Urdu (urd)

Urdu (urd) is part of the Indo-European family and Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western Hindi, Hindustani class.

Urdu speaking People Groups across the world:

Fast Facts:

Total People Groups:127
Total Population:140,661,505
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:49
Population:1,204,455
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:76
Population:139,303,050
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:2
Population:154,000

Discover More about Urdu:
- Ethnologue - Urdu
- Glottolog - Urdu

Media Resources for Urdu:

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Bible Resources for Urdu:

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People Groups who primarily speak Urdu

Strategic Progress Index
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127 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexReligion
Shaikh (Urdu)Shaikh (Urdu)India61,960,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduPakistan17,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Ansari-Momin (Urdu)Ansari-Momin (Urdu)India10,750,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
SayyidSayyidIndia8,265,000Engaged yet UnreachedShia Islam
Pathan (Urdu)Pathan (Urdu)India4,785,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Pinjara, Behna (Urdu)Pinjara, Behna (Urdu)India3,675,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Rajput (Urdu)Rajput (Urdu)India2,845,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
QassabQassabIndia2,650,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduSaudi Arabia2,145,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MogholMogholIndia2,090,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
PakistaniPakistaniUnited Kingdom2,015,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Teli (Urdu)Teli (Urdu)India1,785,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MawaludMawaludIndia1,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduUnited Kingdom1,220,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MeoMeoIndia1,215,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Darji (Urdu)Darji (Urdu)India1,080,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
TagaTagaIndia892,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Rajput (Urdu)Rajput (Urdu)Pakistan839,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Shaikh (Urdu)Shaikh (Urdu)Nepal829,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MemonMemonIndia764,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
BhistiBhistiIndia692,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
PakistaniPakistaniUnited States668,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
SaifiSaifiIndia641,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
BaghbanBaghbanIndia634,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
ManiharManiharIndia623,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
RangrezRangrezIndia567,000Engaged yet UnreachedHinduism
KhojaKhojaIndia523,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
RayeenRayeenIndia478,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MadariMadariIndia426,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Teli (Urdu)Teli (Urdu)Pakistan345,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MallikMallikIndia318,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Ansari-MominAnsari-MominIndia302,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Muslim NatMuslim NatIndia256,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduUnited Arab Emirates253,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Dom MuslimsDom MuslimsIndia232,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
PendarPendarIndia231,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Gujjar (Urdu)Gujjar (Urdu)India223,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduCanada221,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Kashmiri-PunjabisKashmiri-PunjabisUnited Kingdom204,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Rai Bhat MuslimsRai Bhat MuslimsIndia199,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Muslim TamboliMuslim TamboliIndia192,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
DeshwaliDeshwaliIndia184,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduQatar180,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
BawarchiBawarchiIndia177,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
DhundDhundIndia149,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduOman137,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MirasiMirasiIndia135,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Shaikh (Urdu)Shaikh (Urdu)Pakistan132,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Arain (Urdu)Arain (Urdu)India121,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MussalliMussalliIndia121,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
FaqirFaqirIndia113,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Muslim Indo-MauritiansMuslim Indo-MauritiansMauritius113,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduFrance110,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Eastern BalochEastern BalochIndia97,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduGermany96,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Jarkhandi HajjamJarkhandi HajjamIndia95,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
PakistaniPakistaniSpain92,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
ChikwaChikwaIndia90,500No Longer UnreachedSunni Islam
PindaraPindaraIndia88,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduBahrain78,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
KaghziKaghziIndia77,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
DharhiDharhiIndia77,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
PawariaPawariaIndia70,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Kumhar (Urdu)Kumhar (Urdu)India68,500Engaged yet UnreachedHinduism
BangniBangniIndia63,500No Longer UnreachedEthnoreligion
Shaikh (Urdu)Shaikh (Urdu)United States60,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
GarodiGarodiIndia57,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
QaziQaziIndia49,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MukeriMukeriIndia39,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Bhand  (Urdu)Bhand (Urdu)India36,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
AbdalAbdalIndia34,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
KayamakhaniKayamakhaniIndia34,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
KhakarKhakarIndia34,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
BakhoBakhoIndia32,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
PhularisPhularisIndia28,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Muslim GondMuslim GondIndia28,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduTurkiye27,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
BaigBaigIndia27,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduDenmark26,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
TaiTaiIndia23,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
GaradiGaradiIndia21,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
SonavarSonavarIndia21,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduAfghanistan20,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
BhandBhandNepal17,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduMalaysia17,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
KonkaneseKonkaneseIndia15,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
MondivogulaMondivogulaIndia15,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
South AsiansSouth AsiansHong Kong15,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
NanbaiNanbaiIndia15,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
ThakuraiThakuraiIndia11,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
SahisiaSahisiaIndia10,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduBelgium9,900Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduIreland9,400Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
ChadwaChadwaIndia9,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
BisatiBisatiIndia8,800Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
ChungarChungarIndia8,100Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
CammaCammaIndia7,700Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
AhmadiyaAhmadiyaIndia7,100Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
MujavirMujavirIndia7,100Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
PakistaniPakistaniThailand5,600Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
SheikhzadeSheikhzadeIndia5,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
NalbandNalbandIndia4,700Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduIraq4,500Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduKuwait4,200Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
UrduUrduGuyana4,000Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
AtisbazAtisbazIndia3,900Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
Attar SaibuluAttar SaibuluIndia3,800Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Muslim KacheraMuslim KacheraIndia2,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
UstaUstaIndia2,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Muslim LakheraMuslim LakheraIndia2,200Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
DayareDayareIndia1,900Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
TirugatigantlaTirugatigantlaIndia1,500Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Turuk PasiTuruk PasiIndia1,400Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
CejaraCejaraIndia1,400Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
VyapariVyapariIndia1,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
PutliwalePutliwaleIndia1,000Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
BorewaleBorewaleIndia900Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
SisgarsSisgarsIndia900Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
PankhiyaPankhiyaIndia850Engaged yet UnreachedSunni Islam
KankaliKankaliIndia750Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Ganta SayebuluGanta SayebuluIndia750Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Guddi EluguwalluGuddi EluguwalluIndia650Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
KhadimKhadimIndia400Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
Manjygur MuslimsManjygur MuslimsIndia250Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
GadiharGadiharIndia200Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
JatigarJatigarIndia125Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam
CakketakareCakketakareIndia30Unengaged and UnreachedSunni Islam

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