And as noted by Jakub:
Please note that when there are two forms of a name that differ only by the inclusion of the word “language”, the map shows the more common variant. For example, Polish is called either język polski or polszczyzna, but the former variant is significantly more common than the latter one, so it is the one shown in the map.
| Name | Autonym | Language Family | Estimated Number of Native Speakers in Europe | National Official Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russian | Русский | Indo-European, Slavic, East | 106,000,000 | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| German | Deutsch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German | 97,000,000 | Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland |
| French | Français | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Romance, Oïl | 81,000,000 | Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Switzerland, Jersey |
| Italian | Italiano | Indo-European, Romance, Italo-Dalmatian | 65,000,000 | Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City |
| English | English | Indo-European, Germanic, West, Anglo-Frisian, Anglic | 63,000,000 | Ireland, Malta, United Kingdom |
| Spanish | español or castellano | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 47,000,000 | Spain |
| Polish | język polski | Indo-European, Slavic, West, Lechitic | 38,500,000 | Poland |
| Ukrainian | Українська | Indo-European, Slavic, East | 32,600,000 | Ukraine |
| Romanian | Română | Indo-European, Romance, Eastern | 24,000,000 | Moldova, Romania |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Franconian | 22,000,000 | Belgium, Netherlands |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Turkic, Oghuz | 15,752,673 | Turkey, Cyprus |
| Bavarian | Boarisch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Upper, Bavarian | 14,000,000 | Austria (as German) |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Indo-European, Hellenic | 13,500,000 | Cyprus, Greece |
| Hungarian | Magyar | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Ugric | 13,000,000 | Hungary |
| Swedish | Svenska | Indo-European, Germanic, North | 11,100,000 | Sweden, Finland, Åland and Estonia |
| Czech | Čeština | Indo-European, Slavic, West, Czech–Slovak | 10,600,000 | Czech Republic |
| Portuguese | Português | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 10,000,000 | Portugal |
| Serbian | Српски | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western, Serbo-Croatian | 9,000,000 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia |
| Bulgarian | Български | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Eastern | 7,800,000 | Bulgaria |
| Neapolitan | Nnapulitano | Indo-European, Romance, Italo-Dalmatian | 5,700,000 | |
| Croatian | Hrvatski | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western, Serbo-Croatian | 5,600,000 | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia |
| Danish | Dansk | Indo-European, Germanic, North | 5,500,000 | Denmark |
| Finnish | Suomi | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic | 5,400,000 | Finland |
| Albanian (Shqip), Arbëresh, Arvanitika | shqip, gjuha shqipe, arbërisht | Indo-European | 5,367,000 | Albania, Kosovo[nb 3], North Macedonia |
| Norwegian | Norsk | Indo-European, Germanic, North | 5,200,000 | Norway |
| Slovak | Slovenčina | Indo-European, Slavic, West, Czech–Slovak | 5,200,000 | Slovakia |
| Swiss German | Schwiizerdütsch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Upper, Alemannic | 5,000,000 | Switzerland (as German) |
| Mainfränkisch | Meefränggisch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Upper | 4,900,000 | |
| Sicilian | Sicilianu | Indo-European, Romance, Italo-Dalmatian | 4,700,000 | |
| Tatar | Tatarça | Turkic, Kipchak | 4,300,000 | |
| Catalan | Català | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Occitano-Romance | 4,000,000 | Andorra |
| Venetian | Vèneto | Indo-European, Romance, Italo-Dalmatian | 3,800,000 | |
| Lombard | Lumbaart | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Italic | 3,600,000 | |
| Belarusian | Беларуская | Indo-European, Slavic, East | 3,300,000 | Belarus |
| Lithuanian | Lietuvių | Indo-European, Baltic | 3,000,000 | Lithuania |
