People Name |
Primary Language |
Country Population |
State Population |
Least Reached |
Progress Scale |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Buddhist |
Christian |
Sikh |
Other |
Ahinkuntaya | Sinhala | 62,000 | 5,100 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 5,000 | 80 | - | - |
Ambattan | Tamil | 16,000 | 100 | N | 2.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken | 5,300 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Badahala | Sinhala | 117,000 | 9,100 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 9,000 | 100 | - | - |
Bania Chetti | Telugu | 6,500 | 10 | Y | 1.0  | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bania unspecified | Telugu | 9,700 | 20 | Y | 1.0  | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
Batgama | Sinhala | 388,000 | 42,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 42,000 | 80 | - | - |
Berava | Sinhala | 380,000 | 33,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 33,000 | 400 | - | - |
Bharathar (Christian trad | Tamil | 1,400 | 50 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
Bintanna | Sinhala | 6,900 | 600 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 600 | - | - | - |
Bodhivansha | Sinhala | 15,000 | 1,200 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 1,200 | - | - | - |
Bohra | Gujarati | 2,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin Indian Tamil | Tamil | 32,000 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 4,400 | 500 | Y | 1.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Burgher | Sinhala | 47,000 | 300 | N | 3.0  | - | - | 20 | 300 | - | 20 |
Chakkiliyan (Hindu tradit | Tamil | 28,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Christian | Unknown | 27,000 | 400 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 400 | - | - |
Gahala | Sinhala | 11,000 | 1,300 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 1,300 | - | - | - |
Gattara | Sinhala | 781,000 | 62,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 61,000 | 700 | - | - |
Gauraykwallu | Sinhala | 20,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 1,900 | - | - | - |
Govigama | Sinhala | 573,000 | 56,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 55,000 | 500 | - | - |
Govigama Patti | Sinhala | 28,000 | 2,200 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 2,100 | 20 | - | - |
Govigama Radala | Sinhala | 28,000 | 2,200 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 2,100 | 20 | - | - |
Hajam | Tamil | 5,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | - | 400 | - | - | - | - |
Hannali | Sinhala | 343,000 | 26,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 26,000 | 300 | - | - |
Henawalayo | Sinhala | 20,000 | 1,900 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 1,900 | - | - | - |
Hinna | Sinhala | 249,000 | 19,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 19,000 | 200 | - | - |
Hunna | Sinhala | 93,000 | 7,200 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 7,100 | 60 | - | - |
Ilavan | Tamil | 71,000 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 11,000 | 40 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
Indian Tamil | Tamil | 10,000 | 100 | N | 2.0  | 90 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Japanese | Japanese | 2,400 | 70 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 60 | - | - | 20 |
Jat (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 1,800 | 80 | Y | 1.0  | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Kaikolan | Tamil | 81,000 | 200 | N | 2.0  | 200 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
Karaiyar | Tamil | 200,000 | 1,100 | N | 2.0  | 1,000 | - | - | 70 | - | - |
Karava | Sinhala | 1,105,000 | 47,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 47,000 | 700 | - | - |
Kiddea | Sinhala | 16,000 | 1,200 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 1,200 | 20 | - | - |
Kinnara | Sinhala | 29,000 | 4,600 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 4,600 | 10 | - | - |
Koviar | Tamil | 217,000 | 900 | N | 2.0  | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
Kustarogiyo | Sinhala | 15,000 | 1,200 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 1,200 | 10 | - | - |
Malay, Javar | Sri Lankan Malay Creole | 44,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
Mappila | Malayalam | 11,000 | 300 | Y | 1.0  | - | 300 | - | - | - | - |
Maravan | Tamil | 102,000 | 200 | N | 2.0  | 200 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Maravar | Tamil | 89,000 | 500 | N | 2.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Memon | Gujarati | 2,100 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Nadar (Christian traditio | Tamil | 9,200 | 50 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 50 | - | - |
Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 26,000 | 50 | Y | 1.0  | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Nalavar | Tamil | 46,000 | 300 | N | 2.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Navait | Tamil | 17,000 | 1,200 | Y | 1.0  | - | 1,200 | - | - | - | - |
Navandanna | Sinhala | 1,190,000 | 98,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 97,000 | 1,200 | - | - |
Oli | Sinhala | 31,000 | 2,300 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 2,300 | 10 | - | - |
Osta (Nasuva) | Tamil | 8,400 | 100 | Y | 1.0  | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
Palla | Tamil | 33,000 | 200 | N | 2.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pallan (Christian traditi | Tamil | 7,000 | 30 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 47,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pallar | Tamil | 71,000 | 300 | N | 2.0  | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pamunu | Sinhala | 31,000 | 2,500 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 2,500 | 50 | - | - |
Panna | Tamil | 33,000 | 100 | N | 2.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pannikki | Sinhala | 250,000 | 21,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 21,000 | 300 | - | - |
Paraiyan (Christian tradi | Tamil | 16,000 | 60 | N | 3.0  | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
Paraiyan (Hindu tradition | Tamil | 105,000 | 200 | Y | 1.0  | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Paraiyar | Tamil | 72,000 | 400 | N | 2.0  | 400 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 42,000 | 2,800 | Y | 1.0  | - | 2,800 | - | - | - | - |
Pidayne Danno | Sinhala | 9,100 | 700 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 700 | - | - | - |
Porowakara | Sinhala | 61,000 | 200 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 200 | - | - | - |
Primanar | Tamil | 74,000 | 400 | Y | 1.0  | 400 | - | - | - | - | - |
Radava | Sinhala | 374,000 | 31,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 30,000 | 300 | - | - |
Rajaka | Sinhala | 154,000 | 12,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 12,000 | 100 | - | - |
Rajput (Muslim traditions | Punjabi, Eastern | 1,500 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
Sayyid | Tamil | 51,000 | 3,600 | Y | 1.0  | - | 3,600 | - | - | - | - |
Shaikh | Tamil | 207,000 | 15,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | 15,000 | - | - | - | - |
Sinhalese | Sinhala | 189,000 | 25,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 25,000 | 400 | - | - |
Sri Lanka Chetti | Tamil | 6,500 | 40 | Y | 1.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Sri Lanka Moor | Tamil | 492,000 | 13,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | 13,000 | - | - | - | - |
Sri Lankan Tamil | Tamil | 9,600 | 100 | N | 2.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 1,170,000 | 69,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | 69,000 | - | - | - | - |
Tattar | Tamil | 6,000 | 50 | N | 2.0  | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thacher | Tamil | 3,200 | 30 | N | 2.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Thimilar | Tamil | 22,000 | 100 | N | 2.0  | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 26,000 | 30 | Y | 1.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vannar | Tamil | 17,000 | 70 | N | 2.0  | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyan | Tamil | 37,000 | 40 | N | 2.0  | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vanniyar | Tamil | 103,000 | 500 | N | 2.0  | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vedda | Veddah | 300 | 200 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 40 | 90 | - | 30 |
Vellalan | Tamil | 31,000 | 60 | N | 2.0  | 50 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
Vellalar | Tamil | 1,205,000 | 4,200 | N | 2.0  | 4,200 | - | - | - | - | - |
Vettar | Tamil | 3,100 | 30 | N | 2.0  | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Wahumpura | Sinhala | 8,422,000 | 681,000 | N | 2.0  | - | - | 672,000 | 8,700 | - | - |
Yamannu | Sinhala | 80,000 | 12,000 | Y | 1.0  | - | - | 12,000 | 200 | - | - |
State Totals: 89 People Groups |
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1,329,000 |
35 |
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11,000 |
106,000 |
1,196,000 |
16,000 |
0 |
70 |