Most Common Surnames in Niger, With Meanings

Most Common Last Names In Niger

Forebears knows about 70,806 unique surnames in Niger and there are 72 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Nigeria
1	Mohammed	411,696	1:12	17.60%	5
2	Abubakar	201,248	1:25	7.19%	3
3	Ibrahim	184,443	1:27	5.57%	1
4	Abdullahi	173,019	1:29	6.78%	4
5	Usman	147,220	1:34	7.86%	8
6	Musa	126,666	1:40	4.17%	2
7	Muhammed	114,334	1:44	6.93%	11
8	Aliyu	107,590	1:47	8.02%	12
9	Adamu	99,189	1:51	4.77%	7
10	Umar	92,505	1:55	4.95%	9
11	Muhammad	79,430	1:64	4.62%	10
12	Isah	78,904	1:64	10.64%	22
13	Yusuf	63,145	1:80	4.98%	13
14	Ahmed	51,081	1:99	7.62%	28
15	Yahaya	49,419	1:103	7.26%	26
16	Idris	48,418	1:105	6.68%	24
17	Sani	48,210	1:105	2.11%	6
18	Garba	46,481	1:109	4.47%	15
19	Umaru	46,221	1:110	8.79%	35
20	Suleiman	45,156	1:112	11.62%	51
21	Haruna	40,630	1:125	4.21%	17
22	Yakubu	40,167	1:126	5.36%	21
23	Salihu	36,997	1:137	12.47%	71
24	Hassan	35,638	1:142	3.83%	18
25	Saidu	32,546	1:156	7.19%	39
26	Baba	31,704	1:160	8.34%	53
27	Shehu	30,707	1:165	5.18%	32
28	Alhassan	30,128	1:168	15.76%	111
29	Bello	28,104	1:180	2.83%	16
30	Jibrin	26,447	1:192	14.14%	116
31	Muhammadu	23,554	1:215	6.40%	56
32	Audu	22,491	1:225	5.44%	44
33	Bala	22,023	1:230	3.98%	34
34	Alhaji	21,428	1:236	8.55%	84
35	Mohammad	21,211	1:239	10.22%	105
36	Mustapha	18,870	1:268	4.62%	48
37	Lawal	18,819	1:269	2.30%	19
38	John	17,667	1:287	2.44%	23
39	Tanko	16,234	1:312	12.18%	170
40	Aminu	15,962	1:317	2.05%	20
41	Mohammadu	15,936	1:318	12.79%	182
42	Dauda	14,703	1:345	3.58%	46
43	Alfa	14,544	1:348	32.95%	528
44	Hussaini	14,389	1:352	7.38%	108
45	Ahmadu	14,329	1:354	9.27%	148
46	Kolo	14,034	1:361	37.50%	634
47	Yunusa	13,944	1:363	6.19%	95
48	Jiya	12,843	1:394	79.47%	1,144
49	Salisu	12,592	1:402	1.86%	27
50	Abdulkadir	12,583	1:403	8.24%	150
51	Bawa	12,305	1:412	11.12%	206
52	Danjuma	12,126	1:418	6.82%	125
53	Sunday	12,028	1:421	1.88%	29
54	Joseph	11,929	1:425	2.73%	41
55	Shuaibu	11,899	1:426	4.45%	79
56	Ahmad	11,878	1:427	2.31%	36
57	Gana	11,804	1:429	32.67%	649
58	Zakari	11,753	1:431	10.77%	210
59	Ali	11,052	1:458	0.96%	14
60	Emmanuel	10,953	1:463	2.37%	38
61	Isa	10,840	1:467	1.82%	31
62	Suleman	10,795	1:469	4.63%	92
63	Mahmud	10,595	1:478	16.64%	360
64	Ndagi	10,371	1:488	84.56%	1,435
65	Samuel	10,359	1:489	2.52%	45
66	Jibril	10,013	1:506	9.45%	220
