Ndaw Surname
Approximately 20,007 people bear this surname
Ndaw 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.
Ndaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 18,318 | 1:796 | 105 |
| Mali | 645 | 1:26,309 | 898 |
| Mauritania | 181 | 1:22,624 | 2,002 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Spain | 101 | 1:462,891 | 23,948 |
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
Ndaw (88) may also be a first name.
Ndaw 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.
Ndaw Demographics
Ndaw Political Affiliation
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Ndaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ndaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻀﻮ) occurs most in Senegal. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndaw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ndaw is the 26,849th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 364,250 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ndaw live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 88 people.
Ndaw is most frequent in Senegal, where it is carried by 18,318 people, or 1 in 796. In Senegal Ndaw is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 38 percent are found, Thiès Region, where 13 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Senegal it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 3 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.
Ndaw Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ndaw last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
Ndaw earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.17% less than the national average, earning $30,992 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Daw | 89 | 2,550 | / |
| Ndawe | 89 | 420 | / |
| Ndawp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ndahwt | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ndaiwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ndauwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| N'Dawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ndeawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hndawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ndow | 75 | 11,201 | / |
| Ndab | 75 | 331 | / |
| Ndaf | 75 | 249 | / |
| Ndav | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ndahawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ndowa | 67 | 3,945 | / |
| Ndowe | 67 | 999 | / |
| Ndafe | 67 | 75 | / |
| Ndova | 67 | 43 | / |
| Ndaph | 67 | 39 | / |
| N'Dow | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ndaaf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ndaab | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ndhav | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nddaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ndhaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hndab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndouw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndouwe | 60 | 476 | / |
| Ndaffe | 60 | 9 | / |
| Ndasdf | 60 | 1 | / |
| N'Dowe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ndhafe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ndhaph | 60 | 1 | / |
| N'Dhow | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ndob | 50 | 83 | / |
| Ndov | 50 | 3 | / |
| Ndof | 50 | 1 | / |
Ndaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ndaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻀﻮ | andw | 27.27 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻭ | andaw | 22.73 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﻭ | andw | 22.73 |
| ﺍﻧﻀﺎﻭ | andaw | 11.36 |
| ﺍﻧﻀﺄﻭ | andaw | 6.82 |
| ﺃﻧﻀﻮ | andw | 4.55 |
| ﺃﻧﺪﻭ | andw | 2.27 |
| ﻧﻴﺪﺍﻭ | nydaw | 2.27 |
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