Abubekov (Russian: Абубе́ков; masculine) or Abubekova (Абубе́кова; feminine) is a Russian surname.[1] It derives from a patronymic which in turn derives from the Turkic male given name Abubek—from Arabic "abū bakr", after Abu Bakr, a senior companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1] The given name is popular among Sunni Muslims.[1]

References

edit

Notes

edit
  1. ^ a b c Ganzhina, p. 11

Sources

edit
  • И. М. Ганжина (I. M. Ganzhina). "Словарь современных русских фамилий" (Dictionary of Modern Russian Last Names). Москва, 2001. ISBN 5-237-04101-9