Buhari Surname

4,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Buhari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buhari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria116,2911:1,523196
Indonesia2,7831:47,5205,354
Sri Lanka1,2431:16,7412,341
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Philippines3481:290,91441,719
India3261:2,352,96176,587
United Arab Emirates3011:30,4393,342
Malaysia2941:100,3206,876
England1221:456,70530,074
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Turkey671:1,161,51449,914
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Pakistan511:3,502,82126,594
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Bulgaria151:465,26020,978
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Buhari (171,596) may also be a first name.

Buhari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Buhari (Hindi: बुहारी, Marathi: बुहारी, Oriya: ବୁହାରି) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Buhari.

How Common Is The Last Name Buhari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,538th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 58,765 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Buhari live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,122nd most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 171,596 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 116,291 people, or 1 in 1,523. In Nigeria Buhari is most common in: Sokoto, where 15 percent are found, Katsina, where 13 percent are found and Kano, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent are found.

Buhari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Buhari last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Buhari last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buhari earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.52% less than the national average, earning $21,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.68% more than the national average, earning $65,918 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buhairi9213,015/
Bouhari926,077/
Bhuhari92178/
Bbuhari9241/
Buahari9238/
Buharie9218/
Buhariy9213/
Buuhari9210/
Buharai929/
Bujhari928/
Buharii927/
Buehari926/
Buhhari926/
Buhaari923/
Hbuhari922/
Buhauri922/
Buharih921/
Bauhari921/
Buharri921/
Buhahri921/
Buharhi921/
Buharid921/
Buhario921/
Buharoi921/
Bouhairi86517/
Bouharis86198/
Bouharri8617/
Buharije869/
Boujhari866/
Bouharid865/
Bouhariz864/
Buharais862/
Biouhari862/
Bujharit861/
Bhauhari861/
Bouahari861/
Bouharie861/
Buhary834,576/
Buhori834,207/
Bouari83849/
Bauari83191/
Buahri8393/
Buhare8373/
Buariy8310/
Bueari833/
Buuari831/
Bouhairie80433/
Bouharaid804/
Bouharich803/
Bouhariss801/
Bouhara771,389/
Bouasri77452/
Bhihari7764/
Bouhary7752/
Bauhare7733/
Buheiri7716/
Bhuariy7710/
Buyyari779/
Bujjari779/
Bouarie779/
Bouarri779/
Biharii777/
Bouairi777/
Bouahri776/
Buharry776/
Bouarid774/
Bouhare774/
Bujhare773/
Buhaire773/
Boehari772/
Bouatri772/
Bouarai772/
Bgouari772/
Bouariz772/
Bihariy771/
Buhiara771/
Buharaa771/
Buhares771/
Buharez771/
Bhuhare771/
Bouarit771/
Bouhori771/
Buharey771/
Bouarich71698/
Bouhajra71357/
Bouariss71242/
Bouhouri71174/
Bouarais71170/
Bouharra71141/
Bouhaire7125/
Buhahara7114/
Bouhoris7112/
Buharaja717/
Bujharjh716/
Bouarish714/
Bhuiyari713/
Bouhairy713/
Bouhares713/
Bouharet712/
Bouharry711/
Bhuauriy711/
Bihahari711/
Bougiari711/
Bouhaira711/
Bauhares710/
Bouare6760,243/
Bouaré671,893/
Bouara671,365/
Bouary6725/
Beuara677/
Bouhouris676/
Buhore673/
Bujori673/
Bouori672/
Bouahrich672/
Buyori672/
Vouari672/
Bauori671/
Buuara671/
Buđara671/
Bauara671/
Bouharhet671/
Vauari671/
Buhory671/
Buiori671/
Bouaraich671/
Bouhairez671/
Bouhareth671/
Bauare670/

Buhari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buhari in the Marathi language
बुहारीbuhari66.67
बहारीbahari22.22
बुहरीbuhari11.11
Buhari in the Oriya language
ବୁହାରିbuhari50
ବୁହାରୀbuhari50
Buhari in the Hindi language
बुहारीbuhari37.5
बुहरीbuhari37.5
भूरीbhuri12.5
बूहरीbuhari12.5

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