Buakar Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Buakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Buakar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buakar occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buakar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Buakar live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Buakar is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 71 percent are found, Yobe, where 24 percent are found and Delta, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhuakar922/
Buakard921/
Buakare921/
Buakhar921/
Buadkar921/
Bouhakar861/
Buacar8345/
Bbakar837/
Buakor835/
Buokar834/
Buakhardt800/
Bwakare778/
Bhbakar777/
Bhuacar771/
Bvoukar771/
Puaykear711/
Pwakar677/
Puacar672/
Vvakar671/
Bouhakour671/
Puokare624/
Puoskar621/
Bvoucar621/
Bwakore621/
Vvaykar621/
Pwaskar621/

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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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  • 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 Buakar
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