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Mandela name meaning

First Name
162
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
145
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Mandela mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Mandela

User Submitted Origins

African
67%
Xhosa
17%
Hebrew
8%
Indian (Sanskrit)
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Georgia, U.S., the name Mandela is of Hebrew origin and means "Angel of the Lord".
  2. A submission from the United States says the name Mandela means "Gift of God" and is of Xhosa origin.
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  1. South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)
    Synonyms: nelson mandela and nelson rolihlahla mandela
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From Xhosa Mandela.

  1. A Xhosa surname​, notably borne by Nelson Mandela.

Mandela was also found in the following language(s): Latin and Xhosa

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Notable Persons Named Mandela

Notable Persons Named Mandela

Mandela Van Peebles

Mandela Van Peebles is an actor and rapper. He was most prominent from 2003 to 2003. Mandela was born Mandela Van Peebles on June 4th, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Mandela Barnes

Mandela was born on December 1st, 1986 in Milwaukee.

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Mandela Egbo

Mandela Egbo is an athlete for the Borussia Mönchengladbach II.

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Mandela N. Dolo

Mandela N. Dolo is an athlete for the Muscat FC (Liberia).

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Mandela

Notable Persons With the Last Name Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a 1st President of South Africa. Nelson was given the name Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18th, 1918 in Mvezo. Nelson is also known as Mandela and Rolihlahla. He breathed his last breath on December 5th, 2013.

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Winnie Mandela

Winnie Mandela is an office holder. Winnie was born on September 26th, 1936 in Bizana, Eastern Cape.

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Makgatho Mandela

Makgatho was born as the child of Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mase on June 26th, 1950. He left this life on January 6th, 2005.

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Makaziwe Mandela

Makaziwe was born as the child of Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mase in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Mandla Mandela

Mandla Mandela is a tribal chief and politician. Mandla was born as the child of Makgatho Mandela on April 12th, 1974.

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Ocansey Mandela

Ocansey Mandela is a soccer player for the Séwé Sport de San-Pédro, ASFA Yennenga, CS Sfaxien, and Burkina Faso national football team. Ocansey was born on February 2nd, 1990.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Mandela U.S.
█  White 51.72% 64.26%
█  African American 31.72% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 5.52% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 7.59% 16.26%

Of Last Name Mandela

People with the last name Mandela are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Mandela

  • How Popular is the name Mandela? Mandela is the 30,650th most popular name of all time. As a last name Mandela was the 119,508th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Mandela have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 162 babies born with the first name Mandela in the United States. That's more than enough people named Mandela to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Mandela? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1984 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Mandela first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Mandela is Monday, July 24th, 1905.
  • What year had the most people named Mandela born? The highest recorded use of the first name Mandela was in 1990 with a total of 36 babies.
  • Random Mandela Factoid: According to the 1990 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Mandela is not a popular baby boy's name in Georgia. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Georgia have the same name in 1990.
  • Weird things about the name Mandela: The name spelled backwards is Alednam. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Andalme. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Mandela? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 145 people with the last name Mandela.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Mandela? Mandela is one of the most unique last names recorded.
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