People Group Profiles

(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 Primary Religion Language Total Population
Afghan, Hindu/SikhsAfghanistanOther Religions - SikhismPanjabi - (pan)6,000
AssameseIndiaIslamAssamese - (asm)1,300
BengaliBangladeshIslam - SunniBengali - (ben)42,305
BihariIndiaIslam - SunniBhojpuri - (bho)150
Fijian HindiFijiHinduism - Other / MarginalFiji Hindi - (hif)2,200
GoansIndiaHinduismGoan Konkani - (gom)6,925
Gujarati (Hindu)IndiaHinduismGujarati - (guj)821,145
Gujarati (Muslim)IndiaIslam - ShiaGujarati - (guj)15,000
HindiIndiaHinduismHindi - (hin)1,479,923
Indian Muslims (Shaikh)IndiaIslamUrdu - (urd)60,000
KannadaIndiaHinduismKannada - (kan)47,645
KashmiriIndiaIslamKashmiri - (kas)3,320
KeralaIndiaChristianity - CopticMalayalam - (mal)68,000
KonkaniIndiaHinduismKonkani (individual language) - (knn)5,815
MalayaliIndiaHinduismMalayalam - (mal)227,955
MarathiIndiaHinduismMarathi - (mar)47,800
MeitheiIndiaHinduismManipuri - (mni)140
MuhajirPakistanIslamUrdu - (urd)280,000
MundaIndiaHinduismMunda - (unx)2,500
Naga, TangkhulIndiaChristianity - ProtestantTangkhul Naga (India) - (nmf)100
NepaliNepalHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)42,951
Nepali, BantawaNepalEthnic ReligionsBantawa - (bap)100
Nepali, BhutaneseBhutanHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)53,400
Nepali, BrahmanNepalHinduismNepali (individual language) - (npi)1,000
Nepali, ChamlingNepalHinduismCamling - (rab)100
Nepali, GurungNepalBuddhismNepali (individual language) - (npi)1,200
Nepali, LimbuNepalBuddhismLimbu - (lif)900
Nepali, MagarNepalHinduismEastern Magar - (mgp)100
Nepali, SherpaNepalBuddhismSherpa - (xsr)4,200
OriyaIndiaHinduismOriya (individual language) - (ory)2,900

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