Thiaw is a common
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
among the
Serer people
The Serer people (''Serer language, Serer proper'': Seereer or Sereer) are a West African ethnoreligious groupGastellu, Jean-Marc, ''Petit traité de matrilinarité. L'accumulation dans deux sociétés rurales d'Afrique de l'Ouest'', Cahiers ORST ...
of West Africa (
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
and
the Gambia
The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is surrounded by Senegal on all sides except for ...
).
Notable people with the surname include:
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Daniel Thiaw (1937–2018), Senegalese sprinter
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Ibrahim Thiaw (born 1957), Mauritianian public servant
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Issa Thiaw (born 1992), Senegalese football coach and former player
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Issa Laye Thiaw (1943–2017), Senegalese historian, theologian and author on Serer culture
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Malick Thiaw (born 2001), German football player
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Mame Thiaw (born 1986), Senegalese football player
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Mohamed Thiaw (born 1995), Senegalese football player
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Pape Thiaw (born 1981), Senegalese football coach and former player
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Rama Thiaw (born 1978), Senegalese filmmaker and screenwriter
References
Surnames of Serer origin
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