67	Liman	9,711	1:522	12.35%	289
68	Danladi	9,640	1:526	5.63%	134
69	Kabiru	9,487	1:534	3.04%	67
70	Sulaiman	8,920	1:568	2.33%	52
71	Sule	8,836	1:573	2.94%	70
72	Nuhu	8,828	1:574	3.27%	78
73	Gimba	8,568	1:591	28.55%	730
74	Abdulahi	8,475	1:598	5.17%	142
75	James	8,386	1:604	1.95%	42
76	Peter	8,380	1:605	2.28%	57
77	Idrisu	8,377	1:605	37.46%	904
78	Ayuba	8,296	1:611	3.47%	90
79	Zubairu	8,260	1:613	7.15%	197
80	Shaba	8,165	1:620	52.42%	1,187
81	Rabiu	8,036	1:630	1.80%	40
82	Daniel	7,875	1:643	2.42%	63
83	Ismaila	7,723	1:656	6.74%	202
84	Nasiru	7,535	1:672	3.08%	86
85	Yisa	7,347	1:690	24.54%	735
86	Eze	7,308	1:693	1.07%	25
87	David	6,938	1:730	2.14%	64
88	Moses	6,860	1:739	2.81%	88
89	Magaji	6,839	1:741	3.23%	103
90	Mamman	6,532	1:776	4.46%	158
91	Abdulmalik	6,487	1:781	15.28%	556
92	Ismail	6,415	1:790	2.74%	91
93	Abu	6,353	1:797	3.29%	109
94	Isyaku	6,186	1:819	6.54%	246
95	Saba	6,168	1:821	51.33%	1,455
96	Amadu	6,141	1:825	2.88%	101
97	Shaibu	6,063	1:836	3.60%	137
98	Abdulsalam	5,986	1:846	6.37%	251
99	Adam	5,783	1:876	2.04%	73

100	Tsado	5,624	1:901	72.92%	2,027
101	Bako	5,603	1:904	5.28%	219
102	Abdulrahman	5,562	1:911	9.25%	382
103	Hamza	5,529	1:916	2.26%	87
104	Saliu	5,421	1:935	5.77%	252
105	Sanusi	5,400	1:938	2.87%	114
106	Buhari	5,391	1:940	4.64%	196
107	Jimoh	5,308	1:954	1.55%	62
108	Muazu	5,305	1:955	3.94%	168
109	Kudu	5,182	1:978	65.26%	1,981
110	Sale	5,135	1:987	1.74%	72
111	Gambo	5,006	1:1,012	2.65%	113
112	Sadiq	4,920	1:1,030	4.68%	223
113	Fatima	4,914	1:1,031	9.60%	466
114	Galadima	4,857	1:1,043	8.49%	415
115	Abdul	4,842	1:1,046	3.21%	151
116	Danlami	4,762	1:1,064	7.88%	380
117	Ladan	4,669	1:1,085	7.01%	346
118	Nma	4,582	1:1,106	83.61%	2,689
119	Abdulazeez	4,579	1:1,106	8.85%	464
120	Adebayo	4,565	1:1,110	1.13%	49
121	Solomon	4,436	1:1,142	2.76%	144
122	Okafor	4,350	1:1,165	0.87%	37
123	Aliu	4,242	1:1,194	3.68%	199
124	Iliyasu	4,194	1:1,208	3.86%	212
125	Joshua	4,114	1:1,231	2.82%	159
126	Paul	4,081	1:1,241	2.14%	112
127	Waziri	4,039	1:1,254	7.55%	449
128	Auta	4,012	1:1,263	10.06%	591
129	Wakili	3,953	1:1,282	9.32%	558
130	Dahiru	3,854	1:1,315	1.40%	75
130	Ndako	3,854	1:1,315	79.71%	2,959
132	Ojo	3,851	1:1,316	0.94%	47
133	Moahmmed	3,797	1:1,334	72.78%	2,787
134	Attahiru	3,791	1:1,336	14.45%	809
135	Samaila	3,773	1:1,343	1.86%	107
136	Bashir	3,750	1:1,351	2.05%	117
137	Amos	3,735	1:1,356	2.53%	156
