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Pages in category "Surnames of South African origin" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Surnames of South African origin (5 C, 29 P) ... Pages in category "Surnames of African origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 390 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "Afrikaans-language surnames" The following 154 pages are in this category, out of 154 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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.
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
Pienaar is a well-known Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Pinard. [1] It was brought to South Africa in 1688 by Huguenot settlers traveling with the Dutch East India Company . [ 2 ] The extended progenitors of the Pienaar clan are Jacques Pinard, a carpenter from Eure-et-Loir , and Esther Foucher (born Suèvres , Orléanais ).
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [14] [15] [16] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini ...