Hoklo people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 82,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Mainland China
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Fujian Guangdong Hainan |
 Taiwan
|
Majority of Taiwanese people (~16,321,075) |
 Hong Kong
|
A minority population |
 Macao
|
A minority population |
 Malaysia
|
Largest group of Malaysian Chinese (~2,020,000) |
 Singapore
|
Largest group of Chinese Singaporeans (~1,118,817) |
 Indonesia
|
Largest group of Indonesian Chinese (~1,100,000) |
 Myanmar
|
One of the 3 largest groups of Burmese Chinese (~720,000) (figured combined with Cantonese) |
 Philippines
|
Majority of Chinese Filipinos (~20,280,000) |
 Madagascar
|
A signficant group among ethnic Sinoa |
 United States
|
>70,000 |
| Languages | |
|
Hokkien, Standard Mandarin Chinese, English; Diaspora also speak their respective country's language(s) |
|
| Religion | |
|
Chinese folk religions (including Taoism, Confucianism, ancestral worship and others), Mahayana Buddhism and non-religious; minority: Christianity. |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Han Chinese | |
The Hoklo people are Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in southern Fujian of South China. They are also known by various endonyms (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok-ló-lâng / Hō-ló-lâng / Ho̍h-ló-lâng / Hô-ló-lâng), or other related terms such as Banlam (Minnan) people (閩南儂; Bân-lâm-lâng) or Hokkien people (福建儂; Hok-kiàn-lâng). Hokkien people refer to themselves as "Tang people," (唐人; Tn̂g-lâng) which is synonymous to "Chinese people".
Throughout the course of Chinese and Asian history, there have been numerous Hokkien people who have made significant contributions to humanity in various fields, such as Lee Kuan Yew, Cai Qirui, Su Song and Teresa Teng.
In a narrow scope, "Hoklo people" refers mainly to people who speak and use the Hokkien dialect of Min Nan Chinese spoken in southern Fujian, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and by many overseas Chinese throughout Southeast Asia. In a wider scope, "Hoklo people" can include speakers of other Min Nan dialects, such as Zhongshan Min and Zhenan Min.
In Taiwan, there are three common ways to write Hoklo in Chinese characters (Hokkien pronunciations are given in Pe̍h-ōe-jī), although none have been established as etymologically correct:
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