Portuguese South African

Portuguese South African
Luso-sul-africanos
Total population
450,000 (2022)[1]~0.8% of the total population
Regions with significant populations
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Edenvale, Rosettenville, Pretoria and other large urban areas
Languages
Portuguese, South African English, Afrikaans
Religion
Roman Catholic, small Protestant, Muslim and Jewish minorities
Related ethnic groups
Portuguese · Portuguese Africans · White South Africans · Italian South Africans · Greek South Africans · Mediterraneans

Portuguese South Africans (Portuguese: luso-sul-africanos) are South Africans of Portuguese ancestry. The exact figure of how many people in South Africa are Portuguese or of Portuguese descent are not accurately known as many people who arrived during the pre-1994 era quickly assimilated into English and Afrikaner speaking South African communities. There was likely also an undercount of immigrants, especially from Madeira.