138	Issa	3,609	1:1,404	7.90%	512
139	Ugwu	3,585	1:1,413	1.16%	68
140	Madaki	3,564	1:1,421	7.55%	495
141	Tijani	3,550	1:1,427	2.40%	154
142	Habibu	3,523	1:1,438	3.23%	211
143	Okeke	3,481	1:1,455	0.82%	43
144	Bulus	3,403	1:1,489	3.73%	260
145	Chukwu	3,385	1:1,497	0.93%	58
146	Abdulkareem	3,382	1:1,498	5.86%	410
147	Ishaku	3,379	1:1,499	4.62%	315
148	Mathew	3,355	1:1,510	3.29%	230
149	Ndanusa	3,338	1:1,518	74.43%	3,162
150	Godwin	3,335	1:1,519	1.61%	106
151	Barde	3,239	1:1,564	16.29%	993
152	Alkali	3,215	1:1,576	11.74%	782
153	Jacob	3,135	1:1,616	2.17%	161
154	Dada	3,102	1:1,633	2.63%	193
154	Murtala	3,102	1:1,633	2.20%	163
156	Kasim	3,081	1:1,644	6.72%	509
157	Awwal	3,063	1:1,654	25.20%	1,440
158	Yabagi	3,045	1:1,664	80.34%	3,627
159	Aisha	3,027	1:1,674	3.02%	238
160	Tukura	2,988	1:1,695	23.70%	1,409
161	Micheal	2,982	1:1,699	2.12%	164
162	Ishaya	2,976	1:1,702	3.88%	301
163	Hamidu	2,929	1:1,730	5.13%	416
164	Garuba	2,923	1:1,733	4.48%	351
165	Kasimu	2,887	1:1,755	5.78%	472
166	Ajayi	2,875	1:1,762	0.81%	61
167	Isaac	2,866	1:1,768	2.07%	165
168	Adama	2,839	1:1,784	6.58%	543
169	Alabi	2,827	1:1,792	1.58%	124
170	Yau	2,797	1:1,811	1.12%	83
171	Okoro	2,791	1:1,815	0.69%	50
172	Awal	2,764	1:1,833	15.42%	1,074
173	Halidu	2,755	1:1,839	11.75%	878
174	Sabo	2,738	1:1,850	1.75%	146
175	Obi	2,720	1:1,863	0.85%	66
176	Nura	2,717	1:1,865	1.09%	85
177	Saleh	2,705	1:1,873	1.60%	136
178	Afolabi	2,690	1:1,883	1.26%	100
179	Luka	2,681	1:1,890	2.86%	254
180	Bagudu	2,660	1:1,905	23.63%	1,533
180	Simon	2,660	1:1,905	2.03%	172
182	Okoye	2,645	1:1,915	0.97%	76
183	Iliya	2,633	1:1,924	2.40%	209
184	Ndaman	2,609	1:1,942	88.65%	4,490
184	Thomas	2,609	1:1,942	2.20%	192
186	Gabriel	2,597	1:1,951	2.25%	198
187	Ezekiel	2,594	1:1,953	2.67%	240
188	Sarki	2,573	1:1,969	6.31%	583
189	Sanni	2,564	1:1,976	2.06%	183
190	Abbas	2,555	1:1,983	2.58%	239
191	Isiyaku	2,552	1:1,985	5.14%	476
192	Hamisu	2,502	1:2,025	1.39%	121
193	Johnson	2,487	1:2,037	1.36%	118
194	Isha	2,481	1:2,042	20.48%	1,444
195	Ado	2,469	1:2,052	0.98%	82
196	Amina	2,466	1:2,054	4.49%	438
197	Umanru	2,454	1:2,064	90.72%	4,806
198	Abdulkarim	2,451	1:2,067	3.62%	341
199	Chado	2,409	1:2,103	65.41%	3,701

200	Anthony	2,400	1:2,111	1.90%	178
201	Abba	2,394	1:2,116	0.64%	55
202	Jubril	2,385	1:2,124	6.95%	676
203	Tukur	2,382	1:2,127	1.50%	145
204	Jagaba	2,329	1:2,175	60.03%	3,552
