Igbo people

ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria
Intangible ethnic_group Q244157
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Igbo people

Summary

Igbo people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,794 views/month, #34 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Igbo people's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • Igbo people is located in Anambra State[4].
  • Igbo people is located in Abia State[5].
  • Igbo people is located in Ebonyi State[6].
  • Igbo people is located in Enugu State[7].
  • Igbo people is located in Imo State[8].
  • Igbo people is located in Benue State[9].
  • Igbo people is in the country of Nigeria[10].
  • Igbo people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[11].
  • Igbo people is a type of Volta–Niger peoples[12].
  • Igbo people's Commons category is recorded as Igbo[13].
  • Igbo people comprises Ngwa people[14].
  • Igbo people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Igbo people[15].
  • Igbo people has a population of {'amount': '+35000000'}[16].
  • Igbo people's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Igbo people's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Igbo people's has list is recorded as list of Igbo people[19].
  • Igbo people's subject has role is recorded as eponym[20].
  • Igbo people's language used is recorded as Igbo[21].
  • Igbo people's language used is recorded as pidgin[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Igbo people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[11]. It is a type of Volta–Niger peoples[12].

Use and Application

Igbo people comprises Ngwa people[14].

Influence

Things named for Igbo people include Igbo art[23], an art movement[24], in Nigeria[25], founded in 0800[26].

Why It Matters

Igbo people ranks in the top 0.75% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,794 views/month, #34 of 4,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for it include Igbo art[23], an art movement[24], in Nigeria[25], founded in 0800[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . sciencedirect.com. sciencedirect.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . senegalbgc.org. senegalbgc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . senegalbgc.org. senegalbgc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . senegalbgc.org. senegalbgc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . senegalbgc.org. senegalbgc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . senegalbgc.org. senegalbgc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . senegalbgc.org. senegalbgc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Birds of the World. Retrieved . birdsoftheworld.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · OptimusFlowConsulting · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url ['https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/igbo', 'https://africanarchive.org/de/st
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  2. 29d ago · Olugold · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population
    Has list list of Igbo people
    Country
    Subject has role eponym
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Igba nkwu ceremony 01.jpg"
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