People Groups Lists Language:  Bengali

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Estimated Global Speakers

220,995,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

400

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Progress
Scale		 Primary Religion % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
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Abdul Bangladesh 28,000 63,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Aguri Bangladesh 1,000 462,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Aguri India 461,000 462,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 9
Ahmadi Bangladesh 2,200 162,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Akhandji Bangladesh 500 500 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Angarok India 6,300 6,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Anglo Bangladesh 17,000 159,000 ● Christianity 74.14 % -
Ansari Bangladesh 1,256,000 16,415,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 25
Badaik Bangladesh 1,000 108,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Badhai (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,800 668,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 80,000 3,345,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.24 % 2
Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,265,000 3,345,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.09 % 65
Bagti India 200 200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baha'i Bangladesh 11,000 25,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,300 172,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baidya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 130,000 403,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 3
Baidya (Hindu traditions) India 273,000 403,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.33 % 5
Baidya (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 500 500 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 214,000 3,852,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Baiti India 50,000 56,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baiti Bangladesh 6,400 56,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) India 2,200 2,400 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 200 2,400 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Bangladesh 50,000 29,070,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Agarwal Bangladesh 2,400 4,807,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Bais Bangladesh 1,400 126,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Gandha Banik Bangladesh 7,100 289,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Gandha Banik India 282,000 289,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Bania Khatri Bangladesh 4,400 203,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Rauniar Bangladesh 700 127,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Subarna Banik Bangladesh 4,700 168,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Subarna Banik India 163,000 168,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Banjara (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 3,400 258,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Barua India 1,400 12,000 ● ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bauri Bangladesh 10,000 2,140,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bauri India 2,130,000 2,140,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.28 % 43
Bedia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 15,000 580,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.52 % 1
Bedia (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 24,000 31,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bedia (Muslim traditions) India 4,100 31,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Beg Bangladesh 700 4,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Beg India 3,100 4,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Beg Nepal 200 4,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Behara Bangladesh 57,000 61,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Behara India 3,500 61,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Beldar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 8,900 1,891,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Besya (Hindu traditions) India 3,300 4,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Besya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,300 4,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Besya (Muslim traditions) India 1,700 9,500 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Besya (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 7,800 9,500 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhakat India 2,900 2,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhalla India 3,600 3,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhar Bangladesh 5,200 1,980,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhaskar Bangladesh 200 1,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhaskar India 1,100 1,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,900 1,376,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhin India 1,400 1,400 ● ● Hinduism 8.15 % -
Bhir India 100 100 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 8,500 6,528,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhuinhar Bangladesh 900 943,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhuinmali Bangladesh 110,000 290,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.33 % 2
Bhuinmali India 180,000 290,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.20 % 4
Bhuiya Bangladesh 13,000 2,058,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhuiya Ghatwar Bangladesh 1,100 300,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhumij India 1,116,000 1,145,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.00 % 22
Bhunar India 300 300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhunjia Bangladesh 1,100 28,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.99 % 1
Bind Bangladesh 9,500 1,059,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Biswas (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,800 2,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Biswas (Muslim traditions) India 4,800 32,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Biswas (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 27,000 32,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bonaj India 400 400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Bangladesh 597,000 62,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 12
Brahmin Acharaj Bangladesh 2,800 57,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Acharya India 70,000 70,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Bengali India 209,000 209,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Brahmin Bhumihar Bangladesh 600 2,762,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Gaur Bangladesh 24,000 2,977,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Joshi Bangladesh 2,100 356,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Kanaujia Bangladesh 6,700 4,174,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Maithili Bangladesh 7,300 28,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Radhi India 1,481,000 1,536,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 30
Brahmin Radhi Bangladesh 52,000 1,536,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Sakaldwipi Bangladesh 2,700 463,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Saraswat Bangladesh 5,800 573,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Utkal Bangladesh 4,100 174,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Utkal India 170,000 174,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Brahmin Vaidik Bangladesh 6,900 185,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Vaidik India 178,000 185,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Brahmin Varendra Bangladesh 28,000 271,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Varendra India 243,000 271,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Buna (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 100,000 489,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Buna (Hindu traditions) India 389,000 489,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Buna (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 100 100 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chain India 481,000 506,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 10
Chain Bangladesh 25,000 506,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chak India 300 5,300 ● ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 88,000 51,738,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.60 % 2
Chasadhobi India 88,000 98,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Chasadhobi Bangladesh 9,600 98,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chaudhari, caste Bangladesh 200 11,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chaudhari, caste India 11,000 11,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) India 6,200 6,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Christian Bangladesh 128,000 1,226,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Dahiara India 2,700 2,700 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 9,300 9,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dai (Hindu traditions) India 300 9,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dai (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 50,000 63,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dai (Muslim traditions) India 13,000 63,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dalu Bangladesh 2,400 20,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dalu India 18,000 20,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Daphtari Bangladesh 600 600 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Darzi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 16,000 1,421,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dhanuk Bangladesh 1,700 4,381,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 193,000 12,516,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 22,000 2,167,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Diwan Bangladesh 200 200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Doai Bangladesh 2,800 17,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Doai India 14,000 17,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dom (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,000 191,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dulia India 350,000 357,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Dulia Bangladesh 7,400 357,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 13,000 5,832,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 700 13,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) India 12,000 13,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dusadh Bahelia Bangladesh 5,200 726,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Faqir Bangladesh 5,200 122,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,700 6,532,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gain Bangladesh 6,700 6,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ganak Bangladesh 5,100 5,400 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gharti India 22,000 137,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.92 % 1
Ghasi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,300 455,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ghazi Bangladesh 63,000 65,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ghazi India 1,500 65,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gonrhi Bangladesh 5,400 843,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gorait Bangladesh 600 12,000 ● ● Hinduism 5.66 % -
