| | | | Sum: |
81,842,638 | 15,374 |
8,720,866 | 10.66% | |
| Sub-Group |
Ethnic-Group |
Language |
Country |
Population |
Churches |
Evangelicals |
Evang % |
Major Religion |
|
Malabar Muslim
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
9,518,214 |
|
|
0% |
Islam
|
|
Nair
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
7,455,985 |
|
2,000 |
0.03% |
Hinduism
|
|
Ilavan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
6,752,115 |
|
58,195 |
0.86% |
Hinduism
|
|
Nyanja, Chewa
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Malawi
|
5,679,500 |
1,000 |
70,000 |
1.23% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Luhya
|
Luhya
|
Luyia
|
Kenya
|
4,200,000 |
1,050 |
100,000 |
2.38% |
Christianity
|
|
Syrian Christian
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
3,998,185 |
|
3,998,215 |
100% |
Christianity
|
|
Uruguayan Spaniard
|
Uruguayan Spaniard
|
Spanish
|
Uruguay
|
3,260,003 |
1,122 |
150,000 |
4.6% |
Secularism
|
|
Paraguayan Spaniard
|
Paraguayan Spaniard
|
Spanish
|
Paraguay
|
2,436,000 |
422 |
38,000 |
1.56% |
Christianity
|
|
Malabar Catholic
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
2,381,348 |
|
2,381,348 |
100% |
Christianity
|
|
Nyankore - Hima
|
Nyankore - Hima
|
Nyankore
|
Uganda
|
2,027,000 |
32 |
434 |
0.02% |
Christianity
|
|
Yao
|
Yao
|
Yao
|
Malawi
|
1,450,000 |
2 |
120 |
0.01% |
Islam
|
|
Pulayan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
1,435,338 |
|
345,571 |
24.08% |
Hinduism
|
|
Haya
|
Haya
|
Haya
|
Tanzania
|
1,420,000 |
72 |
4,039 |
0.28% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Nyanja, Mang'anja
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Malawi
|
1,272,200 |
1,600 |
126,000 |
9.9% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Malvi (Ujjaini, Malavi)
|
Bhoyari
|
malvi
|
India
|
1,253,776 |
|
112,840 |
9% |
Hinduism
|
|
Nyamwezi
|
Nyamwezi
|
Nyamwezi
|
Tanzania
|
1,200,000 |
45 |
2,700 |
0.23% |
Islam
|
|
Pingdi Yao
|
Pingdi Yao
|
Chinese, Xiang
|
China
|
1,143,873 |
6 |
410 |
0.04% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yangbye
|
Yangbye
|
Yangbye
|
Myanmar
|
1,025,093 |
4 |
256 |
0.02% |
Buddhism
|
|
Hadiyya
|
Hadiyya
|
Hadiyya
|
Ethiopia
|
1,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Christianity
|
|
Nyakyusa
|
Nyakyusa
|
Nyakyusa-ngonde
|
Tanzania
|
925,000 |
460 |
21,588 |
2.33% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Nyanja, Western
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Zambia
|
802,600 |
800 |
70,000 |
8.72% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Maya, Yucatan
|
Maya
|
Maya, Yucatan
|
Mexico
|
700,000 |
1,362 |
81,690 |
11.67% |
Christianity
|
|
Nyaturu
|
Nyaturu
|
Nyaturu
|
Tanzania
|
640,000 |
2 |
30 |
0% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Dan Yakuba
|
Dan Yakuba
|
Dan
|
C(te d'Ivoire
|
620,840 |
771 |
153,969 |
24.8% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Mordvin-Erzya
|
Mordvin-Erzya
|
Erzya
|
Russia
|
612,000 |
10 |
575 |
0.09% |
Christianity
|
|
Guyanese
|
Guyanese
|
Guyanese Creole English
|
Guyana
|
568,850 |
1,219 |
130,000 |
22.85% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Luhya
|
Luhya
|
Luyia
|
Uganda
|
557,000 |
70 |
4,178 |
0.75% |
Christianity
|
|
Brahman
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
553,676 |
|
|
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Yao
|
Yao
|
Yao
|
Tanzania
|
495,000 |
2 |
50 |
0.01% |
Islam
|
|
Sea Dayak
|
Dayak
|
Iban
|
Malaysia
|
441,789 |
884 |
189,969 |
43% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Buryat
|
Buryat
|
Buriat, Russia
|
Russia
|
422,000 |
5 |
150 |
0.04% |
Buddhism
|
|
Cheruman
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
418,430 |
|
|
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Yakut
|
Yakut
|
Yakut
|
Russia
|
400,000 |
3 |
52 |
0.01% |
Christianity
