Abuabakar Surname

44,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abuabakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abuabakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11,6551:15,1991,487
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Abuabakar (401) may also be a first name.

Abuabakar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abuabakar occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abuabakar? popularity and diffusion

Abuabakar is the 44,491st most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 624,308 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Abuabakar are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 430,973rd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 401 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 11,655 people, or 1 in 15,199. In Nigeria Abuabakar is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 69 percent are found, Imo, where 7 percent are found and Kano, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Abuabakar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Abuabakar surname is principally Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Habvoubacar701/
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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 Abuabakar
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