Most common surnames in Liberia

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

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Kollie	101.671	5.9%
2	Flomo	83.403	4.9%
3	Kamara	81.794	4.8%
4	Johnson	63.249	3.7%
5	Mulbah	50.630	2.9%
6	Toe	40.375	2.3%
7	Sumo	35.520	2.1%
8	Cooper	31.418	1.8%
9	David	31.318	1.8%
10	Dolo	30.820	1.8%
11	Weah	30.343	1.8%
12	Sheriff	29.593	1.7%
13	Tokpah	28.917	1.7%
14	Doe	28.685	1.7%
15	Paye	28.503	1.7%
16	Sackie	28.002	1.6%
17	Kromah	27.890	1.6%
18	Gaye	25.408	1.5%
19	Konneh	24.771	1.4%
20	Morris	24.425	1.4%
21	Williams	22.718	1.3%
22	Dahn	22.519	1.3%
23	Tamba	22.062	1.3%
24	Freeman	20.801	1.2%
25	Harris	20.795	1.2%
26	Brown	20.396	1.2%
27	Smith	20.354	1.2%
28	Saye	20.341	1.2%
29	Jallah	20.082	1.2%
30	Dennis	19.959	1.2%

31	Kanneh	19.753	1.1%
32	Davis	18.969	1.1%
33	Wilson	17.290	1%
34	Joe	16.925	1%
35	Wesseh	16.681	1%
36	Jackson	15.115	0.9%
37	Teah	14.428	0.8%
38	Massaquoi	13.688	0.8%
39	Saah	13.658	0.8%
40	Moore	13.593	0.8%
41	Fahnbulleh	13.459	0.8%
42	George	13.364	0.8%
43	Kerkulah	12.838	0.7%
44	Suah	12.111	0.7%
45	Togbah	11.143	0.6%
46	Yarkpawolo	11.061	0.6%
47	Nimely	10.889	0.6%
48	Kolleh	10.833	0.6%
49	Gray	10.763	0.6%
50	Chea	10.711	0.6%
51	Fayiah	10.674	0.6%
52	Dukuly	10.605	0.6%
53	Swen	10.432	0.6%
54	James	10.297	0.6%
55	Togba	10.201	0.6%
56	Nagbe	10.105	0.6%
57	Dweh	10.099	0.6%
58	Sesay	10.082	0.6%
59	Varney	9.739	0.6%
60	Fofana	9.588	0.6%

61	Gibson	9.575	0.6%
62	Fallah	9.427	0.5%
63	Thomas	9.322	0.5%
64	Willie	9.008	0.5%
65	Wleh	8.920	0.5%
66	Binda	8.903	0.5%
67	Momo	8.792	0.5%
68	Tarr	8.722	0.5%
69	Cole	8.628	0.5%
70	Duo	8.623	0.5%
71	Roberts	8.521	0.5%
72	Kerkula	8.345	0.5%
73	Davies	8.123	0.5%
74	Gono	8.092	0.5%
75	Boakai	7.878	0.5%
76	Ballah	7.852	0.5%
77	Borbor	7.819	0.5%
78	Moses	7.650	0.4%
79	Peter	7.631	0.4%
80	Kiazolu	7.442	0.4%
81	Bondo	7.291	0.4%
82	Nyemah	7.265	0.4%
83	Taylor	7.063	0.4%
84	King	7.031	0.4%
85	Sieh	6.964	0.4%
86	Konah	6.923	0.4%
87	William	6.886	0.4%
88	Joseph	6.858	0.4%
89	Browne	6.729	0.4%
90	Koffa	6.701	0.4%

91	Walker	6.681	0.4%
92	Sirleaf	6.538	0.4%
93	Reeves	6.493	0.4%
94	Tarpeh	6.454	0.4%
95	Vah	6.419	0.4%
96	Zayzay	6.356	0.4%
97	Sando	6.317	0.4%
98	Hinneh	6.188	0.4%
99	Robert	6.108	0.4%
100	Tweh	6.044	0.4%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Liberia?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Liberia is Kollie, with 101.671. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Liberia?

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

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