| Bosnian | Bosanski | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western, Serbo-Croatian | 2,500,000 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Galician | Galego | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 2,400,000 | |
| Slovene | Slovenščina | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western | 2,100,000 | Slovenia |
| Upper Saxon | Obersächsisch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Central | 2,000,000 | |
| Latvian | Latviešu | Indo-European, Baltic | 1,750,000 | Latvia |
| Piedmontese | Piemontèis | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Italic | 1,600,000 | |
| Romani | Romani | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Western | 1,500,000 | |
| Chechen | Нохчийн | Northeast Caucasian, Nakh | 1,400,000 | |
| Macedonian | Македонски | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Eastern | 1,400,000 | North Macedonia |
| Sardinian | Sardu | Indo-European, Romance | 1,350,000 | |
| Limburgish | Limburgs | Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Franconian | 1,300,000 | |
| Bashkir | Башҡортса | Turkic, Kipchak | 1,221,000 | |
| Estonian | Eesti | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic | 1,165,400 | Estonia |
| Chuvash | Чӑваш | Turkic, Oghur | 1,100,000 | |
| Kazakh | Қазақ тілі | Turkic, Kipchak | 1,000,000 | Kazakhstan |
| Low German (Low Saxon) | Plattdüütsch | Indo-European, Germanic, West | 1,000,000 | |
| Palatinate German | Pfälzisch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Central | 1,000,000 | |
| Ripuarian (Platt) | Ripuarisch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Central | 900,000 | |
| Swabian German | Schwäbisch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Upper, Alemannic | 820,000 | |
| Avar | авар мацӀ | Northeast Caucasian, Avar–Andic | 760,000 | |
| Basque | Euskara | Basque | 750,000 | |
| Friulan | Furlan | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Italic | 600,000 | |
| Walloon | Wallon | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Romance, Oïl | 600,000 | |
| Yiddish | ייִדיש | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German | 600,000 | |
| Welsh | Cymraeg | Indo-European, Celtic, Brittonic | 562,000 | |
| Kabardian | Къэбэрдеибзэ | Northwest Caucasian, Circassian | 530,000 | |
| Silesian | Ślůnskŏ | Indo-European, Slavic, West, Lechitic | 522,000 | |
| Maltese | Malti | Semitic, Arabic | 520,000 | Malta |
| Azerbaijani | Azərbaycanca | Turkic, Oghuz | 500,000 | Azerbaijan |
| Ligurian | Ligure | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Italic | 500,000 | Monaco (Monégasque dialect is the "national language") |
| Mari | Мары йылме | Uralic, Finno-Ugric | 500,000 | |
| Occitan | Occitan | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Occitano-Romance | 500,000 | |
| Dargwa | дарган мез | Northeast Caucasian, Dargin | 490,000 | |
| Crimean Tatar | Qırımtatarca | Turkic, Kipchak | 480,000 | |
| Frisian | Frysk | Indo-European, Germanic, West, Anglo-Frisian | 470,000 | |
| Kumyk | Къумук | Turkic, Kipchak | 450,000 | |
| Ossetian | Ирон æвзаг | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Eastern | 450,000 | |
| Lezgin | Лезги чӀал | Northeast Caucasian, Lezgic | 397,000 | |
| Rhaeto-Romance | Rumantsch | Indo-European, Romance, Western | 370,000 | Switzerland |
| Asturian (Astur-Leonese) | #N/A | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 351,791 | |
| Udmurt | Удмурт кыл | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Permic | 340,000 | |
| Luxembourgish | Lëtzebuergesch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German | 336,000 | Luxembourg |
| Icelandic | Íslenska | Indo-European, Germanic, North | 330,000 | Iceland |
| Judaeo-Spanish (Ladino) | Djudeo-Espanyol | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 320,000 | |
| Ingush | ГӀалгӀай мотт | Northeast Caucasian, Nakh | 300,000 | |
| Karachay-Balkar | Къарачай-Малкъар | Turkic, Kipchak | 300,000 | |
| Montenegrin | Crnogorski | Indo-European, Slavic, South, Western, Serbo-Croatian | 240,700 | Montenegro |
| Irish | Gaeilge | Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic | 240,000 | Ireland |
