south african surnames

andazi ke kuqhtyekwa kuthiweni. Ive just discovered that the surname Im using is not my biological surname can u please help me find out who I am and where biological blood line liesGam, Nqana, Kahla are the clan names given to me by my father, wich I cant seem to find. Others they say we Sothos others say we are Zulus. Bathini bona xa bezithutha? Discover the ethnic origin and meaning of last names. You will not receive your family history all done for you. Abimbola (Yoruba origin) meaning "born with wealth". South African Submitted Surnames Home » Submitted Names. Can anyone help me with Titayi's clan names, please. You e-mail me the surnames you are interested in, and I send you the e-mail address(es) of the person(s) who are researching these surnames for their own family history. Not long after his succession Duma fell foul of some evil portent when a ground hornbill, - (inTsingizi) - entered the Kraal. On the Moyo-Lozwi or Rozvi: Are they Kalanga or Shona? Like it is in every culture, especially in Africa naming a child according to the clan expectations is a great source of identity. bendicela ubuza ukuba abakwa mbongo,sondisa ,mvemnyama,ndima, nqalela,nonjokozela,mbuyisa.mathobela. I just feel happy to say that this programme of conscientization is excellent. THE EARLY PORTUGUESE SETTLERS IN SOUTH AFRICA, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PORTUGUESE IN SOUTH AFRICA, EFFECTIVE USE OF SEARCH ENGINES FOR GENEALOGY. Some of these people can be found in Lesotho and in the area of Tsolo and Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. This list was forwarded to me by e-mail by one Mthombeni in June 2012, stating that they are “all the Nguni” surnames, including Swati, Zulu, Ndebele, and some Shangaan. THE ONES YOU HA VE THERE WE KNOW THEM AS CHILDREN WHO CROSSED WITH MZILIKAZI. it's the first to hear such a surname. Williams. South african last names starting with M 1111 penpals Top 100 South African names - South Africa See also first names from South Africa on Top-Names.info : [] - The surnames which were hard to pronounce and write were changed by the rulers according to their convenience. Wenaa nxaa ungu Ndlovu ye Zim kuqondile hhayi wonke umuntu. African names have always been associated with personal identity and personality structure expressed in the hopes and aspirations of the parents and passed on to the individual child. Search Ndebele history, then you find your original clan. Is there a Sibidla surname in the Ndebele clan izithakazelo zabo are something like: Bhele lakwa Lenge, Sijakula, Mncwane Mlotsha, Tshangelenkosi, Dlambula...?? MpofanaEthnic: Nguni Add Clan PraiseClan Praise(s)By Thabisile Mpofana Sunday,30th August 2009 zulu mageba ntombela ngxanyane mathanga etshitshi adle ngokushisa malandelwa inkazanyan ithi ngizeke chibi elihle chibi lisesangwen mlolwa sthuli sandaba thula ungathi akekho kant ugade ondaba khathaza owakhathaza abathakath baxabana nempundulu zabo. SOUTH AFRICAN SURNAMES - P PLEASE NOTE: This is ONLY a listing of who is interested in which South African families. Need assistance with The Mweli surname as to izithakazelo seziphelele zithini kahle kahle and the originality of the Mweli family, Can I please get full clan names for Khanyayo, Bumbantaba, Ncibi...I believe it's under amaMpondo, Mashwama , mshinga , mafel'esibayeni wena waMpunzane .shakamane wezikhali You will find this surname in south africa and eSwatini .mashwama surname came after the dead of shakamane son of Mashekula in Louiscreeks ( easthern transvaaal) now mpumalanga in a small town between kanyamazane ( imphaka mountain and kaapmuiden) .he had two sons Jama and Marhule they moved east to now eswatini passing e Motjane down to Lozingili via Mbabane and Manzini with the herb of cattle but they didnt last longer ka Lozingili they then came back to Mgadvu( now Lomahasha ) thats where our grandfathers were born .then when border was allocated between eswatini and south africa some mashwama found themselves in the morden days Mbuzini south africa and others Lomahasha eSwatini .but this is one family from same family tree .origin Mbayi from mbayiyane mountains south africa .history book is on its way written by