205	Abraham	2,305	1:2,198	2.68%	270
206	Balogun	2,299	1:2,204	1.07%	97
207	Haliru	2,278	1:2,224	6.82%	684
208	Michael	2,254	1:2,248	1.73%	173
209	Nwachukwu	2,251	1:2,251	0.69%	65
210	Bashiru	2,248	1:2,254	3.18%	331
211	Makama	2,245	1:2,257	11.87%	1,031
212	Tanimu	2,233	1:2,269	3.12%	326
213	Sanda	2,182	1:2,322	8.63%	831
214	Samson	2,179	1:2,325	2.12%	228
215	Jamilu	2,164	1:2,341	1.31%	139
216	Basiru	2,149	1:2,357	2.30%	256
217	Adams	2,146	1:2,361	2.78%	297
218	Raji	2,140	1:2,367	1.97%	214
219	Adeyemi	2,123	1:2,386	0.93%	94
220	Pada	2,111	1:2,400	44.62%	3,021
221	Bitrus	2,105	1:2,407	2.53%	278
222	Stephen	2,093	1:2,421	1.96%	217
223	Mallam	2,090	1:2,424	3.40%	375
223	Mamudu	2,090	1:2,424	20.29%	1,637
225	Ahadamu	2,063	1:2,456	99.95%	6,025
226	Muktar	2,060	1:2,459	2.33%	267
227	Inuwa	2,042	1:2,481	1.86%	208
228	Abdulrahaman	2,036	1:2,488	4.73%	548
229	Monday	2,030	1:2,496	1.16%	128
230	Dangana	2,021	1:2,507	14.78%	1,310
230	Ndana	2,021	1:2,507	85.96%	5,399
232	Ahamed	2,009	1:2,522	3.27%	376
233	Tauheed	2,006	1:2,525	82.45%	5,231
234	Hussani	1,985	1:2,552	8.87%	903
234	Igwe	1,985	1:2,552	0.55%	59
236	Isiaku	1,982	1:2,556	10.49%	1,032
237	Francis	1,949	1:2,599	1.91%	232
238	Halilu	1,943	1:2,607	2.89%	342
238	Mayaki	1,943	1:2,607	29.10%	2,278
240	Daudu	1,929	1:2,626	8.08%	863
241	Nwankwo	1,917	1:2,643	0.63%	69
242	Adeleke	1,908	1:2,655	1.28%	153
243	Saadu	1,902	1:2,664	2.10%	261
244	Okonkwo	1,899	1:2,668	0.74%	81
245	Shittu	1,893	1:2,676	2.24%	276
246	Abubaka	1,869	1:2,711	8.17%	891
247	Christopher	1,857	1:2,728	2.35%	288
248	Lawali	1,833	1:2,764	1.22%	152
249	Ogbonna	1,806	1:2,805	0.75%	89
250	Isiaka	1,794	1:2,824	1.79%	237
251	Babangida	1,788	1:2,833	1.90%	253
252	Madu	1,782	1:2,843	1.60%	205
253	Babatunde	1,773	1:2,857	1.21%	157
254	Dantani	1,767	1:2,867	16.37%	1,590
255	Augustine	1,758	1:2,882	2.22%	287
255	Hashimu	1,758	1:2,882	2.85%	371
255	Sulieman	1,758	1:2,882	9.96%	1,084
258	Abdulwahab	1,749	1:2,897	5.83%	731
259	Abdulganiyu	1,711	1:2,961	6.59%	815
259	Andrew	1,711	1:2,961	2.24%	306
261	Nasir	1,699	1:2,982	3.28%	465
262	Faruk	1,690	1:2,998	4.79%	658
262	Manu	1,690	1:2,998	2.65%	361
264	Yahuza	1,684	1:3,008	2.66%	362
265	Ani	1,681	1:3,014	0.80%	104
266	Tajudeen	1,666	1:3,041	2.95%	423
267	Kabir	1,651	1:3,069	0.96%	133
268	Adeniyi	1,630	1:3,108	1.05%	147
268	Sahabi	1,630	1:3,108	2.86%	418
