List of tribes in Nigeria

The following is a list of Tribes In Nigeria.

Tribe Name	State
Abayon	Cross River State
Abua (Odual)	Rivers State
Achipa (Achipawa)	Kebbi State
Adim	Cross River
Adun	Cross River
Affade	Yobe State
Afizere	Plateau State
Afo	Plateau State
Agbo	Cross River
Akaju-Ndem (Akajuk)	Cross River
Akweya-Yachi	Benue State
Alago (Arago)	Plateau State
Amo	Plateau State
Anaguta	Plateau State
Anang	Akwa lbom State
Andoni	Akwa lbom State, Rivers State
Angas	Bauchi State, Jigawa State, Plateau State
Ankwei	Plateau State
Anyima	Cross River
Attakar (ataka)	Kaduna State
Auyoka (Auyokawa)	Jigawa State
Awori	Lagos State, Ogun State
Ayu	Kaduna State
Babur	Adamawa State, Borno State, Taraba State, Yobe State
Bachama	Adamawa State
Bachere	Cross River
Bada	Plateau State
Bade	Yobe State
Bahumono	Cross River
Bakulung	Taraba State
Bali	Taraba State
Bambora (Bambarawa)	Bauchi State
Bambuko	Taraba State
Banda (Bandawa)	Taraba State
Banka (Bankalawa)	Bauchi State
Banso (Panso)	Adamawa State
Bara (Barawa)	Bauchi State
Barke	Bauchi State
Baruba (Barba)	Niger State
Bashiri (Bashirawa)	Plateau State
Bassa	Kaduna State, Kogi State, Niger State, Plateau State
Batta	Adamawa State
Baushi	Niger State
Baya	Adamawa State
Bekwarra	Cross River
Bele (Buli, Belewa)	Bauchi State
Betso (Bete)	Taraba State
Bette	Cross River
Bilei	Adamawa State
Bille	Adamawa State
Bina (Binawa)	Kaduna State
Bini	Edo State
Birom	Plateau State
Bobua	Taraba State
Boki (Nki)	Cross River
Bkkos	Plateau State
Boko (Bussawa, Bargawa)	Niger State
Bole (Bolewa)	Bauchi State, Yobe State
Botlere	Adamawa State
Boma (Bomawa, Burmano)	Bauchi State
Bomboro	Bauchi State
Buduma	Borno State, Niger State
Buji	Plateau State
Buli	Bauchi State
Bunu	Kogi State
Bura	Adamawa State
Burak	Bauchi State
Burma (Burmawa)	Plateau State
Buru	Yobe State
Buta (Butawa)	Bauchi State
Bwall	Plateau State
Bwatiye	Adamawa State
Bwazza	Adamawa State
Challa	Plateau State
Chama (Chamawa Fitilai)	Bauchi State
Chamba	Taraba State
Chamo	Bauchi State
Chibok (Chibbak)	Yobe State
Chinine	Borno State
Chip	Plateau State
Chokobo	Plateau State
Chukkol	Taraba State
Daba	Adamawa State
Dadiya	Bauchi State
Daka	Adamawa State
Dakarkari	Niger State, Kebbi State
Danda (Dandawa)	Kebbi State
Dangsa	Taraba State
Daza (Dere, Derewa)	Bauchi State
Degema	Rivers State
Deno (Denawa)	Bauchi State
Dghwede	Borno State
Diba	Taraba State
Doemak (Dumuk)	Plateau State
Ouguri	Bauchi State
Duka (Dukawa)	Kebbi State
Duma (Dumawa)	Bauchi State
Ebana (Ebani)	Rivers State
Ebira	Edo State, Kogi State, Ondo State
Ebu	Edo State, Kogi State
Ebu	Edo State, Kogi State
Efik	Cross River
Egbema	Rivers State
Egede (lgedde)	Benue State
Eggon	Plateau State
Egun (Gu)	Lagos State, Ogun State
Ejagham	Cross River
Ekajuk	Cross River
Eket	Akwa Ibom
Ekoi	Cross River
Ekpeye	Rivers State
Engenni (Ngene)	Rivers State
Epie	Rivers State
Esan (Ishan)	Edo State
Etche	Rivers State
Etolu (Etilo)	Benue State
Etsako	Edo State
Etung	Cross River
Etuno	Edo State
Palli	Adamawa State
Pulani (Pulbe)	Bauchi State, Borno State , Jigawa State , Kaduna State , Kano State, Katsina State , Kebbi State , Niger State , Sokoto State, Taraba State, Yobe State, etc.
