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 (Muslims) India 3,610,000 Nadar India 3,404,000 Kaikolan India 2,793,000 Pallan India 2,756,000 Paraiyan India 2,473,000 Vellalan unspecified India 2,033,000 Tamil Malaysia 2,014,000 Nadar (Christians) India 1,456,000 Vellalar Sri Lanka 1,198,000 Tamil (Muslims) Sri Lanka 1,166,000 Arunthathiyar India 1,151,000 Kallan unspecified India 1,104,000 Vaniyan India 1,073,000 Chakkiliyan India 967,000 Navithan India 914,000 Paraiyan (Christians) 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 (Christians) 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 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 India 203,000 Karaiyar Sri Lanka 199,000 Vannan (Christians) India 168,000 Vellalan Sozhia India 165,000 South Asian Tamil Myanmar 158,000 Vellalan Isai India 158,000 Brahmin Dravida India 139,000 Chakkiliyan (Christians)India 133,000 Ilavan Christian India 133,000 Valluvan India 132,000 Vellalan Virakodi India 132,000 Vannan India 116,000 Hill Pulayan India 114,000 Tamil Singapore 113,000 Arwa Mala India 107,000 Paraiyan Sri Lanka 105,000 Vanniyan Kamakshiamma India 105,000 Vanniyar Sri Lanka 103,000 Maravan Sri Lanka 102,000 Devendrakulathan India 98,000 Tamil United States 93,000 Maravar Sri Lanka 88,000 Kavara India 87,000 Idayan India 81,000 Kaikolan Sri Lanka 81,000 Tamil Fiji 81,000 Tamil Australia 78,000 Kattunayakan India 75,000 Primanar Sri Lanka 74,000 Tamil Saudi Arabia 74,000 Paraiyar Sri Lanka 72,000 Pallar Sri Lanka 71,000 Ilavan Sri Lanka 70,000 Vetan 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 (Christians) Reunion 49,000 Vellalan Mudaliar India 48,000 Chayakkaran India 47,000 Pallan Sri Lanka 47,000 Mutali India 46,000 Nalavar Sri Lanka 45,000 Bharathar (Christians) India 43,000 Mukkuvar Sri Lanka 43,000 Paravan (Christians) 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 Bahrain 37,000 Vanniyan Sri Lanka 37,000 Kudumban India 36,000 Tamil Thailand 36,000 Tamil, Jaffna Malaysia 35,000 Puthirai Vannan India 34,000 Tamil Germany 34,000 Palla Sri Lanka 33,000 Panna Sri Lanka 33,000 Tamil South Africa 33,000 Brahmin Indian Tamil Sri Lanka 32,000 Vellalan Sri Lanka 31,000 Tamil Italy 29,000 Brahmin Mukkaniyar India 28,000 Tamil Canada 28,000 Chakkiliyan Sri Lanka 27,000 Nadar Sri Lanka 26,000 Tamil Qatar 26,000 Vannan 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 (Christians) 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 (Christians) Sri Lanka 16,000 Bakuda India 15,000 Bharathar India 14,000 Ambalavasi Tottiyan NaickerIndia 13,000 Panniandi India 12,000 Tamil Oman 12,000 Dhobi Sri Lanka 11,000 Ilavan Christian Sri Lanka 11,000 Malasar India 11,000 Paliyan India 11,000 Tamil New Zealand 11,000 Vellalan Pattanavan India 11,000 Bania unspecified Sri Lanka 10,000 Vathiriyan India 10,000 Agamudaiyan unspecified Sri Lanka 9,900 Indian Tamil Sri Lanka 9,900 Tamil 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 (Christians) 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 Sri Lanka 7,500 Viswakarma Sri Lanka 7,400 Palliyan India 7,100 Pallan (Christians) Sri Lanka 7,000 Tamil (Christians) Martinique 6,800 Palliyar India 6,600 Bania Chetti Sri Lanka 6,400 Kumhar, Kusavar Sri Lanka 6,400 Sonar Sri Lanka 6,400 Sri Lanka Chetti Sri Lanka 6,400 Tattar Sri Lanka 6,000 Vettakkaran India 6,000 Vathiriyan (Christians) India 5,800 Maniyattikkaran India 5,700 Semman India 5,600 Bandi 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 (Christians)Sri Lanka 4,900 Teli Sri Lanka 4,800 Brahmin unspecified Sri Lanka 4,700 Pulayan Sri Lanka 4,700 Kavathi Christian India 4,600 Kuravan Sri Lanka 4,100 Nair Sri Lanka 4,100 East Indian Guadeloupe 3,800 Sali Pattariyan India 3,800 Vannan (Christians) Sri Lanka 3,800 Kasar 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 (Christians) Sri Lanka 2,300 Palliwilli Sri Lanka 2,300 Palleyan India 2,200 Kuda Korava India 2,100 Mudugar India 2,100 Paravan 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 Mauritius 1,200 Mukkuvan Sri Lanka 1,100 Tholuva Naicker India 1,000 Tamil Maldives 800 Bharathar Sri Lanka 600