Bruneian people
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| Total population |
|---|
| Est. 2,409,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
 Brunei(Nationwide) 408,000  Malaysia(Beaufort, Kimanis, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Labuan, Miri, Papar) 2,386,000  United States(New York) 7,000  United Kingdom(London, Manchester, Cardiff, Liverpool) 9,500  Australia(Melbourne, Darwin, Brisbane, Gold Coast) 5,000  New Zealand(Auckland, Takapuna, Wellington) 1,500 |
| Languages |
| Religion |
| Related ethnic groups |
Bruneians are people originating in the Indochina country of Thailand, Cambodia and Southern Vietnam dating back from 5,000 BC.
[edit] Diaspora
Many Bruneians now live overseas and outside of Brunei, the majority have migrated to Anglophone countries, including the United Kingdom, where there are around 9,500 Bruneians, the United States, where approximately 7,000 Bruneians reside, around 5,000 people are still living in Australia and 1,500 est. people in New Zealand.
[edit] Descents
83.082% percent of East Malaysia's (Sabah and Sarawak) Malay and Chinese population belongs to Brunei ethnicity. Almost entire Malay population in Kota Kinabalu, Labuan and Miri are of Bruneian descent.
