Tswana Surnames & Their Meanings
Tswana surnames and clan names with their origins and meanings. · 57 surnames · indicative and sometimes contested
TswanaBabirwaSotho-Tswana clan; totem is the buffalo.→TswanaBafokengSotho-Tswana clan name; "people of the dew.".→TswanaBahurutsheSenior Tswana clan; totem is the baboon (tshwene).→TswanaBahwadubaSotho-Tswana clan; buffalo totem.→TswanaBakgatlaTswana clan; totem is the monkey (kgabo).→TswanaBakhurutsheSotho-Tswana clan; totem traditionally the baboon/pig.→TswanaBangwaketseTswana clan of Botswana; crocodile/duiker totem.→TswanaBangwatoTswana clan of Botswana; totem is the duiker.→TswanaBaphiriTswana clan; totem is the hyena (phiri).→TswanaBarolongTswana clan; associated with kudu and ironwork totems.→TswanaBatawanaTswana clan of Botswana; totem is the duiker.→TswanaBatlhapingTswana clan; totem is the fish (tlhapi).→TswanaBatlharoTswana clan related to Batlhaping; baboon totem.→TswanaBatlokwaSotho-Tswana clan, "people of the wild cat.".→TswanaKabeloMeans 'share, portion, gift' in Setswana.→TswanaKenosiMeans 'alone, the only one' in Setswana.→TswanaKgaboMeans 'monkey'; the Bakgatla totem.→TswanaKgomoMeans 'cattle/cow' in Setswana.→TswanaKgosiMeans 'chief, king' in Setswana.→TswanaKolobeMeans 'pig/warthog'; a clan totem animal.→TswanaKwenaMeans 'crocodile'; the Bakwena totem.→TswanaLentsweMeans 'voice' or 'rock/stone' in Setswana.→TswanaMalebogoTswana name meaning 'thanks, gratitude'.→TswanaMoalosiCommon Tswana surname; origin uncertain.→TswanaMoatlhodiMeans 'judge/one who is patient' in Setswana.→TswanaModibaSotho-Tswana surname meaning 'guardian, protector'.→TswanaModisaMeans 'herder, shepherd' in Setswana.→TswanaMoengMeans 'guest, visitor, stranger' in Setswana.→TswanaMogaleMember of the Mogale clan.→TswanaMogomotsiTswana name meaning 'comforter, one who consoles'.→TswanaMogotsiTswana surname meaning 'friend'.→TswanaMoilwaCommon Tswana surname; origin uncertain.→TswanaMokgaloMongwato totem, the buffalo-thorn tree (mokgalo).→TswanaMolepisiCommon Tswana surname; origin uncertain.→TswanaMoloiSotho-Tswana surname; from 'loa', associated with sorcery.→TswanaMontshoFrom Setswana 'ntsho' meaning 'black'.→TswanaMooketsiCommon Tswana surname; from 'oketsa', to increase/add.→TswanaMosekiCommon Sotho-Tswana surname; origin uncertain.→TswanaMosenekeSuggests someone who is gifted.→TswanaMosweuFrom Setswana 'sweu' meaning 'white'.→TswanaMotsepeTswana surname; sense of "one who seeks out wealth".→TswanaMphelaSotho-Tswana name meaning 'to finish/complete'; last-born.→TswanaNareMeans 'buffalo'; a Tswana totem animal.→TswanaNkweMeans 'leopard/panther'; symbol of strength.→TswanaNogaMeans 'snake'; a Sotho-Tswana totem animal.→TswanaPhiriMeans 'hyena'; a Sotho-Tswana clan/totem name.→TswanaPhofuMeans 'eland'; a Sotho-Tswana totem animal.→TswanaPhukuntsiTswana surname meaning "one who attracts flies".→TswanaPuleFrom Setswana 'pula' meaning 'rain' (a blessing).→TswanaSetshegoMeans 'laughter' in Setswana.→TswanaTaungPlace/clan name meaning 'place of the lion'.→TswanaTefoSetswana surname meaning 'payment'.→TswanaTholoMeans 'kudu'; the Barolong totem animal.→TswanaTiroMeans 'work' in Setswana.→TswanaTshipiMeans 'iron/metal'; Barolong ironworking totem.→TswanaTshireletsoSetswana surname meaning 'protection'.→TswanaTshweneMeans 'baboon'; the Bahurutshe totem.→