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:1,927
Total Population:1,719,635,870
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:862
Population:133,815,070
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:916
Population:1,542,048,865
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:149
Population:43,771,935

People Groups who follow Islam - Sunni

Strategic Progress Index
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1,927 people groups (page 1 of 39)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
YaoYaoZimbabwe66,500Engaged yet UnreachedYao
GujaratisGujaratisZimbabwe28,500Engaged yet UnreachedGujarati
Gulf ArabsGulf ArabsYemen23,000Unengaged and UnreachedHijazi Arabic
Southern Yemeni ArabsSouthern Yemeni ArabsYemen12,170,000Engaged yet UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Egyptian ArabsEgyptian ArabsYemen12,500Unengaged and UnreachedEgyptian Arabic
HobyotHobyotYemen550Unengaged and UnreachedHobyót
MahraMahraYemen58,500Unengaged and UnreachedMehri
Palestinian ArabsPalestinian ArabsYemen35,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine Arabic
SocotranSocotranYemen78,500Unengaged and UnreachedSoqotri
SomalisSomalisYemen1,245,000Engaged yet UnreachedSomali
Hadrami ArabsHadrami ArabsYemen1,945,000Unengaged and UnreachedHadrami Arabic
Sudanese ArabsSudanese ArabsYemen585,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
Tihama Yemeni ArabsTihama Yemeni ArabsYemen4,260,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Iraqi ArabsIraqi ArabsYemen10,500Unengaged and UnreachedMesopotamian Arabic
AkhdamAkhdamYemen1,875,000Unengaged and UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Deaf SahrawisDeaf SahrawisWestern Sahara6,200Unengaged and UnreachedNatural Sign Language
Moroccan ArabsMoroccan ArabsWestern Sahara416,000Unengaged and UnreachedMoroccan Arabic
SahrawiSahrawiWestern Sahara274,000Unengaged and UnreachedHassaniyya
Western ChamsWestern ChamsVietnam150,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Cham
Kurmanji KurdsKurmanji KurdsUzbekistan3,500Unengaged and UnreachedNorthern Kurdish
Deaf UzbekistanisDeaf UzbekistanisUzbekistan375,000Engaged yet UnreachedRussian Sign Language
MugatMugatUzbekistan15,000Engaged yet UnreachedDomari
OssetiansOssetiansUzbekistan11,000Unengaged and UnreachedIron Ossetic
TajiksTajiksUzbekistan1,730,000Engaged yet UnreachedTajik
TatarsTatarsUzbekistan866,000Engaged yet UnreachedTatar
Ahiska TurksAhiska TurksUzbekistan197,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkish
TurkmenTurkmenUzbekistan227,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkmen
UyghursUyghursUzbekistan66,000Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
UzbeksUzbeksUzbekistan28,550,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Uzbek
LakLakUzbekistan4,200Unengaged and UnreachedLak
KyrgyzKyrgyzUzbekistan321,000Engaged yet UnreachedKirghiz
KazakhKazakhUzbekistan904,000Engaged yet UnreachedKazakh
KarakalpaksKarakalpaksUzbekistan763,000Engaged yet UnreachedKara-Kalpak
DungansDungansUzbekistan1,900Unengaged and UnreachedDungan
DarginsDarginsUzbekistan3,900Unengaged and UnreachedDargwa
Crimean TatarsCrimean TatarsUzbekistan207,000Unengaged and UnreachedCrimean Tatar
CircassiansCircassiansUzbekistan1,700Unengaged and UnreachedKabardian
ChechensChechensUzbekistan1,900Unengaged and UnreachedChechen
BashkirBashkirUzbekistan64,500Unengaged and UnreachedBashkir
TurksTurksUnited States147,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
IndonesiansIndonesiansUnited States79,500No Longer UnreachedIndonesian
AfghansAfghansUnited States167,000Engaged yet UnreachedDari
BosniaksBosniaksUnited States168,000Engaged yet UnreachedBosnian
UzbeksUzbeksUnited States27,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouthern Uzbek
PakistaniPakistaniUnited States668,000Engaged yet UnreachedUrdu
Syrian ArabsSyrian ArabsUnited States196,000No Longer UnreachedLevantine Arabic
SomalisSomalisUnited States163,000Engaged yet UnreachedSomali
SindhiSindhiUnited States10,000Engaged yet UnreachedSindhi
Saudi ArabsSaudi ArabsUnited States29,000Engaged yet UnreachedHijazi Arabic
Egyptian ArabsEgyptian ArabsUnited States296,000Engaged yet UnreachedEgyptian Arabic

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