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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Afrikaners of United States

The Afrikaners of United States, numbering approximately 22,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a South African ethnic group primarily of Dutch, German, and French Huguenot descent. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Afrikaans is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Eurasian Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Germanic
Primary Language(s): Afrikaans (afr)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 22,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG047272
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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: Afrikaans
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Afrikaans Speakers

Media Resources in Afrikaans:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Afrikaans:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Die Bybel in Afrikaans 1983-vertaling✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Afrikaans bible at Bible.com

Linked from YouVersion

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Afrikaners 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 Afrikaners:
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 Afrikaners of United States

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.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
readJohn 10:27

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will hear God's voice and will have the great assurance that no one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Afrikaner Across Countries (ROP3 - 100093) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AfrikanersPG015280AfrikanersLesotho2,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015148AfrikanersAngola4,000Engaged yet UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015552AfrikanersEswatini17,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG047272AfrikanersUnited States22,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015212AfrikanersBotswana27,500Engaged yet UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG050474AfrikanersCanada30,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansProtestantism
AfrikanersPG015646AfrikanersZimbabwe44,500No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG000608AfrikanersUnited Kingdom67,000Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaansProtestantism
AfrikanersPG015562AfrikanersZambia87,000Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015430AfrikanersNamibia122,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism
AfrikanersPG015484AfrikanersSouth Africa2,710,000No Longer UnreachedAfrikaansNeo-Pentecostalism

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

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