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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
Progress Level
Progress Gauge

People Groups

1,124

% of World's
People Groups

6.4 %

Population

248,626,000

% of World Population

3.1 %

Map Notes
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Photo ▲ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Makonde Kenya 4,000 Makonde Islam ● 10.00 % 2.00 %
Makua, Makhuwa-Meetto Zimbabwe 17,000 Makhuwa-Meetto Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.50 %
Mal Thailand 4,900 Mal Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.00 % ●
Malayali United Arab Emirates 332,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 15.00 % 2.00 %
Malayali Bahrain 64,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 40.00 % 1.50 %
Malayali Canada 19,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 6.00 % 2.00 %
Malayali Sri Lanka 800 Malayalam Hinduism ● 11.02 % ●
Malayali Qatar 80,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 6.00 % 2.00 %
Malayali United States 86,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 8.00 % 0.40 %
Mandaya Philippines 278,000 Mandaya Ethnic Religions ● 9.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mandyak, Manjaco France 25,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 0.40 %
Mandyak, Manjaco Gambia 42,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 0.30 % ●
Mandyak, Manjaco Senegal 167,000 Mandjak Ethnic Religions ● 7.00 % 0.07 % ●
Maninka, Western France 65,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam ● 25.00 % 2.00 %
Mankanya Guinea-Bissau 59,000 Mankanya Ethnic Religions ● 24.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mankanya Senegal 47,000 Mankanya Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 0.40 % ●
Manobo, Matigsalug Philippines 47,000 Manobo, Matigsalug Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.50 % ●
Mansaka Philippines 86,000 Mansaka Ethnic Religions ● 6.00 % 1.50 % ●
Maravan Sri Lanka 101,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 13.51 % ●
Mari, Eastern Russia 152,000 Mari, Meadow Ethnic Religions ● 45.00 % 0.50 % ●
Marka, Dafing Mali 65,000 Marka Islam ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Marma Bangladesh 237,000 Marma Buddhism ● 5.69 % ●
Marubo Brazil 1,700 Marubo Ethnic Religions ● 30.00 % 0.40 % ●
Masi Angola 5,300 Mashi Ethnic Religions ● 25.00 % 0.50 % ●
Masikoro Madagascar 732,000 Malagasy, Masikoro Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 0.48 % ●
Totals:  1,124 People Groups   248,626,000            
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