Ndaow Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Ndaow 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.

Ndaow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ndaow 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.

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Ndaow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndaow is found in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndaow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Ndaow occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ndaow live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Ndaow is most common in Senegal, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 7,289,671. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 50 percent live and Matam Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Senegal this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndaowa9139/
Ndaowe913/
Ndaw8920,007/
Ndow8911,201/
N'Daw802,550/
Ndiaw8098/
Nedow8070/
Nidaw8054/
Nadow8052/
Natow8045/
N'Dow8024/
Nadaw8022/
Nudow803/
Nedaw802/
N-Daw801/
Ndouw801/
Nidow801/
Hnatow73275/
Neadow73200/
Neddow7394/
Neidow7345/
Ndoawe7335/
Newdow7325/
Naidow7317/
N'Diaw737/
Gnatow736/
Nwadaw731/
Nadiow731/
Nyadow731/
Needow731/
Nedeaw731/
N'Dhow731/
na Daw731/
Naddow730/
Ntow6715,826/
Nduw67446/
Ndiw6711/
Hnatiow678/
Ntaw672/
Ndew672/
Gniedow671/
Nadayaw671/
Nwadiow671/
Ndyw671/
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