Language:  Tamil

Approximate Global Speakers

77,658,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

218

Scripture Status

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(218 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adi Dravida India 9,795,000 ☀︎
Adi Dravida Christian India 750,000
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar India 2,400 ☀︎
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Sri Lanka 9,300
Agamudaiyan Nattaman India 756,000
Agamudaiyan Udayar India 9,900
 Agamudaiyan unspecified Sri Lanka 11,000
 Agamudaiyan unspecified India 298,000
 Alavan India 9,000 ☀︎
 Ambalavasi Sri Lanka 17,000
Ambalavasi Kambalattu India 3,300
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker India 13,000
Ambattan Sri Lanka 16,000
 Ambattan (Hindu traditions) India 206,000 ☀︎
Ambattan Christian India 5,200
 Arunthathiyar India 1,168,000 ☀︎
 Arwa Mala India 109,000 ☀︎
Bakuda India 15,000 ☀︎
Bandi (Hindu traditions) India 5,600 ☀︎
 Bania Chetti Sri Lanka 6,800 ☀︎
 Bania Chetti India 841,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified Sri Lanka 11,000 ☀︎
Bharathar (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 2,400
Bharathar (Christian traditions) India 44,000
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 700 ☀︎
 Bharathar (Hindu traditions) India 14,000 ☀︎
 Boya Sri Lanka 18,000
Brahmin Ashtashasram India 41,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Christian India 5,500
Brahmin Dravida India 142,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Indian Tamil Sri Lanka 34,000
 Brahmin Iyer India 329,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Mukkaniyar India 29,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Sholiar India 54,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Tamil India 537,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified Sri Lanka 5,000
Brahmin Vadama India 49,000 ☀︎
Chackaravar India 38,000 ☀︎
Chackaravar Christian India 5,600
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 5,200
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) India 135,000
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 29,000
 Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) India 982,000 ☀︎
Chayakkaran India 47,000 ☀︎
 Devendrakulathan India 100,000 ☀︎
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 11,000
 East Indian Guadeloupe 3,600
Eravallan India 8,900
 Hajam Sri Lanka 5,300 ☀︎
 Hill Pulayan India 116,000
Idayan Sri Lanka 10,000
Idayan India 82,000 ☀︎
 Ilavan Sri Lanka 75,000 ☀︎
Ilavan Christian Sri Lanka 11,000
Ilavan Christian India 135,000
Indian Tamil Sri Lanka 11,000
Kadaiyar India 16,000
 Kaikolan Sri Lanka 85,000
 Kaikolan India 2,836,000
 Kallan Sri Lanka 19,000
Kallan Tondaman India 520,000
 Kallan unspecified India 1,121,000
Karaiyar Sri Lanka 211,000
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 3,700
 Kattunayakan India 76,000
Kavara India 88,000 ☀︎
Kavathi India 24,000 ☀︎
Kavathi Christian India 4,700
Kepmaris India 1,200 ☀︎
Koliyan India 9,900
Koviar Sri Lanka 228,000
Koviyar Sri Lanka 1,200
Kuda Korava India 2,200 ☀︎
 Kudumban India 36,000
 Kudumi India 335,000 ☀︎
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 6,800
Kuravan (Christian traditions) India 18,000
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 4,300 ☀︎
Madari (Hindu traditions) India 297,000 ☀︎
Malakkuravan India 23,000
Malakuravan India 1,400 ☀︎
Malasar India 11,000
 Malayali India 427,000
Malayan, tribe India 53,000
Maniyattikkaran India 5,800 ☀︎
Marakkalage Sri Lanka 9,500 ☀︎
 Maravan Sri Lanka 108,000
 Maravan India 3,677,000
Maravar Sri Lanka 93,000
 Mudugar India 2,100
