N'Daw Surname
Approximately 2,550 people bear this surname
N'Daw Surname Definition:
This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Ndaw clan. The clan's totem is the hare, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become hares when they die.
N'Daw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,387 | 1:2,952 | 361 |
| Mali | 710 | 1:23,900 | 839 |
| Ivory Coast | 201 | 1:114,782 | 5,758 |
| France | 141 | 1:471,083 | 66,853 |
| Guinea | 94 | 1:125,892 | 914 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
N'Daw (59) may also be a first name.
N'Daw Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Ndaw clan. The clan's totem is the hare, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become hares when they die.
N'Daw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name N'Daw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname N'Daw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻀﻮ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name N'Daw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 169,295th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,857,861 people. N'Daw occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of N'Daw live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 59 people.
The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 1,387 people, or 1 in 2,952. In Mauritania N'Daw is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 25 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 20 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 28 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Dawe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ndaw | 89 | 20,007 | / |
| Ndawe | 80 | 420 | / |
| N'Dow | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ndawp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndahwt | 73 | 22 | / |
| Ndaiwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ndauwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| N'Dowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Dhow | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndeawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hndawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndow | 67 | 11,201 | / |
| Ndab | 67 | 331 | / |
| Ndaf | 67 | 249 | / |
| Ndav | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ndahawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndowa | 60 | 3,945 | / |
| Ndowe | 60 | 999 | / |
| Ndafe | 60 | 75 | / |
| Ndova | 60 | 43 | / |
| Ndaph | 60 | 39 | / |
| Ndaaf | 60 | 10 | / |
| Ndaab | 60 | 7 | / |
| Ndhav | 60 | 6 | / |
| Nddaf | 60 | 2 | / |
| Ndhaf | 60 | 2 | / |
| Hndab | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ndouw | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ndouwe | 55 | 476 | / |
| Ndaffe | 55 | 9 | / |
| N'Douf | 55 | 6 | / |
| Ndasdf | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ndhafe | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ndhaph | 55 | 1 | / |
| N'Doufe | 50 | 1 | / |
N'Daw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| N'Daw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻀﻮ | andw | 47.97 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻭ | andaw | 19.77 |
| ﺍﻧﻀﺎﻭ | andaw | 11.34 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﻭ | andw | 9.59 |
| ﺃﻧﻀﻮ | andw | 5.23 |
| ﺃﻧﺪﺍﻭ | andaw | 2.33 |
| ﺃﻧﺪﻭ | andw | 0.87 |
| ﺃﻧﻀﺎﻭ | andaw | 0.29 |
| ﻧﻴﺪﺍﻭ | nydaw | 0.29 |
| ﺍﻧﻀﺄﻭ | andaw | 0.29 |
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻭ | anjaw | 0.29 |
| ﺇﻧﻀﻮ | andw | 0.29 |
| ﺁﻧﺪﺍﻭ | andaw | 0.29 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻭ | andww | 0.29 |
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