Top 10 Largest Ethnic groups in Africa
1. Hausa (78 Million people)
67 million of them live in Nigeria 🇳🇬. However, they are also found in sizable numbers in Niger🇳🇪, Benin🇧🇯, Ivory Coast🇨🇮, Sudan 🇸🇩, Ghana 🇬🇭, Chad🇹🇩, Togo🇹🇬 and Burkina Faso 🇧🇫.
2. Yoruba (53 Million people)
Found in West Africa, especially in Nigeria 🇳🇬 (48.4 million) and Benin 🇧🇯 (1.4 million).
3. Igbo (52 Million people)
Found in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and Guinea 🇬🇼. However, upto a a million Igbos leaves beyond the shores of Africa
4. Oromo (40 Million people)
Found in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Kenya 🇰🇪
5. Amazigh (+40 million people)
Found primary in Morocco 🇲🇦 and Algeria 🇩🇿, but are also found in Tunisia 🇹🇳, Libya 🇱🇾, Egypt 🇪🇬, Mali🇲🇱, Mauritania🇲🇷 and Niger. 🇳🇪
6. Fulani (40 million people)
7. Found in Nigeria 🇳🇬, Mali🇲🇱, Guinea 🇬🇼, Cameroon 🇨🇲, Senegal 🇸🇳 and Chad 🇹🇩.
7. Amhara (20.2 Million people)
Found in Ethiopia 🇪🇹
8. Akan (20 million people)
Found in Ghana 🇬🇭 and the Ivory Coast🇨🇮
9. The Somali (20 million people)
Found in Somalia 🇸🇴, Djibouti 🇩🇯, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 and Kenya 🇰🇪.
10. The Hutu (18.5 Million people)
Found in Rwanda 🇷🇼 and Burundi 🇧🇮
