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The Herero of Angola

The Herero of Angola, numbering approximately 130,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Bantu cattle-herding people related to the Himba of the Kaokoveld spanning Angola and Namibia, most of whose kin were killed in German colonial forces' 1904-1908 genocide following the Battle of Waterberg, formally recognized by Germany only in 2021. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Herero is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Angola
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Southwest
Primary Language(s): Herero (her)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 130,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015160
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Herero
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
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Herero Speakers

Media Resources in Herero:

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Bible Resources in Herero:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Pioneer Unreached People Group, (LPI: 1), 0.1% or Greater but Less than 0.5% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Herero:
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Pray specifically for the Herero of Angola

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

And the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.
readActs 6:7

Pray that the Word of God will be increasingly available to these people in ways they will resonate with so that all may have a chance to respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
readJames 4:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will turn from worldly passions and live in unity with one another.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

Herero Across Countries (ROP3 - 103756) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
HereroPG015444HereroNamibia285,000Unengaged and UnreachedHereroEthnoreligion
HereroPG015160HereroAngola130,000Unengaged and UnreachedHereroEthnoreligion
HereroPG015224HereroBotswana42,500No Longer UnreachedHereroEthnoreligion

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

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