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 1,200
Mukkuvar Sri Lanka 45,000
Mutali India 47,000
Nadar (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 9,700
Nadar (Christian traditions) India 1,479,000
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 28,000 ☀︎
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 3,457,000 ☀︎
 Nair Sri Lanka 4,400
Nalavar Sri Lanka 48,000
Navait Sri Lanka 18,000 ☀︎
 Navithan Sri Lanka 23,000
 Navithan India 928,000 ☀︎
Osta (Nasuva) Sri Lanka 8,800 ☀︎
Pagadai India 9,400 ☀︎
 Paliyan India 12,000 ☀︎
Palla Sri Lanka 35,000
Pallan (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 7,400
Pallan (Christian traditions) India 525,000
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 50,000 ☀︎
 Pallan (Hindu traditions) India 2,799,000
Pallar Sri Lanka 75,000
Palleyan India 2,200
Palliwilli Sri Lanka 2,400
Palliyan India 7,200
Palliyar India 6,700
 Panan Sri Lanka 5,400
 Panan India 268,000 ☀︎
Panikkan India 40,000 ☀︎
Panna Sri Lanka 35,000
 Pannadi India 8,300 ☀︎
Panniandi India 12,000 ☀︎
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 17,000
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) India 895,000
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 111,000 ☀︎
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) India 2,511,000
Paraiyar Sri Lanka 76,000
Paravan (Christian traditions) India 43,000
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 1,900 ☀︎
 Pashtun, Pathan Sri Lanka 45,000 ☀︎
Patnulkaran India 1,200 ☀︎
Pondicherry Catholic India 49,000
 Primanar Sri Lanka 78,000
 Pulayan Sri Lanka 4,900
 Puthirai Vannan India 34,000
Sali Pattariyan India 3,800 ☀︎
 Sali, Seriyar Sri Lanka 3,600
 Samban Sri Lanka 1,500
 Samban India 25,000
Sayankulam India 1,300 ☀︎
 Sayyid Sri Lanka 53,000 ☀︎
Semman Sri Lanka 1,200
Semman India 5,700
 Shaikh Sri Lanka 218,000 ☀︎
Silpi Sri Lanka 3,600
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 6,700
 South Asian Tamil (Hindu traditions) Myanmar (Burma) 158,000
Sri Lanka Chetti Sri Lanka 6,800 ☀︎
 Sri Lanka Moor Sri Lanka 738,000 ☀︎
 Sri Lankan Tamil Sri Lanka 10,000
Tamil Australia 78,000
Tamil Maldives 800 ☀︎
Tamil Netherlands 22,000
 Tamil (Christian traditions) Martinique 6,300
 Tamil (Christian traditions) Reunion 44,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Bahrain 41,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Canada 29,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Fiji 80,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Germany 35,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Italy 30,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Mauritius 1,100
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Oman 14,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Malaysia 2,090,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) New Zealand 11,000 ☀︎
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Qatar 30,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Saudi Arabia 68,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) South Africa 35,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Singapore 110,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) United States 95,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Vietnam 10,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Thailand 36,000
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) Sri Lanka 1,234,000 ☀︎
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) India 3,666,000 ☀︎
 Tamil, Jaffna Malaysia 36,000 ☀︎
Tattar Sri Lanka 6,400
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 5,100
Thacher Sri Lanka 3,400
Thanakavar Sri Lanka 2,600
Thimilar Sri Lanka 23,000
