Nigeria is composed of over 250 ethnic groups, languages and cultures majority of which are the Igbo, Hausa and the Yoruba.
Within these ethnic groups are several tribes too. The multi-cultural and tribal nature of Nigeria is so diverse it would confuse a foreigner.
Here is a full list of the 371 tribes in Nigeria for a better understanding of the country.
In alphabetical order:
1. Abayon – Cross River
2. Abua (Odual) – Rivers
3. Achipa (Achipawa) – Kebbi
4. Adim – Cross River
5. Adun – Cross River
7. Afizere – Plateau
8. Afo – Plateau
9. Agbo – Cross River
10. Akaju-Ndem (Akajuk) – Cross River
11. Akweya-Yachi – Benue
12. Alago (Arago) – Piateau
13. Amo – Plateau
14. Anaguta – Plateau
15. Anang – Akwa lbom
16. Andoni – Akwa lbom, Rivers
17. Angas – Bauchi, Jigawa, Plateau
18. Ankwei – Plateau
19. Anyima – Cross River
20. Attakar (ataka) – Kaduna
21. Auyoka (Auyokawa) – Jigawa
22. Awori – Lagos, Ogun
23. Ayu – Kaduna
24. Babur – Adamawa, Bomo, Taraba, Yobe
25. Bachama – Adamawa
26. Bachere – Cross River
27. Bada – Plateau
28. Bade – Yobe
29. Bahumono – Cross River
30. Bakulung – Taraba
31. Bali – Taraba
32. Bambora (Bambarawa) – Bauchi
33. Bambuko – Taraba
34. Banda (Bandawa) – Taraba
35. Banka (Bankalawa) – Bauchi
36. Banso (Panso) – Adamawa
37. Bara (Barawa) – Bauchi
38. Barke – Bauchi
39. Baruba (Barba) – Niger
40. Bashiri (Bashirawa) – Plateau
41. Bassa – Kaduna, Kogi, Niger, Plateau
42. Batta – Adamawa
43. Baushi – Niger
44. Baya – Adamawa
45. Bekwarra – Cross River
46. Bele (Buli, Belewa) – Bauchi
47. Betso (Bete) – Taraba
48. Bette – Cross River
49. Bilei – Adamawa
50. Bille – Adamawa
51. Bina (Binawa) – Kaduna
52. Bini – Edo
53. Birom – Plateau
54. Bobua – Taraba
55. Boki (Nki) – Cross River
56. Bkkos – Plateau
57. Boko (Bussawa, Bargawa) – Niger
58. Bole (Bolewa) – Bauchi, Yobe
59. Botlere – Adamawa
60. Boma (Bomawa, Burmano) – Bauchi
61. Bomboro – Bauchi
62. Buduma – Borno, Niger
63. Buji – Plateau
64. Buli – Bauchi
65. Bunu – Kogi
66. Bura – Adamawa
67. Burak – Bauchi
68. Burma (Burmawa) – Plateau
69. Buru – Yobe
70. Buta (Butawa) – Bauchi
71. Bwall – Plateau
72. Bwatiye – Adamawa
73. Bwazza – Adamawa
74. Challa – Plateau
75. Chama (Chamawa Fitilai) – Bauchi
76. Chamba – Taraba
77. Chamo – Bauchi
78. Chibok (Chibbak) – Yobe
79. Chinine – Borno
80. Chip – Plateau
81. Chokobo – Plateau
82. Chukkol – Taraba
83. Daba – Adamawa
84. Dadiya – Bauchi
85. Daka – Adamawa
86. Dakarkari – Niger, Kebbi
87. Danda (Dandawa) – Kebbi
88. Dangsa – Taraba
89. Daza (Dere, Derewa) – Bauchi
90. Degema – Rivers
91. Deno (Denawa) – Bauchi
92. Dghwede – Bomo
93. Diba – Taraba
94. Doemak (Dumuk) – Plateau
95. Ouguri – Bauchi
96. Duka (Dukawa) – Kebbi
97. Duma (Dumawa) – Bauchi
98. Ebana (Ebani) – Rivers
99. Ebirra (lgbirra) – Edo, Kogi, Ondo
100. Ebu – Edo, Kogi
101. Efik -Cross River
102. Egbema – Rivers
103. Egede (lgedde) – Benue
104. Eggon – Plateau
105. Egun (Gu) – Lagos,Ogun
106. Ejagham – Cross River
107. Ekajuk – Cross River
108. Eket – Akwa Ibom
109. Ekoi – Cross River
110. Engenni (Ngene) – Rivers
111. Epie – Rivers
112. Esan (Ishan) – Edo
113. Etche – Rivers
114. Etolu (Etilo) – Benue
115. Etsako – Edo
116. Etung – Cross River
117. Etuno – Edo
118. Palli – Adamawa
119. Pulani (Pulbe) – Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa , Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi , Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, etc.
