Most common surnames in Tanzania

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Tanzania

Juma
#1
15.140.946
bearers (top 100)
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Tanzania, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

John
619.047
2
Juma
657.139
1
Joseph
495.811
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Juma 657.139
4.3%
2 John 619.047
4.1%
3 Joseph 495.811
3.3%
4 Charles 408.365
2.7%
5 Ally 386.272
2.6%
6 Ramadhani 298.635
2%
7 Mohamed 279.989
1.8%
8 Saidi 277.423
1.8%
9 Hamisi 260.373
1.7%
10 Peter 260.345
1.7%
11 Said 250.753
1.7%
12 Abdallah 230.356
1.5%
13 Mussa 215.086
1.4%
14 Mohamedi 212.105
1.4%
15 Bakari 204.652
1.4%
16 Shabani 202.426
1.3%
17 Paul 201.169
1.3%
18 Elias 199.117
1.3%
19 Ali 198.835
1.3%
20 Michael 198.550
1.3%
21 James 194.184
1.3%
22 Athumani 190.144
1.3%
23 Issa 189.700
1.3%
24 Simon 183.037
1.2%
25 Emmanuel 180.237
1.2%
26 Selemani 179.686
1.2%
27 Samwel 175.100
1.2%
28 Komba 174.995
1.2%
29 Omary 173.166
1.1%
30 Hassan 171.344
1.1%
31 William 167.393
1.1%
32 Rashidi 163.868
1.1%
33 Omari 160.691
1.1%
34 Julius 159.000
1.1%
35 Mathias 153.853
1%
36 Rajabu 153.304
1%
37 Khamis 152.199
1%
38 Thomas 150.366
1%
39 Daniel 147.025
1%
40 Richard 146.003
1%
41 Sanga 144.336
1%
42 Edward 141.157
0.9%
43 Lucas 140.626
0.9%
44 Haji 140.382
0.9%
45 Daudi 138.774
0.9%
46 Petro 137.759
0.9%
47 Salum 137.069
0.9%
48 Hussein 134.873
0.9%
49 Hassani 132.698
0.9%
50 George 130.293
0.9%
51 Musa 119.332
0.8%
52 Jackson 119.264
0.8%
53 Robert 119.129
0.8%
54 Haule 117.054
0.8%
55 Jumanne 113.629
0.8%
56 Paulo 112.991
0.7%
57 Rashid 110.229
0.7%
58 Mapunda 110.051
0.7%
59 Salumu 109.213
0.7%
60 Masanja 105.916
0.7%
61 Mushi 105.010
0.7%
62 Yusuph 104.309
0.7%
63 Samson 103.124
0.7%
64 Yohana 98.601
0.7%
65 Shija 94.938
0.6%
66 Ndunguru 94.882
0.6%
67 Leonard 94.834
0.6%
68 Francis 93.886
0.6%
69 Stephano 93.741
0.6%
70 Marco 93.031
0.6%
71 Mwita 89.611
0.6%
72 Raphael 86.907
0.6%
73 Iddi 86.526
0.6%
74 Hamis 85.977
0.6%
75 Chacha 85.962
0.6%
76 Ibrahim 85.510
0.6%
77 Mollel 85.033
0.6%
78 Maganga 81.585
0.5%
79 Daud 81.298
0.5%
80 Andrea 76.260
0.5%
81 Paschal 75.030
0.5%
82 Ernest 73.687
0.5%
83 Ramadhan 73.530
0.5%
84 Wilson 72.353
0.5%
85 Andrew 71.604
0.5%
86 Philipo 71.358
0.5%
87 Gabriel 70.764
0.5%
88 Zacharia 69.218
0.5%
89 Christopher 69.208
0.5%
90 Jacob 69.153
0.5%
91 Hamad 68.875
0.5%
92 Emanuel 68.609
0.5%
93 Lazaro 67.266
0.4%
94 Marwa 67.246
0.4%
95 Kapinga 67.143
0.4%
96 Anthony 67.125
0.4%
97 Mabula 66.837
0.4%
98 Massawe 65.703
0.4%
99 Suleiman 64.365
0.4%
100 Pius 64.329
0.4%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Tanzania?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Tanzania is Juma, with 657.139. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Tanzania?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Tanzania. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
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