 Tholuva Naicker India 1,100
Tiruvalluvar India 1,800 ☀︎
 Valluvan Sri Lanka 3,200
 Valluvan India 134,000 ☀︎
Vaniyan Sri Lanka 19,000
Vaniyan India 1,090,000
Vannan (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 4,000
Vannan (Christian traditions) India 170,000
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 28,000 ☀︎
 Vannan (Hindu traditions) India 118,000 ☀︎
Vannar Sri Lanka 18,000
 Vanniyan Sri Lanka 39,000
 Vanniyan India 14,557,000
Vanniyan Agnikula India 673,000
Vanniyan Kalingi India 41,000
Vanniyan Kamakshiamma India 107,000
Vanniyan Kotton India 18,000 ☀︎
Vanniyan Thigala India 53,000
Vanniyar Sri Lanka 109,000
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) India 5,900
 Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) India 11,000 ☀︎
 Vellalan Sri Lanka 33,000
Vellalan Isai India 161,000
Vellalan Kongu India 24,000 ☀︎
Vellalan Mudaliar India 48,000
Vellalan Nanchilnattu India 225,000
Vellalan Nanjanad India 230,000
Vellalan Pattanavan India 11,000 ☀︎
Vellalan Sozhia India 168,000
Vellalan Tondamandalam India 237,000
 Vellalan unspecified India 2,064,000
Vellalan Virakodi India 134,000
Vellalar Sri Lanka 1,268,000
Vetan (Hindu traditions) India 69,000 ☀︎
Vettakkaran India 6,100 ☀︎
Vettar Sri Lanka 3,300
 Vettuvan Gounder India 1,800 ☀︎
 Viswakarma Sri Lanka 7,800
 Viswakarma unspecified India 8,785,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 7,900
  Totals:  218     126
SECONDARY Language
(377 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adi Andhra India 351,000
Adi Andhra Christian India 22,000
 Adi Karnataka India 3,387,000
 Adiyan India 19,000
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 239,000
Ajila India 3,800 ☀︎
 Alambadi Kurichchan India 49,000
 Ambalavasi India 182,000
 Andh India 560,000 ☀︎
 Angami India 171,000
Anglo India 145,000
 Ansari India 12,243,000 ☀︎
Anuppan India 1,200 ☀︎
 Ao India 266,000
Arasar India 20,000
Arasar Christian India 66,000
 Arasu India 54,000 ☀︎
 Aray Mala India 5,000 ☀︎
Arayan India 233,000
Asur India 40,000
 Ayyanavar India 18,000
 Badaga India 252,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,564,000 ☀︎
 Bagata India 171,000
 Baha'i India 16,000 ☀︎
 Baiga India 656,000
 Baira India 10,000 ☀︎
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,119,000 ☀︎
Balagai India 9,800 ☀︎
 Balija (Hindu traditions) India 2,067,000 ☀︎
Balija Bolla India 85,000 ☀︎
 Bania Agarwal India 5,628,000 ☀︎
 Bania Kasarwani India 479,000 ☀︎
 Bania Kasaundhan India 575,000 ☀︎
 Bania Mahesri India 416,000 ☀︎
 Bania Mahur India 993,000 ☀︎
 Bania Oswal India 480,000 ☀︎
 Bania Porwal India 372,000 ☀︎
 Bania Srimali India 413,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified India 19,625,000 ☀︎
 Banijiga India 862,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,151,000
Barda India 4,000
 Basor India 1,053,000 ☀︎
Bathada India 3,500 ☀︎
 Bavcha India 5,400 ☀︎
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) India 2,795,000 ☀︎
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 2,303,000 ☀︎
 Bengali Muslim Moghal India 2,013,000 ☀︎
 Bhaina India 90,000
 Bharia Bhumia India 368,000 ☀︎
 Bhattra India 357,000
 Bhil Barela India 1,205,000
Bhil Dhanka India 343,000
 Bhil Mina India 124,000
 Bhil unspecified India 16,822,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 6,818,000 ☀︎
 Bhotia India 130,000
Bhottada India 530,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,737,000
 Bhumij India 1,282,000
 Binjhal India 157,000 ☀︎
 Binjhia India 205,000
Birhor India 24,000
 Birjia India 17,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,667,000
 Bondili India 3,100 ☀︎
