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292 answers are accepted for “Name a language family”. Atlantic languages is the rarest language family in this ranking, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 0.998, Legendary). Marrgu–Wurrugu languages ties Atlantic languages on rarity, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views. Indo-European languages is the most common language family in this ranking, with 1,072,598 monthly Wikipedia views. Combined monthly Wikipedia views across the 292 answers: 6,511,762. Atlantic languages is 0.0% of that total. 59 answers are Epic or Legendary: Atlantic languages (Legendary), Marrgu–Wurrugu languages (Legendary), Maybrat-Karon languages (Legendary), and 56 more.
Quick answer Most common
Indo-European languages
Common
1,072,598 monthly Wikipedia views
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Rarity 0.000
Monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10).
Ranked answers 292 answers to “Name a language family”, rarest first. A rarity of 1 is the rarest answer in this
prompt.
Rank Answer Tier Rarity Monthly Wikipedia views 1 Atlantic languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.998 0 2 Marrgu–Wurrugu languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.998 0 3 Maybrat-Karon languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.993 18 4 Roinji–Nenaya languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.990 30 5 Javanic languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.986 39 6 Mengen languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.983 50 7 Sundic languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.979 51 8 Lenmichí languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.976 62 9 Extended West Papuan languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.973 77 10 Hunno-Bulgar languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.969 113 11 Kaure–Kapori languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.966 141 12 Hodï–Saliban languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.962 181 13 Apauwar Coast languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.959 194 14 Kawesqaran languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.955 196 15 Nehan–Bougainville languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.952 206 16 Macro-Otomákoan languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.948 208 17 Dani–Kwerba languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.945 211 18 Otomacoan languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.942 212 19 Niger–Kordofanian languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.938 217 20 Puinave–Makú languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.935 240 21 Western Skou languages on Wikipedia Legendary 0.931 250 22 Left May–Kwomtari languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.928 251 23 Porapora languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.924 264 24 Trans-Araguaia languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.921 272 25 Kapauri–Sause languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.918 281 26 Rotenese languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.914 282 27 Jayapura Bay languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.911 291 28 Tor–Kwerba languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.907 304 29 Lower Ramu languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.904 325 30 Macro-Andean languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.900 345 31 Wamo–Chapakura languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.897 349 32 Esmeralda–Yaruroan languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.893 354 33 Katembri–Taruma languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.890 365 34 Namla–Tofanma languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.887 366 35 Tequiraca–Canichana languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.883 391 36 Tolatecan languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.880 408 37 Awyu languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.873 417 38 Macro-Warpean languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.873 417 39 Teberan–Pawaian languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.873 417 40 West Pauwasi languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.866 420 41 East Bird's Head–Sentani languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.863 428 42 Central Loloish languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.859 435 43 Mongol–Langam languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.856 455 44 Vale languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.852 463 45 Urim languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.849 466 46 Inanwatan–Duriankere languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.845 471 47 Keram languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.842 481 48 Doso–Turumsa languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.838 494 49 Kwomtari–Fas languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.835 514 50 East New Guinea Highlands languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.832 531 51 Manubaran languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.828 545 52 Ngumbin languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.825 568 53 South Pauwasi languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.821 586 54 Bayono–Awbono languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.818 592 55 Antioquian languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.814 598 56 Hamitic languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.811 612 57 Kwalean languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.808 614 58 Hatam–Mansim languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.804 645 59 West Papuan Highlands languages on Wikipedia Epic 0.801 658 60 Turama–Kikorian languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.797 677 61 Binanderean–Goilalan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.794 690 62 Mataguayan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.790 692 63 Walio languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.785 694 64 Xukuruan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.785 694 65 Sechura–Catacao languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.780 720 66 Trans-Fly–Bulaka River languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.777 721 67 Teberan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.773 722 68 Paranilotic languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.770 732 69 Dagan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.766 738 70 West New Britain languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.763 742 71 Arai–Samaia languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.759 751 72 Kaure–Kosare languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.756 762 73 Orya–Tor languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.753 773 74 Macro-Paesan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.749 791 75 Nuclear South Bird's Head languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.746 816 76 Trans–São Francisco languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.742 873 77 Demta–Sentani languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.739 881 78 Kutubuan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.735 907 79 Senu River languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.732 923 80 Upper Yuat languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.729 943 81 Arutani–Sape languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.725 968 82 Fas languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.722 971 83 East New Britain languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.718 989 84 Bulaka River languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.715 991 85 Saparo–Yawan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.711 1,014 86 Somahai language on Wikipedia Rare 0.708 1,022 87 Arafundi languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.704 1,034 88 Macro-Jibaro languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.701 1,046 89 Andoque–Urequena languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.698 1,057 90 