Teochew people
The Teochew people or Chaoshanese, Teo-Swa people or Chaoshan people (rendered Têo-Swa in romanized Teoswa and Cháoshàn in Modern Standard Mandarin also known as Teo-Swa in mainland China due to a change in place names) is anyone native to the historical Chaoshan region in south China who speak the Teochew language. Today, most ethnic Teochew people live throughout Chaoshan and Hong Kong, and also outside China in Southeast Asia, including in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The community can also be found in diasporas around the world, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and France.
潮州人 / 潮汕人 / 汕頭人 / 揭阳人 | |
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| Total population | |
| 25,000,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Mainland China | 10 million |
| Hong Kong | Minority population |
| Thailand | Largest group of Thai Chinese |
| Cambodia | Largest group of Chinese Cambodians (200,000–800,000) |
| Singapore | One of the three largest groups of Chinese Singaporeans |
| Myanmar | One of the three largest groups of Burmese Chinese |
| Malaysia | One of the largest groups of Malaysian Chinese |
| Indonesia | One of the largest groups of Chinese Indonesians |
| Vietnam | Second largest group of Hoa people ( 34% ~250,000 ) |
| Laos | One of the largest groups of Laotian Chinese |
| Philippines | Minority population |
| United States | Minority population |
| Canada | Minority population |
| Australia | Minority population |
| New Zealand | Minority population |
| France | Most Chinese from France are of Teochew background |
| Taiwan | Full assimilation into Hoklo Taiwanese society |
| Languages | |
| Teochew language (including Teochew and Swatow), Standard Chinese (lingua franca) & other languages of their countries of residence | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Chinese folk religions (including Taoism, Confucianism, ancestral worship and others), Protestant, Mahayana Buddhism. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hokkien people, Cantonese people, Hakka people, She people | |
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