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Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad. Part of Islam.

1,927people groups
1.72Bpeople
1,778unreached groups
862unengaged and unreached

Unengaged and Unreached 862Engaged yet Unreached 916No Longer Unreached 149

People groups

The 100 largest of 1,927. See all 1,927 on the map and filter them.

People groupCountryLanguagePopulationStatus
Western PunjabisPakistanWestern Panjabi97,410,000Engaged yet Unreached
Bengali Sunni MuslimsBangladeshBengali92,480,000Engaged yet Unreached
Egyptian ArabsEgyptEgyptian Arabic68,840,000Engaged yet Unreached
TurksTurkiyeTurkish64,250,000Engaged yet Unreached
Shaikh (Urdu)IndiaUrdu61,950,000Engaged yet Unreached
SundaIndonesiaSundanese46,970,000Engaged yet Unreached
Pesisir LorIndonesiaJavanese37,950,000Engaged yet Unreached
Algerian ArabsAlgeriaAlgerian Arabic34,960,000Engaged yet Unreached
UzbeksUzbekistanNorthern Uzbek28,540,000Engaged yet Unreached
Shaikh (Bengali)IndiaBengali28,460,000Engaged yet Unreached
SindhiPakistanSindhi28,290,000Engaged yet Unreached
Saidi ArabsEgyptSaidi Arabic27,110,000Engaged yet Unreached
Southern PunjabisPakistanSaraiki24,380,000Engaged yet Unreached
NegarigungIndonesiaJavanese22,770,000No Longer Unreached
Moroccan ArabsMoroccoMoroccan Arabic21,280,000Engaged yet Unreached
MancanegariIndonesiaJavanese20,600,000Engaged yet Unreached
Northern PashtunsPakistanNorthern Pashto19,220,000Engaged yet Unreached
Nigerian FulbeNigeriaNigerian Fulfulde18,910,000Engaged yet Unreached
UrduPakistanUrdu17,560,000Engaged yet Unreached
Javanese TransmigrantsIndonesiaJavanese16,260,000Engaged yet Unreached
Sudanese ArabsSudanSudanese Arabic15,820,000Engaged yet Unreached
Syrian Sunni ArabsSyriaLevantine Arabic15,630,000Engaged yet Unreached
ChattagramiBangladeshChittagonian14,750,000Engaged yet Unreached
Southern PashtunsAfghanistanSouthern Pashto13,760,000Engaged yet Unreached
SomalisSomaliaSomali13,740,000Engaged yet Unreached
MalaysMalaysiaMalay (individual language)13,670,000Engaged yet Unreached
Saudi ArabsSaudi ArabiaNajdi Arabic13,000,000Engaged yet Unreached
KazakhKazakhstanKazakh12,520,000Engaged yet Unreached
Southern Yemeni ArabsYemenTa'izzi-Adeni Arabic12,170,000Engaged yet Unreached
MappillaIndiaMalayalam12,030,000Engaged yet Unreached
Hijazi Saudi ArabsSaudi ArabiaHijazi Arabic12,030,000Engaged yet Unreached
HuiChinaMandarin Chinese11,510,000Engaged yet Unreached
TajiksAfghanistanDari11,460,000Engaged yet Unreached
Tunisian ArabsTunisiaTunisian Arabic11,420,000Engaged yet Unreached
Ansari-Momin (Urdu)IndiaUrdu10,750,000Engaged yet Unreached
RangpuriBangladeshRangpuri10,560,000Engaged yet Unreached
Iraqi Sunni ArabsIraqMesopotamian Arabic10,510,000Engaged yet Unreached
Deaf PakistanisPakistanPakistan Sign Language10,260,000Unengaged and Unreached
UyghursChinaUighur9,610,000Engaged yet Unreached
BanyumasanIndonesiaJavanese9,215,000Engaged yet Unreached
Kurmanji KurdsTurkiyeNorthern Kurdish9,000,000Engaged yet Unreached
MossiBurkina FasoMossi8,420,000No Longer Unreached
SomalisEthiopiaSomali8,300,000Engaged yet Unreached
MaduraIndonesiaMadurese8,130,000Engaged yet Unreached
MinangkabauIndonesiaMinangkabau8,130,000Engaged yet Unreached
BugisIndonesiaBuginese7,805,000Engaged yet Unreached
BambaraMaliBambara7,780,000Engaged yet Unreached
