Boubakary Surname

26,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Boubakary Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boubakary Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon16,3671:1,269108
Chad3,6591:3,715615
Benin1231:84,0299,888
Ivory Coast621:372,11713,068
Burkina Faso381:482,9506,794
Niger271:710,81516,981
France21:33,211,361423,184
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Boubakary (8,058) may also be a first name.

Boubakary Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boubakary (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﻜﺮﻱ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boubakary? popularity and diffusion

Boubakary is the 26,529th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 359,329 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boubakary reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 70,739th most widespread first name globally, held by 8,058 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16,367 people, or 1 in 1,269. In Cameroon Boubakary is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 44 percent live, Far North Region, where 41 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 18 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Boubakary Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boubakary in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺑﻜﺮﻱbwbkry-

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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 Boubakary
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