Gosain Bangladesh 1,100 1,542,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gundi India Unknown Unknown ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gura India 1,900 1,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hadi Bangladesh 57,000 1,281,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.65 % 1
Hadi India 1,222,000 1,281,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.13 % 24
Hajam Bangladesh 390,000 4,508,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Hajang India 74,000 92,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.96 % 1
Hajang Banai India 4,900 4,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.99 % 1
Halwai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 78,000 1,531,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Halwai Maira Bangladesh 9,000 128,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hazra (Hindu traditions) India 4,100 4,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hazra (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 200 4,300 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hazra (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 700 700 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jamadar Bangladesh 300 300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) India 9,000 9,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 19,000 19,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 4,200 33,215,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Atra Bangladesh 4,100 36,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Atra India 25,000 36,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jhalo Malo Bangladesh 246,000 691,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Jhalo Malo India 445,000 691,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.13 % 9
Jharudar Bangladesh 300 300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jimdar India 81,000 81,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 700 3,736,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 604,000 3,736,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.09 % 12
Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,130,000 3,736,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 63
Jogi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 5,000 117,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jotdar Bangladesh 1,600 1,600 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kadar Bangladesh 2,500 122,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kaghazi Bangladesh 2,300 2,300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kahar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 85,000 8,200,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Kahar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 4,000 219,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) India 2,100 2,100 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kaibartta Bangladesh 466,000 2,401,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Kaibartta India 1,932,000 2,401,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.09 % 39
Kaibartta Jalia Bangladesh 280,000 808,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Kaibartta Jalia India 528,000 808,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 11
Kalu India 257,000 334,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Kalu Bangladesh 77,000 334,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,200 3,872,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kanda India 2,900 2,900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kandu Bangladesh 16,000 2,491,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 800 210,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kaora India 366,000 371,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.59 % 7
Kaora Bangladesh 5,100 371,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kapali Bangladesh 208,000 505,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Kapali India 297,000 505,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Karadar Bangladesh 2,400 2,400 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Karenga India 43,000 44,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.19 % 1
Karenga Bangladesh 1,400 44,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Karigar India 200 200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 6,900 656,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kawar Bangladesh 3,200 1,007,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,853,000 9,518,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 37
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,600 9,518,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kayastha Karan Bangladesh 185,000 658,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Kayastha Karan India 472,000 658,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Kechai India 200 200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kela (Muslim traditions) India 200 200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khairwar Bangladesh 500 424,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khairwar India 423,000 424,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.24 % 8
Khambu India 333,000 335,000 ● ● Hinduism 4.24 % 7
Khami India 400 6,100 ● ● Hinduism 7.21 % -
Khandait Bangladesh 1,700 1,723,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khas Bhutan 1,000 81,000 ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Koch (Muslim traditions) India 400 400 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 6,500 8,427,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kol Bangladesh 1,600 1,756,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Koli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 800 5,065,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Konai India 134,000 147,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 3
Konai Bangladesh 13,000 147,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Konwar India 7,100 7,100 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kori India 285,000 308,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.90 % 6
Kori Bangladesh 11,000 308,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.50 % 1
Kotal Bangladesh 200 32,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kotal India 32,000 32,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kuli Bangladesh 400 16,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 268,000 15,697,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 800 15,697,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 600 17,583,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kunui India 900 900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 72,000 19,034,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kurmi Mahato India 241,000 241,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 5
Kurol India 5,700 5,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kusiari India 1,800 5,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Laheri (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 3,600 60,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lashkar India 900 900 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Let India 8,000 8,000 ● ● Unknown 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lohar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 193,000 9,683,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Lohar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 24,000 2,658,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lunia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 35,000 3,268,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Madari Bangladesh 4,700 111,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Madhuapit India 300 300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Magar Bangladesh 1,600 2,182,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mahali India 81,000 81,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.35 % 2
Mahanta Bangladesh 700 84,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mahishya Sri Lanka 600 10,338,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mahishya India 9,633,000 10,338,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.35 % 193
Mahishya Bangladesh 703,000 10,338,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.90 % 14
Majhwar Bangladesh 16,000 204,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mal (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 24,000 1,831,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mal (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 4,100 21,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mal (Muslim traditions) India 17,000 21,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mali (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 135,000 9,921,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Mallah (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 15,000 3,444,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 17,000 478,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah (Muslim traditions) India 71,000 478,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 900 324,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) India 3,700 3,700 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 11,000 30,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) India 19,000 30,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,000 295,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) India 3,900 3,900 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallik (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 200 600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallik (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 39,000 615,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mandala (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 7,800 9,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mandala (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 106,000 109,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Masalchi Bangladesh 2,700 2,700 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Matia India 190,000 228,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 4
Matia Bangladesh 38,000 228,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Maulangi Bangladesh 500 500 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mech Bangladesh 1,000 60,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mir India 49,000 77,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mir Bangladesh 28,000 77,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) India 600 1,300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 700 1,300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mirzakhani Bangladesh 7,600 20,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mirzakhani India 12,000 20,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mishri Bangladesh 2,100 8,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mishri India 6,300 8,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 283,000 2,350,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,067,000 2,350,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.20 % 41
