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Naming Customs

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.

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• Behind the Name: Hausa Given Names
• Behind the Name: Hausa Submitted Names
• Hausa names and their meanings
• Real Hausa Native Names And Their Meanings - Culture - Nairaland
• Behind the Name: Berber Given Names
• FamilySearch's surname experience - enter your last name to find its meaning and origin

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%).

For Further Reading

• Hausa in Niger
• Hausa People
• Zarma People