Language · mal
Malayalam
Dravidian family · ISO 639-3 mal · Ethnologue · Glottolog · Bible.com
112people groups
60.57Mpeople
96unreached groups
45unengaged and unreached
Unengaged and Unreached 45Engaged yet Unreached 51No Longer Unreached 16
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People groups
The 100 largest of 112. See all 112 on the map and filter them.
| People group | Country | Religion | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variyar | India | Hinduism | 14,340,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mappilla | India | Sunni Islam | 12,030,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Izhattu Pillaimar | India | Hinduism | 8,625,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Nayar | India | Hinduism | 8,395,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Syrian Christians | India | Syriac Orthodox Christianity | 4,540,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Pulayan | India | Protestantism | 1,560,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Malayali | United Arab Emirates | Hinduism | 1,550,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Brahmin (Malayalam) | India | Hinduism | 701,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kuravan | India | Hinduism | 564,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Maran Nairs | India | Hinduism | 477,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Dheevara | India | Folk Hinduism | 476,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Cheruman | India | Hinduism | 473,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Velakathala Nair | India | Hinduism | 377,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Thulukkan | India | Sunni Islam | 362,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kanakkan | India | Hinduism | 339,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Malayali | Kuwait | Sunni Islam | 318,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Thandan | India | Hinduism | 289,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Panan | India | Hinduism | 258,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Cakkala | India | Hinduism | 245,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Vettuvan | India | Hinduism | 235,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Nulayar | India | Hinduism | 224,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ambalavasi | India | Hinduism | 221,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Malayali | Oman | Sunni Islam | 219,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kannaya Christian | India | Protestantism | 211,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Marasari | India | Hinduism | 209,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Malayali | Malaysia | Hinduism | 206,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Veluttedan | India | Hinduism | 203,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Anthur Nair | India | Hinduism | 173,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Malayali | United States | Hinduism | 166,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Paravar | India | Folk Hinduism | 164,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Bania (Malayalam) | India | Hinduism | 157,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mannan | India | Hinduism | 147,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Paniyan | India | Animism | 136,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kaniyar | India | Folk Hinduism | 133,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Malayali | Qatar | Protestantism | 113,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Velan | India | Hinduism | 112,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Tarkhan | India | Hinduism | 102,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bowis Mogeyar | India | Hinduism | 101,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kudumi | India | Hinduism | 86,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Perumkollar | India | Hinduism | 85,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Nambutiris | India | Hinduism | 70,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Malayali | Bahrain | Protestantism | 60,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kalladi | India | Folk Hinduism | 58,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ezhavathi | India | Hinduism | 55,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kurichian | India | Folk Hinduism | 53,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Tattan | India | Hinduism | 53,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ezhuthachan | India | Hinduism | 51,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Malai Arayan | India | Folk Hinduism | 49,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Vetan | India | Folk Hinduism | 39,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Andaman Malayalis | India | Hinduism | 38,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Pulisari | India | Hinduism | 38,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ilayatu | India | Hinduism | 37,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Malayali | Singapore | Hinduism | 36,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Cekkala | India | Hinduism | 32,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kavuthiyan | India | Hinduism | 32,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Malayali | Canada | Sunni Islam | 32,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Velar | India | Hinduism | 31,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Malayali | Myanmar | Folk Hinduism | 31,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Samanthan | India | Hinduism | 30,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Uraly | India | Animism | 30,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Moger (Malayalam) | India | Hinduism | 28,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mala Kuravan | India | Folk Hinduism | 27,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Ulladan | India | Folk Hinduism | 25,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Malayan | India | Hinduism | 22,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kavara | India | Hinduism | 22,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Karimpalan | India | Hinduism | 22,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Maleyan | India | Hinduism | 22,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Ayyanavar | India | Hinduism | 20,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Malai Vedan | India | Folk Hinduism | 18,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Allar | India | Hinduism | 15,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Pathiyan | India | Hinduism | 15,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Pandithar | India | Hinduism | 11,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kerala Mudali | India | Christianity | 11,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Kakkalan | India | Hinduism | 9,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Muppar | India | Hinduism | 9,400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Cochin Jews | Israel | Judaism | 8,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kolari | India | Hinduism | 8,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kootan | India | Hinduism | 7,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wainadan Pulayan | India | Hinduism | 7,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Kusuvan Kummara | India | Hinduism | 7,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Pisaroti | India | Hinduism | 7,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wainadan Cetti | India | Hinduism | 6,800 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Nayadi | India | Hinduism | 6,600 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Poduval | India | Hinduism | 6,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Moothan | India | Hinduism | 4,800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Musari | India | Hinduism | 4,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kurukkal | India | Hinduism | 3,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Puspakan Unni | India | Hinduism | 3,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Thachanad Moopan | India | Hinduism | 3,100 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mukkari | India | Hinduism | 2,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Vilkurup | India | Hinduism | 2,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kollan | India | Hinduism | 2,200 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wayanad Pathiyan | India | Hinduism | 1,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kalanadies | India | Hinduism | 1,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kallattu Kurup | India | Hinduism | 1,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arayavati | India | Hinduism | 1,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Valinjiyar | India | Hinduism | 1,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Cingatanmar | India | Hinduism | 1,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Kunduvadian | India | Hinduism | 1,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Cakkyar Nambiyar | India | Hinduism | 1,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |