Language:  Bengali

Estimated Global Speakers

246,624,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

387

Scripture Status

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Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
Primary Language
(387 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Abdul Bangladesh 43,000
 Aguri Bangladesh 2,600
 Aguri India 617,000
 Ahmadi Bangladesh 3,200
Angarok India 8,100
Anglo Indian Bangladesh 2,100
 Ansari Bangladesh 16,000
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 3,400
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 86,000
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,456,000
 Baha'i Bangladesh 11,000
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,100
Baidya Bangladesh 1,100
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 131,000
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) India 338,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 196,000
 Baiti Bangladesh 6,600
Bajikar (Muslim traditions) India 2,600
 Bania Agarwal Bangladesh 2,400
 Bania Bais Bangladesh 1,300
 Bania Gandha Banik Bangladesh 4,300
 Bania Gandha Banik India 348,000
Bania Khatri Bangladesh 2,700
 Bania Rauniar Bangladesh 800
 Bania Subarna Banik Bangladesh 3,400
 Bania Subarna Banik India 199,000
 Bania unspecified Bangladesh 19,000
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 3,800
 Barman Bangladesh 74,000
 Barua India 1,500
 Bauri Bangladesh 15,000
 Bauri India 2,364,000
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 7,100
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 52,000
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) India 4,900
Beg India 3,700
Beg Bangladesh 1,600
 Behara Bangladesh 83,000
 Behara India 4,200
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 13,000
 Bengali Muslim Moghal Bangladesh 46,000
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan Bangladesh 24,000
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) Bangladesh 1,400
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan Bangladesh 143,000
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid Bangladesh 1,844,000
 Bengali Muslim Shaikh Bangladesh 134,244,000
 Bengali Muslim Shaikh Siddiqi Bangladesh 8,200
Besya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,600
Besya (Hindu traditions) India 4,000
Besya (Muslim traditions) India 2,000
Besya (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 16,000
Bhakat India 3,500
Bhalla India 4,300
 Bhar Bangladesh 6,200
Bhaskar India 1,400
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,200
Bhin India 1,700
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 12,000
 Bhuinhar Bangladesh 1,600
 Bhuinmali Bangladesh 99,000
 Bhuinmali India 188,000
 Bhuiya Ghatwar Bangladesh 2,600
 Bhuiya unspecified Bangladesh 12,000
 Bhumij India 1,339,000
 Bind Bangladesh 9,300
Biswas (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,700
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 37,000
 Biswas (Muslim traditions) India 5,700
 Brahmin Acharaj Bangladesh 1,400
 Brahmin Acharya India 89,000
Brahmin Barna India 34,000
Brahmin Barna Bangladesh 4,200
Brahmin Bengali India 247,000
Brahmin Bhat India 28,000
Brahmin Bhat Bangladesh 500
 Brahmin Gaur Bangladesh 28,000
 Brahmin Joshi Bangladesh 2,400
 Brahmin Kanaujia Bangladesh 6,200
Brahmin Madhyasreni India 30,000
 Brahmin Maithili Bangladesh 3,800
 Brahmin Radhi Bangladesh 51,000
 Brahmin Radhi India 1,913,000
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi Bangladesh 3,100
 Brahmin Saraswat Bangladesh 6,500
 Brahmin unspecified Bangladesh 246,000
 Brahmin Utkal Bangladesh 4,100
 Brahmin Utkal India 221,000
Brahmin Vaidik India 229,000
Brahmin Vaidik Bangladesh 5,100
 Brahmin Varendra Bangladesh 21,000
 Brahmin Varendra India 313,000
Buna (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 98,000
Buna (Hindu traditions) India 480,000
 Chain Bangladesh 25,000
 Chain India 607,000
 Chak India 400
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 78,000
Chasadhobi India 111,000
Chasadhobi Bangladesh 9,500
Chaudhari, caste India 13,000
Chitrakar (Muslim traditions) India 7,500
 Christian Bangladesh 305,000
Dahiara India 3,200
Dai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 9,800
Dai (Muslim traditions) India 16,000
Dai (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 86,000
 Dalu India 22,000
 Dalu Bangladesh 11,000
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 34,000
 Dhanuk Bangladesh 3,600
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 154,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 39,000
Doai India 11,000
Doai Bangladesh 3,000
 Dom (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 3,200
Dulia India 459,000
