Ethnic groups in Cameroon - Wikipedia Ethnic groups in Cameroon Part of a series on the Culture of Cameroon History People Languages Cuisine Religion Literature Music and performing arts Music Media Cinema Sport Monuments World Heritage Sites Symbols Flag Coat of arms Cameroon portal Cameroon has an extremely heterogeneous population, consisting of approximately 250 ethnic groups. Cameroon Highlanders constitute the plurality at 38 percent of the total population. They include the Bamileke and the Bamoun. The coastal tropical forest peoples, including the Bassa, Douala, and many smaller entities account for about 12 percent of the population. In the southern tropical forest, ethnic groups include the Ewondo, Bulu, and Fang ( all Beti subgroups ), and the Maka and Pygmies ( officially called Bakas ). They account for about 18 percent of the population. The Fulani ( Fula : Fulɓe ; French : Peul or Peuhl ) account for about 14 percent of the population and the Kirdi account for about 18 percent. See also Languages of Cameroon List of African ethnic groups References This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2009 ) Ethnic groups in Cameroon Akunakuna Ana Anglo - Cameroonian Aro Bafia Baka Bakoko Bakossi Baligham Bamileke Bamum Banda Bassa Beti - Pahuin Bubi Buduma Chamba Duala Dwe'e Ekoi Fali Fula Gbaya Hausa Kanuri Kapsiki Kirdi Kole Kom Kombe Kotoko Kuteb Kwe Kwele Limba Mafa Makaa Mambila Mankon Masa Mbo Mboko Mofu Mungo Musgum Njem Nso Nzime Pori Subu Tikar Tiv Tupuri Vengo Widikum Wodaabe Wovea Yerwa Kanuri Yeyi Ethnic groups in Africa Sovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde ( Cabo Verde ) Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea - Bissau Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limited recognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies and other territories Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / ( see also plazas de soberanía ) ( Spain ) Madeira ( Portugal ) Mayotte / Réunion ( France ) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha ( United Kingdom ) This Cameroon - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethnic_groups_in_Cameroon&oldid=736985014 '' Categories : Ethnic groups in Cameroon Cameroon stubs Hidden categories : Articles containing Fula - language text Articles containing French - language text Articles needing additional references from June 2009 All articles needing additional references All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Languages Français Edit links This page was last edited on 31 August 2016, at 02 : 50. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how many ethnic groups are there in cameroon
Answer: approximately 250