West (1957; 2000, pp. 159-161) calls attention to a noteworthy identity and relationship phenomenon with Africa, which is still present in the AfroColombian Pacific: many surnames within the Afro-Colombian population are associated with, and derived from, the names of the ethnic groups, people, or African cultures of origin of enslaved people. Listing these names takes us on an interesting geographical and cultural trip around the African Atlantic: Mina, Biáfara, Carabalí, Cetre, Lucumí, Arará, Congo, Mandinga, Angola, Chambá, Bran, Luango, Canga, Cambindo, Cuenú, and Congolino, among others.