Abubakar

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr). This surname is predominantly found in Nigeria. === Proper noun === Abubakar (plural Abubakars) A surname from Arabic. Alternative form of Abu Bakr. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Abubakar is the 37492nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 594 individuals. Abubakar is most common among Black/African American (80.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.63%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5. == Hausa == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔà.búː.bá.kàr/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔà.búː.bə́.kàr] === Proper noun === Àbūbakàr̃ m a male given name == Tausug == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr). === Pronunciation === (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔabubakaɾ/ [ʔɑ.βʊ.βaˈk̠ɑɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: A‧bu‧ba‧kar === Proper noun === Abubakar (Sulat Sūg spelling اَبُبَكَرْ) a male given name from Arabic (Islam) ʾAbū Bakr, the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the Islamic prophet's marriage to Abu Bakr's daughter, ʿĀʾišah, recognized as the Islamic prophet's first rightly-guided successor in Sunni Islam