The name 'Bungeni' is the name of the first son of Nkonwana from his second wife. The hes son was supposed to be Phalani from the first wife of Nkonwana and was the only son from his mother. Bungeni Royal ares/village was named after him, That is where the name ""Bungeni"" originated. The village should have been named after the surname of the King (Mavunda). Naming a village after the surname of the chief is a common practice amongst the Tsonga people, for example, the village of Mbhokota is named after the surname of chief Mbhokota. The village of Bungeni and its Royal Family originates in KwaZulu Natal where they were known as Mazibuko Clan, where they were a powerful ruling class in Pre-Colonial Natal. The Mazibuko Clan dominated and ruled villages on the slope of Drakensberg Mountains in Northern KwaZulu-Natal for centuries. They left KwaZulu Natal in 1700 with their hundreds of followers, headed east and settled on the coastal plains of Mozambique, where they also became senior chiefs or rulers.