Abbakar Surname
Approximately 49,595 people bear this surname
Abbakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 42,087 | 1:4,209 | 565 |
| Sudan | 7,000 | 1:5,359 | 780 |
| Cameroon | 348 | 1:59,681 | 7,684 |
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| Niger | 16 | 1:1,199,501 | 25,520 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Abbakar (31,926) may also be a first name.
Abbakar Demographics
Abbakar Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abbakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abbakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abbakar (Hindi: अब्बकर, Marathi: बकर) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Abbakar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbakar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,332nd most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 146,941 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abbakar live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abbakar is also the 26,570th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 31,926 people.
The last name Abbakar is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 42,087 people, or 1 in 4,209. In Nigeria Abbakar is most prevalent in: Kebbi, where 30 percent live, Zamfara, where 18 percent live and Sokoto, where 11 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Abbakar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abbakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abbakar in the Hindi language | ||
| अब्बकर | abbakara | - |
| Abbakar in the Marathi language | ||
| बकर | bakara | 75 |
| बाकर | bakara | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abbakar
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