Dulia Bangladesh 9,800
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 8,700
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,300
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) India 15,000
 Dusadh Bahelia Bangladesh 5,800
 Faqir Bangladesh 5,400
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 4,000
Gain Bangladesh 6,700
Ganak Bangladesh 13,000
 Gharti India 25,000
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,300
Ghazi India 1,800
Ghazi Bangladesh 101,000
 Gonrhi Bangladesh 6,600
 Gorait Bangladesh 1,000
 Gosain Bangladesh 2,300
 Hadi India 1,170,000
 Hadi Bangladesh 83,000
 Hajam Bangladesh 568,000
 Hajang India 89,000
Hajang Banai India 5,900
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 64,000
Halwai Maira Bangladesh 12,000
Hazra Bangladesh 1,100
Hazra (Hindu traditions) India 5,200
Jamadar Bangladesh 500
Jaraj (Hindu traditions) India 11,000
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 29,000
 Jat (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,700
 Jat (Sikh traditions) Bangladesh 3,000
 Jat Atra Bangladesh 3,200
 Jat Atra India 30,000
 Jhalo Malo Bangladesh 221,000
 Jhalo Malo India 482,000
Jimdar India 97,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 639,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 700
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,816,000
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 9,300
 Jola Bangladesh 1,371,000
Jotdar Bangladesh 2,700
Kadar Bangladesh 3,900
Kaghazi Bangladesh 4,200
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 78,000
Kahar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 7,300
Kahar Kamkar (Muslim traditions) India 2,500
Kaibartta Jalia India 540,000
Kaibartta Jalia Bangladesh 253,000
 Kaibartta unspecified Bangladesh 253,000
 Kaibartta unspecified India 1,658,000
 Kalu India 308,000
 Kalu Bangladesh 129,000
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,300
 Kamar Bangladesh 900
Kanda India 3,100
 Kandu Bangladesh 17,000
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,300
 Kaora India 350,000
 Kaora Bangladesh 5,800
 Kapali Bangladesh 171,000
 Kapali India 358,000
Karadar Bangladesh 5,800
Karenga India 49,000
Karenga Bangladesh 1,700
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 8,800
 Kawar Bangladesh 4,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,503,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,600
 Kayastha Karan Bangladesh 259,000
 Kayastha Karan India 637,000
 Khairwar Bangladesh 1,300
 Khairwar India 501,000
 Khambu India 375,000
 Khandait Bangladesh 3,000
 Khas Bhutan 1,000
 Koch (Muslim traditions) India 500
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 8,000
 Kol Bangladesh 3,300
 Koli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,000
Konai Bangladesh 6,200
Konai India 153,000
Konwar India 5,300
 Kori Bangladesh 13,000
Kotal India 31,000
 Kuki Chin India 161,000
Kuki Chin Khelma India 3,200
 Kuli Bangladesh 600
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 247,000
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 800
Kunui India 1,200
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 71,000
 Kurmi Mahato India 302,000
Kurol India 7,000
Kusiari India 2,100
Laheri (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 7,700
 Lashkar India 1,000
Let India 9,500
 Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal) India 154,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 193,000
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 44,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 39,000
 Madari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 5,400
 Magar Bangladesh 2,400
 Mahali India 98,000
 Mahanta Bangladesh 1,800
 Mahishya Sri Lanka 600
 Mahishya Bangladesh 744,000
 Mahishya India 11,869,000
 Maimal India 2,500
 Majhwar Bangladesh 19,000
 Mal (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 23,000
Mal (Muslim traditions) India 20,000
Mal (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 8,200
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 17,000
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 16,000
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) India 54,000
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,600
Mallah Chain (Muslim traditions) India 4,300
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 19,000
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) India 22,000
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,700
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 200
Mallah Kewat (Muslim traditions) India 4,700
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 65,000
 Malto Bangladesh 36,000
Mandala (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 6,900
