Abakar Surname

1,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Central African Republic

Abakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad194,9741:703
Central African Republic147,7541:316
Sudan34,7201:1,080148
Cameroon23,8411:87164
Nigeria11,6401:15,2181,489
Indonesia3,1631:41,8114,798
Niger5111:37,5582,051
Somalia4901:27,4531,466
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Kenya3051:151,41012,025
India1281:5,992,698140,682
France1191:558,17475,634
Uganda1021:382,73824,349
Russia901:1,601,367107,342
Congo891:56,0575,026
Mauritania561:73,1234,924
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Burkina Faso341:539,7687,230
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England121:4,643,172139,951
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Abakar (152,859) may also be a first name.

Abakar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abakar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abakar (Arabic: ابقار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻜﺮ, Hindi: अबकर, Marathi: अबकर, Oriya: ଅବକର, Russian: Абакар) is found most in Chad. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abakar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,274th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,389 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abakar live; 55 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 6,869th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 152,859 people.

The surname is most widely held in Chad, where it is carried by 194,974 people, or 1 in 70. Other than Chad this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Central African Republic, where 35 percent reside and Sudan, where 8 percent reside.

Abakar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (86%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

The amount Abakar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.25% less than the national average, earning $37,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.2% less than the national average, earning $28,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abakar in the Hindi language
अबकरabakara61.54
अबकारabakara30.77
अबाकरabakara7.69
Abakar in the Marathi language
अबकरabakara57.58
अबकारabakara15.15
आबटकरabatakara12.12
आंबेकरambekara6.06
अबाकरabakara3.03
आबाकरabakara3.03
अकबरakabara3.03
Abakar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻜﺮabkr52.63
ﺃﺑﻜﺮabkr47.37
Abakar in the Oriya language
ଅବକରabakara40
ଅବକାରabakara20
ଅଜଗରajagara20
ଆବକରabakara20
Abakar in the Russian language
Абакарabakar-
Abakar in the Arabic language
ابقارabqar-
أبكارabkar-

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