Most Common Surinamese Surnames & Meanings

Forebears knows about 21,330 unique surnames in Suriname and there are 26 people per name.

Rank	Surname	Incidence	Frequency
1	Lin	2,857	1:193
2	Chen	2,774	1:199
3	Pinas	2,499	1:221
4	Li	1,687	1:328
5	da Silva	1,470	1:376
6	Liu	1,406	1:393
7	Singh	1,336	1:414
8	Zhang	1,317	1:420
9	Mohan	1,266	1:437
10	Autar	1,119	1:494
11	Tjon	1,112	1:497
12	Huang	1,093	1:506
13	Narain	1,067	1:518
14	Kalloe	1,042	1:530
14	Yang	1,042	1:530
16	Mahabier	1,035	1:534
16	Wu	1,035	1:534
18	Sardjoe	1,029	1:537
19	Wang	1,023	1:540
20	Hu	984	1:562
21	Sabajo	940	1:588
22	Persaud	908	1:609
22	Wong	908	1:609
24	Zhou	895	1:617
25	Pereira	869	1:636
26	Ramdin	863	1:640
26	Silva	863	1:640
28	Ramcharan	856	1:646
28	Soekhoe	856	1:646
30	Kanhai	831	1:665
30	Zheng	831	1:665
32	Ramautar	812	1:681
33	Ferreira	805	1:686
34	Lachman	793	1:697
35	Mangal	786	1:703
35	Pengel	786	1:703
37	van Dijk	780	1:708
38	Esajas	767	1:720
39	Linger	754	1:733
40	Ramkhelawan	748	1:739
41	Ramlal	735	1:752
42	Alves	729	1:758
42	Boldewijn	729	1:758
42	dos Santos	729	1:758
45	Sital	722	1:765
46	Baldew	703	1:786
46	Gomes	703	1:786
46	Rampersad	703	1:786
49	Ramadhin	697	1:793
50	Rodrigues	671	1:824
51	Fernandes	665	1:831
51	Kalpoe	665	1:831
53	Boedhoe	646	1:855
54	Cairo	639	1:865
55	Dwarka	633	1:873
56	Zhao	626	1:883
57	Sanches	620	1:891
57	Verwey	620	1:891
59	Chin	607	1:910
60	Kartodikromo	601	1:919
60	Kromopawiro	601	1:919
60	Wijngaarde	601	1:919
63	Orie	594	1:930
64	Badal	588	1:940
64	Lee	588	1:940
66	Williams	575	1:961
67	Ritfeld	562	1:983
68	Sewradj	556	1:994
69	Simson	550	1:1,005
70	Biharie	537	1:1,029
70	Mahabir	537	1:1,029
70	Renfurm	537	1:1,029
73	Chotkan	518	1:1,067
73	Mathoera	518	1:1,067
75	Emanuels	511	1:1,081
76	Algoe	505	1:1,094
76	Graanoogst	505	1:1,094
76	Sewgobind	505	1:1,094
79	Rozenblad	499	1:1,107
80	Binda	492	1:1,123