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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Suba of Kenya

The Suba of Kenya, numbering approximately 183,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Bantu ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the shore of Lake Victoria in western Kenya They are an Indigenous people, with Suba as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Bantu, Central-Lakes people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Suba is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Kenya
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Lakes
Primary Language(s): Suba (sxb)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 183,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039275
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Suba
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Suba Speakers

Media Resources in Suba:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Suba:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Translation & Literacy (EA), 2010✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Suba bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Suba are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Suba:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Suba of Kenya

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
read1 Timothy 2:1-2

Pray that leaders and those in authority will not thwart the spread of the gospel but put their faith in Christ, have hearts that are soft toward their people, and be freed from the temptations that power can bring.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
readPsalm 51:15

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him, and God will help them to proclaim His praise and declare His goodness all day long.

So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.
readRomans 9:16

Ask God to raise up people who will trust in His sovereignty as they share the gospel, knowing that it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God who has mercy.

Suba Across Countries (ROP3 - 109563) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SubaPG015042SubaTanzania173,000Unengaged and UnreachedLuo (Kenya and Tanzania)Neo-Pentecostalism
SubaPG039275SubaKenya183,000No Longer UnreachedSubaNeo-Pentecostalism

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