Swahili Submitted Surnames

Swahili names are used by Swahili speakers in eastern Africa.

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

Abwao Swahili (?)

Adamu Amharic, Swahili, Hausa
From the given name Adamu (see user-submitted name).

Baharia Swahili

Dhadho Swahili, Tibetan

Fuli Swahili

Hassani Persian, Arabic, Swahili
From the given name Hassan.

Juma Swahili, Arabic
From the given name Juma.

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).

Kimachu Eastern African, Swahili

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.

Kubwa Swahili
From Swahili meaning "large".

Madhubuti Swahili
A notable bearer is Haki R. Madhubuti, a writer.

Magombo Swahili, African, Swazi (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly related from the fore name of the same name. It means "leaves" (verb) in Swahili.

Mathenge Swahili

Mbaya Swahili
From Swahili meaning "ugly".

Mbili African, Swahili, Zulu
From Swahili and Zulu meaning "two" or "second". It is possible that an ancestor of an individual with this surname was the second child of their parents.

Mlima Swahili
From Swahili meaning "mountain".

Mrefu Swahili
From Swahili meaning "tall, long".

Msuya Swahili

Muziki Swahili
From Swahili meaning "music". Possibly an occupational name for a musician.

Naomi Melanesian, Nigerian, Swahili

Nazari Swahili

Nyasi Swahili
From Swahili meaning "grass, grassland".

Sayyid Swahili, Muslim
From the Arabic honourific title سَيِّد (sayyid) which means "master, lord, prince, mister".

Segawa Eastern African, Swahili

Simba Swahili

Sinema Haitian Creole, Swahili, Turkish
The name Ireally doesI mean "Movie Theater" ("Cinema"). Other related words: "Picture, Charades, Bilet."

Wario Eastern African, Swahili

Yako African, Swahili, Xhosa
Derived from bantu yakho meaning "yours" or "yours alone" in Xhosa. It is implying a sense of possession or ownership. This surname may have an association with someone or something that belongs to them exclusively.

Yudas Indonesian, Swahili
From the given name Yudas.

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