Abu Bakar Surname

12,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Brunei

Abu Bakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Bakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh26,3151:6,056548
Malaysia10,2821:2,869424
Pakistan5,1851:34,4541,620
Brunei1,8501:22631
Singapore2781:19,812801
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Thailand1351:523,24790,840
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Greece211:527,60966,013
Qatar191:124,10514,725
England181:3,095,448105,421
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
India61:127,844,230863,365
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Abu Bakar (67,327) may also be a first name.

Abu Bakar Last Name Facts

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

Abu Bakar has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Bakar? popularity and diffusion

Abu Bakar is the 12,629th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 164,005 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Abu Bakar reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Abu Bakar is also the 14,347th most widely held given name on earth, held by 67,327 people.

The last name Abu Bakar is most widespread in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 26,315 people, or 1 in 6,056. Outside of Bangladesh it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 23 percent live and Pakistan, where 12 percent live.

Abu Bakar Last Name Statistics demography

Abu Bakar earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.36% less than the national average, earning $37,580 CAD per year.

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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 Abu Bakar
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