270	Taiwo	1,624	1:3,120	0.99%	141
271	Philip	1,618	1:3,131	2.23%	320
272	Jonathan	1,615	1:3,137	2.25%	323
273	Bahago	1,597	1:3,172	21.17%	2,061
273	Idowu	1,597	1:3,172	0.90%	126
273	Salami	1,597	1:3,172	0.93%	135
276	Yohanna	1,594	1:3,178	2.68%	387
277	Salawu	1,588	1:3,190	2.38%	345
277	Sheshi	1,588	1:3,190	83.71%	6,447
279	Imam	1,585	1:3,196	5.64%	768
280	Orji	1,558	1:3,252	0.87%	123
281	Badamasi	1,552	1:3,264	2.37%	350
281	Ndatsu	1,552	1:3,264	74.05%	5,951
283	Barau	1,549	1:3,271	3.88%	590
284	Doma	1,546	1:3,277	35.07%	3,202
284	Zaki	1,546	1:3,277	6.51%	871
286	Mamud	1,543	1:3,283	12.81%	1,451
286	Momoh	1,543	1:3,283	2.03%	307
288	Ndayako	1,537	1:3,296	94.29%	7,259
289	Labaran	1,502	1:3,373	2.97%	470
290	Husaini	1,493	1:3,393	3.00%	475
291	Patrick	1,490	1:3,400	1.91%	291
292	Timothy	1,478	1:3,428	2.30%	353
293	Nmadu	1,475	1:3,435	64.52%	5,524
294	Ishaq	1,472	1:3,442	2.76%	450
295	Hamzat	1,460	1:3,470	4.79%	717
296	Issah	1,412	1:3,588	28.21%	2,885
296	Mustafa	1,412	1:3,588	1.47%	244
298	Yinusa	1,403	1:3,611	3.85%	646
299	Akande	1,400	1:3,619	1.52%	257

300	Mamuda	1,394	1:3,634	2.22%	365
301	Marafa	1,391	1:3,642	8.55%	1,135
302	Yahya	1,388	1:3,650	3.40%	582
303	Abdulrasheed	1,382	1:3,666	7.39%	1,036
303	Agu	1,382	1:3,666	0.86%	143
305	Okorie	1,379	1:3,674	0.74%	115
306	Abdulraman	1,376	1:3,682	9.33%	1,234
306	Alhasan	1,376	1:3,682	5.39%	824
306	Makun	1,376	1:3,682	57.05%	5,270
306	Mohamed	1,376	1:3,682	3.82%	652
310	Benjamin	1,373	1:3,690	1.80%	303
311	Atiku	1,370	1:3,698	3.03%	517
312	Abdulmumini	1,367	1:3,706	4.16%	692
313	Agbo	1,361	1:3,722	0.95%	162
314	Saliyu	1,358	1:3,731	28.97%	3,057
315	Jamiu	1,355	1:3,739	3.13%	540
316	Friday	1,352	1:3,747	1.01%	171
316	Jatau	1,352	1:3,747	4.61%	745
318	Azeez	1,343	1:3,772	0.63%	99
319	Fati	1,340	1:3,781	15.70%	1,885
320	Babalola	1,337	1:3,789	1.06%	180
321	Dogo	1,334	1:3,798	3.90%	678
321	Yusufu	1,334	1:3,798	3.54%	625
323	Kawu	1,331	1:3,806	4.50%	742
324	Abdulhamid	1,328	1:3,815	1.86%	327
324	Tijjani	1,328	1:3,815	1.41%	247
326	Jonh	1,320	1:3,838	10.54%	1,416
327	Isyaka	1,296	1:3,909	8.30%	1,182
327	Nwafor	1,296	1:3,909	0.60%	98
329	Edeh	1,293	1:3,918	1.14%	203
330	Nwosu	1,287	1:3,936	0.73%	127
331	Sambo	1,278	1:3,964	1.67%	305
332	Abdullahim	1,269	1:3,992	37.39%	3,997
333	Lukman	1,260	1:4,021	3.78%	685
334	Ahamadu	1,251	1:4,050	12.14%	1,636