Mandala (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 121,000
Masalchi Bangladesh 6,000
 Matia India 243,000
 Matia Bangladesh 27,000
 Mech Bangladesh 1,100
Mir India 58,000
Mir Bangladesh 50,000
Mirdhas (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,200
Mirzakhani India 14,000
Mirzakhani Bangladesh 14,000
Mishri India 7,500
Mishri Bangladesh 3,500
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 240,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,328,000
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 13,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 16,000
Nagar India 174,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 18,000
 Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 18,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 29,000
Nai Nabasakh India 12,000
Nai Nabasakh Bangladesh 6,700
Nalband Bangladesh 300
Naliya (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,900
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 644,000
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 4,800
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 600
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) India 3,871,000
 Namassej (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,300
 Namassej (Muslim traditions) India 3,000
 Namassej Chandel Bangladesh 2,168,000
 Namassej Chandel India 1,716,000
 Nat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 15,000
 Nat (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 5,500
Nikari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 84,000
Nikari (Muslim traditions) India 74,000
 Paliya Bangladesh 104,000
 Paliya India 145,000
 Pan Bangladesh 4,400
Pashtun Beteli India 39,000
Pashtun Guria India 39,000
Pashtun Jilan India 39,000
Pashtun Sur India 38,000
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 6,700
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 2,800
 Patial Bangladesh 8,400
 Patni (Hindu traditions) India 270,000
Patni (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 9,800
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 14,000
Peshakar India 1,800
Peshakar Bangladesh 1,300
 Pinjara Bangladesh 53,000
 Pod India 3,570,000
 Pod Bangladesh 30,000
 Pundari India 313,000
 Pundari Bangladesh 9,700
 Qassab Bangladesh 33,000
 Qazi Bangladesh 27,000
 Rai Bangladesh 1,200
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,602,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 5,046,000
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 9,800
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) India 300
 Rajbhar Bangladesh 3,500
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 33,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,500
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 29,000
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) Bangladesh 900
Rajput Batsa India 40,000
Rajput Sandilya India 40,000
 Raju India 708,000
 Rajwar Bangladesh 10,000
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 10,000
Rasua Bangladesh 1,200
 Raute Bangladesh 1,600
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 7,400
Rayeen (Hindu traditions) India 1,700
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 99,000
Sabar India 4,600
 Sahariya Bangladesh 7,400
Sankara India 94,000
Sankara Bangladesh 12,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 212,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) India 15,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 90,000
 Shaikh Bhutan 9,200
 Shaikh Canada 31,000
 Shaikh New Zealand 1,800
 Shaikh United States 207,000
Shanan Bangladesh 28,000
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 9,000
Siyalgir (Hindu traditions) India 8,600
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 16,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking United Arab Emirates 73,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Australia 57,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Finland 1,500
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Fiji 23,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking France 32,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Myanmar (Burma) 282,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Canada 75,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Greece 11,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Italy 91,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Japan 67,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Kenya 1,600
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Mauritius 7,300
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Oman 189,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Malaysia 87,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking New Zealand 3,700
