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Pages in category "Surnames of Nigerian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 212 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
Pages in category "Surnames of Nigerien origin" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abdo;
Surnames of Nigerian origin (210 P) Y. Yoruba names (1 C, 76 P) Pages in category "Nigerian names" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
The common Mandarin surnames Lin or Lim (林) is also one and the same as the common Cantonese or Vietnamese surname Lam and Korean family name Lim (written/pronounced as Im in South Korea). There are people with the surname of Hayashi (林) in Japan too.
Although most Fulbe of Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon use their father's given name as surnames, there are some common Fulani last names such as Bello (likely from the Fulfulde word Ballo meaning “helper or assistant”, this name is spread across several ethnic groups in Nigeria), [41] [42] Tukur (from Takrur), Gidado, Barkindo, Jallo, Ahidjo ...
In modern times, The most common practice among the Efik is to assign a child the name of an ancestor or a parent. Every Efik child has at least four different names which include birth names (enyiñ emana), given names (ata enyiñ/usio enyiñ), nicknames (udori enyiñ or nditik enyiñ) and honorific or pet names (enyiñ uko or enyiñ akparawa ...