Northern Khmer people

Northern Khmer people
ជនជាតិខ្មែរខាងជើង
เขมรเหนือ
Total population
≈ 1.4 million
Regions with significant populations
Isan (Buriram, Surin, Sisaket)
Eastern (Trat, Chanthaburi)
Languages
Northern Khmer, Thai, Isan
Religion
Theravada Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Khmer, Khmer Krom

Northern Khmer people (Khmer: ជនជាតិខ្មែរខាងជើង; Thai: เขมรเหนือ) or colloquially as Thais of Khmer origin (Thai: ชาวไทยเชื้อสายเขมร); mostly referred to as Khmer Surin (Khmer: ខ្មែរសុរិន្ទ Thai: เขมรสุรินทร์) is the designation used to refer to ethnic Khmers native to the Isan region of Northeast Thailand.