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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Chuvash of Russian Federation

The Chuvash of Russian Federation, numbering approximately 1,630,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Turkic ethnic group whose historic homeland is the Chuvash Republic (Chuvashia) in the middle Volga region of Russia. Most Chuvash live in Chuvashia, although Chuvash communities are found throughout Russia and parts of Central Asia. They mostly adhere to Unaffiliated and Chuvash is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: Chuvash

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Turkic Peoples
Country: Russian Federation
People Cluster: Ural-Siberian
Primary Language(s): Chuvash (chv)
Primary Religion(s): Unaffiliated
Population: 1,630,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024431
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Pray for the Chuvash of Russian Federation

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unaffiliated
Religious Affiliation: Unaffiliated

65%
%
Unaffiliated Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chuvash
Language Family: Turkic

86%
%
Chuvash Speakers

Media Resources in Chuvash:

Films:
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1 film

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Bible Resources in Chuvash:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2009 Institute for Bible Translation, Moscow✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Chuvash bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Chuvash 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 Chuvash:
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 Chuvash of Russian Federation

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them
readMatthew 4:24

Pray that the truth about the Lord will spread throughout the land so that many will have an opportunity to receive the good news and put their faith in Him.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessing.
read1 Corinthians 9:23

Ask God to give believers a deep desire to share the gospel with those who don't know the truth about God's redemption plan, and to provide them with opportunities to do so cross-culturally.

Chuvash Across Countries (ROP3 - 102226) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
ChuvashPG024261ChuvashKazakhstan16,000Unengaged and UnreachedChuvashEastern Orthodox Christianity
ChuvashPG024431ChuvashRussian Federation1,630,000Engaged yet UnreachedChuvashUnaffiliated
ChuvashPG024502ChuvashTajikistan5,300Unengaged and UnreachedChuvashEastern Orthodox Christianity
ChuvashPG024613ChuvashTurkmenistan4,200Unengaged and UnreachedChuvashEastern Orthodox Christianity
ChuvashPG024666ChuvashUzbekistan18,500Unengaged and UnreachedChuvashEastern Orthodox Christianity

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

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