Ethnic Group | Region | District | Ethnolinguistic Group | Notes |
Alagwa Seri | Dodoma Region Kilimanjaro Region | Kondoa District Rombo District | Cushite Bantu | The community is associated with the arts of rainmaking, despite being 99% Muslim. [3] The community associated with Agriculture and livestock keeping. |
Akie | Manyara Region | Simanjiro District | Khoisan | The Akie, like all other hunter-gatherer persons in Tanzania and Kenya, are sometimes referred to as "Dorobo" or "Wandorobo", which is disparaging and false.[4] |
Barabaig | Manyara Region | Hanang District | Nilotic |
Assa | Manyara Region | Kiteto District | Cushite |
Arusha | Arusha Region | Arusha District | Nilotic |
Bembe | Katavi Region | Mpanda District | Bantu |
Bena | Njombe Region | Njombe District | Bantu |
Bende | Katavi Region | Mpanda District | Bantu |
Bondei | Tanga Region | Pangani District & Muheza District | Bantu |
Bungu | Mbeya Region | Chunya District | Bantu |
Burunge | Dodoma Region | Kondoa District | Cushite |
Chagga,Seri | Kilimanjaro Region | Siha District, Moshi District, Moshi Rural District, Rombo District & Hai District | Bantu |
Datooga | Arusha Region | Karatu District | Nilotic |
Dhaiso | Tanga Region | Muheza District | Bantu |
Digo | Tanga Region | Mkinga District & Tanga District | Bantu |
Doe | Pwani Region | Chalinze District | Bantu |
Fipa | Rukwa Region | Nkasi District & Sumbawanga District | Bantu |
Gogo | Dodoma Region | Chamwino District, Chemba District, Bahi District, Kongwa District & Mpwapwa District | Bantu |
Goma people | Kigoma Region | Kigoma-Ujiji District & Kigoma District | Bantu |
Gorowa | Dodoma Region | Kondoa District | Cushite |
Ha | Kigoma Region | Kasulu District & Kibondo District | Bantu |
Hadimu | Zanzibar | Kati District, Kaskazini A District , Kaskazini B District, Mjini District & Kusini District | Bantu |
Hadza | Arusha Region | Karatu District | Khoisan |
Hangaza | Kagera Region | Ngara District | Bantu |
Haya | Kagera Region | Muleba District, Bukoba Rural District, Bukoba District, & Missenyi District | Bantu |
Hehe | Iringa Region | Iringa District, Kilolo District, Mufindi District & Iringa Urban District | Bantu |
Holoholo people | Kigoma Region | Uvinza District | Bantu |
Ikizu | Mara Region | Bunda District | Bantu |
Ikoma | Mara Region | Serengeti District & Butiama District | Bantu |
Iraqw | Manyara Region | Hanang District, Babati District & Mbulu District | Cushite |
Isanzu | Singida Region | Mkalama District | Bantu |
Jiji | Kigoma Region | Kigoma-Ujiji District | Bantu |
Jita | Mara Region | Rorya District | Bantu |
Joluo | Mara Region | Butiama District, Musoma Urban, Rorya District & Tarime District | Nilotic |
Kaguru | Morogoro Region | Gairo District & Kilosa District | Bantu |
Kami | Pwani Region | Kisarawe District | Bantu |
Kara | Mwanza Region | Ukerewe District | Bantu |
Kerewe | Mwanza Region | Ukerewe District | Bantu |
Kimbu | Mbeya Region | Chunya District | Bantu |
Kinga | Njombe Region | Makete District | Bantu |
Kisi | Njombe Region | Makete District | Bantu |
Konongo | Katavi Region | Mpanda District | Bantu |
Kuria | Mara Region | Tarime District | Bantu |
Kutu | Morogoro Region | Morogoro Rural District | Bantu |
Kw'adza | Manyara Region | Mbulu District | Cushite |
Kwaya | Mara Region | Musoma Rural District | Bantu |
Lambya | Songwe Region | Momba District | Bantu |
Luguru | Morogoro Region | Mvomero District & Morogoro Rural District | Bantu |
Lungu | Rukwa Region | Kalambo District | Bantu |
Maasai | Manyara Region & Arusha Region | Ngorongoro District, Kiteto District, Simanjiro District, Longido District, Monduli District & Arusha District | Nilotic |
Machinga | Lindi Region | Lindi District & Kilwa District | Bantu |
Magoma | Njombe Region | Makete District | Bantu |
Mahanji | Njombe Region | Makete District | Bantu |
Makonde | Mtwara Region & Lindi Region | Mtwara-Mikindani District, Mtwara District, Ruangwa District, Nachingwea District, Masasi District, Lindi District, Tandahimba District & Newala District | Bantu |
Makua | Mtwara Region | Newala District & Tandahimba District | Bantu |
Malila | Songwe Region | Momba District | Bantu |
Mambwe | Rukwa Region | Kalambo District | Bantu |
Manyema | Kigoma Region | Kigoma District | Bantu |
Manda | Njombe Region | Ludewa District | Bantu |
Meru | Arusha Region | Meru District | Bantu |
