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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab | Arabic, Mesopotamian | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sri Lanka Moor | Tamil | 6,250 | - | 6250 | - | - | - | - |
| Mauritian | Morisyen | 60 | 40 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Japanese | Japanese | 80 | - | - | - | 60 | - | 20 |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malay, Javar | Sri Lankan Malay Creole | 520 | - | 520 | - | - | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 11,900 | - | 11900 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Andhra | Telugu | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Tamil | 8,420 | 7400 | - | 1020 | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 4,800 | 4760 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Tamil | 4,110 | 3710 | - | 400 | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Tamil | 7,390 | 6460 | - | 930 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Tamil | 15,600 | 15600 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Burgher | Sinhala | 820 | - | - | 720 | 60 | - | 30 |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 12,300 | 12300 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 5,450 | 5400 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Hakki Pikki | Telugu | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | - | 510 | - | - | 510 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Tamil | 3,110 | 2750 | - | 360 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 28,400 | 28400 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Javanese | Javanese | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan | Tamil | 7,410 | 7200 | - | 210 | - | - | - |
| Kasar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,440 | 1360 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Tamil | 33,000 | 28800 | - | 4240 | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 2,860 | 2540 | - | 320 | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 170 | 170 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 1,780 | 1780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayan, caste | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Tamil | 42,600 | 37500 | - | 5080 | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 40 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 540 | 510 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 16,500 | 16500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Tamil | 2,030 | 2010 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Tamil | 9,510 | 8360 | - | 1140 | - | - | - |
| Navait | Tamil | 190 | - | 190 | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Tamil | 2,320 | 2040 | - | 280 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 48,000 | 48000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 22,000 | 22000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan | Tamil | 1,980 | 1750 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 470 | 470 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rodiya | Sinhala | 800 | - | - | - | 800 | - | - |
| Sali, Seriyar | Tamil | 1,440 | 1270 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Samban | Tamil | 710 | 640 | - | 70 | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Tamil | 420 | - | 420 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Tamil | 480 | 420 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Shaikh | Tamil | 2,120 | - | 2120 | - | - | - | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 3,450 | 3390 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Teli (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 2,410 | 2290 | - | 130 | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma | Tamil | 3,660 | 3600 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan | Tamil | 15,800 | 13800 | - | 2060 | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Tamil | 1,260 | 1120 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 11,300 | 11300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 16,700 | 14700 | - | 2030 | - | - | - |
| Kapu | Telugu | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hajam | Tamil | 60 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Tamil | 7,600 | 6670 | - | 930 | - | - | - |
| Sri Lanka Chetti | Tamil | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Tamil | 4,340 | 3810 | - | 530 | - | - | - |
| Osta (Nasuva) | Tamil | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Tamil | 1,570 | 1380 | - | 190 | - | - | - |
| Ahinkuntaya | Sinhala | 1,120 | - | - | - | 1120 | - | - |
| Ambattan | Tamil | 390 | 390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Badahala | Sinhala | 2,010 | - | - | 40 | 1970 | - | - |
| Batgama | Sinhala | 16,000 | - | - | 290 | 15700 | - | - |
| Berava | Sinhala | 7,010 | - | - | 130 | 6880 | - | - |
| Bintanna | Sinhala | 130 | - | - | - | 130 | - | - |
| Bodhivansha | Sinhala | 250 | - | - | - | 250 | - | - |
| Dodda-Weddah | Sinhala | 1,130 | - | - | 10 | 1120 | - | - |
| Gahala | Sinhala | 440 | - | - | - | 440 | - | - |
| Gattara | Sinhala | 15,200 | - | - | 280 | 14900 | - | - |
| Gauraykwallu | Sinhala | 430 | - | - | - | 430 | - | - |
| Govigama | Sinhala | 10,900 | - | - | 170 | 10700 | - | - |
| Govigama Patti | Sinhala | 480 | - | - | - | 480 | - | - |
| Govigama Radala | Sinhala | 480 | - | - | - | 480 | - | - |
| Hannali | Sinhala | 6,100 | - | - | 120 | 5980 | - | - |
| Hanomoreyo | Sinhala | 230 | - | - | - | 230 | - | - |
| Henawalayo | Sinhala | 430 | - | - | - | 430 | - | - |
| Hinna | Sinhala | 4,330 | - | - | 80 | 4250 | - | - |
| Hunna | Sinhala | 1,630 | - | - | 20 | 1610 | - | - |
| Indian Tamil | Tamil | 3,720 | 2810 | - | 910 | - | - | - |
| Karaiyar | Tamil | 4,110 | 4020 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Karava | Sinhala | 10,600 | - | - | 210 | 10400 | - | - |
| Kiddea | Sinhala | 280 | - | - | - | 280 | - | - |
| Kinnara | Sinhala | 1,060 | - | - | - | 1060 | - | - |
| Koviar | Tamil | 590 | 590 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kustarogiyo | Sinhala | 280 | - | - | - | 280 | - | - |
| Maravar | Tamil | 1,910 | 1910 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nalavar | Tamil | 1,020 | 1020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navandanna | Sinhala | 22,600 | - | - | 420 | 22100 | - | - |
| Oli | Sinhala | 540 | - | - | - | 540 | - | - |
| Palla | Tamil | 350 | 350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallar | Tamil | 1,270 | 1270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliwilli | Tamil | 780 | 550 | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Pamunu | Sinhala | 540 | - | - | - | 540 | - | - |
| Panna | Tamil | 130 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pannikki | Sinhala | 4,340 | - | - | 70 | 4270 | - | - |
| Paraiyar | Tamil | 1,550 | 1400 | - | - | 150 | - | - |
| Pidayne Danno | Sinhala | 160 | - | - | - | 160 | - | - |
| Porowakara | Sinhala | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Radava | Sinhala | 7,130 | - | - | 140 | 6990 | - | - |
| Rajaka | Sinhala | 2,920 | - | - | 60 | 2860 | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 5,920 | - | - | 580 | 5340 | - | - |
| Sri Lankan Tamil | Tamil | 490 | 490 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Thanakavar | Tamil | 1,080 | 970 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Thimilar | Tamil | 460 | 460 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyar | Tamil | 640 | 640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalar | Tamil | 26,000 | 26000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wahumpura | Sinhala | 171,000 | - | - | 3280 | 167000 | - | - |
| Yamannu | Sinhala | 2,900 | - | - | 40 | 2860 | - | - |
| Primanar | Tamil | 1,100 | 1100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Indian Tamil | Tamil | 14,300 | 14200 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Tamil | 490 | - | 490 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 4,870 | - | - | 4870 | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,800 | - | - | 1800 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 7,010 | - | - | 7010 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 2,940 | - | - | 2940 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 1,610 | - | - | 1610 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Tamil | 4,240 | - | - | 4240 | - | - | - |
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