Mandela is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mandela
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mandela

How popular is Mandela?

Mandela is common in Tanzania.

Mandela is ranked 22568 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mandelas plummeted by 11.58537 per cent to 145 since 2000 and slipped by 17854 spots and ranked at 119508. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 51.72 73.78
Black 31.72 12.2
Hispanic or Latino 7.59 6.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.52 0
Mandela is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Kenya which signifies that it is originated from Kenya. Around 22831 people have been found who wears Mandela as their family name. Mandela is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,898 Nigeria10
135,535 Australia9
1,214 Sudan7
7,031 China6
280,667 Canada5
46,707 New Zealand5
32,086 Mexico3
25,074 Greece3
3,791 Namibia2
2,705 Togo2
65,594 Belgium2
17,547 Colombia2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
485 Dominica2
1,347 Liberia2
3,478 Haiti2
91,784 Netherlands2
9,116 Nicaragua1
31,584 Peru1
13,606 Senegal1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
6,688 Malawi1
120,357 Argentina1
3,350 Fiji1
174,544 Czech Republic1
151,601 Spain1
8,181 Botswana1
1,253 Burundi1
3,214 Niger1
17,768 Pakistan1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
66,560 Philippines1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
2,040 Mali1
81,201 Switzerland1
7,790 Zambia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
9,498 Iceland1
50,549 Georgia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
6,044 Trinidad and Tobago16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41,845 England97
24,622 Zimbabwe59
Countries with hundreds of Mandela:
4,304 Cameroon793
16,172 Indonesia734
10,268 South Africa621
5,685 Ghana479
24,102 Poland239
100,122 United States225
60,164 Brazil159
71,225 Germany134
84,907 France110
Countries with thousands of Mandela:
682 Kenya8,710
1,456 Uganda4,294
18,947 India2,238
1,342 Angola1,401
1,228 Rwanda1,263
4,547 Tanzania1,131
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Mandela Namesakes

  • Winnie Mandela, South African Politician
  • Winnie Mandela, South African Politician
  • Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
  • Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
  • Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
  • Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
  • Ibrahima Nelson Mandela, Youssou N'Dour's son
  • Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
  • Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa
  • Kweku Mandela Amuah, Film producer

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