Abubukar Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abubukar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abubukar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3721:129,1138,423
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Abubukar (940) may also be a first name.

Abubukar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abubukar (Hindi: अबुबूकर, Marathi: अबुबुकर, Oriya: ଅବୁବୁକର) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abubukar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 279,475th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. The last name Abubukar is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abubukar live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abubukar is also the 263,594th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 940 people.

This last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,372 people, or 1 in 129,113. In Nigeria Abubukar is most numerous in: Bauchi, where 10 percent are found, Kano, where 10 percent are found and Zamfara, where 9 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Abubukar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abubukar in the Oriya language
ଅବୁବୁକରabubukara-
Abubukar in the Marathi language
अबुबुकरabubukara57.69
अबुबुकारabubukara19.23
अबूबुकरabubukara7.69
अबूबुकारabubukara3.85
अबुबकरabubakara3.85
अबुबूकरabubukara3.85
अबूबूकरabubukara3.85
Abubukar in the Hindi language
अबुबूकरabubukara50
अबुबुकरabubukara50

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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
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