Race Middle Eastern MIDDLE EASTERN Denotes a person having origins in the region of southwest Asia, between the India subcontinent and Europe, including Kuwait, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, lands east of Pakistan or the other countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Also includes people of Jewish ethnicity including Sephardic and Ashkenazic. Middle_Eastern Population Group Middle Eastern C2698217 C77820 Middle Eastern A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Middle East.