Amto–Musan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.694 1,058 91 Leonhard Schultze languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.691 1,061 92 Lule–Vilela languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.687 1,088 93 East Strickland languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.684 1,089 94 Senagi languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.680 1,122 95 Yele – West New Britain languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.677 1,137 96 Yuat languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.674 1,170 97 Mairasi languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.670 1,199 98 Bosavi languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.667 1,204 99 Ramu–Lower Sepik languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.663 1,219 100 Kolopom languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.660 1,242 101 Left May languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.656 1,253 102 Papuan Gulf languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.653 1,269 103 Eleman languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.648 1,356 104 Kiwaian languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.648 1,356 105 Komuz languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.643 1,392 106 East Geelvink Bay languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.639 1,412 107 Arnhem Land languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.636 1,416 108 Sepik–Ramu languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.632 1,443 109 Hibito–Cholon languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.629 1,482 110 Chimuan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.625 1,494 111 Purian languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.622 1,525 112 Northwest Papuan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.619 1,541 113 Greater Siangic languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.615 1,605 114 Maningrida languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.612 1,635 115 Timotean languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.608 1,641 116 Armeno-Phrygian languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.605 1,685 117 Austronesian–Ongan languages on Wikipedia Rare 0.601 1,690 118 Pauwasi languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.598 1,703 119 Tangkhulic languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.595 1,711 120 Yawa languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.591 1,749 121 Calusa–Tunica languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.588 1,758 122 Baining languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.584 1,839 123 Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Amuric languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.581 1,880 124 Jirajaran languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.577 1,894 125 Moseten–Chonan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.574 1,919 126 Mascoian languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.570 1,920 127 Harákmbut–Katukinan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.567 1,937 128 Harákmbut language on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.564 1,938 129 Bunuban languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.560 1,940 130 Piaroa–Saliban languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.557 1,953 131 Pakawan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.553 1,975 132 Waroid languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.550 1,976 133 Newaric languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.546 2,042 134 Western Daly languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.543 2,047 135 Daly languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.540 2,051 136 Border languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.536 2,068 137 Sino-Uralic hypothesis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.533 2,084 138 Jê–Tupi–Carib languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.529 2,126 139 Nambikwaran languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.526 2,133 140 Bora–Witoto languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.522 2,153 141 Paezan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.519 2,186 142 Jarrakan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.515 2,199 143 Trans-Fly languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.512 2,228 144 Darwin Region languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.509 2,233 145 Central Nahuatl languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.505 2,271 146 Macro-Mayan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.502 2,286 147 Eastern Trans-Fly languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.498 2,301 148 Katloid languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.495 2,353 149 Indigenous languages of the Caribbean on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.491 2,355 150 Anim languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.488 2,356 151 Skou languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.485 2,454 152 Mirndi languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.481 2,504 153 Aztec–Tanoan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.478 2,534 154 Chocoan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.474 2,569 155 East Papuan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.471 2,577 156 Central Solomon languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.467 2,605 157 Taman languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.464 2,618 158 Yam languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.460 2,648 159 Nyima languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.457 2,720 160 Puquina languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.454 2,745 161 Yuki–Wappo languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.450 2,829 162 Pano-Tacanan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.447 2,865 163 Worrorran languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.443 2,941 164 Zamucoan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.440 3,106 165 Kunama languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.436 3,113 166 Bʼaga languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.433 3,238 167 Uralic–Yukaghir hypothesis on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.430 3,320 168 Arabic-based creole languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.426 3,329 169 Comecrudan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.423 3,360 170 Nyulnyulan languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.419 3,388 171 Ibero-Caucasian languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.416 3,401 172 Dizoid languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.412 3,413 173 Mao languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.409 3,490 174 South Bougainville languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.405 3,512 175 Chapacuran languages on Wikipedia Uncommon 0.402 3,518 176 Vietnamese sign languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.399 3,540 177 Mataco–Guaicuru languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.395 3,606 178 Totozoquean languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.392 3,626 179 Goalpariya dialects on Wikipedia Familiar 0.388 3,658 180 Gulf languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.385 3,735 181 Pumpokolic languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.381 3,752 182 Uru–Chipaya languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.378 3,895 183 Macro-Arawakan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.375 4,063 184 Marquesic languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.371 4,175 185 Ladakhi–Balti languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.368 4,596 186 Tahitic languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.364 4,619 187 Charruan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.361 4,688 188 Mosan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.357 4,764 189 North Bougainville languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.354 4,785 190 Macro-Siouan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.351 4,937 191 Sepik languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.347 5,041 192 Guaicuruan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.344 5,098 193 Torricelli languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.340 5,134 194 Lakes Plain languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.337 5,349 195 Tiniguan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.333 5,607 196 Eskimo–Uralic languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.330 5,812 197 Pasigraphy on Wikipedia Familiar 0.326 5,922 198 West Papuan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.323 5,945 199 Coahuiltecan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.320 5,972 200 Berta languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.316 6,072 201 Chimakuan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.313 6,086 202 Amazonian languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.309 6,089 203 Karasuk languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.306 6,297 204 Tucanoan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.302 6,373 205 Quechumaran languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.299 6,455 206 Paleo-Laplandic languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.296 6,575 207 Turanian languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.292 6,655 208 Algonquian–Wakashan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.289 7,133 209 Classification of Thracian on Wikipedia Familiar 0.285 7,141 210 Sino-Austronesian languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.282 7,175 211 Barbacoan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.278 7,288 212 Indo-Semitic languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.275 7,364 213 Alarodian languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.271 7,854 214 Totonacan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.268 7,876 215 Pontic languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.265 8,249 216 Misumalpan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.261 8,275 217 Puyŏ languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.258 9,063 218 Macro-Pama–Nyungan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.254 9,264 219 Araucanian languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.251 9,666 220 Dravido-Korean languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.247 9,732 221 Bodish languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.244 9,945 222 Chonan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.241 10,002 223 Dutch-based creole languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.237 10,262 224 East Asian languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.234 10,605 225 Sindhi languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.230 10,831 226 Uralo-Siberian languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.227 11,179 227 Mixe–Zoque languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.223 11,434 228 Esperantido on Wikipedia Familiar 0.220 12,647 229 Macro-Jê languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.216 13,836 230 Penutian languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.213 14,181 231 Middle Indo-Aryan languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.210 14,354 232 Yanomaman languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.206 14,640 233 Aymaran languages on Wikipedia Familiar 0.203 14,774 234 Para-Romani on Wikipedia Common 0.199 15,504 235 Tanoan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.196 15,794 236 Spanish-based creole languages on Wikipedia Common 0.192 15,903 237 Keres language on Wikipedia Common 0.189 15,957 238 Austric languages on Wikipedia Common 0.186 16,127 239 Western Aramaic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.182 17,002 240 Amerind languages on Wikipedia Common 0.179 17,477 241 Wakashan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.175 18,442 242 Caddoan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.172 19,824 243 Borean languages on Wikipedia Common 0.168 20,382 244 Austro-Tai languages on Wikipedia Common 0.165 22,153 245 Chibchan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.162 22,436 246 Eastern Aramaic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.158 24,363 247 Elamo-Dravidian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.155 24,652 248 Ongan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.151 25,159 249 Dené–Caucasian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.148 25,808 250 Andamanese languages on Wikipedia Common 0.144 26,213 251 Trans–New Guinea languages on Wikipedia Common 0.141 29,525 252 Serbi–Mongolic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.137 31,184 253 Muskogean languages on Wikipedia Common 0.134 34,303 254 Ural-Altaic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.131 34,461 255 Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.127 37,181 256 Dene–Yeniseian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.124 37,236 257 Antillean Creole on Wikipedia Common 0.120 38,002 258 Illyrian language on Wikipedia Common 0.117 43,656 259 Tupian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.113 44,849 260 Hmong–Mien languages on Wikipedia Common 0.110 46,623 261 Hurro-Urartian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.107 47,159 262 Maghrebi Arabic on Wikipedia Common 0.103 49,167 263 French-based creole languages on Wikipedia Common 0.100 49,298 264 Neo-Aramaic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.096 53,420 265 Tyrsenian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.093 56,330 266 Paleo-European languages on Wikipedia Common 0.089 57,855 267 Salishan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.086 61,598 268 Algic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.082 61,826 269 Siculo-Arabic on Wikipedia Common 0.079 63,307 270 Pre-Indo-European languages on Wikipedia Common 0.076 63,400 271 Khoisan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.072 64,327 272 Yeniseian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.069 72,566 273 Arawakan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.065 72,664 274 Na-Dene languages on Wikipedia Common 0.062 75,802 275 Eskaleut languages on Wikipedia Common 0.058 81,072 276 Ainu languages on Wikipedia Common 0.055 84,678 277 Nilo-Saharan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.052 85,566 278 Iroquoian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.048 88,749 279 Uto-Aztecan languages on Wikipedia Common 0.045 91,462 280 Mongolic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.041 94,453 281 Australian Aboriginal languages on Wikipedia Common 0.038 97,464 282 Altaic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.034 113,882 283 Tungusic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.031 118,879 284 Niger–Congo languages on Wikipedia Common 0.027 148,066 285 Japonic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.024 164,760 286 Austroasiatic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.021 227,141 287 Dravidian languages on Wikipedia Common 0.017 299,768 288 Afroasiatic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.014 356,136 289 Turkic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.010 360,344 290 Uralic languages on Wikipedia Common 0.007 390,762 291 Albanian language on Wikipedia Common 0.003 414,506 292 Indo-European languages on Wikipedia Common 0.000 1,072,598
FAQ What is the rarest language family? Atlantic languages is the rarest language family in this ranking, with 0 monthly Wikipedia views (rarity 0.998, Legendary).
How many language families are there? There are 292 language families in this ranking, from Atlantic languages (rarest) to Indo-European languages (most common).
What is the most common language family? Indo-European languages is the most common language family in this ranking, with 1,072,598 monthly Wikipedia views (Common).
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Sources Recorded source: Wikidata + Wikipedia pageviews (2026-10). The answer list is compiled from Wikidata (CC0), and the view counts are monthly English Wikipedia pageviews. Rarity is the percentile of the popularity figure inside this prompt: 1 is the rarest and 0 is the most common. Linked names open the English Wikipedia article stored on that answer.