Bakr Surname

3,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Jordan

Bakr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt93,1091:987140
Saudi Arabia12,0051:2,570319
Jordan10,2141:866117
Syria9,8561:1,958241
Yemen8,7441:3,022461
Iraq8,6091:4,068424
Sudan5,6001:6,698972
Palestine3,7861:1,201204
United Arab Emirates1,1231:8,1591,019
Kuwait9831:3,866514
Lebanon9721:5,7991,003
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
United States3941:919,94769,072
Iran2901:264,76719,581
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Malaysia1101:268,12914,980
Afghanistan861:373,8745,400
India791:9,709,688189,874
England781:714,33440,171
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Canada371:995,82774,831
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
France231:2,887,944200,772
Oman201:184,3993,569
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Norway81:642,78647,258
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Bakr (60,560) may also be a first name.

Bakr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bakr (Arabic: بكر, Bengali: বক্র, Georgian: ბაკრ, Hindi: बाकर, Russian: Бакр) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bakr is the 3,548th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 46,108 people. The last name Bakr occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Bakr live; 63 percent live in North Africa and 62 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Bakr is also the 15,742nd most commonly held given name internationally, held by 60,560 people.

The surname Bakr is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 93,109 people, or 1 in 987. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found and Jordan, where 6 percent are found.

Bakr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bakr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,940 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bakr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bakr surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia and Sunni (61%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Bakr surname are 12.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bakr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.25% less than the national average, earning 213,700 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $45,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.49% more than the national average, earning $69,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhakr8948/
Bakhr8931/
Bakır8915/
Bakrr897/
Bakkr896/
Backr896/
Bakrd896/
Baakr895/
Baikr895/
B'Akr894/
Beakr892/
Bajkr891/
Bakrt891/
Badkr891/
Bak'r891/
Baukr891/
Baiker801,344/
Bayker80550/
Beaker80112/
Baskår805/
Bhatkr804/
Bahskr802/
Bakkær801/
Bahakr801/
Bhaikr801/
Baykır801/
Bakhrh801/
Baskhr801/
Bakrtt801/
Bekr75291/
Bokr75132/
Baqr7597/
Bacr757/
Bakrova7388/
Beacker7329/
Baicker7326/
Baikere733/
Bhaiker733/
Bhasskr731/
Baaiker731/
Bakhrrt731/
Bakhrova67184/
Baqur6719/
Boykr6717/
Boukr6711/
Beckr676/
Baiqr675/
Bascr673/
Bekkr672/
Vakkr672/
Baqhr671/
Baucr671/
Báker671/
Bokær671/
Beakherr671/
Bookr671/
Baqrr671/

Bakr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakr in the Georgian language
ბაკრbakr-
Bakr in the Bengali language
বক্রbakra-
Bakr in the Hindi language
बाकरbakara88.83
बक्रbakra10.06
Bakr in the Russian language
Бакрbakr-
Bakr in the Arabic language
بكرbkr-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakr
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