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:

Total People Groups:1,928
Total Population:1,713,867,170
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:885
Population:134,654,135
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:897
Population:1,535,592,025
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:146
Population:43,621,010

People Groups who follow Islam - Sunni

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

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼
ZiguaZiguaTanzania965,000Unengaged and UnreachedZigula
Southern ZazaSouthern ZazaTurkiye1,780,000Engaged yet UnreachedZazaki, Southern
ZaramoZaramoTanzania1,315,000Engaged yet UnreachedZaramo
ZaghawaZaghawaChad230,000Engaged yet UnreachedZaghawa
BideyatBideyatSudan13,000Engaged yet UnreachedZaghawa
ZaghawaZaghawaLibya11,500Unengaged and UnreachedZaghawa
BideyatBideyatChad12,500Engaged yet UnreachedZaghawa
ZaghawaZaghawaSudan266,000Engaged yet UnreachedZaghawa
ZaghawaZaghawaUnited States250Unengaged and UnreachedZaghawa
PilaPilaBenin519,000Unengaged and UnreachedYom
YaoYaoZimbabwe66,000Engaged yet UnreachedYao
YaoYaoMozambique666,000Engaged yet UnreachedYao
YaoYaoMalawi1,735,000Engaged yet UnreachedYao
YaoYaoTanzania1,035,000Unengaged and UnreachedYao
YalunkaYalunkaMali19,000Engaged yet UnreachedYalunka
HoruruHoruruIndonesia5,700No Longer UnreachedYalahatan
YacanYacanMalaysia16,500Unengaged and UnreachedYakan
YakanYakanPhilippines214,000Engaged yet UnreachedYakan
YagnobiYagnobiTajikistan20,000Engaged yet UnreachedYagnobi
KhasonkeKhasonkeMali1,135,000Engaged yet UnreachedXaasongaxango
WuzlamWuzlamCameroon35,500No Longer UnreachedWuzlam
WotuWotuIndonesia8,200Engaged yet UnreachedWotu
WolofWolofItaly81,000Unengaged and UnreachedWolof
WolofWolofGuinea-Bissau11,500Unengaged and UnreachedWolof
WolofWolofUnited States27,000Engaged yet UnreachedWolof
WolofWolofCanada1,300Engaged yet UnreachedWolof
WolioWolioIndonesia242,000Engaged yet UnreachedWolio
ButoneseButoneseMalaysia20,500Unengaged and UnreachedWolio
Western ArameansWestern ArameansSyria16,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Neo-Aramaic
WawoniiWawoniiIndonesia38,500Engaged yet UnreachedWawonii
WatubelaWatubelaIndonesia6,100No Longer UnreachedWatubela
WarnangWarnangSudan6,200Unengaged and UnreachedWarnang
WanetsiWanetsiPakistan9,000Unengaged and UnreachedWaneci
WaliWaliSudan2,700Unengaged and UnreachedWali (Sudan)
Waigeli NuristaniWaigeli NuristaniAfghanistan2,300Unengaged and UnreachedWaigali
WaataWaataKenya23,000Unengaged and UnreachedWaata
MabasMabasCameroon16,000Engaged yet UnreachedVemgo-Mabas
TanaTanaChad10,500Unengaged and UnreachedVale
UzbeksUzbeksPakistan987,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Southern
UzbeksUzbeksAfghanistan4,465,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Southern
UzbeksUzbeksUnited States27,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Southern
UzbeksUzbeksTajikistan2,530,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Northern
UzbeksUzbeksTurkiye622,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Northern
UzbeksUzbeksTurkmenistan588,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Northern
UzbeksUzbeksKyrgyzstan1,025,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Northern
UzbeksUzbeksKazakhstan576,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Northern
UzbeksUzbeksUzbekistan28,470,000Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Northern
UzbeksUzbeksCanada4,200Engaged yet UnreachedUzbek, Northern
UzbeksUzbeksChina12,500Unengaged and UnreachedUzbek, Northern
UyghursUyghursSaudi Arabia9,400Unengaged and UnreachedUyghur

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

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