Islam - Folk (MOF)

Islam - Folk is a part of the Islam religion. Folk Islam is a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional monotheistic religion and animistic pagan superstition. Adherents of folk Islam will observe various superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.

People Groups adhering to Islam - Folk

Islam - Folk Fast Facts:

402 People Groups · 204.7M People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached10510.3M
Engaged yet Unreached233185.7M
No Longer Unreached648.6M

People Groups who follow Islam - Folk

Strategic Progress Index
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402 people groups (page 8 of 9)

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
Tamajeq TuaregTamajeq TuaregNiger1,285,000Engaged yet UnreachedTawallammat Tamajaq
TamasheqTamasheqMauritania152,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamasheq
Tanda MayoTanda MayoGuinea2,400Engaged yet UnreachedBassari
TerkiTerkiCameroon4,900Engaged yet UnreachedTsuvan
TibaTibaNigeria23,500Engaged yet UnreachedGaa
Tiemaxo BozoTiemaxo BozoMali352,000Unengaged and UnreachedTiéyaxo Bozo
Timbuktu Malian TamasheqTimbuktu Malian TamasheqNiger16,000Unengaged and UnreachedTawallammat Tamajaq
Timbuktu TamasheqTimbuktu TamasheqMali640,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamasheq
TuaregTuaregBurkina Faso202,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamasheq
TukulorTukulorGuinea7,900Unengaged and UnreachedPulaar
TurkmenTurkmenTurkiye800,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
TuyaaTuyaaNigeria7,100Unengaged and UnreachedTiyaa
TwendiTwendiCameroon3,600Engaged yet UnreachedKwanja
VaiVaiLiberia225,000Engaged yet UnreachedVai
VaiVaiSierra Leone27,500Unengaged and UnreachedVai
VigueVigueBurkina Faso19,000Engaged yet UnreachedViemo
Vlax RomaniVlax RomaniPakistan24,500Unengaged and UnreachedVlax Romani
Vlax RomaniVlax RomaniAlgeria4,800Unengaged and UnreachedVlax Romani
VuteVuteCameroon44,500Engaged yet UnreachedVute
WalaWalaGhana113,000Engaged yet UnreachedWali (Ghana)
WalaWalaBurkina Faso44,000Engaged yet UnreachedDagaari Dioula
WaraWaraBurkina Faso11,500Engaged yet UnreachedWara
WarjiWarjiNigeria155,000Engaged yet UnreachedWarji
WasiWasiTanzania65,000Unengaged and UnreachedAlagwa
WassaluWassaluMali271,000Engaged yet UnreachedBambara
WassaluWassaluGuinea94,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Maninkakan
WassuluWassuluCote d’Ivoire19,500Engaged yet UnreachedWojenaka
WawaWawaCameroon8,200Engaged yet UnreachedWawa
WokoWokoCameroon8,100No Longer UnreachedLongto
WolofWolofCote d’Ivoire21,000Unengaged and UnreachedWolof
WolofWolofGabon25,000Engaged yet UnreachedWolof
WolofWolofGambia399,000Engaged yet UnreachedGambian Wolof
WolofWolofSenegal7,055,000Engaged yet UnreachedWolof
Worodougou JulaWorodougou JulaCote d’Ivoire141,000Engaged yet UnreachedWorodougou
YalunkaYalunkaGuinea143,000Engaged yet UnreachedYalunka
YalunkaYalunkaSierra Leone54,500Engaged yet UnreachedYalunka
YalunkaYalunkaSenegal16,500Engaged yet UnreachedYalunka
YanaYanaBurkina Faso41,000Engaged yet UnreachedMossi
Yerwa KanuriYerwa KanuriChad293,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Kanuri
Yerwa KanuriYerwa KanuriCameroon192,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Kanuri
Yerwa KanuriYerwa KanuriNiger239,000Unengaged and UnreachedCentral Kanuri
Yerwa KanuriYerwa KanuriNigeria8,770,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Kanuri
YorubaYorubaNiger90,000No Longer UnreachedYoruba
YorubaYorubaBurkina Faso85,000No Longer UnreachedYoruba
YorubaYorubaGhana532,000No Longer UnreachedYoruba
ZabarmawaZabarmawaNigeria175,000Engaged yet UnreachedZarma
ZangwalZangwalNigeria225Engaged yet UnreachedZangwal
ZariZariNigeria41,500No Longer UnreachedHausa
ZermaZermaNiger5,200,000Engaged yet UnreachedZarma
ZermaZermaBenin15,000Unengaged and UnreachedZarma

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