Yoruba people

ethnic group of Nigeria, Benin and Togo
Intangible ethnic_group Q190168
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Yoruba people

Summary

Yoruba people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,270 views/month, #14 of 4,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yoruba was Yoruba people's native language[3].
  • Yoruba people's religion is recorded as Christianity[4].
  • Yoruba people's religion is recorded as Islam[5].
  • Yoruba people's religion is recorded as Yoruba religion[6].
  • Yoruba people is located in Ogun State[7].
  • Yoruba people is located in Ekiti State[8].
  • Yoruba people is located in Ondo State[9].
  • Yoruba people is located in Osun State[10].
  • Yoruba people is located in Oyo State[11].
  • Yoruba people is located in Lagos State[12].
  • Yoruba people is in the country of Benin[13].
  • Yoruba people is in the country of Nigeria[14].
  • Yoruba people is in the country of Togo[15].
  • Yoruba people is in the country of Ghana[16].
  • Yoruba people is in the country of Canada[17].
  • Yoruba people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[18].
  • Yoruba people is a type of Volta–Niger peoples[19].
  • Yoruba people's Commons category is recorded as Yoruba people[20].
  • Yoruba people's said to be the same as is recorded as Q10335375[21].
  • Yoruba people comprises Ijebu people[22].
  • Yoruba people comprises Oyo people[23].
  • Yoruba people comprises Egba people[24].
  • Yoruba people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yoruba people[25].
  • Yoruba people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yoruba[26].
  • Yoruba people has a population of {'amount': '+47000000'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Yoruba people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[18]. It is a type of Volta–Niger peoples[19].

Use and Application

Components include Ijebu people[22], an ethnic minority group[28], in Nigeria[29]; Oyo people[23]; and Egba people[24], an ethnic group[30], in Nigeria[31].

Why It Matters

Yoruba people ranks in the top 0.31% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,270 views/month, #14 of 4,529).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . nationsonline.org. nationsonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . refworld.org. refworld.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . ciannamichelleblog.wordpress.com. ciannamichelleblog.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . ciannamichelleblog.wordpress.com. ciannamichelleblog.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . ciannamichelleblog.wordpress.com. ciannamichelleblog.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . ciannamichelleblog.wordpress.com. ciannamichelleblog.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. nigerianinfopedia.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . pulse.ng. pulse.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · OptimusFlowConsulting · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url ['https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/yoruba', 'https://africanarchive.org/de/
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/yoruba, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779481929796"
  2. 18d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as Q10335375
    Located in
    Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Yoruba
    Has parts
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26675, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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