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Bapheating Clan — History & Meaning
Tswana clan · Setswana
Totem Phuti / phuthi (duiker) — the clan name derives from the duiker.
History & origin
Bapheating is a spelling variant of Baphuting/Maphuting, a Sotho-Tswana clan whose name and totem are the duiker (phuti). Tradition holds the duiker was chosen because it was abundant in their original homeland. The Maphuting are part of the wider Sotho-Tswana amalgamation of the southern Bantu; the related amaZizi-descended Baphuthi later adopted the duiker totem after contact with the Maphuting, even changing their name. The duiker totem is also used by branches of the Makholokoe, Bangwato and Bangwaketse. Spelling can be confused with the Bafokeng or other groups, but the documented sense here is the duiker-totem Baphuting/Maphuting.
Associated surnames
Surnames that share this clan: Maphuting, Baphuthi, Phuti / Phuting surnames.
We publish the full diboko (clan praises) only once we can verify them against documented tradition — for this clan they are still being confirmed. If you can share an authoritative version, corrections are warmly welcomed.