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{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Niger Genealogy|Niger]] | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=[[Niger Naming Customs|Naming Customs]] }} {| |- |style="width:100px"| [[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png|75px]] | '''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' |} ==Online Tools== *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/hausa '''Behind the Name: Hausa Given Names'''] *[https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/usage/hausa '''Behind the Name: Hausa Submitted Names'''] *[https://www.legit.ng/1117187-hausa-names-meanings.html '''Hausa names and their meanings'''] *[https://www.nairaland.com/4303431/real-hausa-native-names-meanings '''Real Hausa Native Names And Their Meanings - Culture - Nairaland'''] *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/berber '''Behind the Name: Berber Given Names'''] *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname '''FamilySearch's surname experience'''] - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin <br> The ethnic makeup of Niger in 2001 is 55.4% Hausa. Islam is the most dominant religion, practiced by 99.3% of the population according to the 2012 census. Other cultural groups include Zarma-Songhai (21%), Tuareg (9.3%), Fula (French: Peuls; Fula: Fulɓe) (8.5%), Kanuri Manga (4.7%), Tubu (0.4%), Arab (0.4%), Gourmantche (0.4%), other (0.1%).<ref>"Niger: Demographics", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger#Demographics, accessed 17 March 2021.</ref> ==For Further Reading== *[https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12070/NG '''Hausa in Niger'''] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausa_people '''Hausa People'''] *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarma_people '''Zarma People'''] ==References== <references/> [[Category:Niger]] [[Category:Naming Customs]]

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