PRIMARY Language
(109 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adiyan | India | 17,000 |
1
|
|
Ajila | India | 3,400 |
0
|
|
Ambalavasi | India | 160,000 |
1
|
|
Arasar | India | 17,000 |
1
|
|
Arasar Christian | India | 58,000 |
3
|
|
Arayan | India | 206,000 |
1
|
|
Ayyanavar | India | 16,000 |
1
|
|
Brahmin Muttad | India | 49,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Nambudiri | India | 97,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Pancha Dravida | India | 146,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Potti | India | 28,000 |
0
|
|
Chavalakkaran | India | 21,000 |
1
|
|
Chavalakkaran Christian | India | 4,000 |
3
|
|
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | India | 379,000 |
0
|
|
Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | India | 42,000 |
0
|
|
Cherumar Christian | India | 465,000 |
3
|
|
Eluthassan | India | 43,000 |
0
|
|
Gavara | India | 18,000 |
0
|
|
Ilavan | India | 5,856,000 |
0
|
|
Ilavaniyan | India | 31,000 |
0
|
|
Ilavathi | India | 54,000 |
0
|
|
Ilayathu | India | 34,000 |
0
|
|
Jewish, Cochin | Israel | 13,000 |
0
|
|
Kadan | India | 4,200 |
1
|
|
Kakkalan | India | 14,000 |
0
|
|
Kalladi | India | 42,000 |
0
|
|
Kallasari | India | 9,600 |
0
|
|
Kallattu Kurup | India | 1,000 |
0
|
|
Kanakkan | India | 257,000 |
0
|
|
Kaniyan | India | 103,000 |
1
|
|
Karimpalan | India | 21,000 |
0
|
|
Kavuthiyan | India | 30,000 |
0
|
|
Keralamuthali | India | 6,100 |
1
|
|
Keralamuthali Christian | India | 3,200 |
3
|
|
Kitaran | India | 3,000 |
0
|
|
Kollakar | India | 1,700 |
0
|
|
Kootan | India | 9,000 |
0
|
|
Krishnanvak | India | 60,000 |
0
|
|
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | India | 429,000 |
0
|
|
Kurukkal | India | 3,000 |
0
|
|
Lakshadweep | India | 62,000 |
0
|
|
Mala Vettuvan | India | 18,000 |
0
|
|
Malabar Catholic | India | 2,705,000 |
3
|
|
Malai Arayan | India | 34,000 |
2
|
|
Malai Pandaram | India | 4,000 |
1
|
|
Malai Vedan | India | 17,000 |
1
|
|
Malayali | Australia | 79,000 |
1
|
|
Malayali | Bahrain | 59,000 |
2
|
|
Malayali | Canada | 20,000 |
2
|
|
Malayali | Ireland | 25,000 |
4
|
|
Malayali | Kuwait | 319,000 |
2
|
|
Malayali | Oman | 250,000 |
4
|
|
Malayali | New Zealand | 6,800 |
5
|
|
Malayali | Qatar | 84,000 |
2
|
|
Malayali | Singapore | 27,000 |
1
|
|
Malayali | United States | 89,000 |
2
|
|
Malayali | United Arab Emirates | 374,000 |
2
|
|
Malayali, Malayalam | Malaysia | 387,000 |
5
|
|
Malayan, caste | Sri Lanka | 1,700 |
2
|
|
Malayan, caste | India | 35,000 |
0
|
|
Malayarayar | India | 3,000 |
2
|
|
Malayekandi | India | 1,800 |
0
|
|
Mannan, caste | India | 283,000 |
0
|
|
Mannan, tribal | India | 10,000 |
1
|
|
Mappila | Sri Lanka | 12,000 |
0
|
|
Mappila | India | 8,824,000 |
0
|
|
Marakkan (Christian traditions) | India | 5,100 |
3
|
|
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,000 |
0
|
|
Mukkari | India | 1,900 |
0
|
|
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | India | 40,000 |