 Boya India 4,587,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Acharya India 84,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Deshastha India 644,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat India 323,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,525,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Joshi India 434,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Mahratta India 516,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Nambudiri India 109,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Pancha Dravida India 166,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Potti India 32,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Saraswat India 690,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified India 39,943,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Velanadu India 140,000 ☀︎
 Bru India 236,000
 Budega Jangam India 354,000 ☀︎
Byari (Beary) India 520,000 ☀︎
 Chakhesang India 180,000
 Chalvadi India 258,000 ☀︎
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 52,473,000
Chandala India 8,100 ☀︎
 Chang India 74,000
Chavalakkaran India 24,000
Chavalakkaran Christian India 4,600
 Chenchu India 81,000
 Chero India 182,000
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) India 429,000 ☀︎
Cheruman (Muslim traditions) India 48,000 ☀︎
Cherumar Christian India 527,000
 Chik Baraik India 139,000
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) India 71,000 ☀︎
 Chodhara India 10,000
 Christian India 1,600,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,860,000 ☀︎
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) India 145,000 ☀︎
Devadasi India 25,000 ☀︎
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) India 174,000 ☀︎
 Devanga India 561,000
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) India 641,000
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,191,000 ☀︎
 Dhanka India 475,000
 Dhanwar India 76,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 1,112,000 ☀︎
 Dhodia India 780,000 ☀︎
Dom (Dombara) India 84,000 ☀︎
 Dom (Hindu traditions) India 2,466,000
 Dubla unspecified India 531,000 ☀︎
 Dudekula India 12,000 ☀︎
 Gadaba India 156,000
 Gamit India 522,000
 Gandla India 85,000 ☀︎
 Gangakula India 1,776,000 ☀︎
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,260,000
 Gavara India 20,000 ☀︎
Godagali India 4,200 ☀︎
Godda India 3,000 ☀︎
 Gond unspecified India 11,705,000
 Gosangi (Hindu traditions) India 36,000 ☀︎
 Gowdulu India 10,000 ☀︎
 Gujjar (Hindu traditions) India 69,000
 Hajam India 2,276,000 ☀︎
 Hakki Pikki India 29,000
 Halba India 837,000
Halsar India 12,000 ☀︎
 Hasalaru India 29,000 ☀︎
Hasla India 1,500 ☀︎
 Ho India 1,232,000
Hojai India 5,000
 Holar India 186,000
 Ilavan India 6,637,000 ☀︎
Ilavaniyan India 36,000 ☀︎
Ilavathi India 61,000 ☀︎
Ilayathu India 38,000 ☀︎
 Irular India 256,000
Iruliga India 16,000 ☀︎
Jaggali India 13,000
 Jamatia India 96,000
 Jenu Kuruba India 54,000 ☀︎
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,810,000 ☀︎
Juang India 54,000
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) India 94,000 ☀︎
 Kachari Sonwal India 315,000
 Kadan India 4,800
Kadu Kuruba India 27,000 ☀︎
 Kaikadi India 387,000 ☀︎
 Kakkalan India 16,000 ☀︎
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 3,001,000 ☀︎
 Kalal Idiga India 2,026,000 ☀︎
Kalladi India 47,000 ☀︎
Kammara India 151,000
Kanakkan India 291,000 ☀︎
 Kandha Gauda India 30,000
 Kanikkaran India 29,000
 Kaniyan India 117,000
 Kapu Reddi India 4,122,000 ☀︎
 Kapu unspecified India 16,085,000 ☀︎
Karimpalan India 24,000 ☀︎
 Karmali India 147,000
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) India 758,000 ☀︎
 Kathodi India 359,000
 Kawar India 1,144,000
