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Southern Asia

78 ethnic groups

Ahom

Ahom

Assam (India)

Awadhis

Awadhis

Awadh (India)

Azerbaijanis

Azerbaijanis

Azerbaijan, Iranian Azerbaijan (Iran)

Balkars

Balkars

Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia)

Bamars

Bamars

Myanmar

Bashkirs

Bashkirs

Bashkortostan (Russia)

Bhils

Bhils

India (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra)

Bhojpuris

Bhojpuris

India, Nepal

Bhumij

Bhumij

India (West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand)

Bishnupriya Manipuris

Bishnupriya Manipuris

Manipur (India), Bangladesh

Bodo

Bodo

Bodoland (India)

Brahuis

Brahuis

Balochistan (Pakistan)

Chakmas

Chakmas

Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh)

Chutiya

Chutiya

Assam (India)

Chuvash

Chuvash

Chuvashia (Russia)

Deccani

Deccani

Deccan (South-Central India)

Dogra

Dogra

Jammu Division (India)

Dubla

Dubla

Gujarat (India)

Gagauz

Gagauz

Gagauzia (Moldova), Budjak (Ukraine)

Garhwalis

Garhwalis

Uttarakhand (India)

Garos

Garos

Garo Hills (India)

Gonds

Gonds

Gondwana (India)

Gujarati

Gujarati

Gujarat (India)

Gujjar / Gurjar

Gujjar / Gurjar

Primarily Pakistan & India, also Afghanistan at smaller numbers

Gurungs

Gurungs

Nepal, Sikkim (India), West Bengal (India)

Huli

Huli

Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea)

Jingpo

Jingpo

Kachin State (Myanmar), Yunnan (China) North-East India

Kannadigas

Kannadigas

Karnataka (India)

Karachays

Karachays

Karachay-Cherkessia (Russia)

Karakalpaks

Karakalpaks

Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan)

Karbi

Karbi

Karbi Anglong district (India)

Karen

Karen

Karen State, Kayah State, Pa'O Self-Administered Zone (Myanmar), Thailand

Kashmiris

Kashmiris

Kashmir (India, Pakistan)

Kazakhs

Kazakhs

Kazakhstan

Khas

Khas

Nepal, India(Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal)

Khonds

Khonds

Kandhamal (India)

Khorasani Turks

Khorasani Turks

Khorasan (Iran)

Kirantis

Kirantis

Eastern Region (Nepal)

Konkani

Konkani

Konkan (India)

Kumyks

Kumyks

Dagestan (Russia)

Kurukh

Kurukh

Chota Nagpur Plateau (India)

Kyrgyz

Kyrgyz

Kyrgyzstan

Magahi

Magahi

Magadha (India)

Magars

Magars

Nepal

Maithils

Maithils

Mithila (India, Nepal)

Malayali

Malayali

Kerala (India)

Maldivians

Maldivians

Maldives, Minicoy

Marathi

Marathi

Maharashtra (India)

Meitei

Meitei

Manipur (India)

Mising

Mising

India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh)

Mon

Mon

Mon State (Myanmar)

Mundas

Mundas

India (Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal)

Naga

Naga

India (Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam), Myanmar (Naga Self-Administered Zone)

Nagpuri

Nagpuri

Chota Nagpur Plateau (India)

Newars

Newars

Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)

Ngalop

Ngalop

Bhutan

Nogais

Nogais

Russia (Stavropol Krai, Dagestan)

Nyishi

Nyishi

Arunachal Pradesh (India)

Parsis

Parsis

Indian subcontinent

Punjabis

Punjabis

Punjab (Pakistan, India)

Qashqai

Qashqai

Fars Province (Iran)

Rajasthanis

Rajasthanis

Rajasthan (India)

Rajbongshi

Rajbongshi

India (Assam, West Bengal), Bangladesh

Rakhine

Rakhine

Rakhine State (Myanmar)

Rohingyas

Rohingyas

Rakhine State (Myanmar)

Santal

Santal

India (West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha)

Sharchops

Sharchops

Bhutan (Lhuntse, Mongar, Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Trashigang, and Trashiyangtse Districts)

Sindhis

Sindhis

Sindh (Pakistan)

Sinhalese

Sinhalese

Sri Lanka

Tamangs

Tamangs

Nepal, Sikkim

Tamils

Tamils

Tamil Nadu (India), Sri Lanka (Northern and Eastern Provinces)

Tatars

Tatars

Tatarstan (Russia)

Telugu

Telugu

India (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana)

Tharus

Tharus

Terai Region (India, Nepal)

Tiwa

Tiwa

India (Assam, Meghalaya)

Tripuri

Tripuri

Tripura (India)

Tuluvas

Tuluvas

Karnataka(India)

Zomi

Zomi

Zogam (Myanmar, Bangladesh, India)