Surname · Tshivenda
Singo
Also spelled Masingo, Vhasenzi, MaKhwinde, vha-ila-mbudzi, Thovhele clan.
A mutupo of the Vhavenda, recorded in Tshivenda, which the sources also call Venda.
Tshivenda
- PeopleVhavenda
- Mutupo goat (taboo animal); the mutupo name Sin — Stayt records the ruling sib's nickname as those who taboo the goat, and says Mp
- Grouping The conquering dynasty of Dzata; Rozvi (Karanga) origin from north of the Limpopo
- Surnames recorded Singo, Mphephu, Ramabulana, Sinthumule, Kutama, Tshivhase, Rambuda, Makuya, Ravhura, Tshisevhe, Mandiwana, Ratombo
- Places recorded Dzata, Nzhelele, Soutpansberg, Ramabulana, Tshivhase, Mphaphuli, Dzimauli, Rambuda, Makonde, Ravhura, Tshisevhe
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
Where This Came From
- Luonde.co.za - Brief History; Ngomalungundu (community heritage site), accessed 2026-09-05, luonde.co.za — https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ and https://luonde.co.za/brief-history/ngomalungundu
- Tshimangadzo Nemaheni (University of Mpumalanga), The Vhambedzi origin and the expansion of Zimbabwe stone building tradition south of the Vhembe River, 2021, New Contree vol. 86, article 27, DOI 10.4102/nc.v86i0.27 — https://newcontree.org.za/index.php/nc/article/view/27
- Nthambeleni Charles Ṋetshisaulu (University of Venda), The Role Played by Nicknames and Totems in the Development of Tshivenḓa Surnames, 2025 — https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/EHASS20256715.pdf
- Hugh A. Stayt, The Bavenda, 1931 — https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/59437
- Wikipedia contributors, Venda Kingdom (Wikipedia article), accessed 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venda_Kingdom
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