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 Unreached863134M
Engaged yet Unreached9171,543M
No Longer Unreached14843.7M

People Groups who follow Islam - Sunni

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1,928 people groups (page 2 of 39)

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
Western BalochWestern BalochAfghanistan581,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Balochi
Western BalochWestern BalochIran3,045,000Unengaged and UnreachedWestern Balochi
Western ArameansWestern ArameansSyria16,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Neo-Aramaic
West Coast BajauWest Coast BajauMalaysia95,500Engaged yet UnreachedWest Coast Bajau
West Bank ArabsWest Bank ArabsPalestine3,425,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine Arabic
WelloWelloEthiopia426,000Engaged yet UnreachedWest Central Oromo
Waziri PashtunsWaziri PashtunsPakistan1,015,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Pashto
WazaWazaIndia1,000No Longer UnreachedKashmiri
WawoniiWawoniiIndonesia38,500Engaged yet UnreachedWawonii
WatulaiWatulaiIndonesia4,200No Longer UnreachedBatuley
WatubelaWatubelaIndonesia6,200No Longer UnreachedWatubela
WatalWatalIndia250No Longer UnreachedKashmiri
WarnangWarnangSudan6,200Unengaged and UnreachedWarnang
Wargla ImazighenWargla ImazighenAlgeria24,500Engaged yet UnreachedTagargrent
WardayWardayKenya95,000Unengaged and UnreachedOrma
WanetsiWanetsiPakistan9,000Unengaged and UnreachedWaneci
WallegaWallegaSudan131,000Engaged yet UnreachedWest Central Oromo
WaliWaliSudan2,800Unengaged and UnreachedWali (Sudan)
WakatobiWakatobiIndonesia172,000Engaged yet UnreachedTukang Besi North
Waigeli NuristaniWaigeli NuristaniAfghanistan2,300Unengaged and UnreachedWaigali
WadshiliWadshiliLibya7,600Unengaged and UnreachedLibyan Arabic
WadalkaWadalkaSudan37,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
WaataWaataKenya23,000Unengaged and UnreachedWaata
VyapariVyapariIndia1,000Unengaged and UnreachedUrdu
Vlax RomaniVlax RomaniKosovo26,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg Albanian
Vlax RomaniVlax RomaniBosnia and Herzegovina299,000Engaged yet UnreachedVlax Romani
ViriViriSouth Sudan55,000Unengaged and UnreachedBelanda Viri
VinzaVinzaTanzania33,500Unengaged and UnreachedSwahili (individual language)
VettalaikaransVettalaikaransIndia13,000Unengaged and UnreachedTamil
UzbeksUzbeksCanada4,200Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksChina12,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksTajikistan2,545,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksTurkiye623,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksTurkmenistan590,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksAfghanistan4,475,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksUzbekistan28,560,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksKazakhstan578,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksKyrgyzstan1,080,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksPakistan992,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern Uzbek
UzbeksUzbeksUnited States27,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern Uzbek
UyghursUyghursChina9,610,000Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UyghursUyghursUzbekistan66,500Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UyghursUyghursKazakhstan294,000Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UyghursUyghursKyrgyzstan27,000Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UyghursUyghursTurkiye47,500Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UyghursUyghursUnited States10,000Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UyghursUyghursCanada1,700Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UyghursUyghursSaudi Arabia9,500Unengaged and UnreachedUighur
UtsatUtsatChina8,700Engaged yet UnreachedTsat
UstaUstaIndia2,500Unengaged and UnreachedUrdu

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

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