Abubuka Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Abubuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abubuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Abubuka (10) may also be a first name.

Abubuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abubuka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abubuka? popularity and diffusion

Abubuka is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abubuka reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The last name Abubuka is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kogi, where 57 percent live, Borno, where 14 percent live and Osun, where 14 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abubauka936/
Abubukah933/
Abubukai931/
Abuboka861/
Abubokha8067/
Abubuike807/
Abiebuka803/
Abubokhai7513/
Abubockai751/
Haboubouki711/
Abubokhe6713/
Obiebuka676/
Abobokha672/
Obubuike671/
Abobokaa671/
Obuboko571/

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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 Abubuka
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