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Father of the young camel (from Arabic Abu Bakr)
Abubacar is rank #858 among Filipino surnames (10,923 people, arabic origin, 4 syllables). First names below are scored against this surname as a last name.
Origin and meaning
Father of the young camel (from Arabic Abu Bakr)
The surname derives from the Arabic given name Abu Bakr, introduced to the southern Philippines through centuries of Islamic trade and scholarship. It remains widely used as a family name primarily in Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago communities. The spelling reflects historical phonetic adaptation in Philippine record-keeping.
Abubacar is a Hispanicized or localized spelling of the Arabic name Abu Bakr (أبو بكر), historically prominent as the name of the first Islamic Caliph. In the Philippines, it is common among Muslim ethnolinguistic groups in the Bangsamoro region and wider Mindanao.
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