Ndlovu Surname

973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ndlovu Surname Definition:

Ndlovu is a Zulu clan name, meaning 'elephant.' It has a connection with the Afrikaans, 'Oliphant,' which has the same meaning. It appears a number of South Africans have adopted the Afrikaans name. There is more than one Ndlovu clan. Zulu clans were named after their founders.

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Ndlovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281,6561:1923
Zimbabwe246,6171:635
Swaziland8,3371:15635
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
England2,0501:27,1803,709
Botswana2,0411:1,07159
Zambia4361:36,3533,665
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Canada1701:216,73920,919
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Iceland731:5,207628
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Lesotho651:31,2705,851
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Namibia461:52,3786,268
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Wales361:85,9597,098
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
France111:6,038,429280,838
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Ndlovu (595) may also be a first name.

Ndlovu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ndlovu is a Zulu clan name, meaning 'elephant.' It has a connection with the Afrikaans, 'Oliphant,' which has the same meaning. It appears a number of South Africans have adopted the Afrikaans name. There is more than one Ndlovu clan. Zulu clans were named after their founders. Thus, this surname means, 'of Elephant's tribe.'

— Forebears.io

Ndlovu is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: elephant.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Ndlovu Last Name Facts

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

Ndlovu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndlovu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 973rd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,306 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ndlovu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ndlovu is also the 342,839th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 595 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 281,656 people, or 1 in 192. In South Africa Ndlovu is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent reside and Swaziland, where 2 percent reside.

Ndlovu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ndlovu are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ndlovu earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.62% less than the national average, earning R 153,000 per year; in United States they earn 9.68% less than the national average, earning $38,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.99% less than the national average, earning $39,752 CAD per year.

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