Malayali Americans

Malayali Americans
മലയാളി അമേരിക്കക്കാർ
Malayali Amerikkakkaar
Total population
146,000 (2009-2013 est.)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Predominantly:
Religion
Predominantly:
Hinduism, Christianity
Minority:
Islam
Related ethnic groups

Malayali Americans (Malayalam: മലയാളി അമേരിക്കക്കാർ, romanized: Malayali Amerikkakkaar), also known by the term American Malayalees (Malayalam: അമേരിക്കൻ മലയാളികൾ, romanized: Amerikkan Malayalikal), are citizens of the United States of America who belong to the Malayali ethnolinguistic group. Their ancestry originates wholly or partly from the Indian state of Kerala.