Every month Ulwazi receives numerous requests from the public regarding the history of their family names. Mbusiswa Zuma is our fieldworker who is dedicated to researching the history and clan praises of popular Zulu surnames. Follow the links below to read about the surnames Mbusiswa researched during the month of October:
- Izithakazelo Nomlando wabantu bakwaZondo
- Izithakazelo Nomlando wabantu bakwaChili
- Izithakazelo Nomlando wabantu bakwaDube
If the origin of Zulu names is of particular interest to you, you might also want to get hold of Adrian Koopman’s book, Zulu Names, which is available on Amazon.
Cam you please send me izothakazela zakwa Dube but the swati ones. i.e Dume, mtima,mazombe,masibekela…etc
Sawubona Thokozani,
Siyaxolisa we cant help you with the SiSwati version as our fieldworkers are all Zulu speakers.
Hi Thokozani my name is Nonzwakazi Dube i can help you with izithakazelo zakwa Dube the SiSwati version Dube, Mtima ,Nyamantana,Zomba , Masibekela, weno wasibelungwane noludzaka, kwahlala kalakatha benomshengu yashabalala, amaTima nekebadla ayakhethana yiDube eladuka nenkungolwane Matima niyabitwa kwamgubetulu nibitwelwa umthundzuyaxekexeka Dube elimhlophe Dube elimthendze
Sanibonani, ngicela ukubuza ukuthi oMnyandu noMntimande bahlobene kanganani? Bangakwazi yini ukuganiselana?
Sawubona, umbuzo wakho siwufake lapha: https://www.ulwaziprogramme.org/2017/10/community-questions-imibuzo-yabantu-3/ ukuze abanye abasebenzisi nabo bakwazi ukusiza ngezimpendulo futhi lukhule ulwazi. Siyethemba ukuthi ukhona ozokwazi ukuphendula umbuzo wakho, noma mhlawumbe nawe uzobona umbuzo womunye umuntu okwazi ukuwuphendula.
Hi, to encourage community engagement and gain more knowledge, your question has been put under a Q&A here: https://www.ulwaziprogramme.org/2017/10/community-questions-imibuzo-yabantu-3/ Hopefully some of our other users will be able to answer your question (or you may be able to answer theirs!)
What is the top 5 common zulu surnames
Hi Ayanda,
On the Stats SA website in their 2016 report on recorded live births (https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=10524), one of the most common surnames was Dlamini. There is also this website: https://www.name-statistics.org/za/numedefamiliecomune.php (which doesn’t state where the information is sourced from) which gives the 1000 most common surnames in SA in general. However, if I were to guess I would say the most common Zulu surnames are: Dlamini, Mkhize, Ndlovu, Khumalo and Ngcobo, followed by Mthethwa and Zulu.
Ulwazi Programme
Ngokukhulu ukuzithoba ngiyabingelela, bengisacela ukubuza isithakazelo zikaSimelane noShabangu ngesiswati, ngibonge nisazongiphendula
Sanibonani ngicela ukubuza ukuthi odube abazithakazela ngomtima bahlobene nabase Zimbabwe na?