In 2021, more than 7,000 babies with the surname Dlamini were born in South Africa. The surname has eSwatini origins and translates to variations of ‘one who eats during the day’, according to Professor Sihawukele Ngubane of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The Nkosi surname belongs to 6,499 babies born in 2021. It is an Nguni word meaning chief.