Most Common Surnames in Tanzania

By Region

Arusha Region Dar Es Salaam Region Dodoma Region Geita Region Iringa Region Kagera Region Katavi Region Kigoma Region Kilimanjaro Region Lindi Region Manyara Region Mara Region Mbeya Region Morogoro Region Mtwara Region Mwanza Region Njombe Region North Pemba Region Pwani Region Rukwa Region Ruvuma Region Shinyanga Region Simiyu Region Singida Region Songwe Region South Pemba Region Tabora Region Tanga Zanzibar North Region Zanzibar South Region Zanzibar Urban West Region

11. Said 252.0k

In Other Countries

28^th in Egypt 109^th in Kenya 309^th in Indonesia 41^st in Somalia 641^st in Nigeria 111^st in Malaysia 37^th in Morocco 1890^th in India 110^th in Algeria 93^rd in Saudi Arabia

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List of Famous People with Last Name Said (36)

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12. Abdallah 230.9k

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18^th in Sudan 57^th in Egypt 24^th in Chad 51^st in Saudi Arabia 8^th in Comoros 59^th in Libya 430^th in Kenya 649^th in France 22^nd in Djibouti 729^th in Algeria

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List of Famous People with Last Name Abdallah (15)

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13. Mussa 215.7k

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27^th in Mozambique 40^th in Malawi 2171^st in Pakistan 4756^th in England 2796^th in Panama

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14. Mohamedi 212.2k

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346^th in Algeria 4662^nd in Spain 580^th in Tunisia 2465^th in Mauritania

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List of Famous People with Last Name Mohamedi (1)

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15. Bakari 204.9k

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250^th in Kenya 95^th in Cameroon 1420^th in Nigeria 2542^nd in Indonesia 609^th in Cote d'Ivoire 450^th in Benin 1901^st in Niger 4480^th in Papua New Guinea 20611^st in Uganda 3869^th in Nepal

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List of Famous People with Last Name Bakari (1)

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16. Shabani 202.7k

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68^th in Iran 196^th in DR Congo 15^th in Kosovo 73^rd in Albania 2857^th in Switzerland 2052^nd in Lebanon 4136^th in Montenegro

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List of Famous People with Last Name Shabani (2)

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17. Paul 202.4k

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134^th in India 112^nd in Nigeria 3^rd in Papua New Guinea 7^th in Haiti 331^st in USA 39^th in South Sudan 116^th in Germany 265^th in Kenya 221^st in France 100^th in Chad

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List of Famous People with Last Name Paul (144)

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18. Michael 200.9k

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173^rd in Nigeria 14^th in Papua New Guinea 600^th in USA 420^th in Kenya 775^th in Germany 7^th in Cyprus 222^nd in Malawi 6077^th in India 607^th in Australia 680^th in Malaysia

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List of Famous People with Last Name Michael (39)

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19. Elias 200.4k

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168^th in Ethiopia 493^rd in Mexico 1245^th in USA 529^th in Brazil 249^th in Iraq 202^nd in Syria 462^nd in Peru 254^th in Guatemala 468^th in Argentina 165^th in Malawi

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List of Famous People with Last Name Elias (32)

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20. Ali 199.1k

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2^nd in Pakistan 13^rd in India 11^st in Bangladesh 2^nd in Sudan 3^rd in Egypt 3^rd in Iraq 14^th in Nigeria 1^st in Somalia 2^nd in Yemen 5^th in Syria

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List of Famous People with Last Name Ali (153)

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