napa	90	1.8%
10	Nicholas	82	1.6%
11	Wichman	81	1.6%
12	Hosking	79	1.5%
13	Mataio	75	1.5%
14	Matapo	74	1.5%
15	Taia	69	1.4%
16	John	68	1.3%
17	Charlie	67	1.3%
18	Tutai	66	1.3%
19	Taripo	66	1.3%
20	Ioane	66	1.3%
21	Mataiti	65	1.3%
22	Maoate	64	1.3%
23	Strickland	57	1.1%
24	Joseph	57	1.1%
25	Short	54	1.1%
26	Tuara	53	1%
27	Nooroa	53	1%
28	Toka	52	1%
29	Ngametua	51	1%
30	Nicholls	50	1%

31	Bishop	49	1%
32	Tou	49	1%
33	Manuela	48	0.9%
34	Samuela	46	0.9%
35	Tanga	46	0.9%
36	Brown	45	0.9%
37	Solomona	44	0.9%
38	Ruatoe	43	0.8%
39	Tupou	43	0.8%
40	Tararo	42	0.8%
41	Teokotai	42	0.8%
42	Patia	42	0.8%
43	Koteka	42	0.8%
44	Tangimetua	42	0.8%
45	Rangi	40	0.8%
46	Tuteru	40	0.8%
47	Tangaroa	40	0.8%
48	Matenga	40	0.8%
49	Poila	40	0.8%
50	Tomokino	40	0.8%
51	Hewett	40	0.8%
52	Ngatokorua	39	0.8%
53	Tua	39	0.8%
54	Tangata	39	0.8%
55	Papatua	38	0.7%
56	Puna	38	0.7%
57	Rongo	38	0.7%
58	Vaevae	37	0.7%
59	Mataroa	37	0.7%
60	Browne	36	0.7%

61	Katuke	35	0.7%
62	Mokoroa	35	0.7%
63	Thompson	35	0.7%
64	Greig	35	0.7%
65	Peyroux	34	0.7%
66	Tini	34	0.7%
67	Samson	34	0.7%
68	Mataora	33	0.6%
69	Tangi	33	0.6%
70	Tuakeu	33	0.6%
71	Kamana	32	0.6%
72	Kareroa	32	0.6%
73	Kapi	32	0.6%
74	Iro	32	0.6%
75	Boaza	32	0.6%
76	Ua	32	0.6%
77	Wuatai	31	0.6%
78	Moetaua	31	0.6%
79	Robati	31	0.6%
80	Tuaputa	31	0.6%
81	Murare	31	0.6%
82	Paulo	30	0.6%
83	Toko	30	0.6%
84	Aratangi	30	0.6%
85	Tangatakino	30	0.6%
86	Tangatapoto	30	0.6%
87	Tatuava	30	0.6%
88	Mitchell	29	0.6%
89	Teiti	29	0.6%
90	Tetava	29	0.6%

91	Turua	29	0.6%
92	Herman	28	0.5%
93	Smith	28	0.5%
94	Enoka	28	0.5%
95	Kiria	28	0.5%
96	Rasmussen	28	0.5%
97	Dean	28	0.5%
98	Andrew	28	0.5%
99	Pirangi	28	0.5%
100	Tuao	28	0.5%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Cook Islands?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Cook Islands is Marsters, with 234. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Cook Islands?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Cook Islands. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

How often is this data updated?

The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.

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