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 81 results.
PG Name Country Of Birth IMB Affinity Group Affinity Bloc People Cluster Primary Religion Language Total Population
MalayMalaysiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesMalayIslamStandard Malay - (zsm)16,940
BisayaMalaysiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesBorneo-KalimantanIslamSabah Bisaya - (bsy)6,190
BalineseIndonesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesBali-SasakHinduismBalinese - (ban)150
Filipino, BicolanoPhilippinesSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesFilipino, TribalChristianity - Roman CatholicCentral Bikol - (bcl)1,400
Malay, BruneiBruneiSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesBorneo-KalimantanIslam - SunniBrunei - (kxd)5,700
AcehIndonesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesAceh of SumatraIslam - SunniAchinese - (ace)385
Filipino, CebuanoPhilippinesSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesFilipino, CentralChristianity - Roman CatholicCebuano - (ceb)31,500
PampanganPhilippinesSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesFilipino, CentralChristianity - Roman CatholicPampanga - (pam)9,100
PangasinanPhilippinesSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesFilipino, CentralChristianityPangasinan - (pag)2,500
Filipino, TagalogPhilippinesSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesFilipino, CentralChristianity - Roman CatholicTagalog - (tgl)3,101,080
Filipino, IlocanoPhilippinesSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesFilipino, CentralChristianity - Roman CatholicIloko - (ilo)99,660
IndonesianIndonesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesMalayIslamIndonesian - (ind)94,084
JavaneseIndonesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesMalay PeoplesJawaIslam - SunniJavanese - (jav)925
Samoan, AmericanAmerican SamoaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersPolynesianChristianitySamoan - (smo)62,320
MaoriNew ZealandSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersPolynesianChristianity - ProtestantMaori - (mri)3,015
MarquesanFrench PolynesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersPolynesianChristianity - Roman CatholicNorth Marquesan - (mrq)420
MarshalleseMarshall IslandsSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianity - ProtestantMarshallese - (mah)4,052
MelanesianPapua New GuineaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersNew GuineaChristianityTok Pisin - (tpi)2,512
MicronesianMicronesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianity - Roman CatholicChuukese - (chk)5,900
Midway IslandersUnited StatesSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianityEnglish - (eng)2,600
MokileseMicronesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianityMokilese - (mkj)475
NiueanNiueSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersPolynesianChristianity - ProtestantNiuean - (niu)70
CarolinianMicronesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianity - Roman CatholicCarolinian - (cal)200
NukoroMicronesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianity - ProtestantNukuoro - (nkr)140
ChamorroMicronesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianity - Roman CatholicChamorro - (cha)92,500
PalauUnited StatesSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianityPalauan - (pau)2,900
PolynesianSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersPolynesianChristianityEnglish - (eng)14,860
PonapeanMicronesiaSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersMicronesianChristianityPohnpeian - (pon)1,700
RarotonganNew ZealandSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersPolynesianChristianity - ProtestantRarotongan - (rar)80
FijianFijiSoutheast Asian PeoplesPacific IslandersFijiChristianity - ProtestantFijian - (fij)58,815

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