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Throughout the world, Bakari (Bakari , Bagare , Бакари ) is a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly forename. The first name Bakari is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is a common masculine name, Gambia, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Cameroon, where it is quite a common mostly male, but seldom girly name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Likewise, Bakari is the last name as well as the forename.