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Saudi Arabia 36,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Singapore 79,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Thailand 36,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking Turkmenistan 800
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking United Kingdom 352,000
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking United States 379,000
Sukli India 78,000
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 360,000
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) India 648,000
 Sunri Sadhubanik Bangladesh 252,000
 Sunri Sadhubanik India 328,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 190,000
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 700
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) India 505,000
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 15,000
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) India 42,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 197,000
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 131,000
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 113,000
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 900
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) India 5,805,000
 Tanti (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 1,600
 Tanti (Muslim traditions) India 4,600
 Tarafdar Bangladesh 5,400
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 158,000
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,900
 Tili Bangladesh 76,000
 Tili India 1,287,000
 Tiyar Bangladesh 53,000
 Tiyar India 589,000
 Turaiha Bangladesh 3,000
 Turi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 28,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 10,000
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 83,000
 Yadav Sadgope Bangladesh 112,000
 Yadav Sadgope India 3,105,000
  Totals:  387     377
Secondary Language
(626 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Abdul India 41,000
 Abdul Nepal 1,500
 Adi India 83,000
Adi Gallong India 21,000
 Agariya (Hindu traditions) India 248,000
 Aheria India 200,000
 Ahmadi India 87,000
 Ahom India 1,613,000
 Aka India 13,000
 Amat India 324,000
 Andh India 584,000
 Angami India 188,000
Anglo Indian India 158,000
 Ansari Sri Lanka 1,000
 Ansari India 12,713,000
 Ansari Nepal 51,000
 Ao India 277,000
 Arleng India 599,000
Assamese (Christian traditions) India 3,900
 Assamese (Muslim traditions) India 3,198,000
Asur India 38,000
Asur Bangladesh 1,900
Badaik India 127,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,815,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) Nepal 38,000
 Badhai (Muslim traditions) India 704,000
 Badhi (Muslim traditions) India 42,000
 Bagata India 175,000
 Baha'i India 15,000
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) India 217,000
 Baiga Bangladesh 5,300
 Baiga India 683,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,203,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 283,000
Bairagi (Muslim traditions) India 22,000
 Baiti India 53,000
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) India 88,000
 Bangali (Hindu traditions) Nepal 30,000
 Bania Bhutan 3,900
 Bania Agarwal India 5,822,000
 Bania Agrahari India 388,000
 Bania Bais India 156,000
Bania Barnawar India 81,000
Bania Brittal India 61,000
 Bania Gahoi India 413,000
 Bania Jaiswal India 144,000
 Bania Kasarwani India 505,000
 Bania Kasaundhan India 602,000
Bania Khandelwal India 112,000
Bania Khatri India 244,000
Bania Mahajan India 229,000
 Bania Mahesri India 443,000
 Bania Mahur India 1,038,000
Bania Modh India 90,000
 Bania Oswal India 501,000
 Bania Porwal India 394,000
 Bania Rauniar India 159,000
 Bania unspecified India 17,064,000
 Bania unspecified Nepal 126,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,234,000
 Banjara (Muslim traditions) India 194,000
 Bansphor (Hindu traditions) India 183,000
 Bantar India 162,000
 Baori India 460,000
 Bari (Hindu traditions) India 752,000
 Barman India 8,100
 Barua Bangladesh 35,000
 Bathudi India 274,000
 Bawaria (Hindu traditions) India 196,000
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) India 389,000
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) India 663,000
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 2,008,000
Bhand (Hindu traditions) India 39,000
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) India 41,000
 Bhand (Muslim traditions) Nepal 8,700
 Bhandari India 773,000
Bhangi Lal Begi (Muslim traditions) India 21,000
 Bhar India 2,381,000
 Bharbhunja (Hindu traditions) India 1,447,000
 Bharia Bhumia India 383,000
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) India 1,647,000
