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Criteria

Evangelicals <= 2%
Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
Progress Level
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People Groups

1,145

% of World's
People Groups

6.6 %

Population

280,404,000

% of World Population

3.6 %

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Photo ▼ People Group Country Population Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale 		% Christian
Adherents 		%
Evangelical 		Indigenous
Matengo Mozambique 4,600 Matengo Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 %
Maswanka, Kunante Guinea-Bissau 20,000 Mansoanka Islam ● 6.00 % 2.00 % ●
Masiguare Colombia 500 Cuiba Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mari, Hop Papua New Guinea 1,400 Mari Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Maravar Sri Lanka 87,000 Tamil Hinduism ● 16.49 % ●
Manyika Mozambique 157,000 Manyika Ethnic Religions ● 42.00 % 0.30 % ●
Manusela, Wahai Indonesia 11,000 Sou Upaa Ethnic Religions ● 12.00 % 1.00 % ●
Mankirdia India 2,400 Odia Hinduism ● 26.66 % ●
Manipa, Soow Huhelia Indonesia 2,700 Manipa Islam ● 9.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mangole Indonesia 9,700 Mangole Islam ● 8.00 % 1.00 % ●
Mangas Nigeria 200 Mangas Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 2.00 % ●
Mamboru Indonesia 12,000 Mamboru Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 1.00 % ●
Mambila, Nigeria Nigeria 195,000 Mambila, Nigeria Ethnic Religions ● 12.50 % 2.00 % ●
Mamainde Brazil 100 Mamainde Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 2.00 % ●
Malto India 190,000 Santhali Hinduism ● 14.11 % ●
Malayarayar India 3,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 18.42 % ●
Malayan, caste Sri Lanka 1,600 Malayalam Hinduism ● 12.08 % ●
Malai Arayan India 34,000 Malayalam Hinduism ● 42.84 % ●
Malagasy Canada 1,500 Malagasy, Merina Ethnic Religions ● 15.00 % 1.00 %
Maku'a East Timor Unknown Fataluku Ethnic Religions ● 23.00 % 2.00 % ●
Majera Cameroon 900 Majera Ethnic Religions ● 20.00 % 1.00 % ●
Maha Nigeria 20,000 Maaka Islam ● 10.00 % 0.50 % ●
Magu Nigeria 22,000 Mvanip Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 2.00 % ●
Luyana, Kwangali Botswana 8,600 Kwangali Ethnic Religions ● 40.00 % 1.00 %
Luri Nigeria 100 Hausa Ethnic Religions ● 10.00 % 2.00 % ●
Totals:  1,145 People Groups   280,404,000            
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