Most common surnames in Papua New Guinea

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Papua New Guinea

John
#1
1.911.397
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
  1. Surnames of the world
  2. Papua New Guinea
  3. Most common surnames in Papua New Guinea

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

Peter
181.519
2
John
238.519
1
Paul
120.946
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 John 238.519
12.5%
2 Peter 181.519
9.5%
3 Paul 120.946
6.3%
4 David 108.827
5.7%
5 James 98.569
5.2%
6 Thomas 88.599
4.6%
7 Joseph 74.606
3.9%
8 Simon 74.008
3.9%
9 Philip 71.770
3.8%
10 Andrew 67.777
3.5%
11 Steven 67.696
3.5%
12 Jack 66.332
3.5%
13 Mark 65.785
3.4%
14 Michael 63.615
3.3%
15 Robert 15.257
0.8%
16 Tom 14.783
0.8%
17 Moses 14.736
0.8%
18 Joe 14.106
0.7%
19 Daniel 13.341
0.7%
20 Mathew 11.797
0.6%
21 Jacob 11.561
0.6%
22 Samuel 10.949
0.6%
23 Martin 9.767
0.5%
24 Ben 9.538
0.5%
25 Luke 9.305
0.5%
26 William 9.280
0.5%
27 Kaupa 9.100
0.5%
28 Timothy 9.015
0.5%
29 Samson 8.958
0.5%
30 Francis 8.837
0.5%
31 Jerry 8.059
0.4%
32 Willie 7.779
0.4%
33 Anton 7.694
0.4%
34 Amos 7.483
0.4%
35 Leo 7.257
0.4%
36 George 7.233
0.4%
37 Sam 6.943
0.4%
38 Albert 6.918
0.4%
39 Nelson 6.844
0.4%
40 Buka 6.840
0.4%
41 Wai 6.819
0.4%
42 Henry 6.782
0.4%
43 Robin 6.516
0.3%
44 Jim 6.279
0.3%
45 Micheal 6.252
0.3%
46 Ken 5.855
0.3%
47 Joel 5.619
0.3%
48 Jimmy 5.453
0.3%
49 Gabriel 5.242
0.3%
50 Mek 5.235
0.3%
51 Tonny 5.228
0.3%
52 Anis 5.198
0.3%
53 Kewa 5.188
0.3%
54 Kila 5.068
0.3%
55 Kua 5.049
0.3%
56 Solomon 5.043
0.3%
57 Mai 4.984
0.3%
58 Apa 4.968
0.3%
59 Lucas 4.862
0.3%
60 Joshua 4.861
0.3%
61 Patrick 4.849
0.3%
62 Benny 4.840
0.3%
63 Mathias 4.794
0.3%
64 Ruben 4.791
0.3%
65 Kelly 4.763
0.2%
66 Billy 4.743
0.2%
67 Rex 4.581
0.2%
68 Kama 4.522
0.2%
69 Petrus 4.522
0.2%
70 Alex 4.325
0.2%
71 Maima 4.306
0.2%
72 Koi 4.079
0.2%
73 Bob 4.077
0.2%
74 Tau 4.052
0.2%
75 Frank 4.038
0.2%
76 Mara 4.003
0.2%
77 Vincent 3.976
0.2%
78 Stanley 3.949
0.2%
79 Wari 3.921
0.2%
80 Pius 3.917
0.2%
81 Max 3.891
0.2%
82 Bill 3.864
0.2%
83 Kuri 3.847
0.2%
84 Kevin 3.786
0.2%
85 Pora 3.771
0.2%
86 Tai 3.756
0.2%
87 Benjamin 3.696
0.2%
88 Alu 3.694
0.2%
89 Mondo 3.686
0.2%
90 Wanpis 3.613
0.2%
91 Mala 3.562
0.2%
92 Tony 3.544
0.2%
93 Nick 3.521
0.2%
94 Sine 3.457
0.2%
95 Noah 3.455
0.2%
96 Benson 3.455
0.2%
97 Kiap 3.338
0.2%
98 Roy 3.334
0.2%
99 Abraham 3.323
0.2%
100 Kai 3.307
0.2%
View world surname ranking →

FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Papua New Guinea?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Papua New Guinea is John, with 238.519. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Papua New Guinea?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Papua New Guinea. 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.
View rarest → View exclusive →

Search for a surname