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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian | 370 | 0 | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka Moor | Tamil | 1,840 | 0 | 1,840 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauritian | Morisyen | 1,420 | 950 | 0 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japanese | Japanese | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 480 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malay, Javar | Sri Lankan Malay Creole | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Urdu | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 105,000 | 0 | 105,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 1,200 | 960 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 3,260 | 2,670 | 0 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ansari | Urdu | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 760 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 130 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 10,600 | 10,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burgher | Sinhala | 3,720 | 0 | 0 | 3,410 | 260 | 0 | 50 |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 440 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goanese | Konkani | 300 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian | - | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 570 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javanese | Javanese | 950 | 0 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 660 | 510 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divehi | Maldivian | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 1,080 | 890 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 340 | 0 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maravan | Tamil | 670 | 530 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Memon | Gujarati | 160 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Punjabi, Western | 80 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 890 | 890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nair | Malayalam | 480 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navait | Tamil | 1,740 | 0 | 1,740 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 440 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 380 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 680 | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 5,510 | 0 | 5,510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaikh | Tamil | 19,700 | 0 | 19,700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sindhi (Muslim traditions) | Sindhi | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 510 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Viswakarma | Tamil | 280 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vellalan | Tamil | 1,620 | 1,330 | 0 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 130 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hajam | Tamil | 580 | 0 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bania Chetti | Telugu | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 550 | 420 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marakkalage | Tamil | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osta (Nasuva) | Tamil | 570 | 0 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ambattan | Tamil | 3,180 | 3,010 | 0 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Badahala | Sinhala | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Berava | Sinhala | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Gattara | Sinhala | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| Govigama | Sinhala | 370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannali | Sinhala | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| Hinna | Sinhala | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunna | Sinhala | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Tamil | Tamil | 140 | 80 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karaiyar | Tamil | 29,300 | 25,800 | 0 | 3,490 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karava | Sinhala | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| Koviar | Tamil | 43,100 | 39,000 | 0 | 4,130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maravar | Tamil | 12,900 | 11,300 | 0 | 1,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mukkuvar | Tamil | 7,330 | 6,350 | 0 | 970 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nalavar | Tamil | 6,410 | 5,610 | 0 | 790 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navandanna | Sinhala | 470 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 380 | 0 | 0 |
| Oli | Sinhala | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Palla | Tamil | 8,360 | 6,780 | 0 | 1,590 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pallar | Tamil | 16,800 | 14,400 | 0 | 2,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pamunu | Sinhala | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Panna | Tamil | 9,320 | 7,620 | 0 | 1,690 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pannikki | Sinhala | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Paraiyar | Tamil | 9,870 | 7,830 | 0 | 1,460 | 570 | 0 | 0 |
| Radava | Sinhala | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajaka | Sinhala | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 |
| Salagama | Sinhala | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 120 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | Tamil | 510 | 440 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tattar | Tamil | 1,520 | 1,270 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thacher | Tamil | 1,020 | 890 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thimilar | Tamil | 3,300 | 2,750 | 0 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vannar | Tamil | 4,280 | 3,490 | 0 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanniyar | Tamil | 29,100 | 23,700 | 0 | 5,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vellalar | Tamil | 180,000 | 164,000 | 0 | 16,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vettar | Tamil | 1,180 | 1,050 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wahumpura | Sinhala | 3,540 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 2,930 | 0 | 0 |
| Primanar | Tamil | 9,710 | 9,710 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brahmin Indian Tamil | Tamil | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 4,220 | 0 | 4,220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 340 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 130 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 80 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 130 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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