Ask someone what the most common surname in New Zealand is and invariably the answer is Smith. According to the Department of Internal Affairs, the most common surname for babies born in New Zealand last year was Singh. He said when you focused on baby surnames in Auckland alone, the city revealed it had its own unique story. What is really interesting about the Auckland names is that of the 10 only one of them is not Indian or not Chinese." He said while he chose to reclaim his caste name and use Singh as a middle name, most Sikhs continued to use Singh as their surname.

Source: Stuff December 27, 2019 04:18 UTC