People Groups Lists Language:  Sinhala

Language:  Sinhala

Estimated Global Speakers

15,339,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

65

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Ahinkuntaya Sri Lanka 61,000 61,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.52 % -
Badahala Sri Lanka 114,000 114,000 ● Buddhism ● 7.52 % -
Batgama Sri Lanka 380,000 380,000 ● Buddhism ● 1.48 % 8
Berava Sri Lanka 372,000 372,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.56 % -
Bintanna Sri Lanka 6,800 6,800 ● Buddhism ● 5.05 % -
Bodhivansha Sri Lanka 15,000 15,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.02 % -
Burgher Sri Lanka 46,000 46,000 ● Christianity ● 87.06 % -
Couratto Sri Lanka 7,000 7,000 ● Buddhism ● 1.72 % 1
Demala Gattara Sri Lanka 8,100 8,100 ● Buddhism ● 7.52 % -
Dodda-Weddah Sri Lanka 38,000 38,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.50 % -
Durava Sri Lanka 729,000 729,000 ● Buddhism ● 8.12 % -
Gahala Sri Lanka 11,000 11,000 ● Buddhism ● 0.78 % 1
Gattara Sri Lanka 765,000 765,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.74 % -
Gauraykwallu Sri Lanka 19,000 19,000 ● Buddhism ● 3.88 % 1
Govigama Sri Lanka 561,000 561,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.90 % -
Govigama Patti Sri Lanka 27,000 27,000 ● Buddhism ● 5.28 % -
Govigama Radala Sri Lanka 28,000 28,000 ● Buddhism ● 5.27 % -
Handi Sri Lanka 1,800 1,800 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Hannali Sri Lanka 336,000 336,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.85 % -
Hanomoreyo Sri Lanka 5,400 5,400 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Heeri Sri Lanka 17,000 17,000 ● Buddhism ● 1.59 % 1
Henawalayo Sri Lanka 19,000 19,000 ● Buddhism ● 3.71 % 1
Hinna Sri Lanka 244,000 244,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.70 % -
Hunna Sri Lanka 91,000 91,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.49 % -
Karava Sri Lanka 1,083,000 1,083,000 ● Buddhism ● 7.40 % -
Kiddea Sri Lanka 15,000 15,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.10 % -
Kinnara Sri Lanka 29,000 29,000 ● Buddhism ● 0.46 % 1
Konta Durayi Sri Lanka 1,900 1,900 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Kustarogiyo Sri Lanka 15,000 15,000 ● Buddhism ● 5.31 % -
Navandanna Sri Lanka 1,166,000 1,166,000 ● Buddhism ● 7.28 % -
Oli Sri Lanka 30,000 30,000 ● Buddhism ● 5.20 % -
Pamunu Sri Lanka 31,000 31,000 ● Buddhism ● 5.38 % -
Pannikki Sri Lanka 245,000 245,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.62 % -
Pidayne Danno Sri Lanka 8,900 8,900 ● Buddhism ● 3.51 % 1
Porowakara Sri Lanka 60,000 60,000 ● Buddhism ● 5.08 % -
Radava Sri Lanka 366,000 366,000 ● Buddhism ● 7.36 % -
Radayo Sri Lanka 1,800 1,800 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Rajaka Sri Lanka 150,000 150,000 ● Buddhism ● 7.03 % -
Rodiya Sri Lanka 18,000 18,000 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Salagama Sri Lanka 313,000 313,000 ● Buddhism ● 12.16 % -
Sinhalese Australia 147,000 481,000 Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
Sinhalese Brunei 1,200 481,000 Buddhism ● 8.00 % 1.00 % -
Sinhalese Canada 20,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 2.80 % 1.50 % 1
Sinhalese Cyprus 7,700 481,000 Buddhism ● 6.00 % 1.20 % -
Sinhalese Denmark 7,900 481,000 Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sinhalese China, Hong Kong 800 481,000 Buddhism ● 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese India 4,500 481,000 Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Sinhalese Italy 60,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese New Zealand 14,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
Sinhalese Singapore 17,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 8.00 % 1.20 % -
Sinhalese Libya 16,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 9.00 % 1.20 % -
Sinhalese Oman 38,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 7.00 % 1.20 % -
Sinhalese Maldives 2,700 481,000 Buddhism ● 1.00 % 0.60 % 1
Sinhalese Malaysia 4,400 481,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 0.10 % 1
Sinhalese Qatar 57,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 3.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sinhalese Thailand 72,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 2.00 % 1.00 % 1
Sinhalese United States 11,000 481,000 Buddhism ● 4.00 % 1.20 % 1
Sinhalese Sri Lanka 186,000 186,000 ● Buddhism ● 6.81 % -
South Asian, general Switzerland 76,000 12,252,000 Buddhism ● 5.00 % 1.50 % 2
South Asian, general Cyprus 15,000 12,252,000 Buddhism ● 3.00 % 0.40 % 1
Tondagattan Sri Lanka 1,500 1,500 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Vedda Sri Lanka 300 300 ● Christianity ● 50.00 % -
Vellidura Sri Lanka 1,200 1,200 ● Buddhism ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Wahumpura Sri Lanka 8,249,000 8,249,000 ● Buddhism ● 7.01 % -
Yamannu Sri Lanka 78,000 78,000 ● Buddhism ● 3.68 % 2
  Totals:  65           30 ●     41
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
South Asian, general Austria 23,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 5.00 % 0.60 % 1
South Asian, general Belgium 32,000 12,252,000 Islam ● 2.00 % 0.80 % 1
South Asian, general Denmark 53,000 12,252,000 Islam ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
South Asian, general Ireland 32,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 3.00 % 0.50 % 1
South Asian, general Finland 11,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general France 276,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 4.00 % 0.20 % 6
South Asian, general Gibraltar 700 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
South Asian, general Germany 196,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 3.00 % 0.20 % 4
South Asian, general Iceland 600 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general Italy 424,000 12,252,000 Islam ● 4.00 % 0.50 % 8
South Asian, general Greece 119,000 12,252,000 Islam ● 4.00 % 0.70 % 2
South Asian, general Luxembourg 1,300 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general Netherlands 224,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 4.00 % 1.00 % 4
South Asian, general Norway 27,000 12,252,000 Islam ● 3.00 % 0.70 % 1
South Asian, general Poland 3,300 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general Portugal 79,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 2
South Asian, general Romania 1,500 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 5.00 % 2.00 % 1
South Asian, general Spain 126,000 12,252,000 Islam ● 5.00 % 1.00 % 3
South Asian, general Sweden 62,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 5.00 % 0.50 % 1
South Asian, general United Kingdom 3,073,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 3.00 % 1.50 % 61
South Asian, general Russia 36,000 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 3.00 % 0.30 % 1
South Asian, general Ukraine 8,900 12,252,000 Hinduism ● 4.00 % 2.50 % -
Sri Lankan Tamil Sri Lanka 9,400 9,400 ● Hinduism ● 37.72 % -
  Totals:  23           21 ●     103
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Ethnologue Code sin
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Language Alternate Names
Chingalese
Cingalese
Singhala
Singhalese
Sinhalese

Dialects
Rodiya
Sinhalese

Dialect Alternate Names
Sinhala
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