335	Jafaru	1,245	1:4,069	3.13%	594
335	Mahmudu	1,245	1:4,069	47.56%	4,923
335	Njoku	1,245	1:4,069	0.46%	77
338	Williams	1,242	1:4,079	1.60%	296
339	Legbo	1,209	1:4,190	83.55%	8,052
340	Ajah	1,179	1:4,297	2.86%	577
340	Diko	1,179	1:4,297	32.44%	3,751
342	Abdullah	1,176	1:4,308	3.72%	703
342	Habib	1,176	1:4,308	5.62%	947
342	Markus	1,176	1:4,308	2.50%	496
345	Gado	1,173	1:4,319	8.02%	1,241
346	Hadiza	1,167	1:4,341	2.74%	554
347	Adeyemo	1,161	1:4,364	1.12%	225
347	Wasiu	1,161	1:4,364	2.77%	568
349	Adekunle	1,158	1:4,375	0.90%	175
349	Manko	1,158	1:4,375	46.25%	5,105
351	Victor	1,155	1:4,386	1.65%	335
352	Okoli	1,149	1:4,409	0.97%	191
352	Rufai	1,149	1:4,409	1.97%	400
354	Ogbu	1,146	1:4,421	0.93%	185
355	Umeh	1,143	1:4,432	1.35%	275
356	Hauwa	1,137	1:4,456	3.26%	665
357	Auwal	1,134	1:4,468	0.68%	138
358	Maji	1,131	1:4,479	5.50%	958
358	Makeri	1,131	1:4,479	15.20%	2,092
360	Nweke	1,128	1:4,491	0.50%	93
360	Uche	1,128	1:4,491	0.83%	167
362	Amodu	1,125	1:4,503	1.82%	369
362	Shafii	1,125	1:4,503	35.05%	4,187
362	Turaki	1,125	1:4,503	8.37%	1,325
365	Anyanwu	1,122	1:4,515	0.63%	122
365	George	1,122	1:4,515	1.08%	226
367	Matthew	1,119	1:4,527	1.81%	368
368	Jubrin	1,114	1:4,548	15.34%	2,132
369	Abdulrazak	1,105	1:4,585	5.17%	935
370	Amadi	1,102	1:4,597	0.19%	33
370	Muritala	1,102	1:4,597	1.99%	436
370	Yakub	1,102	1:4,597	4.10%	794
373	Kadiri	1,099	1:4,610	3.01%	643
374	Ameh	1,096	1:4,622	1.42%	299
375	Mahamud	1,093	1:4,635	6.87%	1,162
375	Tahiru	1,093	1:4,635	7.12%	1,203
377	Yerima	1,087	1:4,661	4.46%	851
378	Elisha	1,084	1:4,674	3.29%	691
379	Inusa	1,081	1:4,687	0.94%	200
380	Malik	1,075	1:4,713	8.25%	1,371
380	Ramatu	1,075	1:4,713	20.57%	2,782
382	Abdulrahim	1,072	1:4,726	10.75%	1,681
382	Emeka	1,072	1:4,726	1.29%	279
382	Ganiyu	1,072	1:4,726	0.94%	204
382	Vincent	1,072	1:4,726	2.70%	597
386	Dogara	1,069	1:4,739	6.87%	1,190
387	Felix	1,060	1:4,779	1.95%	444
388	Sidi	1,054	1:4,807	5.20%	972
389	Akpan	1,051	1:4,820	0.17%	30
389	Udeh	1,051	1:4,820	1.17%	265
391	Husseini	1,048	1:4,834	5.44%	1,014
392	Yohana	1,045	1:4,848	4.15%	836
393	Jonah	1,042	1:4,862	1.47%	328
394	Pius	1,039	1:4,876	1.87%	434
394	Zakariya	1,039	1:4,876	2.76%	624
396	Abdulkadiri	1,036	1:4,890	15.38%	2,262
396	Aremu	1,036	1:4,890	1.44%	324
398	Olatunji	1,033	1:4,904	0.98%	222
399	Abdulfatai	1,030	1:4,919	10.14%	1,656

400	Adebisi	1,024	1:4,947	1.06%	241