Mochi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 7,500 3,737,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Moghal Bangladesh 42,000 2,998,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Munshi Bangladesh 600 600 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Musahar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 10,000 3,405,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Musahar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 400 400 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nagar India 145,000 145,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 18,000 169,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 13,000 13,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nagarchi Nagesia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,600 1,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nagarchi Nagesia (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,000 1,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 38,000 11,845,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nai Nabasakh Bangladesh 7,000 14,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nai Nabasakh India 6,700 14,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nalband Bangladesh 100 5,500 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Naliya (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 900 4,100 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Namassej India 2,500 4,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Namassej Bangladesh 1,500 4,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Namassej Bhutan 5,100 8,350,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Namassej Bangladesh 3,314,000 8,350,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.51 % 66
Namassej Sri Lanka 600 8,350,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Namassej India 5,029,000 8,350,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.45 % 101
Namassej Chandel Bangladesh 2,952,000 4,447,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.53 % 59
Namassej Chandel India 1,495,000 4,447,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.30 % 30
Nat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 15,000 474,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.00 % 1
Nat (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,500 167,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nikari (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 100 100 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nikari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 55,000 117,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nikari (Muslim traditions) India 62,000 117,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Paliya India 215,000 285,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 4
Paliya Bangladesh 70,000 285,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pashtun, Pathan Bangladesh 170,000 11,631,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Pasi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 4,900 7,684,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pasi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 700 17,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Patial Bangladesh 8,800 83,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Patni (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 118,000 394,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Patni (Muslim traditions) India 200 6,300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Patni (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 6,100 6,300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Patwa (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 8,200 16,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Peshakar Bangladesh 700 2,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Peshakar India 1,500 2,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Phri India 400 1,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pinjara Bangladesh 30,000 3,597,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pod India 3,106,000 3,116,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.34 % 62
Pod Bangladesh 9,700 3,116,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pundari India 249,000 259,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Pundari Bangladesh 9,800 259,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Qassab Bangladesh 15,000 2,153,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Qazi Bangladesh 14,000 749,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rai Bangladesh 1,000 730,000 ● ● Other / Small 4.44 % 1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,559,000 6,871,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.50 % 31
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) India 3,400 8,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 4,800 8,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 32,000 82,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajbansi Khen (Muslim traditions) India 100 100 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajbhar Bangladesh 2,000 86,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 30,000 45,473,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 1
Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,600 45,473,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajput (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 17,000 20,008,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Raju India 530,000 530,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 11
Rajwar Bangladesh 9,700 644,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rangrez (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,200 377,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rasua Bangladesh 900 1,900 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Raute Bangladesh 1,300 2,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 5,400 6,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) India 1,400 6,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 60,000 1,064,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sabar India 4,800 4,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sahariya Bangladesh 4,300 849,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sankara Bangladesh 14,000 88,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sankara India 74,000 88,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Santal, Satar Bangladesh 642,000 8,212,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.49 % -
Sardar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 700 4,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sardar (Muslim traditions) India 13,000 66,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sardar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 53,000 66,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sayyid Bangladesh 1,200,000 15,707,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 24
Shaikh Bhutan 9,600 235,972,000 ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shaikh New Zealand 1,700 235,972,000 ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Shaikh Bangladesh 136,828,000 235,972,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2737
Shanan Bangladesh 23,000 23,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,000 52,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Siyalgir (Hindu traditions) India 7,000 7,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Siyalgir (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 300 300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 12,000 7,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking United Arab Emirates 73,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Myanmar (Burma) 279,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 0.40 % 0.13 % 6
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Canada 14,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 1.20 % 0.30 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Finland 1,500 1,456,000 ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking France 32,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Italy 92,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 4.00 % 0.20 % 2
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Fiji 23,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 10.00 % 1.00 % -
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Japan 71,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 1.00 % 0.20 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Kenya 1,500 1,456,000 ● Islam 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Oman 157,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Malaysia 81,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking New Zealand 3,400 1,456,000 ● Islam 1.00 % 0.13 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Saudi Arabia 33,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 0.40 % 0.07 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Singapore 76,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 2.00 % 0.40 % 2
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking United Kingdom 345,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 1.00 % 0.13 % 7
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking Thailand 34,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking United States 140,000 1,456,000 ● Islam 1.00 % 0.00 % 3
Sukli India 59,000 59,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 643,000 1,659,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 13
Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 925,000 1,659,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 18
Sunri Sadhubanik Bangladesh 305,000 566,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Sunri Sadhubanik India 261,000 566,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.11 % 5
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 700 634,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 213,000 634,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 420,000 634,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 8
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) India 35,000 42,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 7,100 42,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 234,000 2,132,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 97,000 247,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 900 4,896,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 96,000 4,896,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 4,697,000 4,896,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 94
Tanti (Muslim traditions) India 3,800 4,300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tanti (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 500 4,300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tarafdar Bangladesh 3,800 3,800 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Teli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 147,000 19,029,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 3
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,300 572,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tili India 1,016,000 1,101,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 20
Tili Bangladesh 85,000 1,101,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Tirendaj Bangladesh 300 400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tirendaj India 100 400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Tiyar India 494,000 555,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.14 % 10
Tiyar Bangladesh 61,000 555,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Turaiha Bangladesh 2,200 354,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Turi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 18,000 391,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 10,000 4,810,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.79 % 1
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,100 125,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 222,000 59,601,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Yadav Sadgope Bangladesh 138,000 2,611,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Yadav Sadgope India 2,473,000 2,611,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.09 % 49
