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    The surname Abubakar

    An Arabic surname, carried by 594 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex A112

    Abubakar: #37,492 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Abubakar #37,492, 594 people Abubakar: #37,492 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Abubakar #37,492, 594 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Abubakar is more common than 76.9% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr). This surname is predominantly found in Nigeria.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 594 people named Abubakar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 519,774 Americans. That is up 118% since 2000, when the Census counted 272.

    #37,492
    rank among US surnames
    594
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +118.4%
    change since 2000 (was #67,725)

    Who is named Abubakar

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    80% of people named Abubakar identified as Black (not Hispanic), 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Abubakar come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr). This surname is predominantly found in Nigeria.
    How common is the surname Abubakar?
    594 people in the United States had the surname Abubakar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 519,774 Americans. It ranked 37,492nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Abubakar?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Abubakar identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Abubakar getting more or less common?
    More common. 272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 594 in 2010, up 118%.