Keralamuthali India 6,900
Keralamuthali Christian India 3,600
 Khairwar India 480,000
 Kharia India 866,000
 Kharwar India 653,000
 Khasi India 1,426,000
 Kir (Hindu traditions) India 84,000 ☀︎
 Kisan India 1,779,000
 Kokna India 1,239,000
 Kol India 2,022,000 ☀︎
Kolah Lohara India 11,000
 Kolha India 812,000
 Koli (Hindu traditions) India 2,565,000 ☀︎
 Koli Dhor India 471,000
 Koli Mahadev India 1,917,000 ☀︎
 Koli Malhar India 357,000 ☀︎
 Kolowar India 280,000 ☀︎
 Konda Dhora India 280,000
 Konda Kapu India 26,000
 Konda Reddi India 178,000
Kootan India 10,000 ☀︎
 Koracha, caste India 89,000 ☀︎
Koracha, tribal India 20,000
Korama Kunchi India 58,000 ☀︎
 Korama unspecified India 160,000 ☀︎
 Korku India 1,156,000
 Korwa India 511,000
 Koshti India 1,276,000 ☀︎
 Kotia India 62,000
 Koya unspecified India 898,000
Krishnanvak India 68,000 ☀︎
Kudiya India 3,600
 Kui Khond India 1,815,000
 Kuli India 18,000
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) India 18,279,000 ☀︎
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 18,031,000 ☀︎
Kunchatiga India 434,000 ☀︎
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) India 486,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 21,933,000 ☀︎
 Kuruba India 4,761,000
 Kuruman India 65,000
 Lingayat India 3,926,000 ☀︎
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 149,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,024,000 ☀︎
Lohara India 299,000
 Lotha India 204,000
 Madasi Kuruva India 10,000 ☀︎
 Madiga Dasu India 9,500 ☀︎
 Mahali India 103,000
 Mahratta unspecified India 36,204,000 ☀︎
Maila India 3,100 ☀︎
 Majhi India 137,000
 Majhwar India 214,000
 Mala (Hindu traditions) India 6,586,000
 Mala Dasari India 36,000 ☀︎
Mala Pulayan India 81,000 ☀︎
Mala Urali India 7,200 ☀︎
 Malabar Catholic India 3,064,000
Malai Arayan India 38,000
Malai Pandaram India 4,500
 Malai Vedan India 19,000
Malaikudi India 11,000
Malayan, caste Sri Lanka 1,700
Malayan, caste India 40,000 ☀︎
Malayarayar India 3,400
Malayekandi India 2,000 ☀︎
Mali India 7,600
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 13,662,000 ☀︎
 Malto India 218,000
 Mangala India 2,229,000 ☀︎
 Manna Dhora India 24,000
 Mannan, caste India 320,000 ☀︎
Mannan, tribal India 11,000
 Mappila India 10,000,000 ☀︎
Marakkan (Christian traditions) India 5,800
Marakkan (Hindu traditions) India 10,000 ☀︎
Marata India 99,000 ☀︎
 Marma (Magh) India 53,000
 Mauritian Mauritius 976,000
 Mavilan India 41,000 ☀︎
Mawasi India 125,000 ☀︎
 Mech India 63,000
Meda India 51,000
 Meena India 5,290,000
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) India 156,000
 Mizo India 164,000
Mizo Lushai India 646,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,229,000
 Moger unspecified India 150,000 ☀︎
Mukha Dhora India 52,000
Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) India 46,000
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) India 182,000 ☀︎
Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) India 3,100 ☀︎
 Munda India 4,157,000
Mundala India 32,000 ☀︎
 Mundari India 30,000
 Muthan India 8,000 ☀︎
 Muthuvan India 28,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 172,000
Nagartha India 62,000 ☀︎
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 13,835,000 ☀︎
 Naikda India 4,354,000 ☀︎
 Nair India 7,705,000
Nalkadaya India 3,300 ☀︎
 Nat (Hindu traditions) India 582,000 ☀︎
Navait India 65,000 ☀︎
 Nayadi India 98,000 ☀︎
Nicobarese India 31,000
 Oraon India 5,154,000
Padannan India 9,700 ☀︎
 Paite (Christian traditions) India 91,000
Pale India 11,000 ☀︎
Palluvan India 7,600 ☀︎
Pambada India 4,700 ☀︎
 Panchama India 3,500 ☀︎
 Pandaram India 32,000 ☀︎
Panditattan India 12,000 ☀︎
 Panika India 1,213,000 ☀︎
