Northern African Submitted Surnames

Northern African names include those from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. 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.

Aït Berber, Northern African
Derived from Tamazight ⴰⵢⵜ (aït) meaning "son", also commonly used a component for compound names and surnames.

Aït Ahmed Berber (Gallicized)
Means "son of Ahmed" in Tamazight.

Ait Bekka Berber
Berber surname derived from ait meaning "son" and Bekka, possibly a Berber given name.

Aïtbrahim Berber, Northern African
Means "son of Brahim", from Tamazight ⴰⵢⵜ (ait) meaning "son" combined with the Arabic given name Brahim.

Akebdani Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): habitational name from the Rifian town of Dar El Kebdani.

Akebdani Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): habitational name from the town of Dar Lkebdani.

Albaz Jewish, Northern African
Ashkenazic Jewish name meaning, "falconer" found mainly amongst Jewish peoples emigrating from Algeria and Morocco.

Amel Northern African

Ameziane Berber, Northern African
Variant transcription of Meziane.

Aspro Northern African

Awayaɣer Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): tribal name from the Rifian tribe of Ait Wayagher.

Banana Northern African

Barshim Arabic, Northern African

Bekka Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Benasser Berber, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means “Son of Asher”.

Benhaim Judeo-Spanish, Northern African
Variant of Ben Haim used by Jews in North Africa.

Boualam Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Bouchemlal Kabyle, Berber
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.

Bouhouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name possibly derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَوْش (ḥawš) meaning "courtyard, enclosure, farm" (chiefly Algerian).

Boujettif Northern African (Archaic)
Meaning, "The family of the son of the Clever Head" or "One Whom Possess a Clever Head." Bou (normally used in the North African Regions of the Maghrib Countries) has 2 possible derivative meanings both originating from the Arabic language, "Son of..." or an Arabic word Tho meaning, "One Who Possess A Quality." Jettif is a variance of Jettef, Jeif or Ji'f which is derived from the ancient Tamazight or Imazighen (popularly known as Berber) and is pronounced "j-ixf" which means Clever, head, or brain."

Camel Northern African

Charrat Berber, Mozabite

Dawit Ge'ez, Amharic
From the given name Dawit.

Domrane Kabyle, Berber
Not available.

Ech Northern African

Elhassan Northern African, Arabic
From Arabic حَسُنَ (ḥasuna) meaning "to be good, to be beautiful" (chiefly Sudanese).

Elk Northern African

Elmalik Northern African, Arabic
From Arabic الْمَالِك (al-mālik) meaning "the king" or "the owner" (chiefly Sudanese).

Ez Zaatouti Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African

Fifi Northern African

Grigahcine Berber (Rare, ?)
Meaning unknown, perhaps of Kabyle origin. A known bearer is DJ Snake, who was born William Grigahcine (1986-), an Algerian-French musician.

Haggar Northern African

Haliche Berber, Northern African
Variant transcription of Halliche.

Halliche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.

Hamadache Berber, Northern African
Kabyle surname derived from the Arabic given name Hamada.

Hammy Northern African

Izebboudjen Berber
From the berber word meaning "Olive tree".

Izem Berber, Northern African
From the given name Izem, directly taken from the Tamazight word ⵉⵣⴻⵎ (izem) meaning "lion".

Jlassi Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
From the name of an Tamazight (Berber) tribal confederation in Tunisia; the name could be from Arabic إِخْلَاص (ʾiḵlāṣ) meaning "sincerity, devotion, loyalty" or of unknown Berber meaning.

Jomana Northern African

Joumana Northern African

Kadi Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kahinu Eastern African, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya, Swahili, Somali, Malagasy
Means "clergyman" in several Eastern African languages, originally denoting someone who was a clergyman (see the given name Kahinu).

Khelif Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Kuban Northern African
Unknown Nubian surname.

Laalaa Northern African

Later Northern African

Mami Northern African

Mazigh Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Derived from Arabic أَمَازِيغ (ʾamāzīḡ) the Arabic designation for the Berber (Amazigh) people of North Africa. The word itself is ultimately of Tamazight origin, from Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ (Amaziɣ) of disputed meaning; in modern Central Atlas Tamazight, it means “free-man”.

Mbarek Berber
Moroccan Tachelhit variant of Mubarak.

Meghnagi Jewish, Northern African
Sephardic Jewish, originating from the Libyan Jewish community. Most were from Tripoli, with a much smaller contingent from Benghazi.

Meziane Berber, Northern African
From the given name Meziane (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Meziani Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Variant of Meziane.

Mirghani Northern African, Arabic
Sudanese name of unknown Arabic meaning.

Mkerref Berber (Modern, Rare)
Mkerref originated from the 1950s in Tangier, Morocco. The surname is rare and its holders have riffian (amazigh) roots, known as the Temsamanis originally. ... [more]

Mokrani Berber, Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Either from the given name Mokrane or derived from El Mokrani, a town in Algeria.

Moula Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Nemour Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Ouahmed Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name meaning "son of Ahmed", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic name Ahmed (chiefly Algerian).

Ouyahia Berber, Northern African
Means "son of Yahia", from the Berber prefix ou- meaning "son (of)" combined with the Arabic given name Yahia (chiefly Algerian).

Sedjati Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Sid Northern African

Siddig Northern African, Arabic
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" (chiefly Sudanese).

Sulieman Northern African

Tail Northern African

Talia Northern African

Tamazight Berber, Northern African
Derived from ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⵜ (Tamaziɣt), the Berber (Amazigh) name for the collective Berber language family used in North Africa.

Tedros Eastern African, Amharic, Ge'ez, Arabic (Egyptian), Coptic
From the given name Tedros.

Tiger Northern African

Tito Northern African

Triki Northern African, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Troud Northern African

Water Northern African

Zammit Berber, Northern African
Tunisian Berber name of unknown meaning.

Zaouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name of unknown meaning.

Zeghlache Berber, Northern African
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.

Zemmamouche Berber (Rare), Northern African (Rare)

Zerhouni Arabic (Maghrebi), Northern African, Berber
Possibly refers to the Zerhoun mountain in Morocco. The family name originates from the city of Nedroma in Tlemcen, Algeria.

Zeroual Arabic (Maghrebi), Berber
Nickname for a person with blue eyes from Berber aẓerwal meaning "blue".

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