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) India 280,000
 Bhatia (Muslim traditions) India 4,200
 Bhil unspecified India 14,662,000
 Bhogta India 304,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 5,941,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 146,000
Bhoi Kharot India 216,000
 Bhoi Mallah Mewat India 733,000
 Bhotia India 136,000
 Bhotia Sikkim India 83,000
 Bhotia Tibetan India 4,000
Bhottada India 552,000
 Bhuinhar India 1,158,000
 Bhuiya Ghatwar India 364,000
 Bhuiya unspecified India 1,768,000
 Bhulia India 174,000
 Bhumij Bangladesh 35,000
 Biar (Hindu traditions) India 447,000
 Biate India 19,000
 Bihari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 955,000
 Bind India 1,180,000
 Bind Nepal 85,000
 Binjhal India 164,000
 Binjhia Bangladesh 6,800
 Binjhia India 213,000
Birhor India 25,000
Birhor Bangladesh 1,300
 Birjia India 18,000
 Birjia Bangladesh 600
 Bishnoi (Hindu traditions) India 793,000
 Bishnupriya Manipuri India 104,000
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 6,500
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) India 1,884,000
Bodo (Muslim traditions) India 3,200
 Boria Assam India 218,000
 Brahmin Bhutan 6,100
 Brahmin Acharaj India 65,000
 Brahmin Bhumihar India 3,315,000
 Brahmin Christian India 5,100
 Brahmin Ganak India 71,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,675,000
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur India 321,000
 Brahmin Hill Nepal 3,726,000
 Brahmin Joshi India 452,000
Brahmin Jyoti India 154,000
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,143,000
 Brahmin Khandelwal India 342,000
 Brahmin Maha India 235,000
Brahmin Mahratta India 561,000
 Brahmin Maithili India 27,000
 Brahmin Ojha India 63,000
Brahmin Parikh India 174,000
 Brahmin Purohit India 133,000
 Brahmin Pushkarna India 108,000
 Brahmin Radhi Nepal 3,900
Brahmin Rikhisur India 62,000
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi India 589,000
 Brahmin Saraswat India 719,000
Brahmin Srimali India 67,000
 Brahmin Terai Nepal 121,000
 Brahmin unspecified Sri Lanka 4,400
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,992,000
 Brahmin Vyas India 185,000
 Bru India 246,000
 Chak Bangladesh 6,600
 Chakhesang India 188,000
 Chakma India 262,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 54,787,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 373,000
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) India 1,837,000
 Chamar Satnami India 2,120,000
 Chang India 77,000
 Chaupal India 107,000
 Chero Bangladesh 9,200
 Chero India 190,000
 Chhetri India 295,000
Chhimba (Hindu traditions) India 155,000
 Chik (Hindu traditions) India 124,000
 Chik Baraik India 141,000
 Chik Baraik Bangladesh 8,700
 Chitara India 6,400
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) India 74,000
 Christian India 1,504,000
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) India 138,000
 Dangi India 847,000
 Darjee India 56,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,484,000
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) India 1,202,000
Darzi Sribastab (Muslim traditions) India 27,000
 Deori India 63,000
 Dewar India 1,210,000
Dhangri India 27,000
 Dhanuk India 5,035,000
 Dhanuk Nepal 255,000
 Dhanwar India 77,000
 Dharua India 22,000
 Dhimar India 2,251,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,673,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 1,156,000
Dhobi Ajudhyabansi India 230,000
Dhobi Batham India 477,000
 Dhobi Kanaujia India 575,000
Dhobi Kathiya India 125,000
 Dhobi Parit India 303,000
 Dhobi Sribastab India 211,000
 Dholi (Hindu traditions) India 284,000
Dholi (Muslim traditions) India 7,000
Dholi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 62,000
 Dom (Muslim traditions) India 216,000
Dom Murdafarash India 211,000
 Domar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 29,000
 Domar (Hindu traditions) India 2,574,000
 Domar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 16,000
 Dura India 3,700
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) India 6,701,000
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Nepal 242,000
 Dusadh Bahelia India 824,000
 Faqir India 107,000
 Gadaba India 160,000
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) India 4,825,000
 Ganda India 1,509,000
Gandharb (Hindu traditions) India 17,000
Gandpal Bangladesh 2,200
 Gangai India 5,600
 Gangte India 26,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) Bangladesh 98,000
 Garo (A-chik Mande) India 1,309,000
 Gauda India 2,429,000
 Ghasiya (Hindu traditions) India 530,000
 Ghosi (Hindu traditions) India 345,000
Ghulam Bangladesh 7,400
Ghusuria India 108,000
Godra India 4,100
 Gokha India 262,000
 Gond Bangladesh 11,000
