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People Name Primary Language Country Population State Population Least
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Agamudaiyan NattamanTamil8,800200N2.0 200--10--
Agamudaiyan unspecifiedTamil9,300300N2.0 300--10--
AhinkuntayaSinhala62,0008,400N2.0 --8,40050--
AmbattanTamil16,000200N2.0 200-----
ArabArabic, Mesopotamian Spoken5,300200Y1.0 -200----
BadahalaSinhala117,00016,000N2.0 --15,000100--
Bania ChettiTelugu6,50020Y1.0 20-----
Bania unspecifiedTamil9,700200Y1.0 200-----
BeravaSinhala380,00051,000N2.0 --51,000400--
Bharathar (Christian tradTamil1,40010N3.0 ---10--
BintannaSinhala6,9001,000N2.0 --1,000---
BodhivanshaSinhala15,0002,300N2.0 --2,300---
BohraGujarati2,00040Y1.0 -40----
BoyaTamil17,000300N2.0 300--10--
Brahmin Indian TamilTamil32,000700Y1.0 700-----
Brahmin unspecifiedTamil4,4001,500Y1.0 1,500-----
BurgherSinhala47,000600N3.0 --50500-20
Chakkiliyan (Christian trTamil4,90040N3.0 ---40--
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditTamil28,000700Y1.0 700-----
ChristianUnknown27,000600N3.0 ---600--
Demala GattaraSinhala8,3002,600N2.0 --2,600---
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)Tamil11,000200Y1.0 200-----
DuravaSinhala745,000278,000N2.0 --276,0002,000--
GattaraSinhala781,000109,000N2.0 --108,000800--
GauraykwalluSinhala20,0003,400Y1.0 --3,400---
GoaneseKonkani2,30090N3.0 ---90--
GovigamaSinhala573,00077,000N2.0 --76,000500--
Govigama PattiSinhala28,0003,900N2.0 --3,900---
Govigama RadalaSinhala28,0003,900N2.0 --3,900---
HajamTamil5,000100Y1.0 -100----
Hakki PikkiTelugu1,20020Y1.0 20-----
HannaliSinhala343,00046,000N2.0 --46,000300--
HanomoreyoSinhala5,50080Y1.0 --80---
HenawalayoSinhala20,0003,400Y1.0 --3,400---
HinnaSinhala249,00034,000N2.0 --34,000300--
HunnaSinhala93,00013,000N2.0 --13,00070--
IdayanTamil9,500300N2.0 300--10--
IlavanTamil71,0001,400Y1.0 1,400-----
Ilavan ChristianTamil11,00080N3.0 ---80--
Indian TamilTamil10,000200N2.0 200--60--
JapaneseJapanese2,400300Y1.0 --200--70
Jat (Hindu traditions)Punjabi, Eastern1,60040Y1.0 40-----
Jat (Muslim traditions)Punjabi, Eastern1,80020Y1.0 -20----
JavaneseJavanese8,800600Y1.0 -600----
KaikolanTamil81,0001,400N2.0 1,300--80--
KallanTamil18,000300N2.0 300--10--
KaraiyarTamil200,0002,500N2.0 2,500--60--
KaravaSinhala1,105,000209,000N2.0 --207,0001,800--
KiddeaSinhala16,0002,200N2.0 --2,200---
KoviarTamil217,0001,400N2.0 1,400-----
Kumhar (Hindu traditions)Tamil6,500200N2.0 100--20--
Kuravan (Hindu traditionsTamil4,10050Y1.0 50-----
KustarogiyoSinhala15,0002,200N2.0 --2,200---
Malay, JavarSri Lankan Malay Creole44,0008,800Y1.0 -8,800----
MappilaMalayalam11,000100Y1.0 -100----
MarakkalageTamil9,000600Y1.0 -600----
MaravanTamil102,0001,700N2.0 1,600--90--
MaravarTamil89,0001,100N2.0 1,100-----
