People Group Highlights

(We are working weekly to add new People Groups and People Group Profiles to the following list. If you do not see one that you are looking for, we welcome your submitting a new people group and/or a people group profile. Or, if you have a suggestion or recommendation on a completed profile, we welcome your feedback.)

Displaying 1-30 of 40 results.
PG Name Country Of Birth IMB Affinity Group Affinity Bloc People Cluster Primary Religion Language Total Population
Afghan, Hindu/SikhsAfghanistanSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesPersianOther Religions - SikhismPanjabi - (pan)6,000
AssameseIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesAssameseIslamAssamese - (asm)1,300
BengaliBangladeshSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesBengaliIslam - SunniBengali - (ben)42,305
BihariIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesBihariIslam - SunniBhojpuri - (bho)150
Fijian HindiFijiSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHindiHinduism - Other / MarginalFiji Hindi - (hif)2,200
GoansIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesOther South AsianHinduismGoan Konkani - (gom)6,925
Gujarati (Hindu)IndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesGujaratiHinduismGujarati - (guj)821,145
Gujarati (Muslim)IndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesGujaratiIslam - ShiaGujarati - (guj)15,000
HindiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesHindiHinduismHindi - (hin)1,479,923
Indian Muslims (Shaikh)IndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesUrdu MuslimIslamUrdu - (urd)60,000
KannadaIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesKannadaHinduismKannada - (kan)47,645
KashmiriIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesKashmiriIslamKashmiri - (kas)3,320
KeralaIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesMalayaliChristianity - CopticMalayalam - (mal)68,000
KonkaniIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesKannadaHinduismKonkani (individual language) - (knn)5,815
MalayaliIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesMalayaliHinduismMalayalam - (mal)227,955
MarathiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesMarathi-KonkaniHinduismMarathi - (mar)47,800
MeitheiIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesKuki-Chin-NagaHinduismManipuri - (mni)140
MuhajirPakistanSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesUrdu MuslimIslamUrdu - (urd)280,000
MundaIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesMunda-SantalHinduismMunda - (unx)2,500
Naga, TangkhulIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesKuki-Chin-NagaChristianity - ProtestantTangkhul Naga (India) - (nmf)100
NepaliNepalSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesNepali-PahariHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)42,951
Nepali, BantawaNepalSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesSouth HimalayaEthnic ReligionsBantawa - (bap)100
Nepali, BhutaneseBhutanSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesSouth HimalayaHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)53,400
Nepali, BrahmanNepalSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesNepali-PahariHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)1,000
Nepali, ChamlingNepalSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesSouth HimalayaHinduismCamling - (rab)100
Nepali, GurungNepalSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesTibetanBuddhismNepali (individual language) - (npi)1,200
Nepali, LimbuNepalSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesSouth HimalayaBuddhismLimbu - (lif)900
Nepali, MagarNepalSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesSouth HimalayaHinduismEastern Magar - (mgp)100
Nepali, SherpaNepalSouth Asian PeoplesTibetan / Himalayan PeoplesSouth HimalayaBuddhismSherpa - (xsr)4,200
OriyaIndiaSouth Asian PeoplesSouth Asian PeoplesOriyaHinduismOriya (individual language) - (ory)2,900

Click on one of the column headers to sort the table as you like. (Please note: the sort feature is not available on smaller screen and mobile devices.)

Click here to add a People Group to the North American Master People Group List.

The following markers represent the status of people groups on PeopleGroups.info

= No Longer Unreached

= Engaged yet Unreached

= Unengaged and Unreached

See our FAQs page for definitions and explanations


Submit a People Group Profile

Add a People Group to the Master PG List

Register  on PeopleGroups.info
IMB Logo
© Copyright 2013-2023 International Mission Board, SBC.
All Rights Reserved.   Privacy Policy.
Created by  Eternal Interactive, Inc.

Connect with Us

facebook twitter youtube vimeo linkedin instagram

Updates in Your Inbox