Abubakar Surname
Approximately 2,901,699 people bear this surname
Abubakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,800,579 | 1:63 | 3 |
| Ghana | 17,179 | 1:1,573 | 259 |
| Philippines | 16,081 | 1:6,296 | 536 |
| Indonesia | 13,274 | 1:9,963 | 1,259 |
| Sudan | 9,800 | 1:3,828 | 555 |
| Kenya | 9,227 | 1:5,005 | 702 |
| Bangladesh | 5,587 | 1:28,523 | 1,865 |
| Tanzania | 5,473 | 1:9,673 | 1,261 |
| Egypt | 4,942 | 1:18,603 | 2,156 |
| Somalia | 4,901 | 1:2,745 | 273 |
| Pakistan | 2,732 | 1:65,389 | 2,419 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,465 | 1:12,518 | 1,726 |
| India | 1,526 | 1:502,664 | 25,292 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Cameroon | 1,130 | 1:18,380 | 2,521 |
| DR Congo | 1,033 | 1:71,519 | 8,362 |
| England | 672 | 1:82,914 | 9,155 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Uganda | 572 | 1:68,250 | 7,643 |
| United States | 506 | 1:716,322 | 56,419 |
| Somaliland | 421 | 1:8,314 | 561 |
| Russia | 410 | 1:351,520 | 34,823 |
| Malaysia | 174 | 1:169,507 | 10,320 |
| United Arab Emirates | 137 | 1:66,878 | 6,318 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Spain | 99 | 1:472,243 | 24,257 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Qatar | 81 | 1:29,111 | 3,031 |
| Sweden | 46 | 1:214,060 | 14,843 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Brunei | 38 | 1:11,019 | 1,313 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
Abubakar (2,166,618) may also be a first name.
Abubakar Demographics
Abubakar Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Abubakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abubakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abubakar (Arabic: ابوبكر, Hindi: अबुबकर, Marathi: अबुबकर, Oriya: ଅବୁବକର, Russian: Абубакар) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Abubakar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abubakar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 184th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,511 people. The last name Abubakar is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Abubakar are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 272nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 2,166,618 people.
The last name Abubakar is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,800,579 people, or 1 in 63. In Nigeria Abubakar is most numerous in: Kano, where 11 percent are found, Sokoto, where 10 percent are found and Kebbi, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 99 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Abubakar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (80%) in Kenya and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Abubakar surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.44% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Abubakar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 44.58% less than the national average, earning 191,783 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.32% less than the national average, earning R 82,416 per year; in United States they earn 20.19% less than the national average, earning $34,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.77% less than the national average, earning $36,382 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abubakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abubakar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅବୁବକର | abubakara | 74 |