|
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Mozambique
|
394,000 |
81 |
1,620 |
0.41% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yao
|
Yao
|
Yao
|
Mozambique
|
315,000 |
1 |
70 |
0.02% |
Islam
|
|
Yazeed
|
Yazeed
|
Arabic, Sudanese Spoken
|
Sudan
|
303,293 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Islam
|
|
Velakkithalanayan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
299,754 |
|
|
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Kuravan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
294,012 |
|
5,129 |
1.74% |
Hinduism
|
|
Yanadi (Yadi)
|
Yanadi
|
yanadi
|
India
|
286,734 |
|
373 |
0.13% |
Hinduism
|
|
Thandan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
279,753 |
|
1,700 |
0.61% |
Hinduism
|
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Zimbabwe
|
251,800 |
31 |
1,889 |
0.75% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Kayah
|
Kayah
|
Kayah, Eastern
|
Myanmar
|
249,867 |
31 |
3,123 |
1.25% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yansi
|
Yansi
|
Yansi
|
Congo (Zaire)
|
239,000 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Christianity
|
|
Vaghat-Ya-Bijim-Legeri Cluster
|
Vaghat-Ya-Bijim-Legeri Cluster
|
Vaghat-ya-bijim-legeri
|
Nigeria
|
230,459 |
58 |
6,762 |
2.93% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Gbaya
|
Gbaya
|
Gbaya, Northwest
|
Cameroon
|
218,098 |
20 |
3,271 |
1.5% |
Christianity
|
|
Kwanyama
|
Kwanyama
|
Kwanyama
|
Namibia
|
215,000 |
13 |
806 |
0.37% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Mandaya, Sangab
|
Mandaya
|
Mandaya, Sangab
|
Philippines
|
212,219 |
108 |
4,800 |
2.26% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Gbaya, Northwest
|
Gbaya
|
Gbaya, Northwest
|
Central African Republic
|
200,000 |
40 |
1,500 |
0.75% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Kendayan Dayak
|
Dayak
|
Kendayan
|
Indonesia
|
200,000 |
400 |
90,000 |
45% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Kanakkan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
190,591 |
|
40 |
0.02% |
Hinduism
|
|
Mukkuvan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
181,971 |
|
35,103 |
19.29% |
Hinduism
|
|
Arayan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
179,889 |
|
1,375 |
0.76% |
Hinduism
|
|
Ngoni
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Malawi
|
178,000 |
78 |
6,750 |
3.79% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Gbaya-bossangoa
|
Gbaya-bossangoa
|
Gbaya-bossangoa
|
Central African Republic
|
176,000 |
20 |
660 |
0.38% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Vaniyan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
170,657 |
|
933 |
0.55% |
Hinduism
|
|
Ngoni
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Tanzania
|
170,000 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Christianity
|
|
Gbaya, Southwest
|
Gbaya
|
Gbaya, Southwest
|
Central African Republic
|
164,000 |
12 |
615 |
0.38% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Luyana
|
Luyana
|
Kwangali
|
Namibia
|
157,000 |
39 |
2,355 |
1.5% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Nyaneka
|
Nyaneka
|
Nyaneka
|
Angola
|
155,000 |
10 |
581 |
0.37% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Konyanke
|
Konyanke
|
Maninka, Konyanka
|
Guinea
|
152,000 |
0 |
13 |
0.01% |
Islam
|
|
Dan Yakuba
|
Dan Yakuba
|
Dan
|
Liberia
|
150,800 |
83 |
2,490 |
1.65% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yaka
|
Yaka
|
Teke, Western
|
Angola
|
150,000 |
19 |
1,125 |
0.75% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Komi-Permyat
|
Komi-Permyat
|
Komi-permyak
|
Russia
|
147,300 |
4 |
200 |
0.14% |
Christianity
|
|
Vettuvan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
145,391 |
|
|
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Nsenga
|
Nyanja
|
Nyanja
|
Mozambique
|
141,000 |
1 |
32 |
