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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo | Malayalam | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Bengali Muslim Moghal | Malayalam | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Sinhalese | Sinhala | 30 | - | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Tamil (Muslim traditions) | Tamil | 5,980 | - | 5980 | - | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan unspecified | Malayalam | 570 | 570 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar | Malayalam | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alavan | Malayalam | 1,350 | 1350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambalavasi | Malayalam | 3,900 | 3900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ambattan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 380 | 360 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Arasar | Malayalam | 3,610 | 3500 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Arunthathiyar | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arayan | Malayalam | 9,380 | 9380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ayyanavar | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bairagi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 16,600 | 16600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Tamil | 11,900 | 11900 | - | - | - | - | 50 |
| Bellara | Kannada | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhoi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohra | Gujarati | 340 | - | 340 | - | - | - | - |
| Boya | Malayalam | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Malayalam | 44,900 | 44900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chamar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chandala | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar | Malayalam | 6,180 | 6180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,960 | 1940 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Cheruman (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran | Malayalam | 1,180 | 1160 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Madiga (Christian traditions) | Telugu | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mala (Christian traditions) | Konkani | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Chayakkaran | Malayalam | 1,380 | 1380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dom (Dombara) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goanese | Konkani | 170 | - | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Godagali | Odia | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Godda | Tulu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Holar | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hill Pulayan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Malayalam | 1,460 | - | - | 1460 | - | - | - |
| Idayan | Malayalam | 8,500 | 8500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Malayalam | 314,000 | 314000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavathi | Malayalam | 3,500 | 3500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilavaniyan | Malayalam | 1,560 | 1560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ilayathu | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irular | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalladi | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan unspecified | Malayalam | 1,080 | 1080 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanakkan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kanikkaran | Kanikkaran | 2,630 | 2620 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaniyan | Malayalam | 4,240 | 4240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavara | Malayalam | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kavathi | Malayalam | 4,090 | 4090 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali | Malayalam | 2,860 | 2860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kakkalan | Malayalam | 860 | 860 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaikolan | Malayalam | 1,130 | 1130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kalal (Hindu traditions) | Konkani | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koli (Hindu traditions) | Gujarati | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koracha, tribal | Tamil | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konda Reddi | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Krishnanvak | Malayalam | 18,800 | 18800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kattunayakan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumban | Malayalam | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kudumi | Konkani | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kunbi (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 770 | 770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alambadi Kurichchan | Kurichiya | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurmi (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurukkal | Malayalam | 1,260 | 1260 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuruman | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 126,000 | 126000 | - | - | 40 | 10 | - |
| Lingayat | Kannada | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 110 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malakuravan | Malayalam | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malayekandi | Malankuravan | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Arayan | Malayalam | 150 | 130 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Mappila | Malayalam | 542,000 | - | 542000 | - | - | - | - |
| Marakkan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maravan | Malayalam | 4,960 | 4960 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mavilan | Tulu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 122,000 | - | - | 122000 | - | - | - |
| Cheruman (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Memon | Gujarati | 100 | - | 100 | - | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Konkani | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 28,300 | 28300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 6,610 | - | - | 6610 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta Kunbi | Kacchi | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malasar | Malayalam | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mukkuvan (Muslim traditions) | Malayalam | 360 | - | 360 | - | - | - | - |
| Mannan, caste | Malayalam | 13,700 | 13700 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Mannan, tribal | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Pandaram | Malayalam | 1,200 | 1190 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Mutali | Malayalam | 1,260 | 1090 | - | 170 | - | - | - |
| Muthan | Malayalam | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Muthuvan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malai Vedan | Malayalam | 2,230 | 2200 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 420,000 | 420000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 303,000 | 303000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navithan | Malayalam | 370 | 370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Navait | Konkani | 8,800 | - | 8800 | - | - | - | - |
| Nayadi | Malayalam | 670 | 670 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palluvan | Malayalam | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panan | Malayalam | 3,940 | 3920 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Panchama | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pandaram | Malayalam | 1,000 | 1000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paniyan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panikkan | Malayalam | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 28,400 | 28200 | - | 200 | 40 | - | - |
