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Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 94 Send Message	Steve	Report	23 Nov 2006 14:37
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 94 Send Message	Hi, Is there any way of finding a list of common mauritian surnames. i have been told that he's name may have been Marana or something similar Thanks Steve
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 1,226 Send Message	Joe ex Bexleyheath	Report	23 Nov 2006 16:23
	I suggest that trying to find a list is almost impossible. The basic names are more likely to be of French derivation or Mauritian Creole with a pinch of Africa and a slight taste of Brit. Try the Mauritius phone directory : http://www.teleservices.mu/people/index.html

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