Bengali Muslims (Sylhetti)BangladeshSylheti7,555,000Engaged yet Unreached
TajiksTajikistanTajik7,405,000Engaged yet Unreached
MachaEthiopiaWest Central Oromo7,195,000Engaged yet Unreached
ArsiEthiopiaBorana-Arsi-Guji Oromo7,175,000Engaged yet Unreached
TatarsRussian FederationTatar7,085,000Engaged yet Unreached
Hararghe OromoEthiopiaEastern Oromo6,395,000Unengaged and Unreached
Shaikh (Sindhi)PakistanSindhi6,185,000Engaged yet Unreached
KyrgyzKyrgyzstanKirghiz6,080,000Engaged yet Unreached
Assamese MuslimsIndiaAssamese5,935,000Engaged yet Unreached
BetawiIndonesiaBetawi5,625,000Engaged yet Unreached
BrahuiPakistanBrahui5,570,000Engaged yet Unreached
Sorani KurdsIraqCentral Kurdish5,515,000Engaged yet Unreached
Fula JalonGuineaPular5,475,000Engaged yet Unreached
Pesisir KulonIndonesiaJavanese5,420,000Engaged yet Unreached
TurkmenTurkmenistanTurkmen5,355,000Engaged yet Unreached
HindkoPakistanNorthern Hindko5,175,000Engaged yet Unreached
BanjarIndonesiaBanjar5,095,000Engaged yet Unreached
Ishelhayn ImazighenMoroccoTachelhit5,050,000Engaged yet Unreached
AcehneseIndonesiaAchinese4,880,000Engaged yet Unreached
Pathan (Urdu)IndiaUrdu4,785,000Engaged yet Unreached
Southern BalochPakistanSouthern Balochi4,590,000Engaged yet Unreached
BengaliIndiaBengali4,585,000Engaged yet Unreached
GaaliinSudanSudanese Arabic4,550,000Unengaged and Unreached
UzbeksAfghanistanSouthern Uzbek4,470,000Engaged yet Unreached
BehdiniIraqNorthern Kurdish4,435,000Engaged yet Unreached
Sudanese ArabsEgyptSudanese Arabic4,320,000Unengaged and Unreached
Tihama Yemeni ArabsYemenTa'izzi-Adeni Arabic4,260,000Unengaged and Unreached
Rajput (Sindhi)PakistanSindhi4,170,000Engaged yet Unreached
PalembangIndonesiaMusi4,120,000Engaged yet Unreached
Kermanshahi KurdsIranSouthern Kurdish3,950,000Engaged yet Unreached
SasakIndonesiaSasak3,905,000Engaged yet Unreached
Syrian ArabsTurkiyeLevantine Arabic3,900,000Engaged yet Unreached
MoorsMauritaniaHassaniyya3,885,000Engaged yet Unreached
BantenIndonesiaSundanese3,795,000Engaged yet Unreached
Punjabi PahariPakistanPahari-Potwari3,745,000Engaged yet Unreached
Pinjara, Behna (Urdu)IndiaUrdu3,675,000Engaged yet Unreached
Sorani KurdsIranCentral Kurdish3,625,000Engaged yet Unreached
Jordanian ArabsJordanLevantine Arabic3,580,000Engaged yet Unreached
Central Moroccan ImazighenMoroccoCentral Atlas Tamazight3,540,000Engaged yet Unreached
IsaaqSomaliaSomali3,535,000Engaged yet Unreached
Pattani MalaysThailandPattani Malay3,510,000Engaged yet Unreached
West Bank ArabsPalestineLevantine Arabic3,425,000Engaged yet Unreached
SomalisKenyaSomali3,335,000Engaged yet Unreached
Central Asian MuslimsRussian FederationRussian3,325,000Engaged yet Unreached
MakassarIndonesiaMakasar3,255,000Engaged yet Unreached
BejaSudanBeja3,240,000Engaged yet Unreached
MoorsMoroccoHassaniyya3,130,000Unengaged and Unreached
Western BalochIranWestern Balochi3,040,000Unengaged and Unreached
KashmiriIndiaKashmiri3,035,000Engaged yet Unreached
Eastern BalochPakistanEastern Balochi2,995,000Unengaged and Unreached
MendeSierra LeoneMende (Sierra Leone)2,915,000No Longer Unreached
Central PashtunsAfghanistanCentral Pashto2,900,000Engaged yet Unreached
TurkmenIraqSouth Azerbaijani2,870,000Unengaged and Unreached

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