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*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/hausa '''Behind the Name: Hausa Given Names''']
*[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.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
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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>
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==
==For Further Reading==
*[https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12070/NG '''Hausa in Niger''']
*[https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/12070/NG '''Hausa in Niger''']
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==References==
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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%).[1]

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  1. "Niger: Demographics", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger#Demographics, accessed 17 March 2021.