Abekir Surname

352,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Abekir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abekir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,0241:74,9837,764
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Abekir (16) may also be a first name.

Abekir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abekir is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abekir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 352,668th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,054,740 people. The surname Abekir occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abekir are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Abekir is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 1,024 people, or 1 in 74,983. In Iran it is most frequent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 24 percent live, Tehran Province, where 9 percent live and Yazd Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Iran it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Yemen, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abakir83178/
Abeker8375/
Abokir839/
Abikir838/
Abekirova801/
Aubakir771,836/
Abecker7739/
Habeker7720/
Habikir777/
Abokair777/
Abekere775/
Aabeker775/
Abikair774/
Abechir773/
Abaeker772/
Abeskär772/
Abedker771/
Abikire771/
Aubekirova7524/
Habecker711,010/
Abikhair7143/
Abokhair7118/
Abakhair711/
Abokheir711/
Hajbakir711/
Abeakere711/
Abikheir711/
Abekheer711/
Habeeker710/
Abaker6752,846/
Aboker6757/
Abiker6743/
Haßbecker6720/
Haybecker6719/
Ebeker6714/
Abeikhger6713/
Abikirova676/
Haibecker675/
Abekerova672/
Hasbecker670/
Haubecker670/

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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 Abekir
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