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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Punjabis of Oman

The Punjabis of Oman, numbering approximately 133,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic group characterized by their rich cultural heritage, agricultural prowess, and vibrant traditions, originating from the Punjab region of South Asia, currently divided between Pakistan and India They are an Diaspora people, with Punjabi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Punjabi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam. They primarily speak Punjabi, Eastern.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Punjabi

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: Oman
People Cluster: Punjabi
Primary Language(s): Punjabi, Eastern (pan)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 133,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011888
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Pray for the Punjabis of Oman

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

40%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Punjabi, Eastern
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Punjabi, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Punjabi, Eastern:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Punjabi, Eastern:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2000 Bible League International✓
Indian Revised Version✓✓

2 entries

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Or check out the Punjabi, Eastern bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Punjabis are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Punjabis:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Punjabis of Oman

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRom 6:23

Pray that those who haven't heard yet will hear and believe that the wages of their sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the LORD, and he rules over the nations.
readPsalm 22:27-28

Pray that entire families will turn to the Lord in repentance and faith, and that they will worship Him and declare His righteousness to the nations.

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.
readMatthew 25:36

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will honor Jesus and find joy as they take care of those in need.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

Punjabi, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 108182) reported in the following countries:

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18 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Eastern PunjabisPG000673Eastern PunjabisUnited Kingdom815,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG043605PunjabisUnited States606,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG012249PunjabisUnited Arab Emirates331,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSunni Islam
PunjabisPG018234PunjabisMalaysia172,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG011888PunjabisOman133,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSunni Islam
Eastern PunjabisPG009504Eastern PunjabisMyanmar78,000Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternFolk Hinduism
PunjabisPG015024PunjabisTanzania70,500Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternHinduism
SikhsPG048148SikhsKenya42,500Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG011805PunjabisKuwait21,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSunni Islam
PunjabisPG006280PunjabisNepal16,500Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternFolk Hinduism
SikhsPG048144SikhsFrance16,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG010717PunjabisSingapore15,000No Longer UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG006439PunjabisSri Lanka13,000Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
SikhsPG010910SikhsThailand11,500Engaged yet UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG000094PunjabisDenmark10,000Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism
PunjabisPG008234PunjabisFiji9,600Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternFolk Hinduism
PunjabisPG024006PunjabisAfghanistan8,900Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSunni Islam
Punjabi SikhsPG001198Punjabi SikhsBangladesh80Unengaged and UnreachedPunjabi, EasternSikhism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

*Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

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