  Totals:  400         393 ●       4,559
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Abdul India 34,000 63,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Abdul Nepal 1,200 63,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Adi India 69,000 73,000 ● ● Unknown 21.53 % -
Adi Gallong India 19,000 19,000 ● ● Unknown 37.55 % -
Adi Minyong India 25,000 25,000 ● ● Unknown 16.51 % -
Adi Padam India 13,000 13,000 ● ● Unknown 30.52 % -
Adi Pasi India 3,100 3,100 ● ● Unknown 21.37 % -
Adi Ramo India 1,400 1,400 ● ● Unknown 45.49 % -
Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 207,000 207,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.29 % 4
Aheria India 161,000 161,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Ahmadi India 73,000 162,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ahom India 1,323,000 1,323,000 ● ● Hinduism 4.07 % 26
Aka India 11,000 12,000 ● ● Hinduism 26.90 % -
Amat India 253,000 256,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 5
Andh India 488,000 488,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 10
Angami India 157,000 157,000 ● ● Christianity 98.67 % -
Anglo India 140,000 159,000 ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Ansari Sri Lanka 1,000 16,415,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ansari India 10,533,000 16,415,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 211
Ansari Nepal 43,000 16,415,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ao India 231,000 231,000 ● ● Christianity 99.07 % -
Arleng India 495,000 496,000 ● ● Hinduism 19.62 % -
Arora (Sikh traditions) Bangladesh 1,100 468,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Asho Khyang India 800 170,000 ● ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Assamese (Christian traditions) India 3,300 3,300 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Assamese (Muslim traditions) India 2,692,000 2,694,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 54
Asur Bangladesh 1,200 32,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.26 % -
Asur India 31,000 32,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.57 % -
Badaik India 107,000 108,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 6,442,000 6,481,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 129
Badhai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 32,000 6,481,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.15 % 1
Badhai (Muslim traditions) India 585,000 668,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 12
Badhi (Muslim traditions) India 35,000 38,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bagata India 146,000 146,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.69 % 3
Bagheti India 36,000 36,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Baha'i India 13,000 25,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bahelia (Hindu traditions) India 170,000 172,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Baiga Bangladesh 3,100 579,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.09 % 1
Baiga India 576,000 579,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.22 % 12
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 3,406,000 3,852,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 68
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 232,000 3,852,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 5
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) India 18,000 21,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bajikar (Hindu traditions) India 600 600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bangali (Hindu traditions) India 76,000 101,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 2
Bangali (Hindu traditions) Nepal 25,000 101,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.54 % 1
Bania Bhutan 4,100 29,070,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania India 28,851,000 29,070,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 577
Bania Nepal 136,000 29,070,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Bania Agarwal India 4,767,000 4,807,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 95
Bania Agrahari India 315,000 317,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Bania Bais India 125,000 126,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Bania Barnawar India 63,000 63,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Brittal India 69,000 69,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Gahoi India 337,000 337,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Bania Jaiswal India 120,000 120,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Bania Kasarwani India 405,000 405,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Bania Kasaundhan India 487,000 489,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 10
Bania Khandelwal India 92,000 92,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Bania Khatri India 198,000 203,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Bania Mahajan India 183,000 184,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Bania Mahesri India 358,000 361,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Bania Mahur India 864,000 865,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 17
Bania Modh India 75,000 75,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bania Oswal India 416,000 417,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Bania Porwal India 322,000 324,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Bania Rauniar India 124,000 127,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 5,979,000 5,980,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.41 % 120
Banjara (Muslim traditions) India 162,000 258,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Bansphor (Hindu traditions) India 143,000 143,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Bantar India 146,000 199,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 3
Baori India 368,000 368,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Bari (Hindu traditions) India 629,000 638,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 13
Barman India 6,700 6,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.49 % 1
Barua Bangladesh 11,000 12,000 ● ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bathudi India 228,000 228,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 5
Bawaria (Hindu traditions) India 176,000 177,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 4
Bazigar (Hindu traditions) India 774,000 774,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 15
Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 542,000 580,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 11
Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 1,879,000 1,891,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 38
Bhaina India 73,000 73,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.21 % 1
Bhand (Hindu traditions) India 33,000 33,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhand (Muslim traditions) India 34,000 45,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhand (Muslim traditions) Nepal 7,300 45,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhandari India 633,000 633,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 13
Bhangi (Muslim traditions) India 136,000 216,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) India 8,700 8,700 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhar India 1,971,000 1,980,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 39
Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) India 1,194,000 1,195,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 24
Bharia Bhumia India 320,000 320,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 6
Bhat (Hindu traditions) India 1,360,000 1,376,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 27
Bhatia (Hindu traditions) India 231,000 231,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Bhatia (Muslim traditions) India 3,500 4,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhattra India 309,000 309,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.82 % 6
Bhil India 16,812,000 17,269,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.76 % 336
Bhil Tadvi India 465,000 465,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 9
Bhogta India 267,000 267,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 5
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 6,370,000 6,528,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 127
Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 149,000 6,528,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Bhoi Kharot India 177,000 183,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Bhoksa India 59,000 59,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 1
Bhotia (Hindu traditions) India 114,000 114,000 ● ● Buddhism 4.90 % 2
Bhotia Sikkim India 83,000 90,000 ● ● Buddhism 4.45 % 2
Bhotia Tibetan India 3,600 3,600 ● ● Buddhism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bhottada India 455,000 455,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.25 % 9
Bhuinhar India 942,000 943,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 19
Bhuiya India 2,045,000 2,058,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.19 % 41
Bhuiya Ghatwar India 299,000 300,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.10 % 6
Bhulia India 147,000 147,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Bhumia India 156,000 156,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.10 % 3
Bhumij Bangladesh 29,000 1,145,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.12 % 1
Bhunjia India 27,000 28,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 1
Biar (Hindu traditions) India 370,000 370,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 7
Bihari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 932,000 932,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 19
Bind India 978,000 1,059,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 20
Bind Nepal 71,000 1,059,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Binjhal India 137,000 137,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 3
Binjhia Bangladesh 5,700 184,000 ● ● Hinduism 7.55 % -
Binjhia India 178,000 184,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.45 % 4
Birhor Bangladesh 700 21,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.24 % -
Birhor India 20,000 21,000 ● ● Hinduism 6.02 % -
Birjia Bangladesh 300 13,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Birjia India 13,000 13,000 ● ● Hinduism 16.23 % -
Bishnoi (Hindu traditions) India 945,000 945,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 19
Bishnupriya Manipuri India 86,000 98,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.00 % 2
Bitopi India 200 200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,577,000 1,577,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.15 % -
Bodo (Muslim traditions) India 2,700 2,700 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Bogum India 200 200 ● ● Buddhism 13.92 % -
Bori India 3,400 3,400 ● ● Christianity 78.58 % -
Brahmin Bhutan 6,500 62,760,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Sri Lanka 99,000 62,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.23 % 2
Brahmin India 58,777,000 62,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 1176
Brahmin Nepal 3,269,000 62,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 65
Brahmin Acharaj India 54,000 57,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Bhumihar India 2,745,000 2,762,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 55
