Bakar Surname
Approximately 193,300 people bear this surname
Bakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 76,935 | 1:383 | 33 |
| Indonesia | 34,874 | 1:3,792 | 467 |
| Tanzania | 20,673 | 1:2,561 | 343 |
| Turkey | 12,670 | 1:6,142 | 867 |
| Bangladesh | 6,218 | 1:25,628 | 1,727 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,730 | 1:6,523 | 902 |
| Egypt | 4,485 | 1:20,498 | 2,359 |
| India | 4,220 | 1:181,769 | 11,098 |
| Ethiopia | 3,542 | 1:27,540 | 3,358 |
| Libya | 3,406 | 1:1,833 | 558 |
| Somalia | 2,794 | 1:4,815 | 411 |
| Israel | 2,679 | 1:3,194 | 439 |
| Pakistan | 2,569 | 1:69,538 | 2,527 |
| Brunei | 2,195 | 1:191 | 23 |
| Kenya | 2,183 | 1:21,154 | 2,433 |
| Philippines | 815 | 1:124,219 | 21,326 |
| Nigeria | 791 | 1:223,948 | 13,191 |
| Mauritania | 753 | 1:5,438 | 631 |
| Yemen | 702 | 1:37,643 | 3,315 |
| Qatar | 649 | 1:3,633 | 367 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Algeria | 566 | 1:68,254 | 11,121 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| United Arab Emirates | 497 | 1:18,435 | 2,179 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Niger | 379 | 1:50,639 | 2,538 |
| United States | 344 | 1:1,053,660 | 77,038 |
| Iran | 299 | 1:256,798 | 19,218 |
| Singapore | 235 | 1:23,437 | 929 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| England | 166 | 1:335,651 | 24,624 |
| Belgium | 133 | 1:86,441 | 13,498 |
| Germany | 91 | 1:884,675 | 63,174 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 1:290,788 | 14,851 |
| Lebanon | 23 | 1:245,091 | 9,209 |
| Northern Cyprus | 23 | 1:13,870 | 3,613 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Comoros | 9 | 1:83,280 | 279 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Bakar (36,405) may also be a first name.
Bakar Demographics
Average Male Bakar Height
172.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakar (Arabic: البكير, Bengali: বকর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﺎﺭ, Hindi: बाकर, Marathi: बाकर, Oriya: ବକର, Russian: Бакар) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,907th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 37,701 people. Bakar is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Bakar reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bakar is also the 23,983rd most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 36,405 people.
It is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 76,935 people, or 1 in 383. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 17 percent live, Johor, where 14 percent live and Kedah, where 12 percent live. Besides Malaysia Bakar occurs in 105 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Bakar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bakar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bakar surname increased 1,564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,320 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bakar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (64%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Bakar surname are 2.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.79% being registered with the party.
The amount Bakar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.14% less than the national average, earning 214,100 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.1% more than the national average, earning $49,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,351 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakar in the Bengali language | ||
| বকর | bakara | - |
| Bakar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﺎﺭ | bkar | 87.64 |
| ﺑﻜﺮ | bkr | 8.99 |
| ﺑﺎﻛﺮ | bakr | 1.5 |
| ﺑﺎﻛﺎﺭ | bakar | 1.12 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻜﺎﺭ | albkar | 0.37 |
| ﺍﺑﻜﺮ | abkr | 0.37 |
| Bakar in the Marathi language | ||
| बाकर | bakara | 61.15 |
| बकर | bakara | 30.06 |
| बकार | bakara | 1.43 |
| कर | kara | 1.43 |
| बार | bara | 0.41 |
| बाकार | bakara | 0.2 |
| ीकर | ikara | 0.2 |
| Bakar in the Oriya language | ||
| ବକର | bakara | 60.47 |
| ବାକର | bakara | 32.56 |
| ବକର୍ | bakar | 2.33 |
| ବକାର | bakara | 1.16 |
| ବାକାର୍ | bakar | 1.16 |
| ବାକାର | bakara | 1.16 |
| Bakar in the Hindi language | ||
| बाकर | bakara | 47.14 |
| बकार | bakara | 27.43 |
| बकर | bakara | 22.68 |
| बाकार | bakara | 0.21 |
| वकार | vakara | 0.11 |
| बक्र | bakra | 0.07 |
| ़़बाकर | bakara | 0.04 |
| बकर् | bakar | 0.04 |
| ़बाकर | bakara | 0.04 |
| बेकर | bekara | 0.04 |
| Bakar in the Russian language | ||
| Бакар | bakar | - |
| Bakar in the Arabic language | ||
| البكير | albkyr | - |
| بقار | bqar | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakar
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