Gond Jhare India 121,000
 Gond Maria India 1,810,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,191,000
 Gonrhi India 970,000
 Gorait India 12,000
 Gosain Dasnami India 484,000
 Gosain unspecified India 1,382,000
 Guria India 878,000
 Gurung Ghaleg India 128,000
 Hadi Nepal 2,600
 Hajam India 2,368,000
 Hajang Bangladesh 19,000
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) India 8,700
 Halalkhor (Hindu traditions) Nepal 5,000
 Halam Bangladesh 1,000
 Halam India 50,000
 Halba India 872,000
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) India 1,678,000
Halwai Maira India 149,000
 Hatkar India 421,000
 Hira India 67,000
 Hmar India 117,000
 Ho Bangladesh 97,000
 Ho India 1,283,000
Hojai India 5,000
Hrangkhol India 8,700
 Jalkeot India 29,000
 Jamatia India 100,000
 Jat (Hindu traditions) India 16,163,000
 Jat (Muslim traditions) India 556,000
 Jat (Sikh traditions) India 8,794,000
 Jat Bajwa (Muslim traditions) India 700
Jat Chahil (Muslim traditions) India 2,900
Jat Chima (Muslim traditions) India 1,000
 Jat Dagar (Hindu traditions) India 157,000
Jat Dehia (Muslim traditions) India 2,300
Jat Dhariwal (Muslim traditions) India 1,300
Jat Dhillon (Muslim traditions) India 1,500
 Jat Gahlot (Muslim traditions) India 1,800
Jat Ghatwal (Muslim traditions) India 10,000
 Jat Gil (Muslim traditions) India 2,300
 Jat Kharral (Muslim traditions) India 1,500
Jat Mann (Muslim traditions) India 5,000
 Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) India 3,400
 Jat Sindhu (Muslim traditions) India 3,900
 Jat Varaich (Muslim traditions) India 1,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,100
Jogi Kanphata (Hindu traditions) India 71,000
Kabadi India 86,000
 Kachari Dimasa India 174,000
 Kachari Dimasa Bangladesh 13,000
 Kachari Sonwal India 333,000
 Kachera (Hindu traditions) India 73,000
 Kachhi (Hindu traditions) India 4,962,000
Kadar India 139,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 9,759,000
Kahar (Muslim traditions) India 99,000
 Kahar Kamkar (Hindu traditions) India 246,000
 Kahha India 64,000
 Kaibartta Bhutan 1,200
 Kaibartta Nepal 1,000
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,400
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 2,614,000
 Kalal Idiga India 2,093,000
 Kalingi India 327,000
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) India 2,697,000
 Kalwar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 130,000
 Kalwar (Muslim traditions) India 8,600
Kalwar Iraqi (Hindu traditions) India 79,000
Kalwar Iraqi (Muslim traditions) India 50,000
 Kalwar Jaiswal India 1,161,000
Kalwar Sunri India 707,000
 Kamar India 37,000
 Kami India 111,000
Kammara India 145,000
 Kandha Gauda India 32,000
Kandra India 793,000
 Kandu India 2,813,000
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) India 252,000
Kanjar (Muslim traditions) India 18,000
 Kapariya India 30,000
Karan India 632,000
 Karmali Bangladesh 5,400
 Karmali India 155,000
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) India 783,000
 Kathodi India 374,000
 Kawar India 1,194,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,148,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Nepal 52,000
Kayastha Mathur India 44,000
Kayastha Saksena India 355,000
 Kayastha Sribastab India 1,151,000
Kela (Hindu traditions) India 29,000
Khadala India 138,000
Khadala Bangladesh 4,400
 Khambu Bhutan 1,400
Khami Bangladesh 6,000
 Khampti India 21,000
 Khandait India 2,067,000
 Kharia Bangladesh 23,000
 Kharia India 902,000
 Kharwar India 677,000
 Kharwar Bangladesh 20,000
 Khas India 62,000
 Khasi (War-Khasi) India 1,491,000
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) India 2,693,000
Khatik (Muslim traditions) India 39,000
 Khavar India 174,000
Khetauri India 132,000
 Kisan India 1,942,000
 Kisan Bangladesh 7,200
 Koch (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 35,000
 Koch (Hindu traditions) India 60,000
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) India 9,732,000
 Koiri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 355,000
 Kol India 2,102,000
Kolah Lohara India 11,000
 Kolha India 849,000
 Koli (Hindu traditions) India 2,682,000
 Koli Dhor India 492,000
 Kolta India 807,000
 Kori India 3,087,000
 Korku India 1,209,000
 Korku Bangladesh 6,300
 Korwa Bangladesh 4,100
 Korwa India 535,000
 Koya unspecified India 783,000
Kui Dongria India 198,000
 Kui Khond India 1,585,000
Kui Kuvi India 254,000
Kui Sitha India 149,000
 Kui, Kuvi Khond Bangladesh 8,100
 Kuki Chin Bangladesh 128,000
Kuki Chin Changsen India 2,900
Kuki Chin Zahao India 2,500
 Kuli India 19,000
 Kumhar (Hindu traditions) India 18,743,000
 Kumhar Bardiha India 779,000
 Kumhar Kanaujia India 610,000
 Kumhar Magahia India 214,000
Kumhar Mathuria India 84,000