Fyam (Fyem)	Plateau State
Fyer(Fer)	Plateau State
Ga'anda	Adamawa State
Gade	Niger State
Galambi	Bauchi State
Gamergu-Mulgwa	Borno State
Qanawuri	Plateau State
Gavako	Borno State
Gbedde	Kogi State
Gengle	Taraba State
Geji	Bauchi State
Gera (Gere, Gerawa)	Bauchi State
Geruma (Gerumawa)	Plateau State
Geruma (Gerumawa)	Bauchi State
Gingwak	Bauchi State
Gira	Adamawa State
Gizigz	Adamawa State
Goernai	Plateau State
Gokana (Kana)	Rivers State
Gombi	Adamawa State
Gornun (Gmun)	Taraba State
Gonia	Taraba State
Gubi (Gubawa)	Bauchi State
Gude	Adamawa State
Gudu	Adamawa State
Gure	Kaduna State
Gurmana	Niger State
Gururntum	Bauchi State
Gusu	Plateau State
Gwa (Gurawa)	Adamawa State
Gwamba	Adamawa State
Gwandara	Kaduna State, Niger State, Plateau State
Gwari (Gbari)	Kaduna State, Niger State, Plateau
Gwom	Taraba State
Gwoza (Waha)	Borno State
Gyem	Bauchi State
Hausa	Bauchi State, Borno State, Jigawa State, Kaduna State, Kano State , Kastina State , Kebbi State, Niger State, Taraba State, Sokoto State, etc.
Higi (Hig)	Borno State, Adamawa State
Holma	Adamawa State
Hona	Adamawa State
Ibeno	Akwa lbom State
Ibibio	Akwa lbom State
Ichen	Adamawa State
Idoma	Benue State , Taraba State
Igalla	Kogi State
lgbo	Abia State , Anambra State , Benue State, Delta State , Ebonyi State, Enugu State , Imo State , Rivers State
ljumu	Kogi State
Ika	Delta State
Ikom	Cross River State
Ikwerre	Rivers State
Irigwe	Plateau State
Isoko	Delta State
lsekiri (Itsekiri)	Delta State
lyala (lyalla)	Cross River State
lzondjo	Bayelsa State, Delta State, Ondo State , Rivers State
Jaba	Kaduna State
Jahuna (Jahunawa)	Taraba State
Jaku	Bauchi State
Jara (Jaar Jarawa Jarawa-Dutse)	Bauchi State
Jere (Jare, Jera, Jera, Jerawa)	Bauchi State , Plateau State
Jero	Taraba State
Jibu	Adamawa State
Jidda-Abu	Plateau State
Jimbin (Jimbinawa)	Bauchi State
Jirai	Adamawa State
Jonjo (Jenjo)	Taraba State
Jukun	Bauchi State, Benue State, Taraba State , Plateau State
Kaba(Kabawa)	Taraba State
Kadara	Taraba State
Kafanchan	Kaduna State
Kagoro	Kaduna State
Kaje (Kache)	Kaduna State
Kajuru (Kajurawa)	Kaduna State
Kaka	Adamawa State
Kamaku (Karnukawa)	Kaduna State , Kebbi State , Niger State
Kambari	Kebbi State, Niger State
Kambu	Adamawa State
Kamo	Bauchi State
Kanakuru (Dera)	Adamawa State , Borno State
Kanembu	Borno State
Kanikon	Kaduna State
Kantana	Plateau State
Kanufi	Kaduna State , Adamawa State , Borno State , Kano State, Niger State , Jigawa State , Plateau State , Taraba State, Yobe State
Karekare (Karaikarai)	Bauchi State , Yobe State
Karimjo	Taraba State
Kariya	Bauchi State
Katab (Kataf)	Kaduna State
Kenern (Koenoem)	Plateau State
Kenton	Taraba State
Kiballo (Kiwollo)	Kaduna State
Kilba	Adamawa State
Kirfi (Kirfawa)	Bauchi State
Koma	Taraba State
Kona	Taraba State
Koro (Kwaro)	Kaduna State, Niger State
Kubi (Kubawa)	Bauchi State
Kudachano (Kudawa)	Bauchi State
Kugama	Taraba State
Kulere (Kaler)	Plateau State
Kunini	Taraba State
Kurama	Jigawa State , Kaduna State , Niger State , Plateau State
Kurdul	Adamawa State
Kushi	Bauchi State
Kuteb	Taraba State
Kutin	Taraba State
Kwalla	Plateau State
Kwami (Kwom)	Bauchi State
Kwanchi	Taraba State
Kwanka (Kwankwa)	Bauchi State , Plateau State
Kwaro	Plateau State
Kwato	Plateau State
Kyenga (Kengawa)	Sokoto State
Laaru (Larawa)	Niger State
Lakka	Adamawa State
Lala	Adamawa State
Lama	Taraba State
Lamja	Taraba State
Lau	Taraba State
Ubbo	Adamawa State
Limono	Bauchi State , Plateau State
