• PEOPLE NAME: ESAN OF NIGERIA


PEID: 13774

ROP: 102947

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Guinean

Language: Esan - (ish)

Alternate Name(s): Isa, Anwain, Ishan

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: Nigeria

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Population: 694,000

Global Population: 694,000


PEID: 13774

ROP: 102947

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Esan of Nigeria, numbering 694,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Guinean people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Nigeria. Their primary language is Esan. The primary religion practiced by the Esan is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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