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 Unreached861132.9M
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 2 of 39)

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
AntitiAntitiSudan16,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
BoronoBoronoSudan24,000Unengaged and UnreachedCentral Kanuri
ShawafnaShawafnaSudan4,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
HawazamaHawazamaSudan7,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
SubeiSubeiSudan8,600Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
FandaFandaSudan21,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
DalangDalangSudan1,000Unengaged and UnreachedDilling
KudurKudurSudan10,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
KujriyaKujriyaSudan15,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
KurundiKurundiSudan21,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
SaboriSaboriSudan8,300Engaged yet UnreachedSudanese Arabic
BindiliBindiliSudan7,100Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
SagolleSagolleSudan26,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
TataTataSudan18,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
DolokaDolokaSudan14,500Unengaged and UnreachedNgile
LamiraLamiraSudan24,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
TasoomiTasoomiSudan27,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
TachoTachoSudan23,000Unengaged and UnreachedTocho
KauyaruKauyaruSudan6,300Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
ArraArraSudan2,400Unengaged and UnreachedNgile
AlehemirAlehemirSudan2,200Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
Murego-GubdenMurego-GubdenRussian Federation39,000Unengaged and UnreachedDargwa
Behdini KurdsBehdini KurdsUnited States11,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Kurdish
FurFurUnited States275Unengaged and UnreachedFur
RohingyaRohingyaUnited States13,000Engaged yet UnreachedRohingya
HausaHausaUnited States5,400Unengaged and UnreachedHausa
Somali BantusSomali BantusUnited States10,500Engaged yet UnreachedMaay
Shaikh (Urdu)Shaikh (Urdu)United States60,500Engaged yet UnreachedUrdu
ZaghawaZaghawaUnited States250Unengaged and UnreachedZaghawa
BisayasBisayasUnited States15,000Unengaged and UnreachedSabah Bisaya
Hadrami ArabsHadrami ArabsUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedHadrami Arabic
TumbatuTumbatuTanzania325,000Unengaged and UnreachedSwahili (individual language)
RufijiRufijiTanzania581,000Unengaged and UnreachedRufiji
ShiraziShiraziTanzania1,025,000Engaged yet UnreachedSwahili (individual language)
Jola-KaronJola-KaronGambia104,000Unengaged and UnreachedKaron
AfghansAfghansTajikistan6,000Engaged yet UnreachedDari
BosniaksBosniaksSlovenia34,000Unengaged and UnreachedBosnian
Bhand (Kashmiri)Bhand (Kashmiri)India5,200Unengaged and UnreachedKashmiri
AhangarAhangarIndia10,500Engaged yet UnreachedKashmiri
Central Asian MuslimsCentral Asian MuslimsUkraine211,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussian
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsSweden211,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine Arabic
Iraqi ArabsIraqi ArabsSweden182,000Unengaged and UnreachedMesopotamian Arabic
SomalisSomalisSweden81,000Unengaged and UnreachedSomali
Attar SaibuluAttar SaibuluIndia3,800Unengaged and UnreachedUrdu
Budong-BudongBudong-BudongIndonesia600Engaged yet UnreachedBudong-Budong
MesqanMesqanEthiopia324,000No Longer UnreachedMesqan
Sudanese ArabsSudanese ArabsChad376,000Engaged yet UnreachedSudanese Arabic
Makhuwa-MarrevoneMakhuwa-MarrevoneMozambique843,000Engaged yet UnreachedMakhuwa-Marrevone
Southern BalochSouthern BalochBahrain51,500Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern Balochi
TajiksTajiksRussian Federation1,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedTajik

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

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