Ndiaye Surname
Approximately 978,425 people bear this surname
Ndiaye Surname User-submission:
Ndiaye (also spelled N'Diaye or Njie in The Gambia) is the most prevalent surname in Senegal, predominantly associated with the Wolof ethnic group. It carries immense historical prestige as the patronymic of the ruling dynasty of the Jolof Empire, which dominated the region from the 14th to the 19th centuries.
Read More About This SurnameNdiaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 918,869 | 1:16 | 1 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 12,676 | 1:136 | 48 |
| Mali | 12,584 | 1:1,348 | 139 |
| France | 7,110 | 1:9,342 | 869 |
| Spain | 5,425 | 1:8,618 | 1,026 |
| Morocco | 3,851 | 1:8,953 | 1,205 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| United States | 2,407 | 1:150,585 | 15,485 |
| Mauritania | 2,294 | 1:1,785 | 226 |
| Gabon | 2,071 | 1:912 | 161 |
| Gambia | 1,911 | 1:1,007 | 150 |
| Guinea | 957 | 1:12,366 | 378 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Brazil | 573 | 1:373,603 | 14,262 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Canada | 444 | 1:82,986 | 9,238 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Congo | 372 | 1:13,412 | 1,708 |
| South Africa | 347 | 1:156,132 | 17,639 |
| Italy | 318 | 1:192,317 | 28,086 |
| Belgium | 281 | 1:40,913 | 6,698 |
| England | 127 | 1:438,725 | 29,288 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Germany | 109 | 1:738,582 | 55,640 |
| Switzerland | 104 | 1:78,970 | 9,101 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Niger | 83 | 1:231,229 | 7,510 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| Burkina Faso | 79 | 1:232,305 | 4,710 |
| Greece | 74 | 1:149,727 | 24,658 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Czechia | 14 | 1:759,534 | 67,321 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Cape Verde | 12 | 1:44,137 | 1,620 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Ndiaye (8,056) may also be a first name.
Ndiaye Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ndiaye (also spelled N'Diaye or Njie in The Gambia) is the most prevalent surname in Senegal, predominantly associated with the Wolof ethnic group. It carries immense historical prestige as the patronymic of the ruling dynasty of the Jolof Empire, which dominated the region from the 14th to the 19th centuries. The name is traced back to the legendary ancestor Ndiadiane Ndiaye, the founder of the empire, who is a central figure in Senegalese oral history. The name is totemic, with the lion (gaynde) serving as the symbol of the clan. Due to the empire's vast reach, the surname is now found across various ethnic groups, including the Serer and Lebou, but it retains its royal Wolof connotation.
- jakep2Ndiaye Demographics
Average Male Ndiaye Height
179.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ndiaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ndiaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ndiaye (Arabic: نادياى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ) is found most frequently in Senegal. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndiaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 553rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,448 people. The surname Ndiaye occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndiaye are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ndiaye is also the 70,749th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 8,056 people.
It is the most frequent last name in one country:Senegal, where 94 percent are found. This last name is most commonly used in Senegal, where it is borne by 918,869 people, or 1 in 16. In Senegal it is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 27 percent are found, Diourbel Region, where 17 percent are found and Thiès Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Senegal it exists in 106 countries. It also occurs in Guinea-Bissau, where 1 percent are found and Mali, where 1 percent are found.
Ndiaye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ndiaye last name are 44.26% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.49% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ndiaye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning €4,464 per year; in Norway they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning 357,904 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.41% less than the national average, earning R 124,980 per year; in United States they earn 20.53% less than the national average, earning $34,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.83% less than the national average, earning $36,352 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ndiaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ndiaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ | anjay | 85.18 |
| ﺃﻧﺠﺎﻱ | anjay | 8.04 |
| ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻯ | anjay | 4.11 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻱ | anday | 0.71 |
| ﺃﻧﺠﺎﻯ | anjay | 0.71 |
| ﺃﻧﺪﺍﻱ | anday | 0.18 |
| ﻧﺠﺎﻱ | njay | 0.18 |
| ﺭﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ | ranjay | 0.18 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﻳﺎﻱ | andyay | 0.18 |
| ﺍﺟﺎﻱ | ajay | 0.18 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﻱ | andy | 0.18 |
| ﺇﻧﺠﺎﻱ | anjay | 0.18 |
| Ndiaye in the Arabic language | ||
| نادياى | nadyay | - |
| نداي | nday | - |
| ندياي | ndyay | - |
| نداى | nday | - |
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