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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kurmanji Kurds of United Kingdom

The Kurmanji Kurds of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 150,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are ethnic Kurds who primarily speak Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish), the most widely spoken Kurdish dialect. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Northern Kurdish is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kurmanji Kurd

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Persian-Median Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Kurd
Primary Language(s): Northern Kurdish (kmr)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 150,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000652
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

94%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Northern Kurdish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Kurdish, Northern Speakers

Media Resources in Northern Kurdish:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Northern Kurdish:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2019 Kurdish Literature Association✓✓✓
2005 United Bible Society✓
Transcaucasia✓✓✓
Transcaucasia✓✓✓

4 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Northern Kurdish bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kurmanji Kurds are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kurmanji Kurds:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kurmanji Kurds of United Kingdom

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will recognize Him as the only way to the Father and follow Him in faith.

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time.
read1 Timothy 2:5-6

Pray for the truth about Jesus Christ to spread among the lost so that many will accept His ransom for their sin and experience freedom in a relationship with Him.

Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
readPsalm 100:3-4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be in awe of the Lord God, their Creator, and will give Him thanksgiving and praise.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Kurd, Northern (Kurmanji) Across Countries (ROP3 - 105458) reported in the following countries:

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21 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Kurmanji KurdsPG020260Kurmanji KurdsAustralia5,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG000026Kurmanji KurdsAustria68,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG046631Kurmanji KurdsAzerbaijan6,400Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG011302Kurmanji KurdsBahrain92,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG000062Kurmanji KurdsBelgium67,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG047399Kurmanji KurdsCanada7,700Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG011671Kurmanji KurdsFrance85,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG024112Kurmanji KurdsGeorgia39,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishShia Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG000250Kurmanji KurdsGermany540,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG046633Kurmanji KurdsIran573,000Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG011787Kurmanji KurdsJordan12,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG046638Kurmanji KurdsKazakhstan51,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG046639Kurmanji KurdsKyrgyzstan10,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG011820Kurmanji KurdsLebanon152,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG000421Kurmanji KurdsNetherlands75,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG024465Kurmanji KurdsRussian Federation35,000No Longer UnreachedNorthern KurdishShia Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG012204Kurmanji KurdsSyria1,615,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG024567Kurmanji KurdsTurkiye9,000,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG046645Kurmanji KurdsTurkmenistan8,200Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern KurdishShia Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG000652Kurmanji KurdsUnited Kingdom150,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam
Kurmanji KurdsPG046646Kurmanji KurdsUzbekistan3,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern KurdishSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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