3
|
|
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | India | 160,000 |
0
|
|
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | India | 2,700 |
0
|
|
Musari | India | 3,900 |
0
|
|
Muthan | India | 7,100 |
0
|
|
Muthuvan | India | 25,000 |
1
|
|
Nair | India | 6,799,000 |
1
|
|
Nair Anthur | India | 130,000 |
0
|
|
Padannan | India | 8,600 |
0
|
|
Palluvan | India | 6,700 |
0
|
|
Pandaram | India | 28,000 |
0
|
|
Panditattan | India | 11,000 |
0
|
|
Paravan (Hindu traditions) | India | 88,000 |
1
|
|
Pathiyan | India | 18,000 |
0
|
|
Perumannan | India | 89,000 |
0
|
|
Pulaya Vettuvan | India | 1,100 |
1
|
|
Pulayan Thanda | India | 127,000 |
0
|
|
Pulayan unspecified | India | 1,551,000 |
0
|
|
Shabi | India | 1,700 |
0
|
|
South Asian, Malayali | Myanmar (Burma) | 23,000 |
4
|
|
Syrian Christian | India | 3,759,000 |
3
|
|
Thandan (Christian traditions) | India | 12,000 |
3
|
|
Thandan (Hindu traditions) | India | 234,000 |
0
|
|
Thandan Palakkad | India | 6,200 |
0
|
|
Thantapulayan | India | 5,200 |
0
|
|
Ulladan | India | 17,000 |
1
|
|
Urali | India | 72,000 |
1
|
|
Valan | India | 92,000 |
0
|
|
Valanchian | India | 5,400 |
0
|
|
Velakkithalanayan | India | 366,000 |
0
|
|
Velan | India | 86,000 |
0
|
|
Veluthadanayar | India | 206,000 |
0
|
|
Vetan (Christian traditions) | India | 3,500 |
3
|
|
Vettuvan | India | 116,000 |
0
|
|
Viswakarma Asari | India | 704,000 |
0
|
|
Viswakarma Kallan Muppan | India | 9,400 |
0
|
|
Viswakarma Kallasari | India | 54,000 |
0
|
|
Viswakarma Kollan | India | 193,000 |
0
|
|
Viswakarma Thattan | India | 204,000 |
0
|
|
Viswakarma Vilkurup | India | 13,000 |
0
|
| Totals: 109 | 85 ◼︎ (65 ✸︎) |
SECONDARY Language
(305 people groups)
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Adi Andhra | India | 310,000 |
1
|
|
Adi Dravida | India | 8,642,000 |
0
|
|
Adi Dravida Christian | India | 662,000 |
3
|
|
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar | India | 2,100 |
0
|
|
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Sri Lanka | 9,300 |
2
|
|
Agamudaiyan Nattaman | India | 668,000 |
1
|
|
Agamudaiyan unspecified | Sri Lanka | 19,000 |
2
|
|
Agamudaiyan unspecified | India | 363,000 |
1
|
|
Agariya (Hindu traditions) | India | 211,000 |
1
|
|
Aiyanavar | India | 5,500 |
1
|
|
Aiyanavar Christian | India | 17,000 |
3
|
|
Alambadi Kurichchan | India | 44,000 |
1
|
|
Alavan | India | 7,900 |
0
|
|
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker | India | 11,000 |
1
|
|
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | India | 182,000 |
0
|
|
Ambattan Christian | India | 4,500 |
3
|
|
Amma Kodaga | India | 2,000 |
0
|
|
Angami | India | 151,000 |
3
|
|
Anglo | India | 128,000 |
3
|
|
Ao | India | 235,000 |
3
|
|
Arleng | India | 595,000 |
2
|
|
Arunthathiyar | India | 1,032,000 |
0
|
|
Badhai (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,675,000 |
0
|
|
Bagata | India | 151,000 |
1
|
|
Baiga | India | 578,000 |
