Most common surnames in Mauritania

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Mauritania

Ba
#1
1.964.170
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Mauritania, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

M'bareck
98.990
2
Ba
113.090
1
Sow
89.237
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Ba 113.090
5.8%
2 M'bareck 98.990
5%
3 Sow 89.237
4.5%
4 Mahmoud 83.944
4.3%
5 Diallo 83.187
4.2%
6 Ahmed 71.279
3.6%
7 Mohamed 61.944
3.2%
8 Salem 50.516
2.6%
9 Sy 48.341
2.5%
10 Dia 41.699
2.1%
11 Sidi 41.134
2.1%
12 Bilal 41.023
2.1%
13 Brahim 40.521
2.1%
14 Ely 36.142
1.8%
15 Diop 31.559
1.6%
16 Camara 31.369
1.6%
17 N'diaye 31.278
1.6%
18 Messoud 30.314
1.5%
19 Vall 28.696
1.5%
20 Amar 28.148
1.4%
21 El abd 25.995
1.3%
22 Samba 25.489
1.3%
23 Saleck 25.077
1.3%
24 Abdellahi 25.037
1.3%
25 Cheikh 24.458
1.2%
26 Sall 23.709
1.2%
27 Abeid 22.070
1.1%
28 Blal 19.985
1%
29 M'beirick 19.547
1%
30 Taleb 18.697
1%
31 El moctar 17.759
0.9%
32 Bâ 16.414
0.8%
33 Maouloud 16.292
0.8%
34 Moussa 15.219
0.8%
35 Oumar 14.899
0.8%
36 Kane 14.867
0.8%
37 Lemine 14.601
0.7%
38 Traoré 14.419
0.7%
39 Coulibaly 13.838
0.7%
40 Thiam 13.588
0.7%
41 Fall 13.168
0.7%
42 Sarr 13.087
0.7%
43 Baba 12.709
0.6%
44 Gueye 12.197
0.6%
45 Ly 11.817
0.6%
46 Soumaré 11.679
0.6%
47 Elemine 11.447
0.6%
48 Abdallahi 11.060
0.6%
49 Niang 11.007
0.6%
50 Aly 10.879
0.6%
51 Belkheir 10.854
0.6%
52 Barry 10.268
0.5%
53 Demba 10.034
0.5%
54 El mokhtar 9.788
0.5%
55 Bah 9.740
0.5%
56 M'haimid 9.506
0.5%
57 Soueilem 9.282
0.5%
58 Diarra 9.240
0.5%
59 Maham 9.182
0.5%
60 M'barek 9.167
0.5%
61 Saleh 9.111
0.5%
62 Sid'ahmed 8.940
0.5%
63 Ethmane 8.929
0.5%
64 Abderrahmane 8.910
0.5%
65 Ahmedou 8.675
0.4%
66 Maatalla 8.658
0.4%
67 Boubacar 8.645
0.4%
68 Said 8.261
0.4%
69 Gaye 8.244
0.4%
70 Abdi 8.131
0.4%
71 Hamady 8.077
0.4%
72 Jiddou 7.746
0.4%
73 Diaw 7.641
0.4%
74 El kory 7.331
0.4%
75 M'hamed 7.265
0.4%
76 El hadj 7.241
0.4%
77 Anne 7.212
0.4%
78 Babe 7.190
0.4%
79 Cissé 7.096
0.4%
80 M'boirick 7.010
0.4%
81 El bechir 6.943
0.4%
82 Matalla 6.917
0.4%
83 Dieng 6.800
0.3%
84 M'bodj 6.757
0.3%
85 Hemed 6.660
0.3%
86 Beilil 6.532
0.3%
87 Labeid 6.487
0.3%
88 Lehbib 6.473
0.3%
89 Mohamedou 6.365
0.3%
90 Mbareck 6.351
0.3%
91 Abd 6.278
0.3%
92 Barka 5.810
0.3%
93 Touré 5.757
0.3%
94 Soueidi 5.740
0.3%
95 Ramdhane 5.712
0.3%
96 Sabar 5.683
0.3%
97 Zeidane 5.673
0.3%
98 Magha 5.567
0.3%
99 Deh 5.450
0.3%
100 El id 5.420
0.3%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Mauritania?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Mauritania is Ba, with 113.090. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Mauritania?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Mauritania. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
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