Abokor Surname

35,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Abokor Surname User-submission:

Abokor is a Somali variant of the surname Abu Bakr. The meaning of this surname is 'father of the Camel-calf'.

Abokor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland13,5011:25938
Somalia1,1271:11,936805
Djibouti2001:4,575359
England541:1,031,81650,675
Niger471:408,34111,310
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Norway121:428,52437,411
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
San Marino11:33,214932
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Abokor (6,457) may also be a first name.

Abokor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Abokor is a Somali variant of the surname Abu Bakr. The meaning of this surname is 'father of the Camel-calf'.

- anooh78

Abokor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Abokor is carried by more people in Somaliland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abokor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,106th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 483,740 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Abokor are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 81,754th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 6,457 people.

It is most common in Somaliland, where it is held by 13,501 people, or 1 in 259. Without taking into account Somaliland it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Somalia, where 7 percent live and Djibouti, where 1 percent live.

Abokor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Abokor earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 51.61% less than the national average, earning 167,481 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.35% less than the national average, earning $34,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.7% less than the national average, earning $40,889 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aboukor921/
Aboukore8623/
Abokar83722/
Obokor83160/
Abukor8329/
Abocor8327/
Abokur8316/
Abakor836/
Ebokor832/
Aboukar779,408/
Aboqorh7729/
Aebakor7719/
Aboucor778/
Aabokar778/
Abakore772/
Abuokar772/
Abookar772/
Abodkar772/
Abakour771/
Habokar771/
Abgakor771/
Abhokar771/
Abukorr771/
Abukoor771/
Abokare771/
Obokore771/
Abgukor771/
Aboushkour751/
Aboukarr71218/
Haboukar71115/
Aboukhar7116/
Aboukare7112/
Aboukcar711/
Aboukatr711/
Abouckar711/
Abakoure711/
Abookkar711/
Abakar67419,084/
Abukar6752,694/
Abocar67662/
Abekar67484/
Ebakor6795/
Obukor6754/
Abakur6727/
Obakor6716/
Abukur6716/
Abokarova676/
Obokar675/
Obekor671/
Avukor671/
Aabakhore671/
Abacor671/
Abucor671/

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