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

21. James 195.2k

In Other Countries

42^nd in Nigeria 67^th in USA 16^th in South Sudan 5^th in Papua New Guinea 45^th in England 46^th in Australia 248^th in Kenya 1997^th in India 13^rd in Wales 159^th in Canada

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List of Famous People with Last Name James (232)

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22. Issa 190.3k

In Other Countries

7^th in Niger 8^th in CAR 12^nd in Chad 20^th in Cameroon 512^nd in Nigeria 123^rd in Sudan 20^th in Libya 74^th in Syria 35^th in Benin 587^th in DR Congo

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List of Famous People with Last Name Issa (16)

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23. Athumani 190.1k

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24. Simon 184.5k

In Other Countries

172^nd in Nigeria 8^th in France 310^th in USA 66^th in Germany 8^th in Papua New Guinea 55^th in South Sudan 17^th in Hungary 49^th in Haiti 194^th in Spain 723^rd in Mexico

Known People

List of Famous People with Last Name Simon (154)

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25. Emmanuel 181.8k

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38^th in Nigeria 16^th in Chad 36^th in Rwanda 202^nd in Ghana 455^th in Kenya 195^th in Cameroon 167^th in Haiti 225^th in Malawi 10140^th in India 3396^th in France

Known People

List of Famous People with Last Name Emmanuel (12)

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26. Selemani 179.7k

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331^st in DR Congo 142^nd in Malawi 1366^th in Zambia

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27. Samwel 175.1k

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28. Komba 175.0k

In Other Countries

426^th in DR Congo 57^th in Gabon 259^th in Papua New Guinea 5371^st in Indonesia 3912^nd in Cameroon 3878^th in Zambia 3015^th in Cote d'Ivoire 5858^th in Burkina Faso 2469^th in Marshall Islands

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29. Omary 174.1k

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30. Hassan 172.4k

In Other Countries

4^th in Egypt 4^th in Iraq 6^th in Sudan 18^th in Nigeria 25^th in Pakistan 5^th in Somalia 32^nd in Bangladesh 6^th in Syria 7^th in Yemen 4^th in Saudi Arabia

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List of Famous People with Last Name Hassan (45)

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