| ଆବୁବକର | abubakara | 17.2 |
| ଅବୁବାକର | abubakara | 1.6 |
| ଆବୁବାକର | abubakara | 1.6 |
| ଅବୁବକର୍ | abubakar | 1.2 |
| ଅବୁବକାର | abubakara | 1.2 |
| ଆବୁବକାର | abubakara | 0.4 |
| ଅବୁବସର | abubasara | 0.4 |
| ଆବୂବକର | abubakara | 0.4 |
| ଅବୁବକାର୍ | abubakar | 0.4 |
| ଆବୁବାକାର | abubakara | 0.4 |
| ଅବୂବକର | abubakara | 0.4 |
| ଅବୁେବକର | abuebakara | 0.4 |
| Abubakar in the Marathi language | ||
| अबुबकर | abubakara | 69.93 |
| अबूबकर | abubakara | 16.03 |
| अबुब | abuba | 4.9 |
| अबुबखर | abubakhara | 2.4 |
| अबुबाकर | abubakara | 1.13 |
| अबुबकार | abubakara | 0.26 |
| अबूबाकर | abubakara | 0.26 |
| अबुबक | abubaka | 0.24 |
| आबुबकर | abubakara | 0.18 |
| बोरकर | borakara | 0.17 |
| परकार | parakara | 0.15 |
| बुबकर | bubakara | 0.12 |
| आबुबकार | abubakara | 0.11 |
| बकर | bakara | 0.11 |
| अबुवकर | abuvakara | 0.09 |
| आबुबाकर | abubakara | 0.09 |
| अबुबाकार | abubakara | 0.08 |
| अबबुकर | ababukara | 0.08 |
| आबूबकार | abubakara | 0.06 |
| वारूणकर | varunakara | 0.06 |
| तालकर | talakara | 0.06 |
| मापकर | mapakara | 0.06 |
| वाडकर | vadakara | 0.05 |
| अबूबखर | abubakhara | 0.05 |
| अबबूकर | ababukara | 0.05 |
| अबुकर | abukara | 0.05 |
| बुकर | bukara | 0.05 |
| वारुनकर | varunakara | 0.05 |
| मानकर | manakara | 0.05 |
| अबकर | abakara | 0.03 |
| अबूबकार | abubakara | 0.03 |
| आबूबकर | abubakara | 0.03 |
| अनुवकर | anuvakara | 0.03 |
| अबुबुकार | abubukara | 0.03 |
| अबबकर | ababakara | 0.03 |
| अबुबािहम | abubaihama | 0.03 |
| अबुबर | abubara | 0.02 |
| अबुकैसर | abukaisara | 0.02 |
| अकबकर | akabakara | 0.02 |
| अबुबखुर | abubakhura | 0.02 |
| अलुबकर | alubakara | 0.02 |
| अबुबाबक्ष | abubabaksa | 0.02 |
| सुरकरा | surakara | 0.02 |
| दुलकर | dulakara | 0.02 |
| अबूलकर | abulakara | 0.02 |
| अबुबयु | abubayu | 0.02 |
| चौलकर | caulakara | 0.02 |
| अबुबखार | abubakhara | 0.02 |
| अलबकर | alabakara | 0.02 |
| दसुरकर | dasurakara | 0.02 |
| अबुबक् | abubak | 0.02 |
| अबूबािहम | abubaihama | 0.02 |
| अबुकबर | abukabara | 0.02 |
| अयुबर | ayubara | 0.02 |
| आबुवकर | abuvakara | 0.02 |
| अबू-बकर | abu-bakara | 0.02 |
| अनुबकर | anubakara | 0.02 |
| बाकरा | bakara | 0.02 |
| अबूबाब | abubaba | 0.02 |
| अबुबफर | abubaphara | 0.02 |
| अबुककर | abukakara | 0.02 |
| अषुवकर | asuvakara | 0.02 |
| ्अबुबकर | abubakara | 0.02 |
| नाडकर | nadakara | 0.02 |
| बूबाकर | bubakara | 0.02 |
| अभुकर | abhukara | 0.02 |
| अबुसुकर | abusukara | 0.02 |
| अणुबकर | anubakara | 0.02 |
| बरकर | barakara | 0.02 |
| अबबेकर | ababekara | 0.02 |
| अवुबकार | avubakara | 0.02 |
| हसकर | hasakara | 0.02 |
| आयुबकर | ayubakara | 0.02 |
| दुलबकर | dulabakara | 0.02 |
| अबफकर | abaphakara | 0.02 |
| बुबकार | bubakara | 0.02 |
| अबूवकर | abuvakara | 0.02 |
| Abubakar in the Hindi language | ||
| अबुबकर | abubakara | 44.42 |
| अबूबकर | abubakara | 41.32 |
| अबूबकार | abubakara | 3.93 |
| आबूबकर | abubakara | 1.86 |
| अबुबाकर | abubakara | 1.65 |
| अबुबकार | abubakara | 1.45 |
| आबुबकर | abubakara | 1.24 |
| अबूबाकर | abubakara | 1.24 |
| अबुबक्र | abubakra | 0.83 |
| अबूवकर | abuvakara | 0.41 |
| अबूबक | abubaka | 0.21 |
| अबुबाकार | abubakara | 0.21 |
| अवूवकर | avuvakara | 0.21 |
| अबूबक्र | abubakra | 0.21 |
| आबूबाकर | abubakara | 0.21 |
| अब्ूबकर | abubakara | 0.21 |
| आबूबकार | abubakara | 0.21 |
| अब्बुक्र | abbukra | 0.21 |
| Abubakar in the Russian language | ||
| Абубакар | abubakar | - |
| Abubakar in the Arabic language | ||
| ابوبكر | abwbkr | - |
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