0.02% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Haya
|
Haya
|
Haya
|
Uganda
|
130,000 |
2 |
122 |
0.09% |
Christianity
|
|
Selako Dayak
|
Dayak
|
Selako
|
Indonesia
|
130,000 |
33 |
2,500 |
1.92% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yaka
|
Yaka
|
Yaka
|
Congo (Zaire)
|
129,000 |
4 |
244 |
0.19% |
Christianity
|
|
Mandyak
|
Mandyak
|
Mandjak
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
125,000 |
8 |
750 |
0.6% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yako
|
Yako
|
Lokaa
|
Nigeria
|
120,000 |
240 |
16,740 |
13.95% |
Christianity
|
|
Kwanyama
|
Kwanyama
|
Kwanyama
|
Angola
|
115,000 |
14 |
863 |
0.75% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Nyanga-Li/Gbati-Ri/Mayeka
|
Nyanga-Li/Gbati-Ri/Mayeka
|
Gbati-ri
|
Congo (Zaire)
|
111,000 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Christianity
|
|
Kofyar
|
Kofyar
|
Kofyar
|
Nigeria
|
109,943 |
0 |
7,295 |
6.64% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Buriat
|
Buryat
|
Buriat, China
|
China
|
101,372 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Kwaya
|
Kwaya
|
Kwaya
|
Tanzania
|
100,000 |
1 |
47 |
0.05% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yakoma
|
Yakoma
|
Yakoma
|
Central African Republic
|
100,000 |
25 |
1,500 |
1.5% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yahudic
|
Yahudic
|
Arabic, Judeo-iraqi
|
Israel
|
100,000 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Paniyan
|
Paniyan
|
paniya
|
India
|
99,490 |
|
159 |
0.16% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Arabized Black
|
Arabized Libyan Black
|
Arabic, Taizzi-adeni Spoken
|
Libya
|
98,000 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Islam
|
|
Red Karen
|
Kayah
|
Kayah, Eastern
|
Thailand
|
96,434 |
193 |
24,108 |
25% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Selayar
|
Selayar
|
Selayar
|
Indonesia
|
90,000 |
45 |
3,000 |
3.33% |
Islam
|
|
Bishnupriya
|
Bishnupriya
|
bishnupuriya
|
India
|
87,753 |
|
965 |
1.1% |
Hinduism
|
|
Agariya
|
Agariya
|
agariya
|
India
|
85,011 |
|
34 |
0.04% |
Hinduism
|
|
Malayan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
84,438 |
|
1 |
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Veluthadanayar
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
84,159 |
|
|
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Paniyan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
83,625 |
|
140 |
0.17% |
Hinduism
|
|
Yakan
|
Yakan
|
Yakan
|
Philippines
|
80,600 |
1 |
43 |
0.05% |
Islam
|
|
Kaniyan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
80,269 |
|
12 |
0.01% |
Hinduism
|
|
Velan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
79,459 |
|
|
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Land Dayak
|
Dayak
|
Dayak, Land
|
Malaysia
|
78,160 |
1 |
1,868 |
2.39% |
Christianity
|
|
Vetan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
76,191 |
|
3,743 |
4.91% |
Hinduism
|
|
Karaga Mandaya
|
Mandaya
|
Mandaya, Karaga
|
Philippines
|
74,544 |
8 |
250 |
0.34% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Mandyak
|
Mandyak
|
Mandjak
|
Senegal
|
70,200 |
3 |
100 |
0.14% |
Ethnic Religion
|
|
Yalunka
|
Yalunka
|
Yalunka
|
Guinea
|
69,000 |
1 |
130 |
0.19% |
Islam
|
|
Mannan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
68,946 |
|
10 |
0.01% |
Hinduism
|
|
Arasar
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
67,583 |
|
53,823 |
79.64% |
Christianity
|
|
Marya
|
Marya
|
Tigre
|
Ethiopia
|
66,364 |
0 |
0 |
0% |
Christianity
|
|
Ambalavasilan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
65,616 |
|
|
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Valan
|
Malayali
|
Malayalam
|
India
|
65,117 |
|
|
0% |
Hinduism
|
|
Nyang
|
Nyang
|
Kenyang
|
Cameroon
|
65,000 |
33 |
3,250 |
5% |
Christianity
|
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