1
|
|
Baira | India | 9,000 |
0
|
|
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,633,000 |
0
|
|
Bakad | India | 6,100 |
0
|
|
Bakuda | India | 13,000 |
0
|
|
Bandi (Hindu traditions) | India | 5,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Agarwal | India | 4,966,000 |
0
|
|
Bania Chetti | India | 742,000 |
0
|
|
Bania unspecified | India | 23,939,000 |
0
|
|
Banjara (Hindu traditions) | India | 6,310,000 |
1
|
|
Barda | India | 3,500 |
1
|
|
Basor | India | 929,000 |
0
|
|
Bathada | India | 3,100 |
0
|
|
Bathudi | India | 231,000 |
0
|
|
Bedar (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,409,000 |
0
|
|
Beldar (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,810,000 |
0
|
|
Bellara | India | 1,600 |
0
|
|
Bengali Muslim Moghal | India | 1,775,000 |
0
|
|
Bhampta | India | 45,000 |
0
|
|
Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Sri Lanka | 2,400 |
3
|
|
Bharathar (Christian traditions) | India | 39,000 |
3
|
|
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Sri Lanka | 700 |
0
|
|
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | India | 13,000 |
0
|
|
Bharia Bhumia | India | 325,000 |
0
|
|
Bhattra | India | 316,000 |
1
|
|
Bhil Dhanka | India | 302,000 |
1
|
|
Bhil Mina | India | 109,000 |
1
|
|
Bhil unspecified | India | 20,519,000 |
1
|
|
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | India | 8,317,000 |
0
|
|
Bhottada | India | 467,000 |
1
|
|
Bhumij | India | 1,131,000 |
1
|
|
Binjhia | India | 181,000 |
1
|
|
Birhor | India | 21,000 |
2
|
|
Bodo (Hindu traditions) | India | 1,471,000 |
2
|
|
Boya | India | 4,049,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Dravida | India | 125,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | India | 285,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Gaur | India | 3,110,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Iyer | India | 290,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Mahratta | India | 455,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Mukkaniyar | India | 25,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin Saraswat | India | 609,000 |
0
|
|
Brahmin unspecified | India | 48,723,000 |
0
|
|
Byari (Beary) | India | 459,000 |
0
|
|
Chackaravar | India | 34,000 |
0
|
|
Chackaravar Christian | India | 5,000 |
3
|
|
Chakhesang | India | 158,000 |
3
|
|
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | India | 119,000 |
3
|
|
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | India | 868,000 |
0
|
|
Chakma | India | 221,000 |
1
|
|
Chandala | India | 7,200 |
0
|
|
Chang | India | 65,000 |
3
|
|
Chaudhari, tribal | India | 307,000 |
1
|
|
Chayakkaran | India | 42,000 |
0
|
|
Chero | India | 161,000 |
1
|
|
Christian | India | 1,412,000 |
3
|
|
Darzi (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,489,000 |
0
|
|
Devadasi | India | 22,000 |
0
|
|
Devanga | India | 495,000 |
1
|
|
Devendrakulathan | India | 88,000 |
0
|
|