myself Elias Siphelele Mashwama title "imvelaphi yesive sakaMashwama" to show that this clan is one in 2013 family gathering was held at Msogwaba Mbombela host .Babe Mfisha 24 september 2018 eSwatini hosted mashwama gathering at Manzini hosted by Oscar mashwama son of Scotch Govuza Mashwama .12 october 2019 mashwama gathering will be hosted by Jama kaMaphindela mashwama kinross mpumalanga .family society account was open at Manzini eSwatini and both families are contributing monthly sign of togetherness .soon website will follow mashwama.com, I would like to get clan names and origin of the Swafo surname, Ngicela izibongo zoNdawonde seziphelele ngiyazi Ngo Sibhene Senala but ImI not confused. Ngicela ukwazi ukuthi uNyathi uhambisana kanjani noMdluli?lokho ngikusho ngoba abantu bakwa Nyathi e Zimbabwe isithakazelo sabo oMdluli ukhona ongangichazela? Shangaans are Tsongas not Ngunis. This site contains information of interest to people researching South African ancestors / descendants, family history / genealogy. Rebuilding the Great Nation of Bukalanga: The Twelve Tribes of Bukalanga Re-Discovered and Redefined. This is because many people from West Africa, India, Madagascar, Indonesia etc. Short explanations of commonly used abbreviations and of column headings, An overview of how the database has grown, and A short German poem on the topic of genealogy. Was this her surname or clan name? Mlambö died there around 1754, leaving two sons, (twins) Ngwenya (senior) and Ntsinde (junior), and the two divisions of the new clan were called aba-kwa-Ngwenya and aba-kwa-Ntsinde, and they lived together in Qwabeleland for some time. Ngicela ningisize ngezithakazelo zakwa Zitha ne ndabuko yobo? I would like to find out about Msibi if it zulu or swati? Ntshiza,Mbhabha, Malilelwa Zintombi zithi bhuti ndizeka andina mama, andina tata ,Gubha, Ngonyama,Mpuml'inkulu,Rhadu,Bhayi Kacetywa,Totoba, Simelela ngenduku ebuthelezini,Nankazana,Manqashe, Hlazo,Chunu ,Madela ,Gigaba,Sihlobo sikaNokhepheyi,Tshaka ,Mlom'ubomvu ngathi unekelebha,Nyuswa,Ubhukuluzwa yinkonjane. You may call us 'beggers', but we were the ones who had to give you food during the cattle mass killing of Nongqawuse when most of you died from starvation. This very important to me cantact072 830 5220 with any important info, KANINDINCEDE NGESIDUKO SAKWAMLUNGWANA OOBALALENKOMO UGUBANCA,,,UKUBA SIVELAPHI. Common South African surnames. Noxolo Judith Ncapayi, South Africa. Zulu. Hendricks. It's GASA not Gaza.....GASA was the grandfather of SOSHANGANE kaZikode Nxumalo....the Nxumalo clan( A Nguni clan) still reigns...All amaShangane are Nguni...by definition....they speak Tsonga but are Nguni nonetheless...their surnames are Nguni even though they change some letters. tiba, nyabuse, mphokwe, mleke, sicubu somlenze asiphekwa siyosiwa, singaphekwa koqhuma izimbiza! This is a considerably concise collection of our heritage. I need to get some clarity on my roots...just for interest, she was one of Chief John Dunn's wives, and the mother of his last born child who was born in the month his father died: August 1895. i just want to know about Mtipha clan why doesn't appear on Xhosa clan names. I am a residing in Lesotho I was born in Lesotho and our clan we are told that were Mthimkhulu, Bungane Kansele. However, if your surname appears among these 200 surnames, we are afraid that you will have to stand out for other qualities, as you will be quite common as far as surnames for South Africans are concerned. Emva kwalesosiga, basabalala; kodwa iningi namhlanje nihleli ezabelweni ezehlukene khona eNkayi. Bheka, nanamhlanje kukhona indawo lena eNkayi abathi kwaDakamela. This list was forwarded to me by e-mail by one Mthombeni in June 2012, stating that they are “all the Nguni” surnames, including Swati, Zulu, Ndebele, and some Shangaan. Kwase kuba ukuvelakwesibongo sakwaKhambule. The Shangani are also Nguni from Zululand, left Zululand under Soshangane. Between Bukalanga and Venda (maybe some other neighbouring tribes involved as well) is the history of human civilization. !,, uNtshosho! Nemvelaphi yabo ayicacile kodwa babexhumene noDlamini. ... Let’s face it; there’s definitely no shortage of strange names or even surnames in South