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 15,725,000
Kurariar India 15,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) India 22,664,000
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 268,000
Kusiari Bangladesh 7,400
 Laheri (Hindu traditions) India 91,000
Laheri (Muslim traditions) India 67,000
 Lisu Yobin India 3,600
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 600
 Lodha (Hindu traditions) India 6,156,000
Lohait Kuri Bangladesh 2,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,351,000
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) India 743,000
Lohar Kamti India 4,600
Lohara India 318,000
Lohara Bangladesh 30,000
 Lotha India 212,000
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) India 3,801,000
 Madari (Muslim traditions) India 67,000
 Magar Bhutan 2,800
 Magar India 412,000
 Mahanta India 107,000
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 11,375,000
 Mahar (Christian traditions) India 497,000
Mahara India 5,900
Mahara Bangladesh 17,000
 Mahishya Bhutan 800
 Mahli India 486,000
 Mahli Bangladesh 43,000
Mahuria India 8,100
 Majhi India 144,000
 Majhi Nepal 97,000
 Majhwar India 222,000
 Mal (Hindu traditions) India 2,107,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 178,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 12,552,000
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) India 3,107,000
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) Nepal 201,000
Mallah Chain (Hindu traditions) India 396,000
Mallah Dhawa (Hindu traditions) India 26,000
 Mallah Kewat (Hindu traditions) India 358,000
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) India 671,000
 Malto India 226,000
Mandala (Hindu traditions) India 2,300
Mandala (Muslim traditions) India 3,100
 Manihar India 679,000
 Marma Bangladesh 244,000
 Marma India 55,000
 Mech India 65,000
 Meitei Bangladesh 30,000
 Meitei (Manipur Muslim) India 236,000
 Meitei unspecified India 1,434,000
Mirdhas (Hindu traditions) India 162,000
 Miri India 821,000
 Mizo India 172,000
Mizo Fanai India 17,000
Mizo Lushai India 676,000
 Mochi (Muslim traditions) India 79,000
 Moghal India 2,080,000
 Mru India 500
 Mru Bangladesh 73,000
Mukeri India 39,000
 Munda Bangladesh 55,000
 Munda Bhutan 1,900
 Munda India 4,402,000
 Munda, Horo Nepal 2,600
 Mundari India 31,000
Murasing India 17,000
Murasing Bangladesh 2,200
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) India 3,741,000
 Musahar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 272,000
 Naga India 22,000
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) India 178,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,140,000
Nai Mathuria India 193,000
 Naikda India 4,299,000
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,500
 Nat (Hindu traditions) India 592,000
 Nat (Muslim traditions) India 164,000
 Newah India 192,000
 Nyishi India 300,000
Omanatya India 37,000
 Oraon India 5,353,000
 Oraon, Dhangar Nepal 46,000
 Oraon, Kurux Bhutan 10,000
 Oraon, Kurux Bangladesh 110,000
 Paharia India 19,000
Paik India 262,000
 Pan India 1,622,000
 Panika India 1,264,000
Pantanti India 45,000
Pao India 70,000
Parhaiya India 37,000
Parhaiya Bangladesh 6,500
 Parja unspecified India 394,000
 Pashtun Afridi India 578,000
Pashtun Dilazak India 69,000
Pashtun Ghilzai India 47,000
 Pashtun Kakar India 579,000
Pashtun Khalil India 18,000
Pashtun Khan India 127,000
 Pashtun Lodhi (Dalazak) India 708,000
Pashtun Malagori (Mullagari) India 35,000
 Pashtun Mohmand India 214,000
Pashtun Niazi India 40,000
 Pashtun Yusafzai India 1,032,000
 Pashtun, Pathan Sri Lanka 42,000
 Pashtun, Pathan India 9,215,000
 Pasi (Hindu traditions) India 5,914,000
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) India 20,000
Pasi Gujar India 766,000
 Pasi Kaithwan India 1,044,000
 Pasi Rajpasi India 1,591,000
Pasi Turuk India 1,500
 Patial India 47,000
 Patni (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 143,000
Patralu India 144,000
 Patwa (Hindu traditions) India 308,000
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) India 6,200
 Pawaria (Muslim traditions) India 55,000
Pawi India 63,000
 Pinjara India 3,938,000
 Pnar India 333,000
 Pnar Bangladesh 20,000
Puran unspecified India 1,300
 Qassab India 1,284,000
 Qazi India 869,000
 Qazi Nepal 12,000
 Rabha Bhutan 1,600
 Rabha India 441,000
 Rahmani (Muslim traditions) India 280,000
 Rai Bhutan 3,900
 Rai India 145,000
 Rai Nepal 717,000
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 9,800
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Nepal 133,000
 Rajbhar India 88,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 27,712,000
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 1,966,000
 Rajput (Sikh traditions) India 1,260,000
