Most common surnames in Tunisia

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in Tunisia

Mohamed
#1
1.498.944
bearers (top 100)
100
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Tunisia, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Gharbi
38.275
2
Mohamed
41.857
1
Hammami
35.754
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Mohamed 41.857
2.8%
2 Gharbi 38.275
2.6%
3 Hammami 35.754
2.4%
4 Allah 35.091
2.3%
5 Ali 31.332
2.1%
6 Dridi 30.824
2.1%
7 Cherif 30.824
2.1%
8 Ayari 28.679
1.9%
9 Ahmed 27.883
1.9%
10 Sassi 27.463
1.8%
11 Ammar 27.374
1.8%
12 Hamdi 27.330
1.8%
13 Salem 26.578
1.8%
14 Ayadi 25.207
1.7%
15 Arfaoui 23.195
1.5%
16 Riahi 22.863
1.5%
17 Abidi 22.775
1.5%
18 Mansour 22.288
1.5%
19 Saidi 22.178
1.5%
20 Omar 20.652
1.4%
21 Nasri 19.679
1.3%
22 Abid 18.109
1.2%
23 Amri 17.689
1.2%
24 Hamza 17.380
1.2%
25 Aloui 17.092
1.1%
26 Farhat 17.070
1.1%
27 Amara 16.893
1.1%
28 Khalifa 16.672
1.1%
29 Mabrouk 16.451
1.1%
30 Souissi 16.363
1.1%
31 Ibrahim 16.208
1.1%
32 Hassen 16.119
1.1%
33 Bouaziz 15.788
1.1%
34 Bahri 15.633
1%
35 Triki 15.456
1%
36 Saeed 15.323
1%
37 Hamouda 15.301
1%
38 Selmi 14.815
1%
39 Labidi 14.726
1%
40 Belhadj 14.594
1%
41 Yahyaoui 14.527
1%
42 Saleh 14.461
1%
43 Mansouri 13.930
0.9%
44 Tounsi 13.201
0.9%
45 Toumi 12.957
0.9%
46 Bouzid 12.869
0.9%
47 Barhoumi 12.604
0.8%
48 Obaid 12.559
0.8%
49 Haddad 12.537
0.8%
50 Sellami 12.493
0.8%
51 Khalil 12.360
0.8%
52 Nasr 12.029
0.8%
53 Masmoudi 11.940
0.8%
54 Abdallah 11.852
0.8%
55 Shaaban 11.432
0.8%
56 Bel 11.432
0.8%
57 Ayed 11.321
0.8%
58 Rezgui 11.211
0.7%
59 Karoui 11.034
0.7%
60 Hadj 10.636
0.7%
61 Hamdy 10.193
0.7%
62 Kacem 10.171
0.7%
63 Hussein 9.994
0.7%
64 Ayad 9.906
0.7%
65 Salhi 9.862
0.7%
66 Touati 9.840
0.7%
67 Slama 9.840
0.7%
68 Habib 9.818
0.7%
69 Mahjoub 9.773
0.7%
70 Hassan 9.641
0.6%
71 Hajji 9.596
0.6%
72 Achour 9.530
0.6%
73 Abbes 9.420
0.6%
74 Amine 9.331
0.6%
75 Messaoudi 9.309
0.6%
76 Khaled 9.221
0.6%
77 Hosni 9.022
0.6%
78 Saad 8.999
0.6%
79 Ramadan 8.933
0.6%
80 Maher 8.867
0.6%
81 Thabet 8.867
0.6%
82 Sahli 8.800
0.6%
83 Amor 8.712
0.6%
84 Chakroun 8.646
0.6%
85 Karim 8.557
0.6%
86 Mahmoud 8.513
0.6%
87 Belhaj 8.491
0.6%
88 Marzouki 8.491
0.6%
89 Malek 8.402
0.6%
90 Hamida 8.292
0.6%
91 Salah 8.225
0.5%
92 Chaabane 8.159
0.5%
93 Faraj 8.093
0.5%
94 Belgacem 7.850
0.5%
95 Saber 7.805
0.5%
96 Attia 7.783
0.5%
97 Nouri 7.761
0.5%
98 Missaoui 7.739
0.5%
99 Makhlouf 7.673
0.5%
100 Mrabet 7.651
0.5%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Tunisia?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in Tunisia is Mohamed, with 41.857. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in Tunisia?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Tunisia. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.
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