Lopa (Lupa, Lopawa)	Niger State
Longuda (Lunguda)	Adamawa State , Bauchi State
Mabo	Plateau State
Mada	Kaduna State, Plateau State
Mama	Plateau State
Mambilla	Adamawa State
Manchok	Kaduna State
Mandara (Wandala)	Borno State
Manga (Mangawa)	Yobe State
Margi (Marghi)	Adamawa State , Borno State
Matakarn	Adamawa State
Mbembe	Cross River State , Enugu State
Mbol	Adamawa State
Mbube	Cross River State
Mbula	Adamawa State
Mbum	Taraba State
Memyang (Meryan)	Plateau State
Miango	Plateau State
Miligili (Migili)	Plateau State
Miya (Miyawa)	Bauchi State
Mobber	Borno State
Montol	Plateau State
Moruwa (Moro'a, Morwa)	Kaduna State
Muchaila	Adamawa State
Mumuye	Taraba State
Mundang	Adamawa State
Munga (Mupang)	Plateau State
Mushere	Plateau State
Mwahavul (Mwaghavul)	Plateau State
Ndoro	Taraba State
Ngamo	Bauchi State , Yobe State
Ngizim	Yobe State
Ngweshe (Ndhang.Ngoshe- Ndhang) Nyam Taraba State	Adamawa State , Borno State
Ningi (Ningawa)	Bauchi State
Ninzam (Ninzo)	Kaduna State , Plateau State
Njayi	Adamawa State
Nkim	Cross River State
Nkum	Cross River State
Nokere (Nakere)	Plateau State
Nunku	Kaduna State , Plateau State
Nupe	Niger State
Nyandang	Taraba State
Ododop	Cross River
Ogori	Kogi State
Okobo (Okkobor)	Akwa lbom State
Okpamheri	Edo State
Olulumo	Cross River State
Oron	Akwa lbom State
Owan	Edo State
Owe	Kogi State
Oworo	Kogi State
Pa'a (Pa'awa Afawa)	Bauchi State
Pai	Plateau State
Panyam	Taraba State
Pero	Bauchi State
Pire	Adamawa State
Pkanzom	Taraba State
Poll	Taraba State
Polchi Habe	Bauchi State
Pongo (Pongu)	Niger State
Potopo	Taraba State
Pyapun (Piapung)	Plateau State
Qua	Cross River State
Rebina (Rebinawa)	Bauchi State
Reshe	Kebbi State, Niger State
Rindire (Rendre)	Plateau State
Rishuwa	Kaduna State
Ron	Plateau State
Rubu	Niger State
Rukuba	Plateau State
Rumada	Kaduna State
Rumaya	Kaduna State
Sakbe	Taraba State
Sanga	Bauchi State
Sate	Taraba State
Saya (Sayawa Za'ar)	Bauchi State
Segidi (Sigidawa)	Bauchi State
Shanga (Shangawa)	Sokoto State
Shangawa (Shangau)	Plateau State
Shan-Shan	Plateau State
Shira (Shirawa)	Kano State
Shomo	Taraba State
Shuwa	Adamawa State, Borno State
Sikdi	Plateau State
Siri (Sirawa)	Bauchi State
Srubu (Surubu)	Kaduna State
Sukur	Adamawa State
Sura	Plateau State
Tangale	Gombe State
Tarok	Plateau State , Taraba State
Teme	Adamawa State
Tera (Terawa)	Bauchi State, Borno State
Teshena (Teshenawa)	Kano State
Tigon	Adamawa State
Tikar	Taraba State
Tiv	Benue State , Plateau State , Taraba State
Tula	Bauchi State
Tur	Adamawa State
Ufia	Benue State
Ukelle	Cross River State
Ukwani (Kwale)	Delta State
Uncinda	Kaduna State, Kebbi State, Niger State , Sokoto State
Uneme (Ineme)	Edo State
Ura (Ula)	Niger State
Urhobo	Delta State
Utonkong	Benue State
Uyanga	Cross River State
Vemgo	Adamawa State
Verre	Adamawa State
Vommi	Taraba State
Wagga	Adamawa State
Waja	Bauchi State
Waka	Taraba State
Warja (Warja)	Jigawa State
Warji	Bauchi State
Wula	Adamawa State
Wurbo	Adamawa State
Wurkun	Taraba State
Yache	Cross River State
Yagba	Kogi State
Yakurr (Yako)	Cross River State
Yalla	Benue State
Yandang	Taraba State
Yergan (Yergum)	Plateau State
Yoruba	Kwara State, Lagos State, Ogun State, Ondo State, Oyo State, Osun State, Ekiti State, Kogi State
Yott	Taraba State
Yumu	Niger State
Yungur	Adamawa State
Yuom	Plateau State
Zabara	Niger State
Zaranda	Bauchi State
Zarma (Zarmawa)	Kebbi State
Zayam (Zeam)	Bauchi State
Zul (Zulawa)	Bauchi State

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