Africa. And so began some 30 years of unsettled history of the Myeni, with Duma and his people moving to emaTubatuba; then being chased out of there as far as the enGwavuma River to the East of Swaziland where they eventually settled as vassals to Chief Zondiwe of the Mngomezulu. SHELEMBE, Hi I am Buhle Mhlanga,my clan name is Skosana I want to my more about my clan name where they coming from and side we belong eg.mfengus or other. uzikhali akuyena uncube.iZikhali ngeyeskhosini emalinga enzima emnyama egabadela eyagabadela enkundleni yenkosi izizwe sonke zakhalima zathi kungange kungubani lowing nguZikhali zemkhonto emacansi awenkosi. want to knw abt Fakude surname, where does it fall under bcos i cant c it on the list? Can anyone help me. Hence the surnames are favorable as first names, too. Abantu bakwaKhambule baphuma kwaNcube.Eqinisweni uKhambule bekuyithakazelo be kuthi uNcube kube isibongo. Abbott (22) 6. Emmanuel,It is interesting that you have put an asterisk on Mncube/Ncube on the following surnames:Ncube, Mncube:* Khambule, Mlotshwa, Mzilankatha, Ngcamu, Mpangazitha, Zikhali, MakalimaAll these surnames are actually Mncube/Ncube surnames but people opted to use toetems and grandparents names as surnames. I JUST NEED AN EXPLANATION ABOUT THE MASILELA SURNAME AND HOW THE NDEBELE & THE PEDI MASILELAS RELATE OR HOW THEY DIFFER.ARE THEY THE SAME TRIBE OR WHAT?ALSO EXPLAIN ME THEIR ORIGIN. Walter V. Volker, PO Box 37672, Faerie Glen, 0043, South Africa. Sad history, but its the truth, Molo ndiyazibulisela Mna ke ndingu Majeke Mthiwembotyi Ndluntsha Nyawozipinki Noqazo Mkabane ndifuna nje undiphe ingcaciso ukuba thina singaMankabane siphuma phi singowowuphi umnombo apha kwaxhosa Enkosi, Nam ndithi mandidlulise ilizwi lombulelo kumbhali mna ke ndingu Mvulane, Ncilashe,Msuthu ,uBhayi,uKhetshe. EmaNcubeni, inkatha yabingalahlwa, kodwa yabishiswa besewuthi wonke owasekhaya abesegcoshwa ngomlotha. 2. Ngomlando wakwethu, nansi inqolobane yama-Ncube, funda futhi uyigogose.At the time of the entry of the Ntungwa-Ngunis into the Vryheid district out of the south-eastern Transvaal, and their subsequent break-up there into numerous clans, there was among them a certain leader named Mlotshwa. Discover the ethnic origin and meaning of last names. I would like to know more about about izithakazelo zakoMphoko from Zimbabwe. Abanye abantu sebehlanganisa isbongo sakozikhali lesakoncube. A'Bear (22) 2. African last names or surnames have deeper meanings than many think. Wena kaMafu kawalingani, Aphansinaphezulu,ngobaaphezulu angubo ngubo,Nsele kaLindaMkhonto,Awungilinde ngilande ezamiezungeni, MthantiNduna ngokuthwal' isilo sensele,UNselekangakanani, Ngobanasothini lomkhont'angahlala. uma kukhona ongangichazela kabanzi ngesibongo sakithi ko KHANYI imvelaphi,izithakazelo ngokugcwele.Ukuthi u Mwelase;u Msuthu; ungena kanjani,NENDABUKO YETHU? Also known as Sesotho or Tswana. This Renaissance should result in the establishment of a Homeland for our people where we are the majority, and the growth of our Languages into Languages of Commerce, Science and Technology; and the general economic prosperity of our People. The South African Jewish Year Book Database Compiled by Ann Rabinowitz. South african last names starting with B These are originally a nama/khoi group from Namibia. were brought to South Africa as slaves. If you know the Goqolo clan in Zimbabwe, please consult me. In origin, they were closely related to the Mabaso-Khumalo-Khoza group of the Nondweni district; and, being few in numbers, they allied themselves with the Buthelezi chieftain and occupied a portion of his dominions abutting on the emaMbatheni and ebaThenjini, south of the White uMfolozi. After almost two centuries of subjugation, suppression and distortion of our history, identity, languages and cultures, it is only right that we begin a book of this kind with a redefinition of who we are and what ethnolinguistic groups constitute the Nation that we call Bukalanga. A job well don, I would like to know about the origins and which group does amaKhwane, ooMwelase fall under. what was their contribution/ known for in the Zulu clan. By the time of the South African (or Anglo-Boer) War in 1899, after the diamond rush