Ndao Surname

3,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Ndao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ndao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal143,8101:10127
Cameroon1,2351:16,8172,310
France6221:106,78915,818
Spain4331:107,9728,631
Gabon3541:5,337981
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Kenya3191:144,76511,635
Indonesia3071:430,77936,125
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Ndao (276) may also be a first name.

Ndao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ndao Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ndao (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻀﻮ) is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,785th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 49,220 people. The surname Ndao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndao reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 534,713th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 276 people.

The last name is most numerous in Senegal, where it is held by 143,810 people, or 1 in 101. In Senegal Ndao is most frequent in: Kaffrine Region, where 34 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 13 percent reside and Tambacounda Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Senegal this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Ndao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (63%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Ndao surname are 36.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Ndao earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 57.29% less than the national average, earning R 101,484 per year; in United States they earn 19.31% less than the national average, earning $34,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.01% less than the national average, earning $38,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Dao891,849/
Ndaou89307/
Ndaho89147/
Ndhao8922/
Ndaoh8913/
Ndaoa894/
Ndaoo892/
Ndaot891/
Ndaos891/
Nd'ao891/
Ndaao891/
N'Daou805,339/
N'Daho8099/
Ndajio8017/
Ndahou8012/
Ndeaho804/
Ndaaho801/
Ndaijo801/
Ndahoa801/
Ndaouh801/
Ndajjo801/
Ndoa751,587/
N'Dhaho731/
Ndaijoh731/
Ndahoup731/
Ndahijo731/
N'Dhaou731/
Ndo'o67644/
Ndoua67522/
Ndoho67318/
Ndouo67247/
Ndooh67134/
Ndoah6776/
Ndoha6730/
Ndahaayo679/
Ndoat675/
Ndaau674/
Ndaua673/
Ndoas672/
Ndaea672/
Nduia671/
Ndo'a671/
Ndoap671/
Ndeuo671/

Ndao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ndao in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻀﻮandw42.86
ﺍﻧﺪﻭandw28.57
ﺃﻧﻀﺎﻭandaw14.29
ﺃﻧﺪﺍﻭﻭandaww14.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ndao
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