120. Fyam (Fyem) – Plateau
121. Fyer(Fer) – Plateau
122. Ga’anda – Adamawa
123. Gade – Niger
124. Galambi – Bauchi
125. Gamergu-Mulgwa -Borno
126. Qanawuri – Plateau
127. Gavako – Borno
128. Gbedde – Kogi
129. Gengle – Taraba
130. Geji – Bauchi
131. Gera (Gere, Gerawa) – Bauchi
132. Geruma (Gerumawa) – Plateau
133. Geruma (Gerumawa) – Bauchi
134. Gingwak – Bauchi
135. Gira – Adamawa
136. Gizigz – Adamawa
137. Goernai – Plateau
138. Gokana (Kana) – Rivers
139. Gombi – Adamawa
140. Gornun (Gmun) – Taraba
141. Gonia – Taraba
142. Gubi (Gubawa) – Bauchi
143. Gude – Adamawa
144. Gudu – Adamawa
145. Gure – Kaduna
146. Gurmana – Niger
147. Gururntum – Bauchi
148. Gusu – Plateau
149. Gwa (Gurawa) – Adamawa
150. Gwamba Adamawa
151. Gwandara – Kaduna, Niger, Plateau
152. Gwari (Gbari) – Kaduna, Niger, Abuja, Plateau
153. Gwom – Taraba
154. Gwoza (Waha) – Borno
155. Gyem – Bauchi
156. Hausa – Bauchi, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna,Kano, Kastina, Kebbi, Niger, Taraba, Sokoto, Zamfara
157. Higi (Hig) – Borno, Adamawa
158. Holma – Adamawa
159. Hona – Adamawa
160. Ibeno – Akwa lbom
161. Ibibio – Akwa lbom
162. Ichen – Adamawa
163. Idoma – Benue, Taraba
164. Igalla – Kogi
165. lgbo – Abia, Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi,Enugu, Imo, Rivers
166. ljumu – Kogi
167. Ikorn – Cross River
168. Irigwe – Plateau
169. Isoko – Delta
170. lsekiri (Itsekiri) – Delta
171. lyala (lyalla) – Cross River
172. lzondjo – Bayelsa, Delta, Ondo, Rivers
173. Jaba -Kaduna
174. Jahuna (Jahunawa) – Taraba
175. Jaku – Bauchi
176. Jara (Jaar Jarawa Jarawa-Dutse) – Bauchi
177. Jere (Jare, Jera, Jera, Jerawa) – Bauchi, Plateau
178. Jero – Taraba
179. Jibu – Adamawa
180. Jidda – Abu, Plateau
181.Jimbin (Jimbinawa) – Bauchi
182. Jirai – Adamawa
183. Jonjo (Jenjo) – Taraba
184. Jukun – Bauchi, Benue,Taraba, Plateau
185. Kaba(Kabawa) – Taraba
186. Kadara – Taraba
187. Kafanchan – Kaduna
188. Kagoro – Kaduna
189. Kaje (Kache) – Kaduna
190. Kajuru (Kajurawa) – Kaduna
191. Kaka – Adamawa
192. Kamaku (Karnukawa) – Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger
193. Kambari – Kebbi, Niger
194. Kambu – Adamawa
195. Kamo – Bauchi
196. Kanakuru (Dera) – Adamawa, Borno
197. Kanembu – Borno
198. Kanikon – Kaduna
199. Kantana – Plateau
200. Kanuri – Kaduna, Adamawa, Borno, Kano,Niger, Jigawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe
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