N'Dour (also ''Ndure'', ''Ndour'', or ''Ndur'' ) is a typical Gambian and

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

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of the

Serer people The Serer people are a West African ethnoreligious group.

. They are the same people but because the French colonised Senegal and the British colonised the Gambia, there are variations in spelling but pronounced the same way. They share the same

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

with the 15th century Serer King of

Saloum The Kingdom of Saloum (Serer language: ''Saluum'' or ''Saalum'') was a Serer people, Serer/Wolof people, Wolof monarchy, kingdom in present-day Senegal. Its kings may have been of Mandinka people, Mandinka/Kaabu origin. The capital of Saloum wa ...

Maat Saloum Mbegani Ndour (reigned from 1494) also known as Mbegan Ndour.Godfrey Mwakikagile. The Gambia and Its People: Ethnic Identities and Cultural Integration in Africa, p136. People surnamed N'Dour/Ndure include : *

Alassane N'Dour Alassane N'Dour (born 12 December 1981) is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career N'Dour played for AS Saint-Étienne and Troyes AC, both in France. In 2003–04 he spent time on loan at West Br ...

(born 1981), Senegalese football player * Astou Ndour (born 1994), Spanish basketball player * Cher Ndour (born 2004), Italian football player *

Youssou N'Dour Youssou N'Dour (, wo, Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine describe ...

(born 1959), Senegalese singer and percussionist *

Maurice Ndour Maurice Daly Ndour (born June 18, 1992) is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the Japanese basketball league. He played college basketball for the Ohio Bobcats and has represented the Senegalese natio ...

(born 1992), Senegalese basketball player *

Viviane Ndour Viviane (born Viviane Chidid) is a Senegalese pop singer who is the former backing vocalist and former sister-in-law of Youssou N'Dour. Viviane is known as the queen or reine of Senegalese music. On March 31, 2012 the label Wonda Music of produ ...

, Senegalese singer and sister-in-law of Youssou N"Dour *

Rumun Ndur Rumun Ndur (born July 7, 1975) is a Nigerian-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Ndur played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, the New York Rangers, and the Atlanta Thrashers. Ndur was the first Nigeria ...

, Nigerian-born Canadian hockey player

Other

* N'Dour (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''), a fictional character appearing in ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''

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