Ndlovu

Ndlovu (, 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 died in the Soweto uprising against the apartheid system
 * Hungani Ndlovu (born 1994), South African actor and dancer
 * King Ndlovu (born 1993), South African 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, 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
 * Nokuthula Ndlovu (born 1983), Zimbabwean 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
 * 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