Ethnic Groups in Cambodia - Ethnic Groups of Cambodia

Ethnic Groups of Cambodia

• Cham – Descendants of Cham refugees who fled to Cambodia after the fall of Champa. 333,000 (est.)
• Chinese – Descendants of Chinese settlers in Cambodia. 1,180,000 (est.)
  • Cambodian Hokkien
• Khmer
  • Khmer Kandal – "Central Khmers" Ethnic Khmers indigenous to Cambodia
  • Khmer Krom – Ethnic Khmers located in Southeastern Cambodia and Southern Vietnam.
  • Khmer Surin – Ethnic Khmer located in Northwestern Cambodia and Surin, Buriram and Sisaket provinces in Thailand.
• Khmer Loeu – Umbrella term used to designate all hilltribes in Cambodia.
  • Mon–Khmer speakers
    • Kachok
    • Krung – There are three distinct dialects of Krung. All are mutually intelligible.
      • Krung
      • Brao
      • Kavet
    • Kraol - 2,000 (est.)
      • Mel- 3,100 (est.)
    • Kuy – A small group of people mostly located in the highlands of Cambodia.
    • Phnong
    • Tampuan – Ethnic group located in the Northeastern province of Ratanakiri.
    • Stieng – Often confused with ethnic Degar (Montagnard)
    • Mnong - Ethnic group located on the eastern province of Mondulkiri.
    • Samre
      • Chong
      • Sa'och
      • Somray
      • Suoy
  • Austronesian speakers
    • Jarai – Mostly located in Vietnam, the Jarai extend into Cambodia's Ratanakiri Province.
    • Rhade – The majority of Rhade, or Ê Đê, are located in Vietnam. They share close cultural ties with the Jarai and other tribes.
• Tai
  • Thai - 43,000 (est.)
    • Lao - Living mainly in the Ratanakiri Province. 95,000 (est.)
    • Shan
    • Kula
• Vietnamese – Live mostly in southern Cambodia next to the Vietnamese border. 2 million (est.)
• Hmong–Mien - The Miao and Hmong are hill tribes that live in urban and rural areas.
  • Miao
    • Hmong
  • Yao
• Tibeto-Burman
  • Burmese - 4,700 (est.)
• Japanese - mainly first generation entrepreneurs and investors in Phnom Penh
• Koreans - mainly first generation entrepreneurs and investors in Phnom Penh