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Pages in category "Afrikaans-language surnames" The following 154 pages are in this category, out of 154 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Arabic-language surnames (5 C, 764 P) B. Bambara-language surnames (2 P) Bantu-language surnames (7 C, 65 P) ... Pages in category "Surnames of African origin"
Ghanaian names (or personal names in Ghana) consist of several given names and surnames based on the language of ethnic groups in Ghana: including Akan, Dagomba, Ga, Ewe and Nzema. Frequently, children are given a "day name" which corresponds to the day in the week when they were born.
[5] [6] The family name (surname) are always given after close relatives and sometimes friends. [5] [6] Since Ashanti names are always given by the men, if a couple receives a son as their first born-baby then the son is named after the father of the husband and if the baby is a girl then she will be named after the mother of the husband.
Pages in category "Surnames of Akan origin" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. ... Add languages ...
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 .
-aj (pronounced AY; meaning “of the" ) It denotes the name of the family, which mostly comes from the male founder of the family, but also from a place, as in, Lash-aj (from the village Lashaj of Kastrat, MM, Shkodër). It is likely that its ancient form, still found in MM, was an [i] in front of the last name, as in ‘Déda i Lékajve ...
Afrikaans-language surnames (152 P) L. Lozi-language surnames (2 P) T. Tswana-language surnames (1 P) X. ... Pages in category "Surnames of South African origin"