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People group profile · PG050370

The Nepali Brahmins of the United States

The Nepali Brahmins of the United States, numbering about 1,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a socio‑religious class in South Asia traditionally associated with religious learning, ritual leadership, and scholarship within Hindu society. They are one of the oldest and most influential social groups in the historical Indian caste system.

They are a diaspora people in the Brahmin people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Nepali (individual language).

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AI-generated illustration representing the Nepali Brahmins people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Brahman (Nepali)

Fast facts

Country
United States
Population
1,000
Affinity group
South Asian Peoples
People cluster
Brahmin
Primary language
Nepali (individual language) (npi)
Primary religion
Hinduism
Strategic Progress Index
Engaged yet Unreached
Evangelical
No Known Evangelicals
GSEC
Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
Lostness priority
Frontier Unreached People Group
Region
Northern America, Americas

Where they live

Gospel status

The Nepali Brahmins are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.

  • Congregations exist No
  • Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted

Next steps for the Nepali Brahmins

  • Continue prayer and fasting for this group
  • Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
  • Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Primary religion

Hinduism

99% adherents

Primary language

Nepali (individual language) · Indo-European family

100% speak Nepali (individual language)

Gospel resources in Nepali (individual language)

  • Bible available
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Nepali Brahmins

  1. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  2. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  4. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.

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Brahmin (Nepali) in other countries

The same people (ROP3 116411) is reported in 2 other countries.

People groupCountryPopulationStatus
Brahmin (Nepali)Nepal4,540,000Engaged yet Unreached
Brahmin (Nepali)India94,500Engaged yet Unreached

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