Most common surnames in Gambia

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

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Jallow	127.472	7.6%
2	Ceesay	91.303	5.4%
3	Bah	73.219	4.4%
4	Njie	70.867	4.2%
5	Touray	58.075	3.5%
6	Câmara	45.137	2.7%
7	Sanyang	43.520	2.6%
8	Jammeh	42.344	2.5%
9	Bojang	42.197	2.5%
10	Cham	41.314	2.5%
11	Jatta	38.521	2.3%
12	Mendy	37.051	2.2%
13	Sanneh	36.169	2.2%
14	Drammeh	35.286	2.1%
15	Jobe	34.110	2%
16	Darboe	31.611	1.9%
17	Badjie	29.111	1.7%
18	Manneh	27.935	1.7%
19	Sowe	27.788	1.7%
20	Jarju	24.553	1.5%
21	Sonko	20.143	1.2%
22	Joof	19.996	1.2%
23	Jaiteh	19.849	1.2%
24	Sarr	19.113	1.1%
25	Baldeh	18.672	1.1%
26	Colley	18.378	1.1%
27	Gaye	18.231	1.1%
28	Fatty	16.908	1%
29	Jagne	16.467	1%
30	Dibba	16.173	1%

31	Sambou	15.879	0.9%
32	Conteh	14.262	0.8%
33	Saidy	14.115	0.8%
34	Faal	13.968	0.8%
35	Sillah	13.820	0.8%
36	Secka	13.379	0.8%
37	Janneh	12.497	0.7%
38	Jawara	12.497	0.7%
39	Jeng	11.909	0.7%
40	Keita	11.321	0.7%
41	Mbye	10.880	0.6%
42	Ndow	10.880	0.6%
43	Fofana	10.439	0.6%
44	Saho	10.439	0.6%
45	Sallah	10.292	0.6%
46	Barry	10.292	0.6%
47	Saine	9.851	0.6%
48	Jawo	9.410	0.6%
49	Kamara	9.410	0.6%
50	Trawally	9.263	0.6%
51	Gassama	9.116	0.5%
52	Jabang	8.822	0.5%
53	Marong	8.675	0.5%
54	Nyang	8.675	0.5%
55	Faye	8.675	0.5%
56	Hydara	8.528	0.5%
57	Kinteh	8.381	0.5%
58	Manjang	8.381	0.5%
59	Kujabi	8.086	0.5%
60	Saidykhan	7.939	0.5%

61	Suso	7.939	0.5%
62	Dampha	7.792	0.5%
63	Sey	7.351	0.4%
64	Singhateh	7.351	0.4%
65	Gibba	7.351	0.4%
66	Samateh	7.057	0.4%
67	Kanteh	6.763	0.4%
68	Jobarteh	6.616	0.4%
69	Tamba	6.469	0.4%
70	Ndure	6.469	0.4%
71	Jadama	6.469	0.4%
72	Khan	6.322	0.4%
73	Nyassi	6.322	0.4%
74	Samba	6.175	0.4%
75	Demba	6.175	0.4%
76	Fadera	5.734	0.3%
77	Jabbi	5.734	0.3%
78	Danso	5.587	0.3%
79	Jawneh	5.440	0.3%
80	Senghore	5.440	0.3%
81	Njai	5.146	0.3%
82	Sabally	5.146	0.3%
83	Krubally	4.852	0.3%
84	Bittaye	4.852	0.3%
85	Kebbeh	4.852	0.3%
86	Kanyi	4.705	0.3%
87	Jarra	4.705	0.3%
88	Koroma	4.705	0.3%
89	Diallo	4.558	0.3%
90	Tunkara	4.411	0.3%

91	Lowe	4.411	0.3%
92	Jassey	4.411	0.3%
93	Sawaneh	4.264	0.3%
94	Sidibeh	4.264	0.3%
95	Kah	4.117	0.2%
96	Jah	3.970	0.2%
97	Dumbuya	3.970	0.2%
98	Bass	3.970	0.2%
99	Taal	3.970	0.2%
100	Mboge	3.970	0.2%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Gambia?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Gambia is Jallow, with 127.472. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Gambia?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Gambia. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

How often is this data updated?

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