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 most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abbakar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abbakar is the 11,332nd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 146,941 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abbakar are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 26,570th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 31,926 people.
The last name Abbakar is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 42,087 people, or 1 in 4,209. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kebbi, where 30 percent are found, Zamfara, where 18 percent are found and Sokoto, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Abbakar occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Abbakar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname 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
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- 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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