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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) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: 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 23,758^th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 319,643 people. The last name Mandela occurs mostly 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 31,057^th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 25,993 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,959 people, or 1 in 9,312. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 16 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.

Mandela Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mandela surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national 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.