Ndiaye Surname

553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

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.

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Ndiaye 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
Senegal918,8691:161
Guinea-Bissau12,6761:13648
Mali12,5841:1,348139
France7,1101:9,342869
Spain5,4251:8,6181,026
Morocco3,8511:8,9531,205
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
United States2,4071:150,58515,485
Mauritania2,2941:1,785226
Gabon2,0711:912161
Gambia1,9111:1,007150
Guinea9571:12,366378
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Brazil5731:373,60314,262
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Canada4441:82,9869,238
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Congo3721:13,4121,708
South Africa3471:156,13217,639
Italy3181:192,31728,086
Belgium2811:40,9136,698
England1271:438,72529,288
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Germany1091:738,58255,640
Switzerland1041:78,9709,101
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Niger831:231,2297,510
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Burkina Faso791:232,3054,710
Greece741:149,72724,658
Sweden621:158,81911,058
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Benin241:430,65030,545
China211:65,110,5513,537
Finland191:289,30021,660
Norway191:270,64728,127
Austria181:473,08046,251
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cape Verde121:44,1371,620
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
East Timor41:303,982255
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Samoa41:48,452659
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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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.

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Ndiaye Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 239 (2014)

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Ndiaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndiaye (Arabic: نادياى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱ) is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndiaye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 553rd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,448 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndiaye live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 70,749th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 8,056 people.

Ndiaye is the most commonly held surname in one country:Senegal, where 94 percent reside. This surname is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is carried by 918,869 people, or 1 in 16. In Senegal Ndiaye is most prevalent in: Dakar Region, where 27 percent reside, Diourbel Region, where 17 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Senegal this last name exists in 106 countries. It is also found in Guinea-Bissau, where 1 percent reside and Mali, where 1 percent reside.

Ndiaye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ndiaye surname are 44.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.49% being registered with 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

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N'Diaye9292,600/
Ndioaye925/
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Ndiay91105/
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N'Dijaye861/
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Ndjaye8357/
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Ndihayo777/
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N'Diaya773/
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Ndieayo771/
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Ndjieye771/
N'Diayo771/
N'Deaye771/
Ndjie732,487/
Ndjae7320/
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Ndiaye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ndiaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱanjay85.18
ﺃﻧﺠﺎﻱanjay8.04
ﺍﻧﺠﺎﻯanjay4.11
ﺍﻧﺪﺍﻱanday0.71
ﺃﻧﺠﺎﻯanjay0.71
ﺃﻧﺪﺍﻱanday0.18
ﻧﺠﺎﻱnjay0.18
ﺭﺍﻧﺠﺎﻱranjay0.18
ﺍﻧﺪﻳﺎﻱandyay0.18
ﺍﺟﺎﻱajay0.18
ﺍﻧﺪﻱandy0.18
ﺇﻧﺠﺎﻱanjay0.18
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Ndiaye in the Arabic language
نادياىnadyay-
ندايnday-
نديايndyay-
نداىnday-

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