Total population | |
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1,200 Filipino nationals residing in Mexico | |
Regions with significant populations | |
New Immigrants: Guadalajara and Mexico City. Descendants: Coastal regions of Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca and Colima | |
Languages | |
Mexican Spanish, Tagalog, English and others Philippine languages | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholicism minority of Islam and Irreligion. | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Overseas Filipino, Asian Mexicans |
Filipino Mexicans (Spanish: Mexicanos Filipinos) are Mexican citizens who are descendants of Filipino ancestry.[1] There are approximately 1,200 Filipino nationals residing in Mexico.[2] In addition, genetic studies indicate that about a third of people sampled from Guerrero have Asian ancestry with genetic markers matching those of the populations of the Philippines.[3]