Ndoye Surname

7,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Ndoye Surname Definition:

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Ndoye clan. The clan's totem is the monkey, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become monkeys when they die.

Ndoye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal72,3801:20142
Mali8391:20,225746
France5161:128,72619,637
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Spain4951:94,4497,847
Cameroon3611:57,5327,428
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
Congo701:71,2736,207
Canada611:604,02649,778
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Mauritania331:124,0877,273
Belgium251:459,86646,150
England211:2,653,24194,788
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Togo91:805,3086,372
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
China81:170,915,1968,932
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Gambia41:480,863548
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Ndoyé (1) are calculated separately.

Ndoye (462) may also be a first name.

Ndoye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Ndoye clan. The clan's totem is the monkey, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become monkeys when they die.

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Ndoye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ndoye (Arabic: ندوي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻱ, Russian: Ндойе) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Ndoyé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ndoye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,456th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 95,582 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndoye reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 396,762nd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 462 people.

The surname Ndoye is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 72,380 people, or 1 in 201. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 58 percent reside, Thiès Region, where 27 percent reside and Diourbel Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Senegal Ndoye occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Ndoye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ndoye last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.44% registered with the party.

The amount Ndoye earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.84% less than the national average, earning R 55,044 per year; in United States they earn 25.28% less than the national average, earning $32,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning $33,879 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ndoyé931/
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Ndouye91131/
Ndoyeh9112/
Ndioye914/
Ndoeye912/
Ndoiye912/
Ndoyoe911/
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Ndoyie911/
Ndoyhe911/
Ndoe891,493/
Ndoy89646/
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N'Dioye831/
N'Douye831/
Ndouyep831/
Ndoweye831/
Ndaye8036,244/
Ndoya801,391/
Nduye801,252/
Ndowe80999/
Ndoje80993/
Ndeye80827/
Ndoyi80795/
Ndoyo80414/
Ndiye80174/
Ndoue8068/
Ndyeh809/
N'Dye804/
Ndooy804/
Ndèye803/
Ndoie802/
Ndyie802/
Ndouy801/
Ndoyd801/
Ndoiy801/
Ndãye801/
N'Doy801/
Ndohy801/
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Nduoyo73325/
N'Daye73321/
Ndhaye73200/
N'Deye73140/
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Ndayie73101/
Ndouya7370/
Ndieye7351/
N'Doue7335/
Ndayeu7318/
Ndouyo7315/
Ndoweh7314/
Ndaaye7313/
Ndiyae7311/
Ndhoya7311/
Ndohwe739/
Nduhye738/
Ndoyah736/
Ndeyie736/
Hndoyo735/
Ndeiye735/
N'Doyi735/
Ndoyai735/
N'Diye734/
Ndyeyo734/
Ndoyop734/
Ndouje733/
Ndeyeh733/
Ndyoyi733/
Ndooyo732/
Ndyoyo732/
Ndiyee732/
Ndogge732/
N'Dohy732/
Ndhoyo732/
Nduyes731/
Ndaoue731/
Ndayeh731/
Ndeuye731/
Ndeyeu731/
Ndohya731/
Ndohyi731/
Ndoiyo731/
Ndooya731/
Ndiyeh731/
Ndoeya731/
Ndoueh731/
Ndowee731/
Ndowei731/
Ndowie731/
Nduyep731/
Ndìàye731/
N'déye731/
N'Dowe731/
Nndaye731/
Ndowyo731/
Ndioje731/
Ndoaya731/
Hndaye731/
Nday6767,227/
Ndou6762,085/
Ndoj674,315/
Ndee672,163/
Ndie671,864/
Ndoa671,587/
Ndei671,318/
Ndoi67933/
Ndea67781/
Ndey67597/
Ndae67446/
Ndue67425/
Ndeu67382/
N'Daiye67118/
Nduy6748/
Ndouaya6714/
Ndhaaye679/
Ndoyiha679/
Ndahaye676/
N'Dieye673/
N'Diyae672/
Ndohaya672/
Ndouyap672/
Ndohoue672/
N'D'aye671/
N'Daaye671/
N'Deyed671/
Ndaiaye671/
Nduiaye671/
Ndayaye671/
Ndaaiye671/
Ndajeye671/
Ndeheye671/
Ndayeye671/
Ndoujed671/
Ndoyatt671/
Nduyehe671/

Ndoye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ndoye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻱandwy87.5
ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻯandwy12.5
Ndoye in the Russian language
Ндойеndoje-
Ndoye in the Arabic language
ندويndwy-

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