Dhangar Bharwad | India | 2,815,000 |
0
|
|
Dhanka | India | 418,000 |
1
|
|
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) | India | 981,000 |
0
|
|
Dhodia | India | 688,000 |
0
|
|
Dom (Dombara) | India | 74,000 |
0
|
|
Dubla unspecified | India | 647,000 |
0
|
|
Eravallan | India | 7,900 |
1
|
|
Faqir | India | 90,000 |
0
|
|
Gadaba | India | 138,000 |
1
|
|
Gamit | India | 460,000 |
2
|
|
Gandla | India | 75,000 |
0
|
|
Gangakula | India | 1,567,000 |
0
|
|
Garasia | India | 389,000 |
1
|
|
Garo (A-chik Mande) | India | 1,112,000 |
3
|
|
Goanese | India | 591,000 |
3
|
|
Godagali | India | 3,700 |
0
|
|
Godda | India | 2,700 |
0
|
|
Gond unspecified | India | 14,278,000 |
1
|
|
Gosangi (Hindu traditions) | India | 31,000 |
0
|
|
Gowdulu | India | 9,300 |
0
|
|
Hakki Pikki | India | 25,000 |
1
|
|
Halam | India | 43,000 |
2
|
|
Halba | India | 740,000 |
1
|
|
Hasalaru | India | 26,000 |
0
|
|
Hasla | India | 1,300 |
0
|
|
Hill Pulayan | India | 102,000 |
1
|
|
Hmar | India | 99,000 |
3
|
|
Holar | India | 164,000 |
1
|
|
Idayan | India | 72,000 |
0
|
|
Ilavan Christian | India | 119,000 |
3
|
|
Irular | India | 226,000 |
1
|
|
Iruliga | India | 14,000 |
0
|
|
Jatapu | India | 144,000 |
1
|
|
Jaunsari | India | 94,000 |
0
|
|
Jenu Kuruba | India | 48,000 |
0
|
|
Jewish, South Asian | India | 5,900 |
0
|
|
Kachari Sonwal | India | 278,000 |
1
|
|
Kadaiyar | India | 14,000 |
1
|
|
Kadu Kuruba | India | 24,000 |
0
|
|
Kaikolan | India | 2,501,000 |
1
|
|
Kallan Tondaman | India | 459,000 |
1
|
|
Kallan unspecified | India | 1,367,000 |
1
|
|
Kamathi | India | 216,000 |
0
|
|
Kammara | India | 133,000 |
1
|
|
Kanikkaran | India | 25,000 |
1
|
|
Kathodi | India | 317,000 |
1
|
|
Kattunayakan | India | 67,000 |
1
|
|
Kavara | India | 78,000 |
0
|
|
Kavathi | India | 21,000 |
0
|
|
Kavathi Christian | India | 4,100 |
3
|
|
Kawar | India | 1,010,000 |
1
|
|
Kharia | India | 763,000 |
2
|
|
Kharwar | India | 576,000 |
1
|
|
Khasi | India | 1,258,000 |
3
|
|
Kisan | India | 1,571,000 |
1
|
|
Kodaga | India | 114,000 |
0
|
|
Kokna | India | 1,094,000 |
1
|
|
Kol | India | 1,786,000 |
0
|
|
Kolah Lohara | India | 9,700 |
1
|
|
Kolha | India | 717,000 |
1
|
|
Koli (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,265,000 |
0
|
|
Koli Dhor | India | 416,000 |
1
|
|
Koli Mahadev | India | 1,692,000 |
0
|
|
Koli Malhar | India | 315,000 |
0
|
|
Kolowar | India | 247,000 |
0
|
|
Konda Kapu | India | 23,000 |
1
|
|
Konda Reddi | India | 157,000 |
1
|
|
Konyak | India | 242,000 |
3
|
|
Koracha, caste | India | 78,000 |
0
|
|
Koracha, tribal | India | 17,000 |
1
|
|
Kori | India | 2,610,000 |
1
|
|
Korku | India | 1,022,000 |
1
|
|
Korwa | India | 451,000 |
1
|
|
Kudiya | India | 3,200 |
1
|
|
Kudumban | India | 32,000 |
2
|
|
Kudumi | India | 296,000 |
0
|
|
Kui Khond | India | 2,214,000 |
2
|
|
Kuki Chin | India | 143,000 |
3
|
|
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | India | 16,133,000 |
0
|
|
