Cognomen Buhari (Buhari 
, بخاري 
, بهاري 
) , globally, is a widespread family name. The cognomen Buhari is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common surname, Iran, and Sudan. Likewise, Buhari is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Buhari | Nigeria, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ghana, India |
| بخاري | Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iran |
| بهاري | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iraq, Iran |
| Бухари | Kazakhstan, Russia |
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muhammadu buhari Military head of state of Nigeria, 1983–1985 and President of Nigeria since 2015, NG (b. 1942) |
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buhari bala Nigerian Chartered accountant and politician (born 1958), NG (b. 1958) |
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aisha buhari First Lady of Nigeria, NG (b. 1971) |
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| haroun buhari Sierra Leonean diplomat (b. 1945) |
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| safinatu buhari Nigerian First Lady (1983 -1985), NG (b. 1952) |
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| buhari kahar muzakkar Indonesian politician (born 1962 in Makassar), ID (b. 1962) |
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| buhari abdulfatai omotayo Nigerian politician, NG (b. 1965) |
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| buhari habibu researcher |
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| buhari bugis Indonesian political candidate, ID |
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| abdullah buhari Ottoman court miniature painter |
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| buhari abdullahi tafida researcher |
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| salisu buhari Nigerian politician, NG |
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| seyed m buhari researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-7536-4066) |
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| buhari ya'u gumel politician, NG |
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| abdul buhari British discus thrower, GB (b. 1982) |
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