Most common surnames in Suriname

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

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Lin	3.112	3.9%
2	Chen	3.014	3.7%
3	Pinas	2.499	3.1%
4	Li	1.838	2.3%
5	Liu	1.517	1.9%
6	Da silva	1.470	1.8%
7	Zhang	1.427	1.8%
8	Singh	1.371	1.7%
9	Mohan	1.253	1.6%
10	Tjon	1.204	1.5%
11	Huang	1.183	1.5%
12	Yang	1.135	1.4%
13	Wu	1.128	1.4%
14	Wang	1.114	1.4%
15	Narain	1.093	1.4%
16	Autar	1.072	1.3%
17	Hu	1.065	1.3%
18	Kalloe	1.042	1.3%
19	Mahabier	1.035	1.3%
20	Sardjoe	1.029	1.3%
21	Wong	988	1.2%
22	Zhou	975	1.2%
23	Persaud	961	1.2%
24	Sabajo	940	1.2%
25	Silva	940	1.2%
26	Pereira	940	1.2%
27	Zheng	905	1.1%
28	Ferreira	877	1.1%
29	Ramdin	863	1.1%
30	Soekhoe	856	1.1%

31	Ramcharan	842	1%
32	Kanhai	835	1%
33	Ramautar	812	1%
34	Alves	794	1%
35	Pengel	786	1%
36	Van dijk	780	1%
37	Linger	773	1%
38	Lachman	773	1%
39	Esajas	767	1%
40	Gomes	766	1%
41	Mangal	759	0.9%
42	Ramkhelawan	748	0.9%
43	Baldew	731	0.9%
44	Dos santos	729	0.9%
45	Boldewijn	729	0.9%
46	Rodrigues	710	0.9%
47	Ramadhin	697	0.9%
48	Rampersad	696	0.9%
49	Ramlal	696	0.9%
50	Zhao	682	0.8%
51	Fernandes	682	0.8%
52	Cairo	668	0.8%
53	Sital	668	0.8%
54	Kalpoe	665	0.8%
55	Chin	654	0.8%
56	Boedhoe	646	0.8%
57	Lee	633	0.8%
58	Sanches	626	0.8%
59	Dwarka	613	0.8%
60	Wijngaarde	601	0.7%

61	Kartodikromo	601	0.7%
62	Kromopawiro	601	0.7%
63	Badal	592	0.7%
64	Verwey	592	0.7%
65	Williams	564	0.7%
66	Orie	564	0.7%
67	Ritfeld	562	0.7%
68	Sewradj	556	0.7%
69	Simson	550	0.7%
70	Mahabir	543	0.7%
71	Biharie	537	0.7%
72	Renfurm	537	0.7%
73	Cheung	522	0.6%
74	Chotkan	518	0.6%
75	Mathoera	518	0.6%
76	Xu	515	0.6%
77	Emanuels	511	0.6%
78	Graanoogst	505	0.6%
79	Sewgobind	505	0.6%
80	Rozenblad	499	0.6%
81	Gefferie	492	0.6%
82	Macnack	492	0.6%
83	Algoe	487	0.6%
84	Fraser	487	0.6%
85	Doerga	486	0.6%
86	Ramsaran	473	0.6%
87	Blokland	473	0.6%
88	Simons	473	0.6%
89	Binda	466	0.6%
90	Kartoredjo	460	0.6%

91	Vyent	460	0.6%
92	Jairam	459	0.6%
93	Harpal	454	0.6%
94	Mijnals	454	0.6%
95	Felter	452	0.6%
96	Zeng	452	0.6%
97	Fu	452	0.6%
98	Smith	452	0.6%
99	Jiawan	447	0.6%
100	Gangadin	447	0.6%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Suriname?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Suriname is Lin, with 3.112. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Suriname?

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

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