Afshari
(Azeri)

Azerbaijani, North
Azerbaijani, South
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia 24% 290,000
6,000,000
16,000,000
290,000
  8,788,000
20,000,000
Armenian, Ermini Armenian
Western Armenian
  N/A > 1% 170,800 6,000,000
Assyrian, Aisor Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Iranian Koine
  Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Iraq,  Russia, South America, Syria, Turkey, USA > 1% 18,000 210,000
Astiani Ashtiani None N/A > 1% 18,000 18,000
Baluchi:
Southern Baluch
Western Baluch

Southern Balochi
Western Balochi

Jesus Film NT

Oman, Pakistan, UAE
Pakistan, Turkmenistan
2%
405,000
29,000

4,205,000
1,670,000
Brahui (Kur Galli) Brahui , Sarawan Limited Afghanistan, Pakistan > 1% 10,000 1,920,000
Chahar Aimak:
Jamshidi 
Teymur (Taimuri)

Aimaq, Jamshidi
Aimaq, Taimuri

None
None

Afghanistan
Afghanistan
> 1%
30,000
181,000

122,000
285,000
Gabri Dari, Gabri None   > 1% 10,000  
Gilaki

Mazanderani
Gilaki
Galeshi - Mtn Dialect
Mazanderani
Palari
Unwritten
Unwritten
N/A 8% 2,400,000

2,500,000
3,265,000

2,500,000
Georgian Georgian
Xevsur
    > 1% 16,000 16,000
Gujarati Gujarati Bangladesh, Burma, India, Kenya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Tanzania, Uganda,Zambia
> 1% 24,000 42,959,600
Gurani
Hawrami group
Bejelani groups
Gurani
Hawrami
Bajelan
None N/A > 1%
38,000
20,000

40,000
20,000
Gypsy:
Balkan Rom Gypsy
Dom Gypsy
Ghorbati Gypsy
Zott Gypsy (Nawar)

Romani, Balkan
Zargari
Romani, Domari, Yuruk
Arabic Standard

Limited

None
Below
China, Moldova, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Egypt, India, Iraq, Lybia


Iraq, UAE
> 1%
27,504

80,000
80,000

1,384,100

416,000
600,000
Harzani (See Talysh) Harzani, Talysh None Azerbaijan > 1% 24,000 24,000
Hazara Beberi Hazaragi, Dari
Eastern Farsi
Limited Afghanistan, Pakistan > 1% 604,000 2,024,000
Iranian Arab Arabic,
Gulf Arabic Dialect
Arabic, Mesopotamian
Bahrain, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea,
France, Iraq, Isreal, Kuwait,
Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman,
Qatar,Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,
UAE, Yemen
3%    600,000 7,190,000
Jewish
Jewish - Azerbaijani
Hebrew
Lishan Didan
Argentenia, Australia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Chile,France, Georgia, Hungary,
Isreal, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
 Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova,
Romania, Russia, Sweden,
Tajikistan, Turkey, UK, Ukraine,
Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan,
Zimbabwe
> 1% 120,000
1,375
23,607,300
1,375
Karakalpak Karakalpak Unwritten Afghanistan, Kazakstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan > 1% 36,000 477,600
Karingani (See Talysh) Karingani None Azerbaijan > 1% 15,000 15,000
Khalaj Khalaj None N/A > 1% 17,000 17,000
Khorasani Turk Khorasani Turkish None N/A > 1% 400,000 400,000
Khunsari Turk Khunsari None N/A > 1% 20,628 20,628
Kurds:
Herki Kurd
Northern Kurd (Kermanji)


Shikaki Kurd
Southern Kurd
Iranian Kurd
Central Kurd

Herki
Kermanji (Kurmanji)


Shikaki
Sorani (Kurdi)
Farsi, Eastern
Mukri
None



None


Iraq, Turkey
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium,
France, Georgia, Germany, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey
Iraq, Turkey
Afghanistan, Iraq
7%
18,000
200,000


24,000
3,000,000
4,125,548
687,591

71,000
8,445,000


64,000
5,809,000
4,125,548
687,591
Larestani Lari None N/A > 1% 34,380 34,380
Luri (Bakhtiari) Luri, Feyli Iraq 2% 4,344,000 4,411,000
Mamasani Alur None   > 1% 125,000 125,000
Parsee (Addtl Info) Farsi, Eastern
Parsi-Dari
None Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan,
Pakistan, Tajikistan, UK, USA,
Uzbekistan
2% 2,000,000 3,500,000
Persian
Afghan Persian
Judeo Persian
Persian Bantu
Farsi, Western
Farsi, Eastern
Dari
Shirazi
Afghanistan, Bahrain, Canada,
France, Germany, Iraq, Kuwait,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
Syria,Turkey, UAE, USA, Uzbekistan, Yeman
51% 23,000,000
1,691,000
198,000
3,623,000
27,000,000
12,100,000
198,000
3,623,000
Punjabi Panjabi, Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma,
India, Kenya, Malaysia, Oman,
Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore,
Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand
> 1% 24,000 21,527,160
Qashqai, Kashkai Qashqai
Unwritten
N/A > 1% 1,500,000 1,500,000
Rashti Rashti   N/A > 1% 203,000 203,000
Semnani Semnani None N/A > 1% 20,628 20,628
Shahseven, Shahsavani
Moqaddam
Pishagchi
Shahsavani, Tabriz
Tabriz
Pishagchi, Tabriz
    > 1% 99,096
1,000
1,526
99,096
1,000
1,526
Tadzhik Tajiki
Dari
NT Afghanistan, Kyrgystan > 1% 60,000 4,759,200
Takistani (see Talysh) Takestani, Zanjan
Talysh
Audio Recordings Azerbaijan > 1% 220,000 250,000
Talysh Talysh
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijan > 1% 35,000 65,000
Tat (Dagestani):
Jewish Tat (Judeo Tat)
Mussulman Tat
Farsi, Western
Tat, Hebrew
Tat, Mussulman

Unwritten

Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
> 1%
30,000
31,000

82,200
53,000
Teimurtash Teimuri     2% 16,894 16,984
Turkmen, Turkomani
Nafar, Nafar Turk
Turk
Turkmen, Yomut
Azerbaijani South, Tabriz
Turkish
Limited
Jesus Film
Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan,
Russia, Syria, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
2% 1,000,000
5,336
2,250
4,185,900
5,336
2,250
Urdu
Pathan
Urdu Afghanistan, Bahrain, India,
Canada, Germany, Malaysia,
Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan,
Qatar, Saudia Arabia,
South Africa, Turkey, USA
> 1% 60,000
129,000
51,612,700
UNK
Vafsi Vafsi None N/A > 1% 18,000 18,000
Western Pathan, Afghani
Pashtun
Pushtun,
Pashto Southern
Southwestern Pashto
Afghanistan, Pakistan, UAE, UK > 1% 113,000 20,526,400
Other Iranian People Groups (Pop < 10,000)
TOTAL:  110,044
Aynallu, Inallu
Bashkardi
British
Fars
French
Gazi
German
Hulaula
Italian
Kazakh
Korean
Koroshi
Mandaean
Natanzi
Nayini
Qajar
Qaragozlu
Russian
Senaya
Sivandi
Soi
Uighur
      7,625
6,700
6,000
6,700
9,626
6,770
688
300
11,001
3,000
12,000
160
5,000
6,700
6,700
4,572
3,046
1,800
50
6,700
6,700
4,200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,119,800
23,800,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,100,000
Total Population       100% 76,925,600 294,189,302
World Population     Iran World Population Ranking-#18     5,995,544,836

Sources

Population

Population Maps of Iran

Language Map of Iran