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The Sena people's total population is around 2 million. It is estimated to be about 1.4 million in Mozambique, [4] and about 0.5 million in Malawi. [5] The Sena people in Malawi and Zimbabwe arrived from Mozambique and settled there in early 20th century as migrant laborers.
Demographics of Malawi, Data of Our World in Data, year 2022; Number of inhabitants in millions. Population , fertility rate and net reproduction rate , United Nations estimates According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [ 1 ] [ 2 ] the total population was 19,889,742 in 2021, compared to only 2 881 000 in 1950.
The Tumbuka (or, Kamanga, Batumbuka and Matumbuka) are a Bantu ethnic group found in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Tumbuka is classified as a part of the Bantu language family, and with origins in a geographic region between the Dwangwa River to the south, the North Rukuru River to the north, Lake Malawi to the east, and the ...
While some countries make classifications based on broad ancestry groups or characteristics such as skin color (e.g., the white ethnic category in the United States and some other countries), other countries use various ethnic, cultural, linguistic, or religious factors for classification. Ethnic groups may be subdivided into subgroups, which ...
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Malawi" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Amaravi; C.
Akans are the largest ethnic group in Ghana. They are made of the Akyems or Akims, Asantes , Fantis , Akuapims , Kwahus , Denkyiras , Bonos , Akwamus , Krachis, etc. The Serer people of Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania are bilineal, but matrilineality ( tiim , in Serer ) is very important in their culture, and is well preserved.
The Yao moved into what is now the eastern region of Malawi around the 1830s, [10] when they were active as farmers and traders. Rich in culture, tradition and music, the Yao are primarily Muslim, and count among their famous progeny two former Presidents of the Republic of Malawi, Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda .
The Lemba, Remba, or Mwenye [1] are an ethnic group which is native to South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe of mixed Bantu and Yemeni heritage. Within South Africa, they are particularly concentrated in the Limpopo province (historically around Sekhukuneland) and the Mpumalanga province.