MauritianMorisyen3,900200N2.0 100--70--
MemonGujarati2,10060Y1.0 -60----
MukkuvarMalayalam43,000600N2.0 600-----
Nadar (Christian traditioTamil9,20080N3.0 ---80--
Nadar (Hindu traditions)Tamil26,000400Y1.0 400-----
NairMalayalam4,20040Y1.0 40-----
NalavarTamil46,000600N2.0 600-----
NavaitTamil17,000400Y1.0 -400----
NavandannaSinhala1,190,000158,000N2.0 --157,0001,200--
NavithanTamil22,000400N2.0 400--40--
OliSinhala31,0004,300N2.0 --4,30010--
Osta (Nasuva)Tamil8,400300Y1.0 -300----
PallaTamil33,000500N2.0 500-----
Pallan (Christian traditiTamil7,00060N3.0 ---60--
Pallan (Hindu traditions)Tamil47,0001,000Y1.0 1,000-----
PallarTamil71,000700N2.0 700-----
PalliwilliTamil2,30050N2.0 50-----
PamunuSinhala31,0004,300N2.0 --4,300---
PananTamil5,10090N2.0 90-----
PannaTamil33,000400N2.0 400-----
PannikkiSinhala250,00034,000N2.0 --34,000300--
Paraiyan (Christian tradiTamil16,000100N3.0 ---100--
Paraiyan (Hindu traditionTamil105,0002,000Y1.0 2,000-----
ParaiyarTamil72,000900N2.0 800-100---
Pashtun, PathanTamil42,0001,000Y1.0 -1,000----
Pidayne DannoSinhala9,1001,400Y1.0 --1,400---
PorowakaraSinhala61,00030,000N2.0 --30,000200--
PrimanarTamil74,0001,000Y1.0 1,000-----
PulayanTamil4,70050N2.0 50-----
RadavaSinhala374,00054,000N2.0 --54,000400--
RajakaSinhala154,00021,000N2.0 --21,000200--
Rajput (Muslim traditionsPunjabi, Eastern1,50020Y1.0 -20----
RodiyaSinhala18,000300Y1.0 --300---
SalagamaSinhala320,00085,000N2.0 --85,000600--
Sali, SeriyarTamil3,40080N2.0 80-----
SayyidTamil51,0001,200Y1.0 -1,200----
ShaikhTamil207,0004,100Y1.0 -4,100----
SilpiTamil3,50060N2.0 60-----
SinhaleseSinhala189,00043,000N2.0 --42,000200--
Sonar (Hindu traditions)Tamil6,40070Y1.0 70-----
Sri Lanka ChettiTamil6,50070Y1.0 70-----
Sri Lanka MoorTamil492,00042,000Y1.0 -42,000----
Sri Lankan TamilTamil9,600200N2.0 200-----
Tamil (Muslim traditions)Tamil1,170,00024,000Y1.0 -24,000----
TattarTamil6,000100N2.0 100-----
Teli (Hindu traditions)Tamil4,800100N2.0 100-----
ThacherTamil3,20050N2.0 50-----
ThanakavarTamil2,50050N2.0 50-----
ThimilarTamil22,000200N2.0 200-----
TondagattanSinhala1,5001,500Y1.0 --1,500---
VaniyanTamil18,000300N2.0 300--10--
Vannan (Christian traditiTamil3,80050N3.0 ---50--
Vannan (Hindu traditions)Tamil26,000500Y1.0 500-----
VannarTamil17,000300N2.0 300-----
VanniyanTamil37,000600N2.0 600--40--
VanniyarTamil103,0001,300N2.0 1,300--20--
VellalanTamil31,000600N2.0 500--40--
VellalarTamil1,205,0008,900N2.0 8,900--20--
VettarTamil3,10020N2.0 20-----
ViswakarmaTamil7,400200Y1.0 200-----
WahumpuraSinhala8,422,0001,179,000N2.0 --1,173,0007,600--
Yadav (Hindu traditions)Tamil7,50040Y1.0 40-----
State Totals:   120 People Groups   2,606,000 44   37,000 84,000 2,468,000 19,000 0 90
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