Bakiru Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bakiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7341:241,33914,008
India2171:3,534,864100,127
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Bakiru (329) may also be a first name.

Bakiru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakiru is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 375,572nd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Bakiru reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bakiru is also the 483,360th most frequently held forename globally, held by 329 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 734 people, or 1 in 241,339. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 65 percent live, Zamfara, where 18 percent live and Katsina, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Bakiru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bakiru surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batkiru9221/
Bakirou9219/
Bakairu9213/
Bakkiru928/
Baikiru921/
Bakhiru921/
Backirou861/
Bakiruha861/
Bashkiru861/
Bakuru831,503/
Bekiru8313/
Baciru8312/
Bakeru838/
Baqiru837/
Bakairuha801/
Bakeiruha801/
Bhaskirau801/
Bakeeru77101/
Baakuru7772/
Bakkuru7730/
Bakurru7728/
Bakkeru7726/
Bachiru7719/
Baukuru7711/
Baykuru778/
Bakheru775/
Bhakuru775/
Baikuru773/
Bakerou773/
Bakiroo772/
Baicuru771/
Bokkiru771/
Bakuuru771/
Bacirhu771/
Bekirou771/
Bachirou719,932/
Bakkerud71357/
Bakkerus7155/
Backerud7113/
Boukirou719/
Baskerud715/
Bhakkuru713/
Bahcirou711/
Bacuirou711/
Baicereu711/
Baachiru711/
Baukurou711/
Backerus710/
Bokuru6745/
Bacîru6720/
Bekuru6720/
Boukairou6714/
Bacuru672/
Bekeru672/
Bacchirou671/
Bassqirou671/
Boukeirou671/

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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 Bakiru
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