Brahmin Ganak India 48,000 48,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Gaur India 2,946,000 2,977,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 59
Brahmin Gujar Gaur India 266,000 266,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Brahmin Hill Nepal 3,131,000 3,131,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 63
Brahmin Joshi India 352,000 356,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Brahmin Jyoti India 121,000 121,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Brahmin Kanaujia India 4,161,000 4,174,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 83
Brahmin Khandelwal India 271,000 273,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Brahmin Maha India 179,000 180,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Brahmin Mahratta India 458,000 458,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Brahmin Maithili India 21,000 28,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Ojha India 47,000 47,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Parikh India 146,000 146,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Brahmin Purohit India 111,000 111,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Brahmin Pushkarna India 74,000 74,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Radhi Nepal 3,300 1,536,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Rikhisur India 49,000 49,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Sakaldwipi India 457,000 463,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Brahmin Saraswat India 564,000 573,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 11
Brahmin Srimali India 56,000 56,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Brahmin Terai Nepal 130,000 130,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 3
Brahmin Vyas India 153,000 153,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 3
Bru India 203,000 205,000 ● ● Hinduism 16.92 % -
Chaimal India 600 600 ● ● Buddhism 0.31 % 1
Chak Bangladesh 3,100 5,300 ● ● Buddhism 0.73 % 1
Chakhesang India 156,000 156,000 ● ● Christianity 99.27 % -
Chakma India 217,000 684,000 ● ● Buddhism 4.83 % 4
Chakma Bangladesh 439,000 684,000 ● ● Buddhism 15.13 % -
Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 51,315,000 51,738,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.30 % 1026
Chamar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 326,000 51,738,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.19 % 7
Chamar (Sikh traditions) India 1,340,000 1,341,000 ● ● Other / Small 1.03 % 27
Chang India 64,000 64,000 ● ● Christianity 99.04 % -
Chaudhari, tribal India 302,000 302,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.62 % 6
Chaupal India 102,000 102,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.10 % 2
Chero India 191,000 196,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.13 % 4
Chero Bangladesh 4,600 196,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.73 % 1
Chhetri India 261,000 4,537,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.11 % 5
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) India 129,000 129,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Chik (Hindu traditions) India 128,000 128,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 3
Chik Baraik Bangladesh 4,800 122,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.52 % 1
Chik Baraik India 117,000 122,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.34 % 2
Chin Mara India 43,000 69,000 ● ● Christianity 99.32 % -
Chiru India 9,100 9,100 ● ● Christianity 98.40 % -
Chitara India 11,000 11,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) India 60,000 60,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 1
Christian India 953,000 1,226,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Dabgar (Hindu traditions) India 128,000 128,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Dandasi India 89,000 89,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.06 % 2
Dangi India 703,000 703,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 14
Darjee India 68,000 527,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.03 % 1
Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,880,000 2,888,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 58
Darzi (Muslim traditions) India 1,000,000 1,421,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 20
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) India 21,000 21,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Deori India 52,000 52,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.50 % 1
Desua Bhumij India 500 500 ● ● Hinduism 4.49 % 1
Dewar India 319,000 319,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.18 % 6
Dhangar Bharwad India 2,822,000 2,836,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 56
Dhangri India 22,000 22,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dhanka India 418,000 418,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.29 % 8
Dhanuk India 4,165,000 4,381,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 83
Dhanuk Nepal 214,000 4,381,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Dhanwar India 65,000 65,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.21 % 1
Dharua India 18,000 18,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.16 % 1
Dhimar India 1,839,000 1,839,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 37
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,203,000 12,516,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 244
Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 964,000 2,167,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 19
Dhodia India 679,000 686,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 14
Dholi (Hindu traditions) India 227,000 227,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Dholi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 52,000 58,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dholi (Muslim traditions) India 5,800 58,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dom (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 25,000 2,295,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,257,000 2,295,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.51 % 45
Dom (Hindu traditions) Nepal 13,000 2,295,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dom (Muslim traditions) India 180,000 191,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Dubla India 675,000 675,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 14
Dura India 3,100 8,200 ● ● Hinduism 1.30 % 1
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) India 5,616,000 5,832,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 112
Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Nepal 203,000 5,832,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 4
Dusadh Bahelia India 721,000 726,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 14
Faqir India 91,000 122,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Gadaba India 132,000 132,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.74 % 3
Gadaria (Hindu traditions) India 6,521,000 6,532,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 130
Galong India 79,000 79,000 ● ● Unknown 27.58 % -
Gamit India 454,000 458,000 ● ● Hinduism 10.34 % -
Ganda India 1,277,000 1,277,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.65 % 26
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) India 14,000 14,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gandia Odisha India 3,500 3,500 ● ● Hinduism 2.18 % 1
Gandpal Bangladesh 1,200 1,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gangai India 4,600 42,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gangte India 22,000 22,000 ● ● Christianity 95.95 % -
Garo Bangladesh 129,000 1,224,000 ● ● Christianity 51.38 % 15.00 % -
Garo India 1,094,000 1,224,000 ● ● Christianity 95.60 % 80.00 % -
Gauda India 1,988,000 1,988,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 40
Ghasi (Hindu traditions) India 454,000 455,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.55 % 9
Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 284,000 284,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 6
Ghulam Bangladesh 4,400 23,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ghusuria India 93,000 93,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Godra India 5,500 5,500 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Gokha (Hindu traditions) India 234,000 234,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.29 % 5
Gond Bangladesh 6,100 14,236,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.11 % 1
Gond India 14,230,000 14,236,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.79 % 285
Gond Jhare India 101,000 101,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 2
Gond Maria India 1,562,000 1,562,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.87 % 31
Gond Rajgond India 1,207,000 1,207,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.34 % 24
Gonrhi India 836,000 843,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 17
Gorait India 11,000 12,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.97 % 1
Gosain India 1,539,000 1,542,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 31
Guria India 719,000 719,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 14
Gurung India 108,000 625,000 ● ● Hinduism 13.26 % -
Hadi Nepal 2,200 1,281,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hajam India 1,974,000 4,508,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 39
Hajang Bangladesh 18,000 92,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hakki Pikki India 25,000 26,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.81 % 1
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) India 11,000 15,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Nepal 4,200 15,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 1
Halam Bangladesh 2,000 44,000 ● ● Christianity 94.44 % -
Halam India 42,000 44,000 ● ● Hinduism 46.71 % -
Halba India 726,000 726,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.30 % 15
Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,372,000 1,531,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 27
Halwai Maira India 117,000 128,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Hasalaru India 25,000 25,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 1
Hatkar India 341,000 341,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Hira India 67,000 67,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.10 % 1
Hmar India 98,000 98,000 ● ● Christianity 98.87 % -
Ho Bangladesh 68,000 1,139,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.69 % 1
Ho India 1,071,000 1,139,000 ● ● Unknown 2.37 % 21
Hojai India 4,200 4,200 ● ● Hinduism 20.38 % -
Jalkeot India 48,000 48,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.27 % 1
Jamatia India 83,000 88,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.95 % -
Jat (Hindu traditions) India 19,192,000 19,276,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 384
Jat (Muslim traditions) India 529,000 33,215,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 11
Jat (Sikh traditions) Bangladesh 19,000 9,309,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat (Sikh traditions) India 9,285,000 9,309,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.02 % 186
