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PG Name	Country Of Birth	IMB Affinity Group	Affinity Bloc	People Cluster	Primary Religion	Language	Total Population

Zapotec, Yalalag	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Zapoteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Yalálag Zapotec - (zpu)	3,000
Zapotec, Zoogocho-Yatzachi	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Zapoteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Zoogocho Zapotec - (zpq)	1,500
Zapotec, Cajonos	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Zapoteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Cajonos Zapotec - (zad)	425
Zapotec	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Zapoteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	San Juan Guelavía Zapotec - (zab)	100,000
Zapotec, Tlacolula Valley	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Zapoteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	San Juan Guelavía Zapotec - (zab)	9,800
Carib Motilon, Yukpa	Colombia	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	South American Indigenous	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Yukpa - (yup)	700
Yucatec	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Maya	Ethnic Religions	Yucateco - (yua)	180,000
Yaqui	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Aztec	Christianity	Yaqui - (yaq)	22,500
Mixtec, Central Tlaxiaco	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Mixteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Tijaltepec Mixtec - (xtl)	6,110
Tzotzil	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Maya	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Tzotzil - (tzo)	57,000
Tzeltal	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Maya	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Tzeltal - (tzh)	64,100
Purepecha	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Other Central American Indigenous	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Purepecha - (tsz)	11,500
Triqui, Southeastern	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Mixteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Chicahuaxtla Triqui - (trs)	950
Triqui, Copala	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Mixteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Copala Triqui - (trc)	5,600
Tlapanec, Northern	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Other Central American Indigenous	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Acatepec Me'phaa - (tpx)	14,000
Surinamer	Suriname	European Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Afro-Caribbean, Dutch	Christianity - Protestant	Sranan Tongo - (srn)	6,500
Nahuatl, Central	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Aztec	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	48,500
Otomi, Valley	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Otomi	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	45,000
Nahuatl, Northern Puebla	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Aztec	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	16,000
Nahuatl, Guerrero	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Aztec	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	23,500
American, Spanish Speaking	United States	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Hispanic	Christianity	Spanish - (spa)	18,716,000
Chinantec, Chiltepec	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Zapoteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	550
Nahuatl, Isthmus	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Aztec	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	6,900
Argentine	Argentina	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Hispanic	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	187,781
Mixtec, Northwestern Tlaxiaco	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Mixteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	4,000
Mestizo, South American	United States	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Hispanic	Christianity	Spanish - (spa)	8,575,000
Mexican	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Hispanic	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	11,726,672
Zapotec, Ixtlan	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Zapoteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	2,100
Mixtec, Tlazoyaltepec	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Mixteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	2,200
Zapotec, Ayoquesco	Mexico	American Peoples	Latin-Caribbean Americans	Zapoteco	Christianity - Roman Catholic	Spanish - (spa)	200

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