
Southern Africa
26 ethnic groups

Afrikaners
South Africa (Northern and Western Cape), Namibia, Botswana

Ambundu
Angola

Bemba
Zambia (Northern, Luapula, and Copperbelt Provinces), Katanga Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Chewa
Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique

Chokwe
Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia

Damara
Damaraland (Namibia)

Herero
Hereroland (Namibia), Angola

Kalanga
Zimbabwe, Botswana

Makua
Mozambiquetra

Malagasy
Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, Réunion, Mauritius

Nama
Namaland (Namibia), South Africa

Ovambo
Ovamboland (Namibia), Angola

Ovimbundu
Angola

Pare
Pare Mountains (Tanzania)

Pedi
Limpopo (South Africa)

Shona
Mashonaland (Zimbabwe)

Sotho
Free State (South Africa), Lesotho

Sukuma
Tanzania

Swahili
Swahili coast (Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Comoros)

Swazi
Mpumalanga (South Africa), Eswatini

Tsonga
Mozambique (Maputo City and Maputo Province, Gaza Province), South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga)

Tswana
Botswana, South Tswanaland (South Africa)

Venda
Vendaland (South Africa)

Xhosa
Xhosaland (South Africa)

Yao
Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania (Ruvuma and Mtwara Regions)

Zulu
KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)