| Paravan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 1,210 | 1210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pathiyan | Malayalam | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Perumannan | Malayalam | 330 | 330 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 4,650 | 4630 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Palliyan | Malayalam | 100 | 50 | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Palleyan | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Palliyar | Malayalam | 70 | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Pulayan unspecified | Malayalam | 93,800 | 93700 | - | - | 40 | 10 | - |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 890 | 890 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sali | Malayalam | 10,800 | 10800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samban | Malayalam | 180 | 180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Samanthan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sayyid | Malayalam | 1,820 | - | 1820 | - | - | - | - |
| Semman | Malayalam | 320 | 320 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Malayalam | 1,960 | - | 1960 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 157,000 | - | - | 157000 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 67,800 | 67700 | - | - | 50 | - | - |
| Thoti, caste | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ulladan | Malayalam | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Urali | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaddar (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 80 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vakkaliga unspecified | Konkani | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valan | Malayalam | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Velan | Malayalam | 3,350 | 3350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Veluthadanayar | Malayalam | 5,620 | 5620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 13,400 | 13400 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Vettuvan | Malayalam | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Malayalam | 86,600 | 86500 | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Vellalan unspecified | Malayalam | 62,100 | 61500 | - | 560 | - | - | - |
| Velakkithalanayan | Malayalam | 18,300 | 18300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valluvan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 4,350 | 4350 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Malayalam | 7,390 | 7390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vettakkaran | Malayalam | 920 | 920 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yenadi | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yerukula | Yerukula | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 130 | - | - | - | - | 130 | - |
| Padannan | Malayalam | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mangala | Telugu | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 220 | 220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Konkani | 530 | 530 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Chetti | Tamil | 8,030 | 8010 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Brahmin Dravida | Malayalam | 6,200 | 6200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaud Saraswat | Konkani | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Malayalam | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Kannada | Kannada | 190 | 190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Karhada | Konkani | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mahratta | Marathi | 1,070 | 1070 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Saraswat | Konkani | 290 | 290 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Tamil | Tamil | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Telugu | Telugu | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Iyer | Malayalam | 1,800 | 1800 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Muttad | Malayalam | 3,380 | 3380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Nambudiri | Malayalam | 1,390 | 1390 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Pancha Dravida | Malayalam | 12,400 | 12400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vaniyan | Malayalam | 26,300 | 25800 | - | 460 | - | - | - |
| Cherumar Christian | Malayalam | 58,500 | - | - | 58500 | - | - | - |
| Kalal Idiga | Konkani | 60 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu Reddi | Telugu | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulaya Vettuvan | Malayalam | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulayan Thanda | Malayalam | 12,200 | 12200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 270 | - | 270 | - | - | - | - |
| Vellalan Nanjanad | Malayalam | 41,300 | 41300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Asari | Malayalam | 57,500 | 57400 | - | 110 | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kallasari | Malayalam | 1,060 | 1060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Kollan | Malayalam | 4,060 | 4060 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Thattan | Malayalam | 13,500 | 13500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma Vilkurup | Malayalam | 900 | 900 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Agamudaiyan Nattaman | Malayalam | 630 | 630 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Silpi | Malayalam | 790 | 790 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pashtun, Pathan | Malayalam | 5,400 | - | 5400 | - | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 59,300 | - | - | 59300 | - | - | - |
| Thandan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 3,610 | - | - | 3610 | - | - | - |
| Vetan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 390 | - | - | 390 | - | - | - |
| Madari (Hindu traditions) | Malayalam | 440 | 440 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bharathar (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kuravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 470 | - | - | 470 | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 35,100 | - | - | 35100 | - | - | - |
| Paravan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 610 | - | - | 610 | - | - | - |
| Pallan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Vannan (Christian traditions) | Malayalam | 1,750 | - | - | 1750 | - | - | - |
| Aiyanavar Christian | Malayalam | 4,420 | - | - | 4420 | - | - | - |
| Ambattan Christian | Malayalam | 230 | - | - | 230 | - | - | - |
| Arasar Christian | Malayalam | 15,700 | - | - | 15700 | - | - | - |
| Chackaravar Christian | Malayalam | 180 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Chavalakkaran Christian | Malayalam | 590 | - | - | 590 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan Christian | Malayalam | 860 | - | - | 860 | - | - | - |
| Kavathi Christian | Malayalam | 990 | - | - | 990 | - | - | - |
| Keralamuthali Christian | Malayalam | 1,110 | - | - | 1110 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Mukkaniyar | Konkani | 2,030 | 2030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Potti | Malayalam | 1,760 | 1760 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Byari (Beary) | Konkani, Goan | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | - |
| Kallan Tondaman | Malayalam | 1,200 | 1200 | - | - | - | - | - |
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