Bubakar Surname

256,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bubakar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bubakar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4521:121,9998,030
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
United States211:17,259,949572,238
India81:95,883,173728,828
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Bubakar (1,081) may also be a first name.

Bubakar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bubakar (Hindi: बुबकर, Marathi: बुबकर) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bubakar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 256,222nd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,735,248 people. The last name Bubakar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bubakar reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 242,913th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 1,081 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,452 people, or 1 in 121,999. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 60 percent reside, Niger, where 20 percent reside and Zamfara, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Bubakar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bubakar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Bubakar earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bubakar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bubakar in the Hindi language
बुबकरbubakara-
Bubakar in the Marathi language
बुबकरbubakara52.7
बुबाकरbubakara25.68
बूबकरbubakara8.11
बाकराbakara4.05
बूबाकरbubakara2.7
हबुबकरhabubakara2.7
बूबेकरbubekara1.35
अबुबकरabubakara1.35
बुबाफरbubaphara1.35

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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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  • 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 Bubakar
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