and the discovery of gold, Boers had married Brits, who had followed the original settlers in droves, both had married across the colour line, and slaves had married Khoi and Bantu. From this Mlotshwa family were afterwards derived the small eziBisini, emaNcubeni, and Khambule clans.The family branch which later formed the eziBisini clan did not migrate far afield. The most common South African surnames . Mna ndingu Hlongwane,Ngwane,Sobhuza,Matiwane,Tukela,Mwelase,Masumpa,Mswati bendicela uthenyelwa imvelaphi yam ukusuka ekuqaleni uzotsho ngoku...abongwe.stemele@impilo.ecprov.gov.za. They descended mostly from Dutch settlers, as well as a few settlers from other European countries, like Germany and France. My problem is that nobody seem to know the clan praise. The most important person among them in iNkosi uShaka's time was one Mtshana. Anyone with a researched or indigenous knowledge information id free to comment on this. Before long, some of abakwaNcube migrated coastwards in search of more congenial settlement sites. Leballo Lebusa Lekoelea Lekota Mahao Mahlasela Majoro Makwetla Mangoaela Mbeki Modise Moeketsi Mohapi Mokitimi Mokoena Mopeli Mothopeng Mutsi Ngoepe Nkoli Tsutsulupa Tutu Sorry for not giving u and answer ! However I'm concerned that it's merely a list and it does not create links. Pronunciation : case sensitive: see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds; sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: *lee matches names which end with the sound lee _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter in the pronunciation Uma ufuna ngokugcwele izithakazelo zemaNcubeni, nginakho ukukunikeza. Hey! Abel (6) 8. I would like to know about the origins of Ndaba Bhadela Mntungwa Tshibase Nonunu Nogubela surname Dlova ,from which tribe and where are they originate . One of the biggest questions of identity dogging Zimbabwe today, especially in Matebeleland, the Midlands and the Maswingo Provinces is that of the people that bear the Moyo surname. in case you prefer to reply directly to me- mesuli.macozoma@gmail.com, Can someone please help me find out what is the origin of Yina family, are they related to mkhonza or yeni. In anticipation of National Archives Awareness Week, we have taken a closer look at the 10 most common surnames in the Western Cape. Basuka e Zimbabwe? This is a blog dedicated to the Renaissance of the Great Nation of Bukalanga (or Vhukalanga) - comprised of Bakalanga, BaNambya, and Vhavenda, and the majority of Ndebele and Tswana-speakers who are originally Kalanga. Because my Great Grandfather uses Mkhwanazi but my father uses Maphisa, I now getting confused. My great grandmother's surname was Tusi. Uzonanzelela ukuthi nanamhlanje izithakazelo zamaNcube zonke ziqala kanjena "...eNkatha...". You e-mail me the surnames you are interested in, and I send you the e-mail address(es) of the person(s) who are researching these surnames for their own family history. I am battling to understand this list of names! More Filters. To avoid tempering too much with the list, I have left it almost as it was sent to me, leaving all the various repetitions in place. The Questions of Identity - are the Moyo Kalanga or Shona ? 150 Unique and Most Common African Last Names (Surnames) ... South Africa. Icannot find the Tusi surname anywhere, except once some years ago and it was listed in the part of Zululand as described above. Aalgaard (1) 3. I'm also looking. You contact them to see if you share the same families, and if you do, you share your information with each other. I am impressed; for the world will never understand itself... yeah...even the value of humanity shall be lost unless the world understands Africa and in particular Southern Africa as by you exemplified with this Bukalanga-Blog. Most of the surnames of the Brazilian population have a Portuguese origin, due to Portuguese colonization in the country (it is estimated that 80% of the Brazilian population has at least one Portuguese ancestor), while other South American countries were largely colonized by the Spanish. Here are some common South African last names: Dlamini: A popular surname in Southern Africa.

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