Venda Surnames & Their Meanings
Venda surnames and clan names with their origins and meanings. · 19 surnames · indicative and sometimes contested
VendaMathivhaVenda clan surname of Tshivenda origin.→VendaMbedziVenda clan surname derived from totem tradition.→VendaMphaphuliVenda royal house; from fhafhula "to hack/sever".→VendaMudauMost common Venda surname; lion (ndau) totem.→VendaMufamadiCommon Venda totemic clan surname.→VendaMukwevhoCommon Venda surname derived from clan totems.→VendaMulaudziCommon Venda totemic clan surname.→VendaMulovhedziCommon Venda totemic clan surname.→VendaMunyaiCommon Venda totemic clan surname.→VendaMunzhedziVenda clan name; Munzhedzi Mpofu was a noted ruler.→VendaMutavhatsindiVenda clan of Ngona heritage; elephant totem.→VendaNdouMeans "elephant"; totem of the Vhangona and Vhatavhatsindi.→VendaNemukulaVenda surname with the "Ne-" prefix marking Ngona heritage.→VendaNethengweVhatavhatsindi chiefly clan of the original Vhangona.→VendaNetshiavhaVenda surname; "Ne-" prefix denotes Ngona/aboriginal heritage.→VendaRamabulanaVenda royal title; from "Ramapulana", the rainmaker.→VendaRamaphosaVenda surname; "Ne-" and royal lineage Vhavenda name.→VendaSingoRoyal Venda clan descended from the Karanga/Rozvi Singo dynasty.→VendaTshivhaseRoyal Venda clan name; arose replacing the older name Masingo.→