Mandela Surname
Approximately 22,799 people bear this surname
Mandela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,959 | 1:9,312 | 1,196 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Uganda | 2,599 | 1:15,021 | 2,366 |
| DR Congo | 2,312 | 1:31,955 | 3,980 |
| India | 2,151 | 1:356,609 | 19,412 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Indonesia | 1,099 | 1:120,336 | 12,130 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| Tanzania | 836 | 1:63,327 | 6,743 |
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| South Africa | 579 | 1:93,571 | 11,423 |
| Nigeria | 227 | 1:780,365 | 35,035 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Zambia | 102 | 1:155,391 | 11,047 |
| Poland | 94 | 1:404,348 | 43,186 |
| Greece | 84 | 1:131,902 | 21,973 |
| Israel | 81 | 1:105,650 | 12,007 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Rwanda | 49 | 1:231,938 | 1,267 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Guinea | 7 | 1:1,690,545 | 1,750 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Mandéla (1) are calculated separately.
Mandela (25,993) may also be a first name.
Mandela Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“District” in Xosa.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means "Almond" in German/Jewish names.
- kimverskaMandela Demographics
Average Mandela Salary in
United States
$38,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mandela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mandela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mandela (Arabic: مانديلا, Bengali: মেন্দেলা, Hindi: मण्डेला, Marathi: मंडेला, Oriya: ମାେ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mandéla. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mandela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mandela is the 23,758th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 319,643 people. The last name Mandela is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mandela live; 37 percent live in East Africa and 22 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mandela is also the 31,057th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 25,993 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,959 people, or 1 in 9,312. In Kenya Mandela is most common in: Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.
Mandela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mandela surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mandela last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mandela earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning R 267,312 per year and in United States they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning $38,594 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mandela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mandela in the Bengali language | ||
| মেন্দেলা | mendela | - |
| Mandela in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେ | mae | - |
| Mandela in the Marathi language | ||
| मंडेला | mandela | 57.14 |
| मन्डेला | mandela | 28.57 |
| मागेला | magela | 14.29 |
| Mandela in the Hindi language | ||
| मण्डेला | mandela | 45 |
| मन्डेला | mandela | 35 |
| मंडेला | mandela | 10 |
| मान्डेला | mandela | 5 |
| मंदेला | mandela | 5 |
| Mandela in the Arabic language | ||
| مانديلا | mandyla | - |
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