Bajaus

Sama-Bajau people

Diving Sama-Bajau child at Davao Gulf, Philippines
Total population
Total: 1,093,672+ worldwide. At least 470,000 in the Philippines; At least 436,672 in Sabah, Malaysia; 175,000 in Indonesia; 12,000 in Brunei.
Regions with significant populations
Philippines (Sulu Archipelago, Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao del Sur, Mindanao also significant populations in Metro Manila and Metro Cebu)  Malaysia (Sabah and a minority in nearby Labuan)  Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Islands, Bird's Head Peninsula)  Brunei Elsewhere
Languages
Sinama,Bajau, Tausūg, Zamboangueño Chavacano, Cebuano, Filipino, Malay, Bugis, Indonesian and English
Religion
Sunni Islam (majority), Folk Islam, Animism, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Yakan, Iranun, Tausūg, other Moros, Filipinos Malays, Bugis, and other wider Austronesian peoples

 Philippines
(Sulu Archipelago, Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao del Sur, Mindanao also significant populations in Metro Manila and Metro Cebu)

 Malaysia
(Sabah and a minority in nearby Labuan)

 Indonesia
(Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku Islands, Bird's Head Peninsula)

 Brunei