Matengo | Ruvuma Region | Mbinga District | Bantu |
Matumbi | Lindi Region | Kilwa District | Bantu |
Maviha | Mtwara Region | Mtwara District | Bantu |
Mbugwe | Manyara Region | Babati District | Bantu |
Mbunga | Iringa Region | Kilolo District | Bantu |
Mbugu people | Tanga Region | Lushoto District | Bantu |
Mpoto | Ruvuma Region | Mbinga District | Bantu |
Mwera | Lindi Region | Kilwa District | Bantu |
Ndali | Songwe Region | Momba District | Bantu |
Ndamba | Iringa Region | Kilolo District | Bantu |
Ndendeule | Ruvuma Region | Namtumbo District | Bantu |
Ndengereko | Pwani Region | Mkuranga District, Kisarawe District & Rufiji District | Bantu |
Ndonde | Lindi Region | Nachingwea District | Bantu |
Ngasa | Kilimanjaro Region | Rombo District | Bantu |
Ngindo | Lindi Region | Liwale District | Bantu |
Ngoni | Ruvuma Region | Songea District | Bantu |
Ngulu | Tanga Region | Kilindi District | Bantu |
Ngurimi | Mara Region | Serengeti District & Tarime District | Bantu |
Iramba | Singida Region & Shinyanga Region | Iramba District & Kishapu District | Bantu |
Nindi | Ruvuma Region | Songea District | Bantu |
Nyakyusa | Mbeya Region | Kyela District & Rungwe District | Bantu |
Kwere | Rukwa Region | Nkasi District & Sumbawanga District | Bantu |
Nyambo | Kagera Region | Karagwe District | Bantu |
Nyamwanga | Songwe Region | Momba District | Bantu |
Nyamwezi | Tabora Region & Shinyanga Region | Urambo District, Kaliua District, Sikonge District, Nzega District, Kahama District, Shinyanga District, Uyui District & Igunga District | Bantu |
Nyanyembe | Tabora Region | Uyui District | Bantu |
Nyaturu | Singida Region | Ikungi District & Manyoni District | Bantu |
Nyiha | Mbeya Region | Mbozi District | Bantu |
Pangwa | Njombe Region | Ludewa District | Bantu |
Pare | Kilimanjaro Region | Mwanga District & Same District | Bantu |
Pimbwe | Katavi Region | Mpimbwe District & Mlele District | Bantu |
Pogolo | Morogoro Region | Kilombero District | Bantu |
Rangi | Dodoma Region | Kondoa District | Bantu |
Rufiji | Pwani Region | Rufiji District, Mafia District & Kibiti District | Bantu |
Rungwa | Katavi Region | Mpanda District | Bantu |
Safwa | Mbeya Region | Mbeya District & Rungwe District | Bantu |
Sagara | Morogoro Region | Kilosa District | Bantu |
Sandawe | Dodoma Region | Chemba District | Bantu |
Sangu | Mbeya Region | Chunya District | Bantu |
Segeju | Tanga Region | Mkinga District | Bantu |
Shambaa | Tanga Region | Korogwe District, Bumbuli District & Lushoto District | Bantu |
Shirazi | Zanzibar | Kati District, Kaskazini A District , Kaskazini B District, Mjini District & Kusini District | Bantu |
Shubi | Kagera Region | Ngara District | Bantu |
Suba | Mara Region | Rorya District | Bantu |
Sukuma | Mwanza Region, Simiyu Region, Geita Region & Shinyanga Region | Ilemela District, Kwimba District , Magu District, Misungwi District, Nyamagana District, Sengerema District , Geita District, Nyang'hwale District, Bariadi District, Busega District , Itilima District, Maswa District, Meatu District Shinyanga District, Kahama District , Kishapu District, Msalala District, Ushetu District & Mbogwe District | Bantu |
Sumbwa | Geita Region | Bukombe District | Bantu |
Swahili | All Regions | All Districts | Bantu |
Sonjo | Arusha Region | Ngorongoro District | Bantu |
Tongwe | Kigoma Region | Uvinza District | Bantu |
Tumbuka | Rukwa Region | Nkasi District & Sumbawanga District | Bantu |
Vidunda | Morogoro Region | Kilosa District | Bantu |
Vinza | Kigoma Region | Uvinza District | Bantu |
Wanda | Rukwa Region | Sumbawanga District | Bantu |
Wanji | Njombe Region | Makete District | Bantu |
Ware | Mara Region | Rorya District | Bantu |
Yao | Ruvuma Region | Tunduru District & Namtumbo District | Bantu |
Zanaki | Mara Region | Butiama District & Bunda District | Bantu |
Zaramo | Dar es Salaam Region & Pwani Region | Ilala District, Temeke District, Ubungo District , Kigamboni District, Kinondoni District, Bagamoyo District, Kibaha District , Chalinze District, Kisarawe District, Mkuranga District, Mafia District & Kibiti District | Bantu |
Zigua | Tanga Region & Pwani Region | Handeni District, Muheza District, Chalinze District, Kilindi District, Korogwe District & Pangani District | Bantu |
Zinza | Geita Region & Mwanza Region | Sengerema District, Geita District & Chato District | Bantu |