Tamil Dialects Country Population
Vanniyan India 14,336,000
Adi Dravida India 9,646,000
Viswakarma unspecified India 8,652,000
Maravan India 3,621,000
Tamil (Muslim traditions) India 3,610,000
Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 3,404,000
Kaikolan India 2,793,000
Pallan (Hindu traditions) India 2,756,000
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) India 2,473,000
Vellalan unspecified India 2,033,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Malaysia 2,014,000
Nadar (Christian traditions) India 1,456,000
Vellalar Sri Lanka 1,198,000
Tamil (Muslim traditions) Sri Lanka 1,166,000
Arunthathiyar India 1,151,000
Kallan unspecified India 1,104,000
Vaniyan India 1,073,000
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) India 967,000
Navithan India 914,000
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) India 881,000
Bania Chetti India 828,000
Agamudaiyan Nattaman India 745,000
Adi Dravida Christian India 739,000
Sri Lanka Moor Sri Lanka 697,000
Vanniyan Agnikula India 663,000
Brahmin Tamil India 529,000
Pallan (Christian traditions) India 517,000
Kallan Tondaman India 512,000
Malayali India 420,000
Kudumi India 330,000
Brahmin Iyer India 324,000
Agamudaiyan unspecified India 293,000
Madari (Hindu traditions) India 292,000
Panan India 264,000
Vellalan Tondamandalam India 234,000
Vellalan Nanjanad India 226,000
Vellalan Nanchilnattu India 221,000
Koviar Sri Lanka 216,000
Shaikh Sri Lanka 206,000
Ambattan (Hindu traditions) India 203,000
Karaiyar Sri Lanka 199,000
Vannan (Christian traditions) India 168,000
Vellalan Sozhia India 165,000
South Asian Tamil (Hindu traditions) Myanmar (Burma) 158,000
Vellalan Isai India 158,000
Brahmin Dravida India 139,000
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) India 133,000
Ilavan Christian India 133,000
Valluvan India 132,000
Vellalan Virakodi India 132,000
Vannan (Hindu traditions) India 116,000
Hill Pulayan India 114,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Singapore 113,000
Arwa Mala India 107,000
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 105,000
Vanniyan Kamakshiamma India 105,000
Vanniyar Sri Lanka 103,000
Maravan Sri Lanka 102,000
Devendrakulathan India 98,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) United States 93,000
Maravar Sri Lanka 88,000
Kavara India 87,000
Idayan India 81,000
Kaikolan Sri Lanka 81,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Fiji 81,000
Tamil Australia 78,000
Kattunayakan India 75,000
Primanar Sri Lanka 74,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Saudi Arabia 74,000
Paraiyar Sri Lanka 72,000
Pallar Sri Lanka 71,000
Ilavan Sri Lanka 70,000
Vetan (Hindu traditions) India 68,000
Brahmin Sholiar India 54,000
Malayan, tribe India 52,000
Vanniyan Thigala India 52,000
Sayyid Sri Lanka 50,000
Brahmin Vadama India 49,000
Pondicherry Catholic India 49,000
Tamil (Christian traditions) Reunion 49,000
Vellalan Mudaliar India 48,000
Chayakkaran India 47,000
Pallan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 47,000
Mutali India 46,000
Nalavar Sri Lanka 45,000
Bharathar (Christian traditions) India 43,000
Mukkuvar Sri Lanka 43,000
Paravan (Christian traditions) India 42,000
Pashtun, Pathan Sri Lanka 42,000
Brahmin Ashtashasram India 40,000
Panikkan India 40,000
Vanniyan Kalingi India 40,000
Chackaravar India 38,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Bahrain 37,000
Vanniyan Sri Lanka 37,000
Kudumban India 36,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Thailand 36,000
Tamil, Jaffna Malaysia 35,000
Puthirai Vannan India 34,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Germany 34,000
Palla Sri Lanka 33,000
Panna Sri Lanka 33,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) South Africa 33,000
Brahmin Indian Tamil Sri Lanka 32,000
Vellalan Sri Lanka 31,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Italy 29,000
