Islam - Sunni (MSN)

Islam - Sunni is a part of the Islam religion. Sunni and Shia Muslims share many fundamental Islamic beliefs but differ over the question of leadership. Sunni Muslims are those who, at Muhammad's death, agreed that the new leader should be chosen from among the Prophet's followers. Abu Bakr, Muhammad's close friend and advisor was chosen as the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The word "Sunni" in Arabic means "one who follows the traditions of the Prophet".

People Groups adhering to Islam - Sunni

Islam - Sunni Fast Facts:

1,928 People Groups · 1,721M People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached861133M
Engaged yet Unreached9201,545M
No Longer Unreached14743.5M

People Groups who follow Islam - Sunni

Strategic Progress Index
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1,928 people groups (page 3 of 39)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▲PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
BihariBihariBangladesh2,085,000Engaged yet UnreachedBhojpuri
MahimalMahimalBangladesh179,000Engaged yet UnreachedSylheti
Bengali Sunni MuslimsBengali Sunni MuslimsBangladesh92,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengali
Bengali Muslims (Sylhetti)Bengali Muslims (Sylhetti)Bangladesh7,565,000Engaged yet UnreachedSylheti
ArabsArabsBarbados150Unengaged and UnreachedStandard Arabic
East IndiansEast IndiansBarbados3,900Engaged yet UnreachedBajan
Algerian ArabsAlgerian ArabsBelgium28,500Unengaged and UnreachedAlgerian Arabic
Egyptian ArabsEgyptian ArabsBelgium5,300No Longer UnreachedEgyptian Arabic
KabyleKabyleBelgium59,500Unengaged and UnreachedKabyle
Kurmanji KurdsKurmanji KurdsBelgium67,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Kurdish
Moroccan ArabsMoroccan ArabsBelgium232,000Engaged yet UnreachedMoroccan Arabic
ShawiyaShawiyaBelgium42,500Unengaged and UnreachedTachawit
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsBelgium16,500Unengaged and UnreachedTunisian Arabic
TurksTurksBelgium83,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
UrduUrduBelgium9,900Unengaged and UnreachedUrdu
Iraqi ArabsIraqi ArabsBelgium22,000Unengaged and UnreachedMesopotamian Arabic
GuineanGuineanBelgium17,500Unengaged and UnreachedFrench
ChechensChechensBelgium18,000Unengaged and UnreachedChechen
AfghansAfghansBelgium25,500Engaged yet UnreachedDari
PunjabisPunjabisBelgium24,000Unengaged and UnreachedWestern Panjabi
KabiyeKabiyeBenin20,500Unengaged and UnreachedKabiyè
KotokoliKotokoliBenin30,000Unengaged and UnreachedTem
PilaPilaBenin524,000Unengaged and UnreachedYom
BosniaksBosniaksBosnia and Herzegovina1,350,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnian
TurksTurksBosnia and Herzegovina9,800Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
Vlax RomaniVlax RomaniBosnia and Herzegovina299,000Engaged yet UnreachedVlax Romani
ArabsArabsBrazil492,000Engaged yet UnreachedStandard Arabic
Levantine ArabsLevantine ArabsBritish Virgin Islands60Unengaged and UnreachedStandard Arabic
Brunei DusunBrunei DusunBrunei11,000Unengaged and UnreachedKadazan Dusun
BelaitBelaitBrunei1,200No Longer UnreachedBelait
Brunei MalaysBrunei MalaysBrunei326,000Engaged yet UnreachedBrunei
Bisayan TutongBisayan TutongBrunei24,000Unengaged and UnreachedBrunei Bisaya
PomakPomakBulgaria15,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulgarian
TurksTurksBulgaria508,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
MossiMossiBurkina Faso8,440,000No Longer UnreachedMossi
BléBléBurkina Faso2,100No Longer UnreachedJalkunan
SonghaiSonghaiBurkina Faso261,000Unengaged and UnreachedHumburi Senni Songhay
ArabsArabsBurundi3,800Unengaged and UnreachedStandard Arabic
SwahiliSwahiliBurundi14,500Unengaged and UnreachedSwahili (individual language)
Western ChamsWestern ChamsCambodia303,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Cham
BataBataCameroon16,000No Longer UnreachedBata
DabaDabaCameroon40,000No Longer UnreachedDaba
HediHediCameroon53,000No Longer UnreachedHdi
KapsikiKapsikiCameroon137,000No Longer UnreachedPsikye
MabasMabasCameroon16,500Engaged yet UnreachedVemgo-Mabas
MafaMafaCameroon387,000No Longer UnreachedMafa
MbumMbumCameroon130,000No Longer UnreachedMbum
MusgumMusgumCameroon242,000No Longer UnreachedMusgu
NjengNjengCameroon30,500Engaged yet UnreachedNzanyi
WuzlamWuzlamCameroon35,500No Longer UnreachedWuzlam

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

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