Cebuano people

Cebuano people
Sugbuanon

Cebuano men who served as guards in the early 20th century during the American period.
Total population
8,683,525 (2020)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Philippines (Central Visayas, Negros Oriental, Masbate, western parts of Eastern Visayas, large parts of Mindanao) Worldwide
Languages
Cebuano, Filipino, English
Religion
Christianity: Predominantly Roman Catholicism. Minority others: Aglipayan, Protestantism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism
Related ethnic groups
Boholano, Ilonggo, Waray, other Visayans other Austronesian peoples

The Cebuano people (Cebuano: Mga Sugbuanon) are the largest subgroup of the larger ethnolinguistic group Visayans, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the country. They originated in the province of Cebu in the region of Central Visayas, but then later spread out to other places in the Philippines, such as Siquijor, Bohol, Negros Oriental, southwestern Leyte, western Samar, Masbate, and large parts of Mindanao. It may also refer to the ethnic group who speak the same language as their native tongue in different parts of the archipelago. The term Cebuano also refers to the demonym of permanent residents in Cebu island regardless of ethnicity.