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Pages in category "Surnames of South African origin" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Surnames of West African origin (4 C, 12 P) A. Afrikaans-language surnames (152 P) Surnames of Akan origin (1 C, 55 P) Amharic-language names (73 P)
Pages in category "Afrikaans-language surnames" The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
There are eleven official names of South Africa, [1] one in each of its 12 official languages. The number is surpassed only by India. The number is surpassed only by India. These languages include English , Afrikaans , the Nguni languages ( Zulu , Xhosa , Ndebele , and Swazi ), the Sotho-Tswana languages ( Tswana , Sotho , and Pedi ), Venda ...
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
Dlamini (Also spelled Dhlamini) is an African clan and surname, common in South Africa and Eswatini. It is the most common surname in South Africa. [1] Most people whose surname is Dlamini are also members of the Dlamini clan.
Van der Merwe is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Dutch van der Merwe – the name of the Merwede river in the middle ages ("from the Merwede"). It was brought to South Africa in 1661 by Dutch people employed by the Dutch East India Company.
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.