Jat Bajwa (Muslim traditions) India 500 189,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions) India 2,400 68,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions) India 900 271,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Dagar India 131,000 131,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Jat Dehia (Hindu traditions) India 273,000 273,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions) India 1,800 85,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Dhariwal (Hindu traditions) India 165,000 165,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions) India 1,100 82,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Dhillon (Muslim traditions) India 1,300 125,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions) India 1,500 455,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions) India 8,700 49,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Gil (Muslim traditions) India 2,000 154,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions) India 1,300 395,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions) India 4,200 77,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) India 2,900 154,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Sidhu (Sikh traditions) India 429,000 429,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) India 3,300 256,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jat Varaich (Muslim traditions) India 800 305,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jatapu India 142,000 142,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.15 % 3
Jaunsari India 93,000 93,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 2
Jogi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 900 3,736,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) India 53,000 53,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kabadi India 71,000 71,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kachari Dimasa India 145,000 157,000 ● ● Hinduism 6.10 % -
Kachari Dimasa Bangladesh 12,000 157,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kachari Sonwal India 277,000 278,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.67 % 6
Kachera (Hindu traditions) India 61,000 61,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kachhi (Hindu traditions) India 5,889,000 5,889,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 118
Kadar India 119,000 122,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 8,062,000 8,200,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 161
Kahar (Muslim traditions) India 83,000 219,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) India 193,000 193,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Kahha India 53,000 53,000 ● ● Christianity 99.20 % -
Kaibartta Bhutan 1,200 2,401,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kaibartta Nepal 800 2,401,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kalal (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,300 3,900,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 3,898,000 3,900,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 78
Kalal Idiga India 1,754,000 1,754,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 35
Kalingi India 268,000 268,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.11 % 5
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) India 3,746,000 3,872,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 75
Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 123,000 3,872,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.19 % 2
Kalwar (Muslim traditions) India 49,000 57,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) India 63,000 64,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) India 42,000 48,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kalwar Jaiswal India 961,000 967,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 19
Kamar India 31,000 33,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 1
Kami India 137,000 1,359,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.67 % 3
Kammara India 120,000 120,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.72 % 2
Kandha Gauda India 26,000 26,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.82 % 1
Kandra India 706,000 706,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.20 % 14
Kandu India 2,350,000 2,491,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 47
Kanjar (Hindu traditions) India 206,000 210,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 4
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) India 15,000 24,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kaparia India 26,000 26,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Karan India 520,000 520,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.13 % 10
Karmali India 120,000 123,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.14 % 2
Karmali Bangladesh 3,000 123,000 ● ● Hinduism 10.97 % -
Kasar (Hindu traditions) India 646,000 656,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 13
Kathodi India 312,000 312,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.31 % 6
Kawar India 1,003,000 1,007,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 20
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,620,000 9,518,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 152
Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Nepal 43,000 9,518,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.41 % 1
Kayastha Mathur India 34,000 34,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kayastha Saksena India 294,000 294,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Kayastha Sribastab India 954,000 955,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 19
Kela (Hindu traditions) India 26,000 26,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khadala Bangladesh 2,400 138,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khadala India 136,000 138,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.90 % 3
Khambu Bhutan 1,500 335,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khami Bangladesh 5,700 6,100 ● ● Unknown 5.57 % -
Khampti India 17,000 26,000 ● ● Buddhism 0.89 % 1
Khandait India 1,721,000 1,723,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 34
Kharia Bangladesh 11,000 756,000 ● ● Hinduism 6.22 % -
Kharia India 744,000 756,000 ● ● Hinduism 31.87 % -
Kharwar Bangladesh 9,300 575,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.76 % 1
Kharwar India 566,000 575,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.14 % 11
Khas India 64,000 81,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.06 % -
Khasi India 1,518,000 1,603,000 ● ● Christianity 83.53 % -
Khasi Bangladesh 85,000 1,603,000 ● ● Christianity 84.33 % -
Khatik (Hindu traditions) India 2,294,000 2,295,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 46
Khatik (Muslim traditions) India 32,000 34,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Khatri (Hindu traditions) India 2,322,000 2,328,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 46
Khavar India 145,000 145,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Khetauri India 107,000 107,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Kisan India 1,612,000 1,618,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.68 % 32
Kisan Bangladesh 3,900 1,618,000 ● ● Hinduism 4.03 % 1
Koch (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 118,000 186,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.20 % 2
Koch (Hindu traditions) India 66,000 186,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.44 % 1
Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 8,123,000 8,427,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 162
Koiri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 297,000 8,427,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.29 % 6
Kokna India 1,079,000 1,079,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.00 % 22
Kol India 1,754,000 1,756,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 35
Kolah Lohara India 9,500 9,500 ● ● Hinduism 3.20 % 1
Kolha India 705,000 705,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.27 % 14
Koli (Hindu traditions) India 5,025,000 5,065,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.11 % 100
Koli Dhor India 447,000 447,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.19 % 9
Koli Mahadev India 1,669,000 1,683,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 33
Koli Malhar India 311,000 311,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 6
Kolowar India 241,000 241,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.07 % 5
Kolta India 661,000 661,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 13
Kom India 18,000 18,000 ● ● Christianity 98.93 % -
Konda Dhora India 232,000 232,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.00 % 5
Konda Kapu India 21,000 21,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.99 % 1
Konda Reddi India 122,000 122,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.91 % 2
Konyak India 239,000 241,000 ● ● Christianity 97.88 % -
Koren India 1,900 1,900 ● ● Christianity 99.04 % -
Korku Bangladesh 2,400 1,038,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Korku India 1,036,000 1,038,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.31 % 21
Korwa Bangladesh 2,500 455,000 ● ● Hinduism 4.59 % 1
Korwa India 452,000 455,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.08 % 9
Kotia India 53,000 53,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.43 % 1
Koya India 781,000 781,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.81 % 16
Koya India 700 700 ● ● Hinduism 1.79 % 1
Kui Dongria India 165,000 165,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.51 % -
Kui Khond India 1,832,000 1,837,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.22 % -
Kui Kuvi India 212,000 212,000 ● ● Hinduism 10.75 % -
Kui Sitha India 124,000 124,000 ● ● Hinduism 10.31 % -
Kui, Kuvi Khond Bangladesh 5,200 1,837,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.93 % -
Kuki Chin Bangladesh 9,000 197,000 ● ● Christianity 48.05 % -
Kuki Chin India 149,000 197,000 ● ● Christianity 91.05 % -
Kuki Chin Amre India 500 500 ● ● Christianity 93.75 % -
Kuki Chin Biete India 16,000 16,000 ● ● Hinduism 42.13 % -
Kuki Chin Changsen India 2,400 2,400 ● ● Hinduism 22.54 % -
Kuki Chin Khelma India 2,700 2,700 ● ● Christianity 59.48 % -
Kuki Chin Zahao India 2,100 2,100 ● ● Christianity 99.14 % -
Kuli India 16,000 16,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.22 % 1
Kumhar (Hindu traditions) India 15,352,000 15,697,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 307
Kumhar Bardiha India 644,000 644,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 13
Kumhar Kanaujia India 505,000 505,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 10
Kumhar Magahia India 173,000 174,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 3
Kumhar Mathuria India 69,000 69,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 17,570,000 17,583,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 351
Kurariar India 17,000 17,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 18,738,000 19,034,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 375
Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 224,000 19,034,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 4
Kusiari Bangladesh 3,900 5,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Labana (Hindu traditions) India 29,000 29,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Laheri (Hindu traditions) India 83,000 83,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Laheri (Muslim traditions) India 56,000 60,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lakhera India 189,000 189,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Lisu, Yobin India 3,000 1,299,000 ● ● Christianity 99.03 % -
Lodha (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 600 6,753,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lodha (Hindu traditions) India 6,719,000 6,753,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.25 % 134
Lodha (Muslim traditions) India 4,200 5,100 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lohait Kuri Bangladesh 1,200 1,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 9,387,000 9,683,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 188