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | India | 21,994,000 |
0
|
|
Kuravan (Christian traditions) | India | 16,000 |
3
|
|
Kuruba | India | 4,202,000 |
1
|
|
Kuruman | India | 57,000 |
1
|
|
Lingayat | India | 3,466,000 |
0
|
|
Lotha | India | 180,000 |
3
|
|
Madari (Hindu traditions) | India | 262,000 |
0
|
|
Mahli | India | 411,000 |
1
|
|
Mahratta unspecified | India | 44,162,000 |
0
|
|
Maila | India | 2,800 |
0
|
|
Majhi | India | 121,000 |
1
|
|
Majhwar | India | 188,000 |
1
|
|
Mala Pulayan | India | 72,000 |
0
|
|
Malaikudi | India | 9,400 |
1
|
|
Malakkuravan | India | 20,000 |
1
|
|
Malakuravan | India | 1,200 |
0
|
|
Malasar | India | 9,900 |
1
|
|
Malava | India | 21,000 |
0
|
|
Malay | United Kingdom | 62,000 |
1
|
|
Malayali | India | 376,000 |
1
|
|
Malayan, tribe | India | 46,000 |
1
|
|
Mali | India | 6,700 |
1
|
|
Mali (Hindu traditions) | India | 16,665,000 |
0
|
|
Malto | India | 192,000 |
2
|
|
Marata | India | 88,000 |
0
|
|
Maravan | India | 3,246,000 |
1
|
|
Matia | India | 213,000 |
0
|
|
Mavilan | India | 36,000 |
0
|
|
Meda | India | 45,000 |
1
|
|
Meena | India | 4,670,000 |
1
|
|
Miri | India | 702,000 |
1
|
|
Mizo | India | 145,000 |
3
|
|
Mizo Lushai | India | 571,000 |
3
|
|
Moger unspecified | India | 183,000 |
0
|
|
Mudugar | India | 1,900 |
1
|
|
Mukkuvar | Sri Lanka | 45,000 |
2
|
|
Munda | India | 3,668,000 |
5
|
|
Mundala | India | 29,000 |
0
|
|
Mutali | India | 42,000 |
1
|
|
Nadar (Christian traditions) | Sri Lanka | 9,700 |
3
|
|
Nadar (Christian traditions) | India | 1,305,000 |
3
|
|
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Sri Lanka | 28,000 |
0
|
|
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,050,000 |
0
|
|
Naga Tangkhul | India | 201,000 |
3
|
|
Nai (Hindu traditions) | India | 12,208,000 |
0
|
|
Naikda | India | 3,840,000 |
0
|
|
Nalakeyava | India | 6,300 |
0
|
|
Nalkadaya | India | 2,900 |
0
|
|
Navait | India | 58,000 |
0
|
|
Navithan | India | 819,000 |
0
|
|
Nayadi | India | 86,000 |
0
|
|
Oraon | India | 4,548,000 |
2
|
|
Padharia | India | 31,000 |
1
|
|
Pale | India | 9,600 |
0
|
|
Pallan (Christian traditions) | Sri Lanka | 7,400 |
3
|
|
Pallan (Christian traditions) | India | 464,000 |
3
|
|
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Sri Lanka | 50,000 |
0
|
|
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,471,000 |
1
|
|
Palleyan | India | 2,000 |
2
|
|
Palliyan | India | 6,400 |
1
|
|
Palliyar | India | 6,000 |
2
|
|
Pambada | India | 4,200 |
0
|
|
Panan | India | 237,000 |
0
|
|
Panchama | India | 3,100 |
0
|
|
Panikkan | India | 36,000 |
0
|
|
Paniyan | India | 101,000 |
1
|
|
Pannadi | India | 7,400 |
0
|
|
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | India | 790,000 |
3
|
|
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Sri Lanka | 111,000 |
0
|
|
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | India | 2,215,000 |
1
|
|
Paravan (Christian traditions) | India | 38,000 |
3
|
|
Pardhan | India | 320,000 |
1
