Euronesian is an umbrella term and portmanteau for people of mixed European and either Polynesian,[3] Melanesian or Micronesian descent.[4] The term is most commonly used in Samoa and Fiji. Most Euronesians are descended from British or French colonizers, missionaries and traders and with some from Spaniards and Polynesians in Easter Island (where they are called mestizos by Chilean law) and from Spaniards and Micronesians in Guam, Northern Marianas, Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and Palau.[5] ʻAfakasi is the common turn of reference for euronesians in Samoa.[1]In Fiji, the term Kailoma is usually used.[6]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 258,600[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States 125,628[2] French Polynesia 45,000 New Caledonia 25,000 Samoa 18,000 Solomon Islands 18,000 Fiji 16,000 Papua New Guinea 5,100 American Samoa 4,700 Tonga 2,000 Kiribati 1,100 Cook Islands 1,000 Easter Island c. 1,000 Pitcairn Islands c. 47 Unknown populations in Australia and New Zealand. | |
| Languages | |
| Polynesian languages Melanesian languages Micronesian languages English, French, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism, Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Polynesians, Micronesians, Melanesians, Vazaha, Americans, Australians, New Zealanders, English people, French people, other various European ethnic groups |
Distinct Euronesian groups include the Hawaiian Hapa haole, Tahitian demis, Ōbeikei Islanders, Pitcairn Islanders, Norfolk Islanders, and Palmerston Islanders.