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African Surnames

African names are used in various places on the continent of Africa. See also about African names.
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AFOLAYAN     Yoruba
Means "walks with grace, confidence" or "walks like a rich man" in Yoruba.
IHEJIRIKA     African
Means "the one that I have is greater" in Igbo.
OBAMA     Eastern African
From a rare Luo given name, based on a word meaning "crooked" or "slightly bent"... [more]

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