Surname & clanUnisex

Dlamini

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Meaning

The royal Swazi clan; the most widely carried surname in the region.

Dlamini is the surname of the Swazi royal house, the dynasty that has led the nation since before Sobhuza I, and one of the most common surnames across Eswatini and South Africa.

To be a Dlamini is to be linked, however distantly, to the ruling clan of the Swazi kingdom; the name travels with the history of the whole nation.

Who carries it

Swazi (emaSwati)Zulu (amaZulu)

Provenance

generated: 2026-07-04
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The royal Ndzundza house, addressed as Nzuza and Godonga.

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