Ndaw (also ''N'daw'', ''Ndow'' or ''Ndao'' ) is a typical
Gambian and
Senegalese
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠...
patronym of the
Serer people. They are the same people but because the French colonised Senegal and the British colonised the Gambia, they are spelt differently but pronounced the same way. This
surname is also common among the
Wolof people
The Wolof people () are a West African ethnic group found in northwestern Senegal, the Gambia, and southwestern coastal Mauritania. In Senegal, the Wolof are the largest ethnic group (~43.3%), while elsewhere they are a minority. They refer to ...
, but it is mainly due to Wolof absorption of Serer culture, and Wolof people having Serer ancestry.
[David P. Gamble. The Wolof of Senegambia: together with notes on the Lebu and the Serer, Volume 4, Part 14, p14, 98 & 101. International African Institute, 1967.]
People surnamed Ndaw, N'daw or Ndao include:
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Abdoul Aziz Ndaw, Senegalese politician and diplomat
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Guirane N'Daw, Senegalese footballer
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Moussa Ndao, Senegalese footballer
Notes
{{surname, Ndaw
Surnames of Serer origin