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 ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
Deaf KurdsDeaf KurdsIraq325,000Unengaged and UnreachedKurdish Sign Language
KyrgyzKyrgyzGermany14,000Unengaged and UnreachedKirghiz
TurksTurksItaly40,000Unengaged and UnreachedTurkish
GhaziGhaziIndia1,700Unengaged and UnreachedBengali
RohingyaRohingyaSaudi Arabia438,000Unengaged and UnreachedRohingya
Deaf SahrawisDeaf SahrawisWestern Sahara6,200Unengaged and UnreachedNatural Sign Language
South AsiansSouth AsiansHong Kong15,500Unengaged and UnreachedUrdu
IndonesiansIndonesiansHong Kong140,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesian
Moroccan ArabsMoroccan ArabsWestern Sahara416,000Unengaged and UnreachedMoroccan Arabic
SahrawiSahrawiWestern Sahara274,000Unengaged and UnreachedHassaniyya
ChechensChechensFrance67,500Unengaged and UnreachedChechen
FulbeFulbeCanada3,200Engaged yet UnreachedPular
KashmirisKashmirisCanada3,500Unengaged and UnreachedKashmiri
ChadiansChadiansCanada2,100No Longer UnreachedFrench
LiabukuLiabukuIndonesia850Unengaged and UnreachedIndonesian
ImazighenImazighenCanada26,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Atlas Tamazight
Northern PashtunsNorthern PashtunsCanada33,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Pashto
TurksTurksUnited Arab Emirates44,500Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
Somali BantusSomali BantusCanada6,400Engaged yet UnreachedMaay
TatarsTatarsCanada5,300Unengaged and UnreachedTatar
Sorani KurdsSorani KurdsCanada9,400Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Kurdish
UyghursUyghursCanada1,700Engaged yet UnreachedUighur
Yemini ArabsYemini ArabsCanada7,100Engaged yet UnreachedTa'izzi-Adeni Arabic
Kuwaiti ArabsKuwaiti ArabsCanada2,400Unengaged and UnreachedGulf Arabic
Kuwaiti ArabsKuwaiti ArabsUnited States26,500Unengaged and UnreachedGulf Arabic
MujavarMujavarIndia700Unengaged and UnreachedKachhi
TajiksTajiksGermany25,000Unengaged and UnreachedTajik
Cape MalaysCape MalaysSouth Africa249,000Unengaged and UnreachedAfrikaans
RashadRashadSudan78,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
KimlaKimlaSudan27,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
HijeraatHijeraatSudan25,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
FarlaFarlaSudan27,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
WadalkaWadalkaSudan37,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
KajakajaKajakajaSudan37,500Unengaged and UnreachedTegali
Kega-AlkheelKega-AlkheelSudan21,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
TrawingTrawingSudan2,300Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
TukumTukumSudan22,500Unengaged and UnreachedTagoi
TurujTurujSudan27,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
TalasaTalasaSudan25,000Unengaged and UnreachedTumtum
BorogoBorogoSudan5,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
KenanaKenanaSudan35,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
KuwalaKuwalaSudan21,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
Mirisia ZurukMirisia ZurukSudan23,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
KaijenKaijenSudan15,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
TabakTabakSudan21,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
Abu-JunukAbu-JunukSudan9,800Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
ShifirShifirSudan37,500Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
KashaKashaSudan14,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
DajoDajoSudan35,000Unengaged and UnreachedDar Fur Daju
KalikKalikSudan31,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic

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

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