Mande Submitted Surnames

Mande names are used by the Mandé peoples of western Africa.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Bangoura Manding
Guinean Susu surname of unknown Meaning.
Ceesay Western African, Manding
Gambian surname of Mandinka origin, which originally indicated a descendant of a marabout, i.e. a West African Muslim teacher and religious leader.... [more]
Cissé Western African, Manding (Gallicized)
Variant of Ceesay used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.
Coulibaly Western African, Manding
Francization of Bambara kulu bari meaning "without a canoe", referring to someone who crossed a river or another body of water without the use of a canoe.
Dumbuya Manding (Anglicized)
Sierra Leonean Susu surname of unknown meaning.
Fall Western African, Fula, Wolof, Manding
Meaning uncertain.
Kaba Western African, Manding
From a Mandinka clan name perhaps derived from the name of a village in southern Mali.
Mané Western African, Manding
From the name of a Mandinka clan, meaning uncertain.
Moriba Manding
Etymology Unknown.
Ouattara Western African, Manding
From the name of the Wattara or Watara clan of the Dyula people, believed to be derived from a word meaning "prince".
Sako Western African, Manding
From the name of a Soninke and Mandinka clan most likely derived from saaxo meaning "heron, egret".
Sylla Manding, Western African
Susu surname of unknown meaning.
Tangara Western African, Manding
Malian Bambara surname of unknown meaning.
Tarawele Manding
The original variant of Traoré.
Traoré Western African, Manding
Francization of Manding Tarawele, which is of uncertain etymology. It was originally used by 13th-century Malian warrior Tiramakhan and possibly means "going to call it".
Upamecano French (African), Manding (Gallicized)
A very rare French surname with African roots.
Zomou Manding
Etymology unknown.