Ndow Surname

46,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Ndow 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.

Ndow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia10,8801:17741
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England941:592,74535,632
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Norway91:571,36544,190
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales51:618,90625,852
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ndow 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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Ndow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndow (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﻭ) is found most frequently in The Gambia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndow? popularity and diffusion

Ndow is the 46,272nd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 650,616 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ndow reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most widely held in The Gambia, where it is carried by 10,880 people, or 1 in 177. Outside of The Gambia it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ndow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ndow last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Ndow earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.65% less than the national average, earning 267,708 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $44,293 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndowa893,945/
Ndowe89999/
N'Dow8924/
Ndouw891/
Ndouwe80476/
N'Dowe801/
N'Dhow801/
Ndaw7520,007/
Nduw75446/
Ndob7583/
Ndov753/
Ndof751/
N'Daw672,550/
Ndawe67420/
Ndova6743/
Ndofe6726/
Ndoub677/
Ndouf676/
Ndhuw674/
Ndawp671/

Ndow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ndow in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺪﻭandw-

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