Characters: Names and Surnames from Africa

Africa is a continent with a rich diversity of cultures and languages, which is reflected in the variety of names found across its many countries. Below is a list of 50 names and 50 surnames from various African regions. Please note that the names and surnames are mixed and may not necessarily match as traditionally paired in their cultures of origin.

Names

1. Amina

2. Chike

3. Fatou

4. Kofi

5. Nia

6. Youssef

7. Zanele

8. Obi

9. Laila

10. Sizwe

11. Farai

12. Halima

13. Idris

14. Juma

15. Kamau

16. Lerato

17. Makena

18. Nadir

19. Oluwaseun

20. Palesa

21. Quoba

22. Rania

23. Sefu

24. Tendai

25. Uzoma

26. Vimbai

27. Wanjiku

28. Xolani

29. Yara

30. Zola

31. Amara

32. Binta

33. Cyrus

34. Dalila

35. Eshe

36. Femi

37. Gacoki

38. Habib

39. Imani

40. Jabari

41. Kali

42. Lamine

43. Mpho

44. Nkosana

45. Omari

46. Pemba

47. Qasim

48. Rashidi

49. Salim

50. Thabo

Surnames

1. Ababio

2. Bello

3. Chiumbo

4. Diop

5. Eze

6. Folorunso

7. Gbadamosi

8. Haddad

9. Ibrahim

10. Jalloh

11. Kone

12. Lusala

13. Mwamba

14. Nkosi

15. Okafor

16. Poku

17. Quashie

18. Radebe

19. Sow

20. Traoré

21. Umar

22. Vuma

23. Wamah

24. Xaba

25. Yar'Adua

26. Zuberi

27. Adebowale

28. Banda

29. Cisse

30. Diallo

31. Essien

32. Faye

33. Gakuru

34. Habte

35. Idowu

36. Jibril

37. Kabila

38. Lamptey

39. Mabaso

40. Njoku

41. Osei

42. Phiri

43. Quaye

44. Rabiu

45. Saleh

46. Tshabalala

47. Usman

48. Vilakazi

49. Wanjiru

50. Youssef