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Tamil

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122people groups
73.74Mpeople
95unreached groups
32unengaged and unreached

Unengaged and Unreached 32Engaged yet Unreached 63No Longer Unreached 27

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People groups

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People groupCountryReligionPopulationStatus
Adi DravidaIndiaHinduism11,130,000No Longer Unreached
ViswakarmaIndiaHinduism9,420,000Engaged yet Unreached
NadarIndiaHinduism6,435,000No Longer Unreached
MaravarIndiaHinduism3,850,000Engaged yet Unreached
ParayanIndiaHinduism3,640,000No Longer Unreached
PallanIndiaHinduism3,465,000No Longer Unreached
Yadava (Tamil)IndiaHinduism3,155,000Engaged yet Unreached
VellalarIndiaHinduism3,110,000No Longer Unreached
Sri Lankan TamilSri LankaHinduism2,630,000No Longer Unreached
TamilMalaysiaHinduism2,615,000No Longer Unreached
Brahmin (Tamil)IndiaHinduism2,605,000Engaged yet Unreached
KaikolarIndiaHinduism2,425,000Engaged yet Unreached
Sri Lankan MoorSri LankaSunni Islam1,715,000Engaged yet Unreached
KallarIndiaHinduism1,550,000No Longer Unreached
AgamudaianIndiaHinduism1,490,000Engaged yet Unreached
Vanniyar (Tamil)IndiaHinduism1,105,000Engaged yet Unreached
VannanIndiaHinduism1,080,000Engaged yet Unreached
Indian TamilsSri LankaHinduism973,000No Longer Unreached
ValaiyarIndiaHinduism940,000Engaged yet Unreached
MudaliyarIndiaHinduism887,000Engaged yet Unreached
RawtherIndiaSunni Islam863,000Engaged yet Unreached
MaruthuvarIndiaHinduism847,000Engaged yet Unreached
Chettiar (Tamil)IndiaHinduism643,000Engaged yet Unreached
Shaikh (Tamil)IndiaSunni Islam569,000Engaged yet Unreached
TondmanIndiaHinduism561,000Unengaged and Unreached
MalayaliIndiaHinduism461,000Engaged yet Unreached
TigalaIndiaHinduism393,000Engaged yet Unreached
TamilUnited StatesHinduism339,000Engaged yet Unreached
Indian MuslimsMalaysiaSunni Islam319,000Unengaged and Unreached
TamilMyanmarFolk Hinduism297,000Engaged yet Unreached
IrularIndiaFolk Hinduism272,000Engaged yet Unreached
Teli (Tamil)IndiaHinduism265,000Engaged yet Unreached
TamilSingaporeHinduism244,000Engaged yet Unreached
LabbaiIndiaSunni Islam208,000Engaged yet Unreached
SenaithalaivarIndiaShaivaism182,000Unengaged and Unreached
Rajput (Tamil)IndiaHinduism175,000Engaged yet Unreached
TamilCanadaHinduism163,000No Longer Unreached
IdayarIndiaHinduism161,000Engaged yet Unreached
Sayyid (Tamil)IndiaShia Islam157,000Unengaged and Unreached
SaliarIndiaHinduism150,000No Longer Unreached
ValluvanIndiaHinduism146,000Engaged yet Unreached
Isai VelalarIndiaHinduism136,000Engaged yet Unreached
TamilFranceHinduism126,000Engaged yet Unreached
Jains (Tamil)IndiaJainism124,000Engaged yet Unreached
KattiakaranIndiaHinduism113,000Unengaged and Unreached
MadrasiIndiaHinduism93,500Engaged yet Unreached
KarnamIndiaHinduism91,000Unengaged and Unreached
BharatharIndiaRoman Catholicism81,000No Longer Unreached
Sri Lankan TamilUnited KingdomHinduism74,500No Longer Unreached
ParkavakulamIndiaHinduism70,500Engaged yet Unreached
KrishnavakaIndiaHinduism68,500Engaged yet Unreached
TamilGermanyHinduism67,000Engaged yet Unreached
GounderIndiaHinduism60,500No Longer Unreached
KarlarIndiaHinduism58,000Engaged yet Unreached
TamilUnited KingdomHinduism54,500No Longer Unreached
KayalarIndiaSunni Islam49,500Unengaged and Unreached
TamilBahrainSunni Islam48,500Engaged yet Unreached
ChakravarIndiaHinduism45,500No Longer Unreached
ChayakkaranIndiaHinduism43,000Engaged yet Unreached
DewendrakulattanIndiaHinduism42,500No Longer Unreached
KudumbanIndiaHinduism40,000Engaged yet Unreached
ParvatarajakulamIndiaHinduism38,000Engaged yet Unreached
KambarIndiaHinduism37,500Unengaged and Unreached
Tamil HinduThailandHinduism35,000No Longer Unreached
Kongu VaisnawaIndiaVaishnavaism34,500Engaged yet Unreached
Puthurai VannanIndiaHinduism30,500Engaged yet Unreached
PandaramIndiaHinduism30,000Engaged yet Unreached
TamilQatarSunni Islam28,500Engaged yet Unreached
TamilOmanSunni Islam28,000Engaged yet Unreached
Pancaratra Srivaisnavas BrahminsIndiaHinduism25,500Unengaged and Unreached
SambanIndiaHinduism24,500No Longer Unreached
PagadaiIndiaVaishnavaism20,500No Longer Unreached
KadaiyanIndiaHinduism19,500No Longer Unreached
Kunnuva VellalarIndiaHinduism19,000Engaged yet Unreached
Arwa MalaIndiaHinduism16,500No Longer Unreached
MarakkyarIndiaSunni Islam16,000Engaged yet Unreached
Urali GaunderIndiaHinduism16,000No Longer Unreached
GurukkalIndiaHinduism14,000Unengaged and Unreached
VettalaikaransIndiaSunni Islam13,000Unengaged and Unreached
PattanavanIndiaHinduism11,500Engaged yet Unreached
KoliyanIndiaHinduism10,500Engaged yet Unreached
NasuvanIndiaHinduism10,500Unengaged and Unreached
ErawallanIndiaFolk Hinduism10,500Unengaged and Unreached
AlavanIndiaHinduism10,000Unengaged and Unreached
UppillianIndiaHinduism9,800Engaged yet Unreached
TamilNetherlandsHinduism7,900Engaged yet Unreached
PannadiIndiaHinduism7,500Engaged yet Unreached
East IndiansMartiniqueRoman Catholicism6,900Unengaged and Unreached
PadannanIndiaHinduism6,700Unengaged and Unreached
VettaikkaranIndiaHinduism6,500Engaged yet Unreached
Kongu Vellala GounderIndiaHinduism6,300Engaged yet Unreached
SemmanIndiaHinduism6,000Unengaged and Unreached
Dhobi (Tamil)IndiaSunni Islam5,100Unengaged and Unreached
OtansIndiaHinduism5,100Engaged yet Unreached
PalliyanIndiaHinduism4,800No Longer Unreached
TamilKuwaitSunni Islam4,700Engaged yet Unreached
Tholuva NaickerIndiaHinduism4,600Engaged yet Unreached
East IndiansGuadeloupeRoman Catholicism4,500Unengaged and Unreached
Hill PulayaIndiaHinduism4,200No Longer Unreached
PambadaIndiaHinduism3,800Unengaged and Unreached

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