Exclusive surnames in Mauritania

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Mauritania and are not found in any other country in the world. They are unique cultural heritage, reflecting the linguistic, geographical or historical isolation of the region. This table shows the 100 most common exclusive surnames.

#	Surname	Bearers	%
1	M'beirick	19.547	11.5%
2	M'haimid	9.506	5.6%
3	Soueilem	9.282	5.5%
4	M'boirick	7.010	4.1%
5	Aheimed	4.451	2.6%
6	Imijine	3.173	1.9%
7	Werzeg	3.058	1.8%
8	M'heimid	2.900	1.7%
9	Ahaimed	2.816	1.7%
10	Laghdhaf	2.778	1.6%
11	B'lal	2.690	1.6%
12	Mewloud	2.621	1.5%
13	Soueileck	2.573	1.5%
14	M'khaitir	2.502	1.5%
15	Imigine	2.431	1.4%
16	T'feil	2.352	1.4%
17	El maouloud	2.141	1.3%
18	El moustaph	2.115	1.2%
19	Imijen	2.108	1.2%
20	M'haimed	2.024	1.2%
21	S'neiba	1.968	1.2%
22	Mohamedhen	1.945	1.1%
23	Beibacar	1.872	1.1%
24	Leabeid	1.841	1.1%
25	Lehbouss	1.783	1%
26	M'kheitir	1.707	1%
27	El keihel	1.702	1%
28	El atigh	1.595	0.9%
29	Welé	1.582	0.9%
30	Mbeirick	1.526	0.9%

31	Imijene	1.494	0.9%
32	Bilkheir	1.487	0.9%
33	Aleyatt	1.396	0.8%
34	Lekoueiry	1.394	0.8%
35	S'leimane	1.393	0.8%
36	El barcka	1.385	0.8%
37	Ebhoum	1.335	0.8%
38	El moubareck	1.331	0.8%
39	El ghadhi	1.317	0.8%
40	El vadhel	1.273	0.7%
41	Varajou	1.223	0.7%
42	M'reizig	1.204	0.7%
43	Beidaly	1.174	0.7%
44	Bowbe	1.111	0.7%
45	El moujtaba	1.090	0.6%
46	Aloueimine	1.088	0.6%
47	Jiyid	1.073	0.6%
48	Mebrouck	1.059	0.6%
49	El mebrouck	1.022	0.6%
50	Meouloud	1.018	0.6%
51	N'teih	1.015	0.6%
52	El ghassem	1.001	0.6%
53	Bouboutt	997	0.6%
54	Abdatt	992	0.6%
55	H'bib	991	0.6%
56	Bousseif	981	0.6%
57	Sid'elemine	978	0.6%
58	Aliyine	964	0.6%
59	El vally	946	0.6%
60	M'boud	903	0.5%

61	Soueilick	902	0.5%
62	Abeidella	897	0.5%
63	El mebrouk	895	0.5%
64	S'ghair	893	0.5%
65	El wely	886	0.5%
66	Khliva	884	0.5%
67	M'heimed	872	0.5%
68	El abde	863	0.5%
69	Ewbeck	853	0.5%
70	Sambeitt	842	0.5%
71	El hassene	829	0.5%
72	Bewba	828	0.5%
73	Choueikh	822	0.5%
74	Bewbe	804	0.5%
75	Khyarhoum	780	0.5%
76	Leghdhaf	780	0.5%
77	H'meimed	772	0.5%
78	El wavi	762	0.4%
79	Etheimine	730	0.4%
80	Laebeid	729	0.4%
81	N'diouck	711	0.4%
82	Mbeirik	710	0.4%
83	Soueidatt	707	0.4%
84	Alweimine	697	0.4%
85	Guejmoul	696	0.4%
86	Abeibeck	690	0.4%
87	El ghader	688	0.4%
88	Eblale	675	0.4%
89	H'madou	666	0.4%
90	Lemkheitir	661	0.4%

91	Yargueitt	658	0.4%
92	Ouerzeg	658	0.4%
93	El mabrouck	649	0.4%
94	El kowry	618	0.4%
95	El valeh	607	0.4%
96	M'boïrik	602	0.4%
97	Essaleck	600	0.4%
98	S'ghayer	597	0.4%
99	S'id	597	0.4%
100	Ivekou	596	0.4%

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FAQs

What are exclusive surnames in Mauritania?

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Mauritania and are not found in any other country in the world according to our official census data. The most common exclusive surname is M'beirick, with 19.547. registered bearers.

Why do exclusive surnames exist in Mauritania?

Exclusive surnames typically arise from linguistic, geographical or historical isolation. They may also derive from local place names, traditional occupations or phonetic adaptations unique to the language and culture of Mauritania.

Where does this data come from?

The data comes from official censuses and civil registries. A surname is considered exclusive when it appears in our records from only one country with verified bearers.

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