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

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1,928 people groups (page 4 of 39)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
Yemeni ArabsYemeni ArabsUnited Arab Emirates214,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Crimean TatarsCrimean TatarsUkraine231,000Engaged yet UnreachedCrimean Tatar
Ahiska TurksAhiska TurksUkraine8,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkish
Central Asian MuslimsCentral Asian MuslimsUkraine211,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussian
Lugbara (Aringa)Lugbara (Aringa)Uganda1,610,000Engaged yet UnreachedAringa
NubiNubiUganda44,000Unengaged and UnreachedNubi
SwahiliSwahiliUganda5,500Unengaged and UnreachedSwahili (individual language)
Western BalochWestern BalochTurkmenistan52,500Unengaged and UnreachedWestern Balochi
BashkirBashkirTurkmenistan8,700Unengaged and UnreachedBashkir
DarginsDarginsTurkmenistan3,000Unengaged and UnreachedDargwa
KarakalpaksKarakalpaksTurkmenistan5,700Unengaged and UnreachedKara-Kalpak
KazakhKazakhTurkmenistan165,000Unengaged and UnreachedKazakh
LakLakTurkmenistan4,500Unengaged and UnreachedLak
LezghiLezghiTurkmenistan19,500Unengaged and UnreachedLezghian
OssetiansOssetiansTurkmenistan2,600Unengaged and UnreachedIron Ossetic
TajiksTajiksTurkmenistan5,900Unengaged and UnreachedTajik
TatarsTatarsTurkmenistan73,000Unengaged and UnreachedTatar
TurkmenTurkmenTurkmenistan5,360,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkmen
UzbeksUzbeksTurkmenistan591,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
Deaf TurkmenDeaf TurkmenTurkmenistan71,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussian Sign Language
Southern ZazaSouthern ZazaTurkiye1,780,000Engaged yet UnreachedDimli (individual language)
Deaf TurksDeaf TurksTurkiye855,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish Sign Language
Pontic GreeksPontic GreeksTurkiye5,100Engaged yet UnreachedPontic
HemshinHemshinTurkiye14,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Armenian
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsTurkiye3,905,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine Arabic
Balkan RomaniBalkan RomaniTurkiye80,500Unengaged and UnreachedBalkan Romani
Crimean TatarsCrimean TatarsTurkiye116,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
GeorgiansGeorgiansTurkiye181,000Unengaged and UnreachedGeorgian
KazakhKazakhTurkiye9,600Engaged yet UnreachedKazakh
KyrgyzKyrgyzTurkiye1,800Engaged yet UnreachedKirghiz
Kurmanji KurdsKurmanji KurdsTurkiye9,000,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Kurdish
DomsDomsTurkiye38,000Unengaged and UnreachedDomari
LazLazTurkiye175,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
OssetiansOssetiansTurkiye44,500Unengaged and UnreachedIron Ossetic
PomakPomakTurkiye50,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkish
Northern PashtunsNorthern PashtunsTurkiye6,700Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Pashto
TatarsTatarsTurkiye31,500Engaged yet UnreachedTatar
TurksTurksTurkiye64,290,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
YorukYorukTurkiye321,000Engaged yet UnreachedBalkan Gagauz Turkish
UyghursUyghursTurkiye47,500Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UrduUrduTurkiye27,000Unengaged and UnreachedUrdu
UzbeksUzbeksTurkiye623,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
TmagourtTmagourtTunisia6,300Unengaged and UnreachedNafusi
Algerian ArabsAlgerian ArabsTunisia301,000Unengaged and UnreachedAlgerian Arabic
GhadamesGhadamesTunisia3,400Unengaged and UnreachedGhadamès
Djerba AmazighDjerba AmazighTunisia57,000Unengaged and UnreachedNafusi
Levantine ArabsLevantine ArabsTunisia251,000Unengaged and UnreachedStandard Arabic
ShawiyaShawiyaTunisia53,000Unengaged and UnreachedTachawit
Tunisian ArabsTunisian ArabsTunisia11,430,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian Arabic
Deaf TunisiansDeaf TunisiansTunisia124,000Engaged yet UnreachedTunisian Sign Language

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