Lohar (Muslim traditions) India 619,000 2,658,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 12
Lohara India 264,000 282,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.13 % 5
Lohara Bangladesh 18,000 282,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.95 % 1
Lotha India 177,000 177,000 ● ● Christianity 99.22 % -
Lunia (Hindu traditions) India 3,165,000 3,268,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 63
Madari India 56,000 111,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Magar Bhutan 2,900 2,182,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Magar India 343,000 2,182,000 ● ● Hinduism 5.28 % -
Magh Bangladesh 197,000 2,914,000 ● ● Buddhism 3.20 % 4
Magh India 46,000 2,914,000 ● ● Buddhism 0.39 % 1
Mahaldar Bangladesh 300 300 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mahanta India 83,000 84,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Mahar (Christian traditions) India 400,000 400,000 ● ● Christianity 100.00 % -
Mahar (Hindu traditions) India 10,381,000 10,392,000 ● ● Buddhism 0.12 % 208
Mahara Bangladesh 8,700 16,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mahara India 7,200 16,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mahishya Bhutan 900 10,338,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mahli Bangladesh 32,000 435,000 ● ● Hinduism 4.58 % 1
Mahli India 403,000 435,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.26 % 8
Mahratta India 30,244,000 30,249,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 605
Mahuria India 7,400 7,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Majhi India 120,000 201,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.30 % 2
Majhi Nepal 81,000 201,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.95 % 2
Majhwar India 188,000 204,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.48 % 4
Mal (Hindu traditions) India 1,806,000 1,831,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 36
Mali (Hindu traditions) India 9,771,000 9,921,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 195
Mallah (Hindu traditions) India 3,261,000 3,444,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 65
Mallah (Hindu traditions) Nepal 168,000 3,444,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.24 % 3
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) India 319,000 324,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) India 22,000 24,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) India 288,000 295,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Mallik (Muslim traditions) India 560,000 615,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 11
Malto India 189,000 225,000 ● ● Hinduism 14.11 % -
Malto Bangladesh 36,000 225,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.88 % 1
Mandala (Hindu traditions) India 1,900 9,700 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mandala (Muslim traditions) India 2,600 109,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Manihar India 564,000 634,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 11
Mankirdia India 2,400 2,400 ● ● Hinduism 26.66 % -
Maring India 27,000 27,000 ● ● Christianity 97.88 % -
Mawasi India 109,000 109,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 2
Mech Bhutan 500 60,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Mech India 54,000 60,000 ● ● Hinduism 27.36 % -
Meena India 4,630,000 4,630,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.14 % 93
Meitei Bangladesh 20,000 1,469,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.33 % 1
Meitei India 1,438,000 1,469,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.07 % 29
Meitei (Manipur Muslim) India 198,000 198,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Miniyong India 5,600 5,600 ● ● Unknown 20.57 % -
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) India 135,000 135,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.16 % 3
Miri India 685,000 685,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.15 % 14
Mishmi India 3,300 3,300 ● ● Hinduism 10.07 % -
Mizo India 144,000 163,000 ● ● Christianity 98.50 % 95.00 % -
Mizo Fanai India 14,000 14,000 ● ● Christianity 99.23 % 95.00 % -
Mizo Lushai India 563,000 565,000 ● ● Christianity 98.84 % 94.00 % -
Mochi (Muslim traditions) India 67,000 3,737,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Moghal India 1,737,000 2,998,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 35
Monpa India 40,000 142,000 ● ● Buddhism 0.94 % 1
Mru India 400 57,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.76 % 1
Mru Bangladesh 33,000 57,000 ● ● Buddhism 4.38 % 1
Mukeri India 32,000 32,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Munda Bhutan 2,000 3,808,000 ● Hinduism 5.11 % -
Munda India 3,661,000 3,808,000 ● ● Hinduism 20.41 % -
Munda Bangladesh 142,000 3,808,000 ● ● Hinduism 10.62 % -
Munda, Horo Nepal 2,200 3,808,000 ● ● Hinduism 5.45 % -
Mundari India 26,000 26,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.76 % 1
Murasing Bangladesh 1,400 15,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Murasing India 14,000 15,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.88 % 1
Musahar (Hindu traditions) India 3,167,000 3,405,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 63
Musahar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 228,000 3,405,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.50 % 5
Naga India 19,000 19,000 ● ● Christianity 77.30 % -
Naga Kacha India 66,000 66,000 ● ● Christianity 97.28 % -
Naga Tangkhul India 198,000 203,000 ● ● Christianity 98.08 % -
Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 151,000 169,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.60 % 3
Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) India 200 13,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nai (Hindu traditions) India 11,688,000 11,845,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 234
Nai Mathuria India 159,000 159,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Naikda India 3,794,000 3,794,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 76
Naiko India 200 200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Namassej Nepal 1,300 8,350,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Nat (Hindu traditions) India 456,000 474,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Nat (Muslim traditions) India 137,000 167,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Newah India 166,000 1,455,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.01 % 3
Nissi India 39,000 39,000 ● ● Christianity 52.92 % -
Nocte India 38,000 38,000 ● ● Christianity 63.17 % -
Nyishi India 248,000 248,000 ● ● Christianity 63.13 % -
Omanatya India 31,000 31,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.05 % 1
Oraon India 4,444,000 4,607,000 ● ● Hinduism 26.47 % -
Oraon, Dhangar Nepal 38,000 4,607,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.94 % 1
Oraon, Kurux Bhutan 11,000 4,607,000 ● Hinduism 2.26 % 1
Oraon, Kurux Bangladesh 114,000 4,607,000 ● ● Hinduism 11.69 % -
Padam India 2,300 2,300 ● ● Unknown 32.78 % -
Paharia India 16,000 16,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Paik India 200,000 200,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.19 % 4
Paite (Christian traditions) India 80,000 80,000 ● ● Christianity 98.76 % -
Paite Simte India 7,800 7,800 ● ● Christianity 98.61 % -
Pan India 1,578,000 1,582,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.91 % 32
Pan Bangladesh 3,800 1,582,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pangi India 600 600 ● ● Unknown 27.18 % -
Panika India 1,073,000 1,073,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 21
Pantanti India 35,000 35,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pao India 58,000 58,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 1
Pardhan India 316,000 316,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.15 % 6
Pardhi India 352,000 352,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.06 % 7
Parenga India 12,000 12,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 1
Parhaiya Bangladesh 3,100 45,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.97 % -
Parhaiya India 42,000 45,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.57 % 1
Parja India 489,000 489,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.33 % 10
Pashtun, Pathan Sri Lanka 41,000 11,631,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pashtun, Pathan India 11,411,000 11,631,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 228
Pasi (Hindu traditions) India 7,675,000 7,684,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 153
Pasi (Muslim traditions) India 16,000 17,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pasi Turuk India 1,200 1,200 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Patelia India 119,000 120,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.16 % 2
Patial India 74,000 83,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.08 % 1
Patni (Hindu traditions) India 276,000 394,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 6
Patralu India 120,000 120,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Patwa (Hindu traditions) India 257,000 257,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Patwa (Muslim traditions) India 5,100 16,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pawaria (Muslim traditions) India 46,000 48,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Pawi India 52,000 52,000 ● ● Christianity 98.62 % -
Pinjara India 3,374,000 3,597,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 67
Pnar Bangladesh 5,500 7,900 ● ● Christianity 67.29 % -
Pochury India 23,000 23,000 ● ● Christianity 98.93 % -
Poi India 49,000 49,000 ● ● Christianity 99.71 % -
Puran India 2,200 2,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Qassab India 1,071,000 2,153,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 21
Qazi India 725,000 749,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 15
Qazi Nepal 9,900 749,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rabha Bhutan 1,600 371,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rabha India 369,000 371,000 ● ● Hinduism 5.26 % -
Rahmani (Muslim traditions) India 232,000 291,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Rai Bhutan 3,100 730,000 ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rai India 125,000 730,000 ● ● Hinduism 12.91 % -
Rai Nepal 601,000 730,000 ● ● Other / Small 5.57 % -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 10,000 6,871,000 ● Hinduism 1.81 % 1
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,190,000 6,871,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.53 % 104
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 112,000 6,871,000 ● ● Hinduism 5.40 % -
Rajbansi Khen (Hindu traditions) India 50,000 82,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajbhar India 73,000 86,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Raji India 2,000 6,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.94 % 1
Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 45,389,000 45,473,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 908
Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 2,871,000 20,008,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 57
Rajput (Sikh traditions) Bangladesh 1,400 1,065,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajput (Sikh traditions) India 1,064,000 1,065,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 21
Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) India 1,277,000 1,277,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 26
Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) India 198,000 198,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Rajput Bhadauria India 251,000 251,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) India 851,000 851,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 17
Rajput Chandel India 327,000 327,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Rajput Chandrabansi India 98,000 98,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) India 2,898,000 2,899,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 58
Rajput Dikhit India 258,000 258,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Rajput Gahlot India 556,000 556,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 11
Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) India 302,000 302,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Rajput Gaur India 651,000 651,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 13
Rajput Gautam India 373,000 373,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Rajput Jadu India 279,000 279,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) India 80,000 80,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) India 61,000 61,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) India 242,000 242,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Rajput Nagbansi India 41,000 41,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajput Parihar India 389,000 389,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) India 1,215,000 1,215,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 24
Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) India 174,000 174,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Rajput Rajbansi India 468,000 468,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Rajput Rathor India 1,368,000 1,368,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 27
Rajput Sakarwar India 196,000 196,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) India 101,000 101,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Rajput Sengar India 394,000 394,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 8
Rajput Sisodia India 112,000 112,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Rajput Solanki India 302,000 302,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Rajput Sombansi India 328,000 328,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Rajput Surajbansi India 246,000 246,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 5
Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) India 449,000 449,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
Rajwar India 634,000 644,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.13 % 13
Rajwar Nagbansi India 31,000 31,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.35 % 1
Rajwar Rajbhar India 32,000 32,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.35 % 1
Ralte India 18,000 18,000 ● ● Christianity 99.26 % -
Rana India 1,200 1,200 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Ranabhat India 12,000 12,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rangrez (Hindu traditions) India 347,000 347,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Rasua India 1,000 1,900 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rathawa India 650,000 655,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 13
Rautia Bangladesh 600 115,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rautia India 114,000 115,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.16 % 2
Ravidas Chamar India 2,019,000 2,019,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.81 % 40
Rayeen (Muslim traditions) India 967,000 1,064,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 19
Rengma India 68,000 68,000 ● ● Christianity 98.79 % -
Rongkup India 74,000 81,000 ● ● Buddhism 25.68 % -
Rongmei India 99,000 99,000 ● ● Christianity 92.21 % -
Sagarbanshi India 174,000 174,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Sahariya India 845,000 849,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 17
Sahi India 1,800 1,800 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sahisia India 8,700 8,900 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Saloi India 4,400 4,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Samanthan India 48,000 48,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sangtam India 76,000 76,000 ● ● Christianity 99.27 % -
Santal Bhutan 5,600 8,212,000 ● Hinduism 2.58 % 1
Santal India 7,514,000 8,212,000 ● ● Hinduism 5.00 % 150
Santal, Hor Nepal 50,000 8,212,000 ● ● Hinduism 7.00 % -
Saonta India 4,000 4,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.15 % 1
Saora Bangladesh 1,200 980,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.46 % 1
Saora India 977,000 980,000 ● ● Hinduism 16.70 % -
Sarki India 39,000 405,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.53 % 1
Sarki Bangladesh 700 405,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Saur India 168,000 168,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.02 % 3
Sauria Paharia Bangladesh 5,000 57,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.55 % -
Sauria Paharia India 52,000 57,000 ● ● Hinduism 46.85 % -
Sayyid Sri Lanka 49,000 15,707,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sayyid India 7,802,000 15,707,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 156
Sayyid Nepal 64,000 15,707,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sema India 245,000 245,000 ● ● Christianity 99.33 % -
Shabar India 529,000 529,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.07 % -
Shaikh Sri Lanka 202,000 235,972,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Shaikh India 85,372,000 235,972,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 1707
Shaikh Nepal 794,000 235,972,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 16
Shaikh Pakistan 12,765,000 235,972,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 255
Shaikh Qureshi India 8,033,000 8,503,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 161
Sherpa India 38,000 157,000 ● ● Buddhism 16.05 % -
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) India 80,000 80,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Singpho India 8,400 8,400 ● ● Buddhism 5.91 % -
Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 7,669,000 7,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 153
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 64,000 7,760,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 1
Sonar Kamila India 14,000 14,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sonjhara India 18,000 18,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sonr India 45,000 45,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.45 % 1
Sounti India 113,000 113,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.10 % 2
South Asian, general Maldives 4,200 10,702,000 ● Hinduism 2.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sunri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 91,000 1,659,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.44 % 2
Sunuwar India 82,000 137,000 ● ● Hinduism 3.05 % 2
Sunuwar Nepal 55,000 137,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.60 % 1
Tagin India 63,000 63,000 ● ● Unknown 12.11 % -
Tai Man India 5,800 4,582,000 ● ● Buddhism 21.85 % -
Tamang India 229,000 1,728,000 ● ● Buddhism 6.21 % -
Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 1,820,000 2,132,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 36
Tamboli (Muslim traditions) India 149,000 247,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Tamil (Muslim traditions) India 3,146,000 4,285,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 63
Tanla India 78,000 78,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.85 % 2
Tanti (Hindu traditions) Nepal 102,000 4,896,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.15 % 2
Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) Bangladesh 1,500 1,067,000 ● ● Other / Small 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Teli (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 4,700 19,029,000 ● ● Hinduism 6.93 % -
Teli (Hindu traditions) India 18,518,000 19,029,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 370
Teli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 359,000 19,029,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.14 % 7
Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) India 559,000 572,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 11
Teli Sribastab India 293,000 293,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Thadou India 216,000 216,000 ● ● Christianity 97.89 % -
Thakkar India 583,000 588,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 12
Thakuri India 33,000 445,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.55 % 1
Tharu India 512,000 2,200,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.32 % 10
Tharua India 9,400 9,400 ● ● Hinduism 0.39 % 1
Thathera (Hindu traditions) India 320,000 321,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 6
Thori (Hindu traditions) India 820,000 820,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 16
Tipera India 629,000 754,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.31 % -
Tipera, Kok Borok Bangladesh 125,000 754,000 ● ● Hinduism 8.00 % -
Tiwa India 254,000 254,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.71 % 5
Turaiha India 352,000 354,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 7
Turi (Hindu traditions) India 373,000 391,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.18 % 7
Uchai Bangladesh 10,000 13,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.26 % 1
Uchai India 2,600 13,000 ● ● Christianity 68.95 % -
Ujia India 29,000 29,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Vaiphei India 46,000 53,000 ● ● Christianity 99.23 % -
Valmiki India 73,000 73,000 ● ● Hinduism 5.14 % -
Valmiki (Balmiki) Mehtar India 185,000 185,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.46 % 4
Valmiki, Balmiki (Hindu traditions) India 4,785,000 4,810,000 ● ● Hinduism 2.65 % 96
Valmiki, Balmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) India 123,000 125,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.04 % 2
Varli India 1,241,000 1,245,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.42 % 25
Viswakarma India 7,634,000 7,641,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.12 % 153
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,900 59,601,000 ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 7,300 59,601,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.85 % 1
Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 58,339,000 59,601,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.01 % 1167
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,024,000 59,601,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.03 % 20
Yadav (Muslim traditions) India 8,600 30,000 ● ● Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Yadav Bagal India 5,600 5,600 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Yadav Dhindhor India 1,532,000 1,547,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 31
Yadav Gaoli India 5,023,000 5,102,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 100
Yadav Gola India 4,907,000 4,912,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 98
Yadav Rawat India 1,437,000 1,446,000 ● ● Hinduism 0.00 % 0.00 % 29
Yakha India 5,800 30,000 ● ● Other / Small 6.75 % -
Yakthumba Bhutan 1,900 521,000 ● Other / Small 3.75 % 1
Yakthumba India 143,000 521,000 ● ● Hinduism 9.54 % -
Yerukula India 537,000 537,000 ● ● Hinduism 1.77 % 11
Yimchungra India 68,000 68,000 ● ● Christianity 99.33 % -
Zeliang India 104,000 104,000 ● ● Christianity 93.67 % -
Zou India 25,000 92,000 ● ● Christianity 99.43 % -
  Totals:  697         568 ●       18,930
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