Brahmin Mukkaniyar India 28,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Canada 28,000
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 27,000
Nadar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 26,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Qatar 26,000
Vannan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 26,000
Samban India 25,000
Kavathi India 23,000
Malakkuravan India 23,000
Vellalan Kongu India 23,000
Navithan Sri Lanka 22,000
Tamil Netherlands 21,000
Thimilar Sri Lanka 21,000
Kallan Sri Lanka 18,000
Vaniyan Sri Lanka 18,000
Vanniyan Kotton India 18,000
Boya Sri Lanka 17,000
Kuravan (Christian traditions) India 17,000
Navait Sri Lanka 17,000
Vannar Sri Lanka 17,000
Ambalavasi Sri Lanka 16,000
Ambattan Sri Lanka 16,000
Kadaiyar India 16,000
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 16,000
Bakuda India 15,000
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) India 14,000
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker India 13,000
Panniandi India 12,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Oman 12,000
Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 11,000
Ilavan Christian Sri Lanka 11,000
Malasar India 11,000
Paliyan India 11,000
Tamil (Hindu traditions) New Zealand 11,000
Vellalan Pattanavan India 11,000
Bania unspecified Sri Lanka 10,000
Vathiriyan (Hindu traditions) India 10,000
Agamudaiyan unspecified Sri Lanka 9,900
Indian Tamil Sri Lanka 9,900
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Vietnam 9,900
Agamudaiyan Udayar India 9,800
Koliyan India 9,800
Sri Lankan Tamil Sri Lanka 9,600
Idayan Sri Lanka 9,500
Pagadai India 9,300
Nadar (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 9,200
Marakkalage Sri Lanka 9,000
Agamudaiyan Nattaman Sri Lanka 8,800
Alavan India 8,800
Eravallan India 8,800
Osta (Nasuva) Sri Lanka 8,300
Pannadi India 8,200
Yadav (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 7,500
Viswakarma Sri Lanka 7,400
Palliyan India 7,100
Pallan (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 7,000
Tamil (Christian traditions) Martinique 6,800
Palliyar India 6,600
Bania Chetti Sri Lanka 6,400
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 6,400
Sonar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 6,400
Sri Lanka Chetti Sri Lanka 6,400
Tattar Sri Lanka 6,000
Vettakkaran India 6,000
Vathiriyan (Christian traditions) India 5,800
Maniyattikkaran India 5,700
Semman India 5,600
Bandi (Hindu traditions) India 5,500
Brahmin Christian India 5,500
Chackaravar Christian India 5,500
Ambattan Christian India 5,100
Panan Sri Lanka 5,100
Hajam Sri Lanka 5,000
Chakkiliyan (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 4,900
Teli (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 4,800
Brahmin unspecified Sri Lanka 4,700
Pulayan Sri Lanka 4,700
Kavathi Christian India 4,600
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 4,100
Nair Sri Lanka 4,100
East Indian Guadeloupe 3,800
Sali Pattariyan India 3,800
Vannan (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 3,800
Kasar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 3,500
Sali, Seriyar Sri Lanka 3,400
Silpi Sri Lanka 3,400
Ambalavasi Kambalattu India 3,200
Thacher Sri Lanka 3,200
Valluvan Sri Lanka 3,100
Vettar Sri Lanka 3,100
Thanakavar Sri Lanka 2,500
Agamudaiyan Mukkulattar India 2,400
Bharathar (Christian traditions) Sri Lanka 2,300
Palliwilli Sri Lanka 2,300
Palleyan India 2,200
Kuda Korava India 2,100
Mudugar India 2,100
Paravan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 1,800
Tiruvalluvar India 1,800
Vettuvan Gounder India 1,700
Malakuravan India 1,400
Samban Sri Lanka 1,400
Kepmaris India 1,200
Koviyar Sri Lanka 1,200
Patnulkaran India 1,200
Sayankulam India 1,200
Semman Sri Lanka 1,200
Tamil (Hindu traditions) Mauritius 1,200
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 1,100
Tholuva Naicker India 1,000
Tamil Maldives 800
Bharathar (Hindu traditions) Sri Lanka 600