Ndlovu

Ndlovu (/ˈndloʊvuː/, lit. 'elephant') is a surname, common in South Africa and Zimbabwe, originating from the Nguni languages and prevalent among the Ndebele and Zulu people. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adam Ndlovu (1970–2012), Zimbabwean footballer
• Ainsley Ndlovu (born 1996), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Bandisa Ndlovu (born 1996), South African rugby union player
• Bekithemba Ndlovu (born 1976), Zimbabwean footballer
• Callistus Ndlovu (1936–2019), Zimbabwean politician
• Curnick Ndlovu (1932–2002), South-African politician
• Dino Ndlovu (born 1990), South African footballer
• Dudu Mntowaziwayo Ndlovu (1957–1992), known as Dudu Zulu, South African dancer, percussionist, and singer
• Duma Ndlovu (born 1954), South African filmmaker, playwright, and poet
• Gerald Ndlovu (born 1984), Zimbabwean footballer
• Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu (1939–2013), South African Roman Catholic bishop
• Hastings Ndlovu (1961–1976), black South African schoolboy who was shot dead by the police in the Soweto uprising against the apartheid system
• Hungani Ndlovu (born 1994), South African actor and dancer
• King Ndlovu (born 1993), South African footballer
• Lee Ndlovu (born 1994), Zimbabwean footballer
• Lindela Ndlovu (1953–2015), Zimbabwean academic
• Lindiwe Ndlovu (1977–2021), South African actress
• Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu (1945–2012), Swazi Roman Catholic bishop
• Madinda Ndlovu (born 1965), Zimbabwean footballer and manager
• Mandla Ndlovu (born 1969), South African politician
• Mangaliso Ndlovu (born 1980), Zimbabwean politician
• Masotsha Ndlovu (1890–1982), Southern Rhodesian labour union leader
• Methembe Ndlovu (born 1976), Zimbabwean footballer
• Moses Ndlovu (born 1956/57), Zimbabwean politician
• Naison Ndlovu (1930–2017), Zimbabwean politician and deputy president of the Senate
• Njabulo Ndlovu (born 1994), Swazi footballer
• Ntombiyelanga Ndlovu, Zimbabwean footballer
• Peter Ndlovu (born 1973), Zimbabwean footballer and manager
• Phyllis Ndlovu (died 2022), Zimbabwean politician
• Robert Ndlovu (born 1955) Zimbabwean Roman Catholic priest and current archbishop of Harare
• Rosemary Ndlovu (born 1978), South African serial killer
• Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni (born 1968), Zimbabwean academic
• Sandile Ndlovu (born 1980), South African footballer
• Sasko Ndlovu, South African rugby union player
• Sikhanyiso Ndlovu (1937–2015), Zimbabwean politician
• Siphesihle Ndlovu (born 1996), South African footballer
• Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu (born 1977), Zimbabwean novelist and filmmaker
• Sipho Ndlovu (born 1994), Zimbabwean footballer
• Siyanda Ndlovu (born 2002), South African soccer player
• Sizwe Ndlovu (born 1980), South African rower
• Stephanie Ndlovu Sandows (born 1990), South African actress and television presenter
• Takalani Ndlovu (born 1978), South African boxer
• Thandi Ndlovu (1953/54–2019), South African physician and businesswoman
• Themba Ndlovu (born 1984), Zimbabwean footballer
• Thulani Tiblon Ndlovu (born 1979), South African Politician and ANC leader in Gauteng Province
• Ursula Ndlovu (born 1994), Zimbabwean netball player
• Yichida Ndlovu, first Zambian female pilot
• Sambulo Ndlovu (passed away 2020), National Hero and Brigadier General. Helped Ndebeles during the Gukurahundi war

See also

• Ndhlovu
• Ndlovu v Ngcobo, 2002 case in South African property law
• S v Ndlovu, 2005 South African legal case