Central African Submitted Surnames

Central African names include those from Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equitorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. See also about African names.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Abomba Central African

Akombi Central African

Atora Central African

Bachar Central African

Bafundi Central African

Bambi Italian, Central African

Bana Central African

Bassom Central African

Besong Central African

Biyombo Central African

Bolingoli Central African, Lingala
Means "shining" in Lingala. This surname is borne by Belgian soccer player Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (1993-), more commonly known as Romelu Lukaku. Another famous bearer is Romelu's cousin Boli Bolingoli (1995-), also a noted soccer player.

Boumtje Central African

Brahim Central African, Arabic (Maghrebi), Western African
From the given name Brahim.

Branco Portuguese, Central African
from the the portuguese word Branco meaning "white", referring to someone with light skin and/or hair

Brazza Central African

Brunhilda Central African

Buloni Luba (Rare)

Buta Central African

Cailo Portuguese, Central African

Calandula Portuguese, Central African

Camavinga Central African

Cawela Central African

Clawdine Central African

Direito Portuguese, Central African

Djabou Arabic (Maghrebi), Central African
Meaning unknown. A bearer is Abdelmoumene Djabou (1987-), an Algerian footballer.

Dombaxe Central African

Elise Central African

Emane Central African

Esangui Central African
Fang/Pahuin surname of unknown origin.

Eseme Central African

Eto'o Central African, French (African)

Eto'o Central African, Ibibio, Efik
Means "tree, wood" in Ibibio and Efik. It is found predominantly in Cameroon. The former Cameroonian soccer player Samuel Eto'o (1981-) is a famous bearer of this surname.

Eye Central African

Fang Central African
Named after a Bantu group in Central Africa.

Faro Italian, Portuguese, Central African

Fille Central African

Gila Central African

Guialo Central African

Habyarimana Central African
Variant spelling of Havyarimana. This surname was borne by assassinated Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana (1937-1994).

Hakizimana Central African
Means "God cures" in Burundian and Rwandan.

Havyarimana Central African
Means "God gives birth" in Burundian and Rwandan.

Henriquez Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Central African, Caribbean

Ibaka Central African

Ilunga Luba, Central African
Means ‘To Unite’.

Irakoze Central African
Means "thank god" in Burundian and Rwandan.

Kabamba Kongo

Kabila Luba, Central African

Kainda Kongo

Kamalandua Central African

Kamoni Kongo

Kasongo Central African
A Congolese surname derived from the town with the same name, located in the Maniema Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kassoma Central African

Kayana Central African

Kibo Central African

Kimba Luba
Best known as the international given name of a certain Tezuka character.

Kimpembe Central African

Kitsusu Kongo
The surname of a notable Congolese musician whose real first name was Philemon.

Kitumaini Central African, Swahili
Means "little hope" in Swahili, a diminutive of tumaini meaning simply "hope". It is mostly found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kongo Kongo
From Kongo meaning "hunter". This surname could also be from places named "Kongo".

Kuminga Central African

Kunaya Kongo

Kwemto Central African

Kwi Central African

Lukaku Central African, Luba

Majoly Central African

Makabu Central African, Luba

Makaya Central African, Kongo (?)

Makélélé Central African, Lingala (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Makelele. A notable bearer is the French former soccer player Claude Makélélé (1973-).

Makelele Central African, Lingala
Means "noises" in Lingala, possibly a nickname for a noisy person.

Malala Malagasy, Central African

Mário Portuguese, Central African

Masseu Central African

Matshu Central African

Matuidi Central African

Mba Central African

Mbah Central African, Nigerian

Mbaia Central African

M'bala Central African
Derived from the given name Mbala. This surname is borne by French comedian, actor and political activist Dieudonné M'bala M'bala (1966-).

Mbappé Central African (Gallicized)
Borne by French professional footballer Kylian Mbappé (1998-), whose father is from Cameroon.

Mbili Central African
Derived from a village in Cameroon named "Bambili".

Mbilli Central African
Variant of Mbili.

Mbunga Central African

Minchie Central African

Morais Portuguese, Central African

Mpungu Kongo
Means ‘gorilla’ in Yombe and ‘creator’ in its relative Ntandu.

Musumbu Central African

Mutambo Luba
It means "forest" in Songye and Tshiluba, but can also mean "supreme ruler" in Tshiluba.

Mutombo Kongo

Mvuezolo Central African

Namkoisse Central African, Eastern African (Rare)
Meaning unknown.