| Komi | Коми кыв | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Permic | 220,000 | |
| Zeelandic | Zeêlands | Indo-European, Germanic, West, Low Franconian | 220,000 | |
| Breton | Brezhoneg | Indo-European, Celtic, Brittonic | 206,000 | |
| Extremaduran | Estremeñu | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 200,000 | |
| Picard | Picard | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Romance, Oïl | 200,000 | |
| Lak | Лакку | Northeast Caucasian, Lak | 152,050 | |
| Franco-Provençal (Arpitan) | Arpitan | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Romance | 140,000 | |
| Gagauz | Gagauz | Turkic, Oghuz | 140,000 | |
| Tabasaran | табасаран | Northeast Caucasian, Lezgic | 126,900 | |
| Erzya | Эрзянь | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Mordvinic | 120,000 | |
| Adyghe | Адыгэбзэ | Northwest Caucasian, Circassian | 117,500 | |
| Aromanian | Armãneashce | Indo-European, Romance, Eastern | 114,000 | |
| Scots | Scots | Indo-European, Germanic, West, Anglo-Frisian, Anglic | 110,000 | |
| Nogai | Ногай тили | Turkic, Kipchak | 87,000 | |
| Võro | Võro | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic | 87,000 | |
| Kalmyk | Хальмг дотор | Mongolic | 80,500 | |
| Rusyn | Русиньскый | Indo-European, Slavic, East | 70,000 | |
| Faroese | Føroyskt | Indo-European, Germanic, North | 66,150 | |
| Scottish Gaelic | Gàidhlig | Indo-European, Celtic, Goidelic | 57,000 | |
| Kashubian | Kaszëbsczi | Indo-European, Slavic, West, Lechitic | 50,000 | |
| Norman | Normaund | Indo-European, Romance, Western, Gallo-Romance, Oïl | 50,000 | |
| Abaza | Абаза | Northwest Caucasian, Abazgi | 49,800 | |
| Meänkieli | Meänkieli | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic | 40,000 | |
| Rutul | Рутульский | Northeast Caucasian, Lezgic | 36,400 | |
| Karelian | Karjala | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic | 36,000 | |
| Corsican | Corsu | Indo-European, Romance, Italo-Dalmatian | 30,000 | |
| Kaitag | Каитац | Northeast Caucasian, Dargin | 30,000 | |
| Tat | Tati | Indo-European, Iranian, Western | 30,000 | |
| Aghul | Агъуль | Northeast Caucasian, Lezgic | 29,300 | |
| Aragonese | Aragonés | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 25,000 | |
| Sami | Sámegiella | Uralic, Finno-Ugric | 23,000 | Norway |
| Sorbian (Wendish) | Serbsce | Indo-European, Slavic, West | 20,000 | |
| Walser German | Walserdeutsch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Upper, Alemannic | 20,000 | |
| Yenish | Yenisch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German | 16,000 | |
| Mirandese | Mirandés | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 15,000 | |
| Tsez | Цез | Northeast Caucasian, Tsezic | 13,000 | |
| Fala | Fala | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 11,000 | |
| Silesian German | Schlesisch | Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Central | 11,000 | |
| Kubachi | Kubachi | Northeast Caucasian, Dargin | 7,000 | |
| Bezhta | Bezhta | Northeast Caucasian, Tsezic | 6,800 | |
| Andi | Andi | Northeast Caucasian, Avar–Andic | 5,800 | |
| Nenets | Ненэц | Uralic, Samoyedic | 4,000 | |
| Megleno-Romanian | Vlăhește | Indo-European, Romance, Eastern | 3,000 | |
| Tindi | Tindi | Northeast Caucasian, Avar–Andic | 2,200 | |
| Elfdalian | Övdalsk | Indo-European, Germanic, North | 2000 | |
| Kven | Kainuun | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic | 2,000 | |
| Moksha | Мокшень | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Mordvinic | 2,000 | |
| Khwarshi | Хварши миц | Northeast Caucasian, Tsezic | 1,700 | |
| Vepsian | Vepsän kel’ | Uralic, Finno-Ugric, Finnic | 1,640 | |
| Bagvalal | Bagvalal | Northeast Caucasian, Avar–Andic | 1,500 | |
| Hunzib | Hunzib | Northeast Caucasian, Tsezic | 1,400 | |
| Istro-Romanian | Istroromână | Indo-European, Romance, Eastern | 1,100 | |
| Archi | Арчи | Northeast Caucasian, Lezgic | 970 | |
| Istriot | Istriot | Indo-European, Romance | 900 | |
| Cornish | Kernewek | Indo-European, Celtic, Brittonic | 563 | |
| Chamalal | Chamalal | Northeast Caucasian, Avar–Andic | 500 | |
| Minderico | Minderico | Indo-European, Romance, Western, West Iberian | 500 |
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