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People Name Primary Language Country Population State Population Least
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Agamudaiyan NattamanTamil8,800100N2.0 100--20--
Agamudaiyan unspecifiedMalayalam9,300300N2.0 300--40--
AhinkuntayaSinhala62,00090N2.0 --90---
AmbattanTamil16,0005,300N2.0 4,200--1,100--
ArabArabic, Mesopotamian Spoken5,30060Y1.0 -60----
BadahalaSinhala117,000200N2.0 --200---
Bania unspecifiedHindi9,700800Y1.0 800-----
Banjara (Hindu traditionsHindi80020Y1.0 20-----
BeravaSinhala380,000800N2.0 --80020--
Brahmin Indian TamilTamil32,000200Y1.0 200-----
Brahmin unspecifiedTamil4,40031,000Y1.0 31,000-----
BurgherSinhala47,000200N3.0 ---200-10
Chakkiliyan (Christian trTamil4,90080N3.0 ---80--
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditTamil28,000300Y1.0 300-----
ChristianUnknown27,0002,100N3.0 ---2,100--
Dhobi (Hindu traditions)Tamil11,00030Y1.0 30-----
GahalaSinhala11,00020Y1.0 --20---
GattaraSinhala781,0001,700N2.0 --1,600100--
GauraykwalluSinhala20,00030Y1.0 --30---
GovigamaSinhala573,0002,900N2.0 --2,800100--
HajamTamil5,000100Y1.0 -100----
HannaliSinhala343,000800N2.0 --70020--
HenawalayoSinhala20,00030Y1.0 --30---
HinnaSinhala249,000500N2.0 --50010--
HunnaSinhala93,000100N2.0 --100---
IlavanTamil71,000600Y1.0 600-----
Ilavan ChristianTamil11,000200N3.0 ---200--
Indian TamilTamil10,000300N2.0 100--200--
JapaneseJapanese2,40080Y1.0 --60--30
Jat (Hindu traditions)Punjabi, Eastern1,60080Y1.0 80-----
JavaneseJavanese8,800200Y1.0 -200----
KaikolanTamil81,000700N2.0 600--200--
KallanTamil18,000100N2.0 100--30--
KaraiyarTamil200,00098,000N2.0 77,000--21,000--
KaravaSinhala1,105,000800N2.0 --70020--
KoviarTamil217,000130,000N2.0 103,000--28,000--
KoviyarTamil1,2001,200N2.0 1,000--200--
MahishyaBengali60020Y1.0 20-----
Malay, JavarSri Lankan Malay Creole44,00050Y1.0 -50----
MappilaMalayalam11,00070Y1.0 -70----
MarakkalageTamil9,00040Y1.0 -40----
MaravanTamil102,0001,000N2.0 800--200--
MaravarTamil89,00039,000N2.0 30,000--8,600--
MemonGujarati2,10020Y1.0 -20----
MukkuvarTamil43,00020,000N2.0 16,000--4,400--
Nadar (Christian traditioTamil9,200400N3.0 ---400--
Nadar (Hindu traditions)Tamil26,0001,000Y1.0 1,000-----
NairMalayalam4,200400Y1.0 400-----
NalavarTamil46,00019,000N2.0 15,000--4,100--
Namassej (Hindu traditionBengali60010Y1.0 10-----
NavaitTamil17,000400Y1.0 -400----
NavandannaSinhala1,190,0002,800N2.0 --2,600100--
NavithanTamil22,000100N2.0 100--30--
OliSinhala31,00080N2.0 --80---
Osta (Nasuva)Tamil8,40010Y1.0 -10----
PallaTamil33,00016,000N2.0 13,000--3,000--
Pallan (Christian traditiTamil7,000100N3.0 ---100--
Pallan (Hindu traditions)Tamil47,000400Y1.0 400-----
PallarTamil71,00025,000N2.0 20,000--5,500--
PamunuSinhala31,000100N2.0 --100---
PannaTamil33,00016,000N2.0 13,000--3,100--
PannikkiSinhala250,000500N2.0 --50010--
Paraiyan (Christian tradiTamil16,000300N3.0 ---300--
Paraiyan (Hindu traditionTamil105,000900Y1.0 900-----
ParaiyarTamil72,00031,000N2.0 24,000-5007,100--
Pashtun, PathanTamil42,0001,000Y1.0 -1,000----
PrimanarTamil74,00033,000Y1.0 31,000--2,000--
RadavaSinhala374,000900N2.0 --80040--
RajakaSinhala154,000400N2.0 --40010--
Rajput (Hindu traditions)Hindi2,300300Y1.0 300-----
SayyidTamil51,0001,300Y1.0 -1,300----
ShaikhTamil207,0004,700Y1.0 -4,700----
SinhaleseSinhala189,000900N2.0 --700200--
Sonar (Hindu traditions)Hindi6,40090Y1.0 90-----
Sri Lanka ChettiTamil6,500100Y1.0 100-----
Sri Lanka MoorTamil492,0001,700Y1.0 -1,700----
Sri Lankan TamilTamil9,6003,700N2.0 1,800--2,000--
Tamil (Muslim traditions)Tamil1,170,00025,000Y1.0 -25,000----
TattarTamil6,0002,400N2.0 2,000--400--
Teli (Hindu traditions)Bengali4,80050N2.0 50-----
ThacherTamil3,200900N2.0 800--100--
ThimilarTamil22,0009,600N2.0 7,600--2,000--
VaniyanTamil18,000100N2.0 100--20--
Vannan (Christian traditiTamil3,80050N3.0 ---50--
Vannan (Hindu traditions)Tamil26,000200Y1.0 200-----
VannarTamil17,0008,000N2.0 6,600--1,400--
VanniyanTamil37,000400N2.0 400--80--
VanniyarTamil103,00042,000N2.0 34,000--8,200--
VellalanMalayalam31,000500N2.0 500--50--
VellalarTamil1,205,000527,000N2.0 414,000--113,000--
VettarTamil3,1001,000N2.0 800--100--
ViswakarmaMalayalam7,400300Y1.0 300--10--
WahumpuraSinhala8,422,00019,000N2.0 --18,0001,000--
Yadav (Hindu traditions)Hindi7,500300Y1.0 300-----
State Totals:   94 People Groups   1,140,000 39   854,000 35,000 31,000 220,000 0 40
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