Gérard Moussay early 1970’s, they were around 40 000 including Cam inhabitants in the neighbourhood (Phan Ri). Two thirds of this population "follow a religion which was no doubt Brahmanism in the past but it is now only a distant souvenir of the religion coming from India". The last third are the so-called Banis who are descendants of Cam families who have opted for Islam since 14th or 15th century. These two communities have their villages, theirs clergies, their own rites. They don’t get married between them but keeping their relationship (same Cam calendar and some formal occasions). A small part of
Religion in Guyana 7% of the population (around 52,900 people). However, regions 1, 8, and 9 are 33.8%, 39.8%, and 50.1% Catholic, respectively. Seventh-day Adventists account for 5% of the total population, or 40,400 people. It is most popular in Cuyuni-Mazaruni, or region 7, where Seventh-day Adventists make up 17.3% of the region. Its lowest is in region number 9, with only 2.1% of Guyanese listing their religious adherence as Seventh-Day Adventism. Jehovah Witnesses make up around 1.3% (or a bit over 9,600 people) of Guyana's total population. The religion is most popular in Barima-Waini (region 1) and Upper Demerara-Berbice (region 10); about