Niger Naming Customs

Online Tools

 * 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