Abkara Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Abkara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abkara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Abkara (8) may also be a first name.

Abkara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abkara is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abkara? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Abkara occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Abkara live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most common first name world-wide, borne by 8 people.

The surname Abkara is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Yobe, where 50 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 40 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abkarat921/
Abkari833,858/
Abkare8310/
Abkora831/
Abkary831/
Abcara831/
Apkara831/
Abkera831/
Aabkari77245/
Apkarat7759/
Abkoura7713/
Abkharo7711/
Abkhari778/
Habkari775/
Abcaira772/
Abkhaharat751/
Abkaroud714/
Appkarat711/
Apkare67423/
Abqari67388/
Opkara67310/
Apkari6775/
Abkori6719/
Apkera6715/
Apcara674/
Abcari674/
Avcara671/
Apkary671/

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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 Abkara
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