Nigerian Surname Generator

Nigeria's biggest groups each have distinctive surnames. Yoruba names are often praise phrases built around 'Ade-' ('crown/royalty') or 'Olu-' ('God'): Adeyemi, Adebayo, Olawale. Igbo names often start with 'Nwa-' ('child of') or reference a market day: Okafor ('born on Afor'), Nwankwo. Hausa-Fulani names lean Islamic: Ibrahim, Musa, Abubakar.

Generate Nigerian last names

Sampled from real, commonly recorded surnames of this origin. They are real family names — use thoughtfully.

About Nigerian surnames

Yoruba surnames: Adeyemi ('royalty befits me'), Adebayo, Adeleke, Balogun ('war chief'), Ajayi.
Igbo surnames: Okafor / Okeke / Okonkwo / Okoye (born on the four market days Afor, Eke, Nkwo, Oye), Nwankwo, Eze ('king'), Obi.
Hausa-Fulani names are often given names used as surnames: Ibrahim, Musa, Abubakar, Aliyu, Yusuf.
Many surnames are full sentences of praise or circumstance — naming carries real meaning.

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