N'Doye Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

N'Doye Surname

372,504^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

Mali

Highest density in:

Mauritania

N'Doye Surname Definition:

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Ndoye clan. The clan's totem is the monkey, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become monkeys when they die.

N'Doye Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Mali	258	1:65,771	1,556
Ivory Coast	247	1:93,406	4,903
Mauritania	240	1:17,062	1,590
France	166	1:400,137	58,863
Luxembourg	20	1:29,027	5,175
Canada	10	1:3,684,559	191,443
Guinea	9	1:1,314,869	1,461
England	5	1:11,143,612	252,590
Senegal	5	1:2,915,868	5,479
Belgium	3	1:3,832,215	117,288
Sweden	2	1:4,923,378	241,212
Switzerland	1	1:8,212,915	156,297
Suriname	1	1:552,616	9,664
Spain	1	1:46,752,036	156,870
Netherlands	1	1:16,887,176	156,465
Kenya	1	1:46,179,900	103,372
Gabon	1	1:1,889,194	6,814
Burkina Faso	1	1:18,352,100	30,051

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N'Doye (34) may also be a first name.

N'Doye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

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N'Doye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name N'Doye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name N'Doye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻱ) occurs more in Mali more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name N'Doye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 372,504^th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of N'Doye reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,775,424^th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 34 people.

It is most numerous in Mali, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 65,771. Aside from Mali N'Doye occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 26 percent are found and Mauritania, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
N'Dioye	92	1	/
N'Douye	92	1	/
Ndoye	91	76,244	/
N'Dye	91	4	/
N'Doy	91	1	/
N'Dhouye	86	1	/
N'Daye	83	321	/
N'Deye	83	140	/
Ndouye	83	131	/
N'Doue	83	35	/
Ndoyeh	83	12	/
N'Doyi	83	5	/
N'Diye	83	4	/
Ndioye	83	4	/
Ndoeye	83	2	/
Ndoiye	83	2	/
N'Dohy	83	2	/
Ndoyoe	83	1	/
Ndoyeu	83	1	/
Ndoyie	83	1	/
N'déye	83	1	/
N'Dowe	83	1	/
Ndoyhe	83	1	/
Ndoe	80	1,493	/
Ndoy	80	646	/
Ndye	80	11	/
N'Daiye	77	118	/
N'Dieye	77	3	/
N'Diyae	77	2	/
N'D'aye	77	1	/
N'Daaye	77	1	/
N'Deyed	77	1	/
Ndouyep	77	1	/
Ndoweye	77	1	/
Ndaye	73	36,244	/
Ndoya	73	1,391	/
Nduye	73	1,252	/
Ndowe	73	999	/
Ndoje	73	993	/
Ndeye	73	827	/
Ndoyi	73	795	/
Ndoyo	73	414	/
Ndiye	73	174	/
N'Dey	73	121	/
Ndoue	73	68	/
N'Day	73	51	/
N'Dou	73	48	/
N'Die	73	29	/
N'Doi	73	11	/
N'Dei	73	10	/
Ndyeh	73	9	/
Ndooy	73	4	/
Ndèye	73	3	/
Ndoie	73	2	/
Ndyie	73	2	/
Ndouy	73	1	/
Ndoyd	73	1	/
Ndoiy	73	1	/
Ndoyé	73	1	/
Ndãye	73	1	/
N'Dea	73	1	/
Ndohy	73	1	/
N'Deheye	71	2	/
N'Dohoue	71	1	/
N'Douaya	71	1	/
N'Doyaya	71	1	/
N'Dahoue	71	1	/
N'Doua	67	6,589	/
Nduoyo	67	325	/
Ndhaye	67	200	/
Ndaiye	67	118	/
Ndayie	67	101	/
Ndouya	67	70	/
N'Deya	67	65	/
Ndieye	67	51	/
N'Deid	67	23	/
N'Doueiss	67	22	/
Ndayeu	67	18	/
Ndouyo	67	15	/
Ndoweh	67	14	/
Ndaaye	67	13	/
Ndiyae	67	11	/
Ndhoya	67	11	/
Ndohwe	67	9	/
Nduhye	67	8	/
Ndoyah	67	6	/
Ndeyie	67	6	/
Hndoyo	67	5	/
Ndeiye	67	5	/
N'Daya	67	5	/
Ndoyai	67	5	/
Ndyeyo	67	4	/
Ndoyop	67	4	/
N'Dieh	67	3	/
Ndouje	67	3	/
Ndeyeh	67	3	/
Ndyoyi	67	3	/
N'Daiy	67	2	/
N'Dawe	67	2	/
Ndooyo	67	2	/
Ndyoyo	67	2	/
Ndiyee	67	2	/
Ndogge	67	2	/
Ndhoyo	67	2	/
N'Dahy	67	1	/
N'Deha	67	1	/
N'Dhay	67	1	/
N'Diya	67	1	/
N'Dous	67	1	/
Nduyes	67	1	/
Ndaoue	67	1	/
Ndayeh	67	1	/
Ndeuye	67	1	/
Ndeyeu	67	1	/
Ndohya	67	1	/
Ndohyi	67	1	/
Ndoiyo	67	1	/
Ndooya	67	1	/
Ndiyeh	67	1	/
Ndoeya	67	1	/
Ndoueh	67	1	/
Ndowee	67	1	/
Ndowei	67	1	/
Ndowie	67	1	/
Nduyep	67	1	/
Ndìàye	67	1	/
N'Dèya	67	1	/
N'Dejo	67	1	/
N'Deyi	67	1	/
Nndaye	67	1	/
Ndowyo	67	1	/
Ndioje	67	1	/
Ndoaya	67	1	/
N'Dayo	67	1	/
Hndaye	67	1	/

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N'Doye Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
N'Doye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻱ	andwy	87.84
ﺃﻧﺪﻭﻱ	andwy	5.41
ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻯ	andwy	2.7
ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ	anjay	1.35
ﺍﻧﺪﻱ	andy	1.35
ﺃﻧﺪﻭﻯ	andwy	1.35

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