 Rajput Bais (Hindu traditions) India 1,610,000
 Rajput Bargujar (Hindu traditions) India 245,000
 Rajput Bhadauria India 309,000
 Rajput Bhatti (Hindu traditions) India 1,064,000
 Rajput Chandel India 405,000
Rajput Chandrabansi India 125,000
 Rajput Chauhan (Hindu traditions) India 3,643,000
 Rajput Dikhit India 317,000
 Rajput Gahlot (Hindu traditions) India 686,000
 Rajput Garewal (Hindu traditions) India 383,000
 Rajput Gaur India 801,000
 Rajput Gautam (Hindu traditions) India 461,000
Rajput Jadu India 346,000
Rajput Janjua (Hindu traditions) India 102,000
Rajput Joia (Hindu traditions) India 79,000
Rajput Manihas (Hindu traditions) India 304,000
 Rajput Nagbansi India 54,000
 Rajput Parihar India 478,000
 Rajput Ponwar (Hindu traditions) India 1,535,000
 Rajput Pundir (Hindu traditions) India 217,000
 Rajput Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) India 552,000
 Rajput Rathor (Hindu traditions) India 1,697,000
 Rajput Sakarwar (Hindu traditions) India 241,000
Rajput Salehria (Hindu traditions) India 129,000
 Rajput Sengar India 484,000
 Rajput Sisodia India 138,000
 Rajput Solanki India 366,000
Rajput Sombansi (Hindu traditions) India 406,000
 Rajput Surajbansi India 306,000
 Rajput Tonwar (Hindu traditions) India 543,000
 Rajwar India 727,000
Rajwar Nagbansi India 35,000
 Rajwar Rajbhar India 36,000
 Rakhine Bangladesh 20,000
Ralte India 22,000
Rana India 1,500
Ranabhat India 14,000
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) India 423,000
 Rautia India 138,000
 Rautia Bangladesh 1,200
 Ravidas Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 1,678,000
Ravidas Chamar (Sikh traditions) India 26,000
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) India 1,159,000
 Rengma India 82,000
 Rongkup India 80,000
Sagarbanshi India 210,000
 Sahariya India 1,033,000
Sahi India 2,300
Sahisia India 10,000
 Saloi India 5,300
 Samanthan India 58,000
 Sangtam India 91,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Bhutan 5,300
 Santal (Sawntal) India 9,096,000
 Santal (Sawntal) Nepal 60,000
 Saora Bangladesh 2,600
 Saora unspecified India 951,000
 Sarki India 32,000
Sauria Paharia India 63,000
Sauria Paharia Bangladesh 8,300
 Sayyid Sri Lanka 51,000
 Sayyid India 9,296,000
 Sayyid Nepal 77,000
Sayyid Husaini India 508,000
 Sema India 293,000
Shabar India 634,000
 Shaikh Sri Lanka 207,000
 Shaikh Nepal 948,000
Shaikh Faruqi India 960,000
 Shaikh Qureshi India 9,727,000
 Shaikh Siddiqi India 9,019,000
 Shaikh unspecified India 72,220,000
 Shaikh Usmani India 568,000
 Sherpa India 45,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,322,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) Nepal 76,000
Sonar Kamila India 16,000
Sonjhara India 22,000
 South Asian, general Maldives 4,800
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) Nepal 108,000
 Sunuwar India 98,000
 Sylhet (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 12,350,000
 Tai Man India 6,900
 Tamang India 268,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 2,226,000
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) India 178,000
 Tamil (Muslim traditions) India 3,463,000
Tanla India 83,000
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) Nepal 122,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 4,800
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,446,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Nepal 428,000
 Teli Gangauta (Hindu traditions) India 686,000
Teli Sribastab India 356,000
 Thadou India 259,000
 Thakkar India 698,000
 Thakuri India 39,000
 Tharu India 536,000
Tharua India 11,000
 Thathera (Hindu traditions) India 384,000
 Thori (Hindu traditions) India 1,130,000
 Tipera Bangladesh 149,000
 Tipera India 821,000
 Tiwa India 305,000
 Turaiha India 434,000
 Turi (Hindu traditions) India 417,000
 Uchoi India 3,100
Valmiki (Christian traditions) India 126,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,842,000
Valmiki (Muslim traditions) India 325,000
Valmiki Lal Begi (Hindu traditions) India 11,000
 Valmiki Mehtar India 151,000
 Viswakarma unspecified India 7,661,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bhutan 1,800
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 7,500
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 41,186,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Nepal 1,053,000
Yadav Bagal India 6,700
 Yadav Dhindhor India 1,839,000
 Yadav Gaoli India 5,894,000
 Yadav Ghosi India 1,862,000
 Yadav Gola India 5,680,000
 Yadav Kaonra India 802,000
 Yadav Rawat India 1,720,000
 Yakkha India 6,500
 Yakthumba, Limbu Bhutan 1,700
 Yakthumba, Limbu India 152,000
 Yerukula India 638,000
 Yimchungra India 81,000
  Totals:  626     540

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