 Paniyan India 114,000
 Paravan (Hindu traditions) India 100,000
 Pardhan India 363,000
 Pardhi India 416,000 ☀︎
Parhaiya India 35,000
 Parja unspecified India 452,000
 Pashtun, Pathan India 10,558,000 ☀︎
 Patelia India 137,000
 Pathiyan India 21,000 ☀︎
Perumal Makkukkaran India 1,600 ☀︎
Perumannan India 101,000 ☀︎
Pichakuntla India 49,000 ☀︎
 Pindara India 79,000 ☀︎
 Pinjara India 3,787,000 ☀︎
 Pnar India 319,000
Pomla India 1,700
Pulaya Vettuvan India 1,200
Pulayan Thanda India 144,000 ☀︎
 Pulayan unspecified India 1,272,000 ☀︎
 Qassab India 1,234,000 ☀︎
 Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 13,981,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 31,894,000 ☀︎
Rajput Chandrabansi India 121,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) India 3,474,000 ☀︎
 Rajput Surajbansi India 298,000 ☀︎
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) India 408,000 ☀︎
 Razu India 546,000 ☀︎
Reddi Dhora India 1,200
 Rongkup-Lepcha India 89,000
 Sali India 1,206,000 ☀︎
 Samanthan India 57,000 ☀︎
 Santal (Sawntal) India 8,636,000
 Saora unspecified India 1,091,000
 Satani India 496,000 ☀︎
 Sayyid India 9,135,000 ☀︎
Sayyid Husaini India 496,000 ☀︎
 Sema India 278,000
Shabar India 608,000
 Shaikh Faruqi India 932,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh Qureshi India 9,407,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh Siddiqi India 8,664,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh unspecified India 82,690,000 ☀︎
 Shaikh Usmani India 552,000 ☀︎
Silpi India 241,000 ☀︎
 Singpho India 9,500
 Soligar India 7,200
Soligaru India 39,000 ☀︎
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 9,601,000 ☀︎
 South Asian, general Mauritius 66,000
 South Asian, general Cambodia 1,900
 Syrian Christian India 4,259,000
 Tamang India 279,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 2,172,000 ☀︎
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 21,850,000 ☀︎
 Thadou India 249,000
 Thakkar India 668,000 ☀︎
Thandan (Christian traditions) India 14,000
Thandan (Hindu traditions) India 265,000 ☀︎
 Thoti, caste India 13,000 ☀︎
 Tipera India 787,000
 Tirgar (Hindu traditions) India 17,000 ☀︎
 Toda India 2,600
 Ulladan India 19,000
 Urali India 82,000
Urikkara Naicker India 1,500 ☀︎
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) India 4,160,000 ☀︎
 Vakkaliga unspecified India 7,697,000
 Valan India 104,000 ☀︎
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,599,000 ☀︎
 Valmiki tribal India 86,000 ☀︎
 Vanniyan Pala Ekiri India 30,000 ☀︎
 Varli India 1,424,000
Velakkithalanayan India 414,000 ☀︎
 Velama India 491,000 ☀︎
Velan India 98,000 ☀︎
Vellalan Vipravindolu India 2,000 ☀︎
Veluthadanayar India 233,000 ☀︎
Vetan (Christian traditions) India 4,000
Vettuvan India 132,000 ☀︎
 Viswakarma Asari India 797,000 ☀︎
 Viswakarma Kollan India 219,000 ☀︎
 Viswakarma Panchal India 106,000 ☀︎
Viswakarma Thattan India 231,000 ☀︎
Viswakarma Vilkurup India 14,000 ☀︎
Vitholia India 29,000
 Wancho India 74,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 47,216,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Ghosi India 1,799,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Gola India 5,583,000 ☀︎
 Yenadi India 800,000
Yerava India 36,000
 Yerukula India 632,000
  Totals:  377     317

Language Alternate Names
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Madurai
Tamal
Tamalsan
Tambul
Tamili

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Mandyam Brahmin
Parikala
Pattapu Bhasha
Sanketi
Secunderabad Brahmin
South Africa Tamil
Sri Lanka Tamil
Tamil
Tigalu

Dialect Alternate Names
Tamil: Madrasi


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