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Africa's living database of surnames, clan praises, and cultural heritage. Written by Africans, for Africans — everywhere in the world.
Keeping Africa's roots
alive — everywhere.
Africa's oral traditions — the clan praises, the totem names, the genealogies passed from grandparent to grandchild — have always been the continent's living archive. Wakahina gives them a permanent, searchable, shareable home.
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
— Marcus Garvey · The guiding principle of WakahinaSurname Library
4,990+ African surnames with clan breakdowns, origins, and cultural context.
Clan Praises
Every clan's isibongo — preserved in the words of the people, not the textbooks.
Family Trees
Built for African families — lobola, kingship, multiple houses, adopted children.
Diaspora First
Your heritage travels with you. Wakahina works everywhere in the world.