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Worldwide, Mandela (Mandela , مانديلا , מנדלה ) is a common principally boy's, but scarcely female given name. The first name Mandela is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Namibia, and Cameroon, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom girly name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Tanzania, Nigeria, and Sudan. Likewise, Mandela is the last name as well as the forename.
Mandela is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nelson Muntz , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise.