Most common surnames in Niger

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

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Abdou	666.052	5.9%
2	Moussa	646.624	5.7%
3	Ibrahim	411.449	3.7%
4	Oumarou	383.554	3.4%
5	Adamou	376.702	3.3%
6	Amadou	361.107	3.2%
7	Issa	302.395	2.7%
8	Harouna	274.690	2.4%
9	Maman	258.564	2.3%
10	Ali	255.680	2.3%
11	Mahamadou	239.399	2.1%
12	Garba	233.510	2.1%
13	Souley	219.855	2%
14	Issoufou	209.800	1.9%
15	Idi	198.631	1.8%
16	Hassane	193.955	1.7%
17	Djibo	189.713	1.7%
18	Boubacar	163.738	1.5%
19	Aboubacar	159.361	1.4%
20	Hamadou	159.007	1.4%
21	Sani	157.075	1.4%
22	Issaka	152.996	1.4%
23	Saidou	151.520	1.3%
24	Saley	142.627	1.3%
25	Chaibou	135.314	1.2%
26	Mamane	130.974	1.2%
27	Yacouba	127.446	1.1%
28	Abdoulaye	118.472	1.1%
29	Soumana	113.732	1%
30	Hamidou	112.081	1%

31	Ousmane	110.895	1%
32	Habou	110.208	1%
33	Yahaya	108.252	1%
34	Ado	102.650	0.9%
35	Moumouni	101.953	0.9%
36	Idrissa	94.722	0.8%
37	Boukari	88.420	0.8%
38	Hama	86.929	0.8%
39	Seyni	85.034	0.8%
40	Mahaman	84.973	0.8%
41	Salifou	82.193	0.7%
42	Hassan	82.178	0.7%
43	Ousman	79.250	0.7%
44	Ousseini	78.096	0.7%
45	Laouali	76.592	0.7%
46	Daouda	74.811	0.7%
47	Mamoudou	73.041	0.6%
48	Seydou	70.662	0.6%
49	Assoumane	70.054	0.6%
50	Hamani	68.632	0.6%
51	Mahamane	66.036	0.6%
52	Mounkaila	65.442	0.6%
53	Abdoulahi	65.294	0.6%
54	Zakari	64.426	0.6%
55	Mohamed	63.939	0.6%
56	Halidou	62.595	0.6%
57	Harou	61.379	0.5%
58	Lawali	60.909	0.5%
59	Ide	60.900	0.5%
60	Nouhou	58.713	0.5%

61	Salissou	58.484	0.5%
62	Boureima	58.114	0.5%
63	Alassan	53.679	0.5%
64	Abou	53.352	0.5%
65	Inoussa	53.343	0.5%
66	Tahirou	52.316	0.5%
67	Yaou	52.190	0.5%
68	Souleymane	50.850	0.5%
69	Ada	49.271	0.4%
70	Illa	47.510	0.4%
71	Mani	46.754	0.4%
72	Boube	45.165	0.4%
73	Alassane	44.088	0.4%
74	Ibrahima	43.617	0.4%
75	Maazou	43.282	0.4%
76	Adam	42.677	0.4%
77	Mamadou	42.188	0.4%
78	Magagi	40.794	0.4%
79	Hamza	40.167	0.4%
80	Alio	38.194	0.3%
81	Sale	37.751	0.3%
82	Alhassane	37.639	0.3%
83	Yaye	37.639	0.3%
84	Hachimou	37.229	0.3%
85	Mato	36.590	0.3%
86	Ayouba	36.113	0.3%
87	Rabiou	35.649	0.3%
88	Moutari	35.370	0.3%
89	Illiassou	34.923	0.3%
90	Sanda	34.555	0.3%

91	Gado	34.526	0.3%
92	Karimou	34.111	0.3%
93	Tanko	33.803	0.3%
94	Samaila	33.187	0.3%
95	Halilou	33.097	0.3%
96	Marou	32.077	0.3%
97	Saadou	32.069	0.3%
98	Hima	31.609	0.3%
99	Ibrah	31.570	0.3%
100	Kimba	31.472	0.3%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Niger?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Niger is Abdou, with 666.052. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Niger?

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

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