Ndoye Surname
Approximately 76,244 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 72,380 | 1:201 | 42 |
| Mali | 839 | 1:20,225 | 746 |
| France | 516 | 1:128,726 | 19,637 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Spain | 495 | 1:94,449 | 7,847 |
| Cameroon | 361 | 1:57,532 | 7,428 |
| United States | 308 | 1:1,176,815 | 84,096 |
| Gabon | 303 | 1:6,235 | 1,152 |
| Congo | 70 | 1:71,273 | 6,207 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Italy | 45 | 1:1,359,038 | 78,318 |
| Mauritania | 33 | 1:124,087 | 7,273 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 1:132,410 | 4,291 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
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.
Ndoye Demographics
Average Ndoye Salary in
United States
$32,241 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It may occur as: Ndoyé. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ndoye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ndoye is the 7,456th most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,582 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ndoye reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Ndoye is also the 396,762nd most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 462 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 72,380 people, or 1 in 201. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 58 percent are found, Thiès Region, where 27 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Senegal this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Ndoye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ndoye surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the political 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
Ndoye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ndoye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻱ | andwy | 87.5 |
| ﺍﻧﺪﻭﻯ | andwy | 12.5 |
| Ndoye in the Russian language | ||
| Ндойе | ndoje | - |
| Ndoye in the Arabic language | ||
| ندوي | ndwy | - |
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