Hinduism in Suriname

Hinduism in Suriname is the second-largest religion. According to ARDA, there are 129,440 Hindus in Suriname as of 2015, constituting 23.15% of the population. Suriname has the second largest percentage of Hindus in the Western Hemisphere, after Guyana (24.8%).

Surinamese Hindus
Total population

129,440 (2015) constituting 23.15% of the population.
Regions with significant populations
Suriname · Netherlands · Guyana · United States
Religions
Hinduism (Sanātana Dharma) Majority sect Sanātanī (80.58%) Minority sects Arya Samaj (13.81%) · Kabir Panth · Sathya Sai Baba movement · Caribbean Shaktism (Kali Mai Dharam/Madrasi Hinduism) · Hindu atheism · Others
Scriptures
Vedas · Puranas · Upanishads · Ramayana (incl. Ramcharitmanas version) · Mahabharata (incl. Bhagavad Gita) · other Hindu texts
Languages
Sanskrit · Tamil (liturgical language) Sarnami Hindustani · Surinamese Dutch · English · Sranan Tongo
Related ethnic groups
Guyanese Hindus · Trinidadian and Tobagonian Hindus · Jamaican Hindus · other Caribbean Hindus

Hinduism by country

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