|
|
Pardhi | India | 367,000 |
0
|
|
Parja unspecified | India | 551,000 |
1
|
|
Pashtun, Pathan | India | 12,879,000 |
0
|
|
Patelia | India | 121,000 |
1
|
|
Pentia | India | 10,000 |
1
|
|
Pnar | India | 281,000 |
3
|
|
Pochury | India | 23,000 |
3
|
|
Poumai | India | 130,000 |
3
|
|
Puthirai Vannan | India | 30,000 |
1
|
|
Rabha | India | 372,000 |
2
|
|
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | India | 17,054,000 |
0
|
|
Raji | India | 2,000 |
1
|
|
Rajpur | India | 51,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput (Hindu traditions) | India | 38,905,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput (Muslim traditions) | India | 2,754,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,065,000 |
0
|
|
Rajput Thakur | India | 71,000 |
0
|
|
Rongkup-Lepcha | India | 79,000 |
2
|
|
Rongmei | India | 100,000 |
3
|
|
Sali | India | 1,064,000 |
0
|
|
Sali Pattariyan | India | 3,400 |
0
|
|
Samagara | India | 91,000 |
0
|
|
Samanthan | India | 51,000 |
0
|
|
Samban | India | 22,000 |
1
|
|
Santal (Sawntal) | India | 7,620,000 |
2
|
|
Saora unspecified | India | 1,330,000 |
2
|
|
Sayyid | India | 8,061,000 |
0
|
|
Sema | India | 246,000 |
3
|
|
Semman | India | 5,000 |
1
|
|
Shabar | India | 537,000 |
2
|
|
Shaikh Qureshi | India | 8,301,000 |
0
|
|
Shaikh unspecified | India | 100,866,000 |
0
|
|
Siddi (Hindu traditions) | India | 9,700 |
2
|
|
Silpi | India | 212,000 |
0
|
|
Soligar | India | 6,400 |
1
|
|
Soligaru | India | 34,000 |
0
|
|
Sonar (Hindu traditions) | India | 11,712,000 |
0
|
|
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | India | 3,235,000 |
0
|
|
Teli (Hindu traditions) | India | 19,283,000 |
0
|
|
Thadou | India | 219,000 |
3
|
|
Thakkar | India | 590,000 |
0
|
|
Tharu | India | 468,000 |
1
|
|
Thoti, caste | India | 12,000 |
0
|
|
Tipera | India | 694,000 |
2
|
|
Tiwa | India | 245,000 |
1
|
|
Toda | India | 2,300 |
2
|
|
Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | India | 3,671,000 |
0
|
|
Valluvan | India | 118,000 |
0
|
|
Valmiki tribal | India | 75,000 |
0
|
|
Vaniyan | India | 962,000 |
2
|
|
Vannan (Christian traditions) | India | 150,000 |
3
|
|
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | India | 144,000 |
0
|
|
Vanniyan | Sri Lanka | 39,000 |
2
|
|
Vanniyan | India | 12,847,000 |
1
|
|
Varli | India | 1,257,000 |
1
|
|
Vellalan | Sri Lanka | 33,000 |
2
|
|
Vellalan Kongu | India | 21,000 |
0
|
|
Vellalan Nanjanad | India | 203,000 |
1
|
|
Vellalan unspecified | India | 2,517,000 |
1
|
|
Vetan (Hindu traditions) | India | 61,000 |
0
|
|
Vettakkaran | India | 5,400 |
0
|
|
Viswakarma | Sri Lanka | 7,800 |
1
|
|
Viswakarma unspecified | India | 10,716,000 |
1
|
|
Vitholia | India | 26,000 |
2
|
|
Wancho | India | 66,000 |
3
|
|
Yenadi | India | 707,000 |
1
|
|
Yerava | India | 31,000 |
1
|
|
Yerukula | India | 558,000 |
1
|
|
Yimchungra | India | 68,000 |
3
|
|
Zeliang | India | 105,000 |
3
|
| Totals: 305 | 235 ◼︎ (136 ✸︎) |





