Arewa Kalmar ta samo asali ne daga kalmar hausa ma'anarta kishiyar kudu "Arewa" gaba daya, amma ana amfani da ita musamman wajen tsara shugabancin siyasa, tun bayan faduwar Khalifancin Sakkwato.Ana kima cewa Kasar Arewa (a zahiri " Arewacin Najeriya ") a cikin harshen Hausa don koma ga yankin tarihi mai tarihi wanda aka sanya Arewacin Kogin Nijar. Ci gaba da amfani da kalmar, Arewa ... ta gurgunta wani hoto a tsakanin Mazaunan Arewa wadanda ke yin maganganu wadanda ba su yadda da tsarin ba, wanda Sir Ahmadu Bello ya kirkiro: wanda zai gaje Kalifa Sakkwato ; daular musulunci a yankin; duniya da da'awar ta suzerainty ; kuma a cikin karin magana mai zurfi amma ba karamar ma'ana mai karfi ba,manufar masarautar hausa wacce zata hada dukkan masu magana da harshen Hausa a Arewacin Yammacin Afirka sama da sanannen taken - 'Arewa guda,Mutane Daya'. A cikin tarihin Najeriya musamman,ana amfani da shi don nufin yankin lafin-1967 na Yankin Arewa, Najeriya.A Jamhuriyar Nijar, tana da takamaiman ma'ana: ƙaramar ɗan mulkin mallaka ta taɓa yin mamaye da kwarin Dallol Maouri, sananne ga asalin 'Maouri'/"Mawri" al'adun hausa.