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Displaying 1-30 of 42 results.
PG Name Country Of Birth IMB Affinity Group Affinity Bloc People Cluster Primary Religion Language Total Population
Nahuatl, CentralMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansAztecChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)48,500
Otomi, ValleyMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansOtomiChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)45,000
Nahuatl, Northern PueblaMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansAztecChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)16,000
Chatino, YaitepecMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicWestern Highland Chatino - (ctp)425
Nahuatl, GuerreroMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansAztecChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)23,500
Chinantec, ChiltepecMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)550
Nahuatl, IsthmusMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansAztecChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)6,900
Mixtec, MixtepecMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMixtecoChristianity - Roman CatholicMixtepec Mixtec - (mix)750
Nahuatl, Southeastern PueblaMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansAztecChristianity - Roman CatholicSoutheastern Puebla Nahuatl - (npl)24,000
Mixtec, Northwestern TlaxiacoMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMixtecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)4,000
Zapotec, YalalagMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicYalálag Zapotec - (zpu)3,000
YucatecMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMayaEthnic ReligionsYucateco - (yua)180,000
Zapotec, Zoogocho-YatzachiMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicZoogocho Zapotec - (zpq)1,500
Zapotec, CajonosMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicCajonos Zapotec - (zad)425
MexicanMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansHispanicChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)11,726,672
Zapotec, IxtlanMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)2,100
Triqui, SoutheasternMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMixtecoChristianity - Roman CatholicChicahuaxtla Triqui - (trs)950
Mixtec, TlazoyaltepecMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMixtecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)2,200
Zapotec, AyoquescoMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)200
Zapotec, OcotlanMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)1,800
Mixtec, Western OaxacaMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMixtecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSilacayoapan Mixtec - (mks)6,400
Zapotec, Southern RinconMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)550
Chatino, CentralMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)2,200
TzotzilMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMayaChristianity - Roman CatholicTzotzil - (tzo)57,000
TzeltalMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMayaChristianity - Roman CatholicTzeltal - (tzh)64,100
CholMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansMayaChristianity - Roman CatholicChol - (ctu)30,000
Zapotec, LoxichaMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicSpanish - (spa)6,900
Chatino, ZenzontepecMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansZapotecoChristianity - Roman CatholicZenzontepec Chatino - (czn)1,600
Nahuatl, TenangoMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansAztecChristianity - Roman CatholicZacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl - (nhi)7,150
CocopaMexicoAmerican PeoplesLatin-Caribbean AmericansOther Central American IndigenousEthnic ReligionsCocopa - (coc)1,010

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