Barak Surname
Approximately 21,732 people bear this surname
Barak Surname User-submission:
Barak means 'lightning' in Hebrew.
Barak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 5,199 | 1:14,969 | 1,856 |
| Iraq | 2,777 | 1:12,611 | 907 |
| Iran | 2,680 | 1:28,650 | 3,473 |
| India | 1,963 | 1:390,762 | 20,786 |
| Syria | 1,498 | 1:12,885 | 1,064 |
| United States | 1,385 | 1:261,703 | 24,693 |
| Afghanistan | 971 | 1:33,113 | 1,351 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Lebanon | 506 | 1:11,140 | 1,639 |
| Indonesia | 466 | 1:283,797 | 25,480 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Canada | 204 | 1:180,616 | 17,977 |
| Papua New Guinea | 189 | 1:43,141 | 5,280 |
| Yemen | 180 | 1:146,807 | 7,381 |
| Germany | 172 | 1:468,055 | 40,982 |
| United Arab Emirates | 166 | 1:55,194 | 5,397 |
| Pakistan | 142 | 1:1,258,056 | 14,753 |
| Malaysia | 136 | 1:216,869 | 12,591 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Thailand | 126 | 1:560,622 | 95,829 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| Austria | 116 | 1:73,409 | 11,170 |
| Ukraine | 110 | 1:413,843 | 49,665 |
| Czechia | 99 | 1:107,409 | 17,673 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Hungary | 86 | 1:114,143 | 10,831 |
| Croatia | 65 | 1:65,055 | 11,867 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Palestine | 58 | 1:78,428 | 6,290 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Serbia | 45 | 1:158,777 | 10,708 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 1:505,214 | 37,000 |
| Cambodia | 30 | 1:516,238 | 4,247 |
| Peru | 26 | 1:1,222,466 | 20,703 |
| Mauritania | 25 | 1:163,795 | 8,806 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Slovenia | 13 | 1:191,360 | 15,039 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Barák (920) & Bařák (34) are calculated separately.
Barak (11,526) may also be a first name.
Barak Surname Meaning
Barak Demographics
Average Barak Salary in
United States
$49,853 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Barak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barak (Arabic: باراك, Bengali: বারাক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺍﻙ, Hindi: बारका, Marathi: बरक, Oriya: ବାରକ, Russian: Барак) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Barák or Bařák. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Barak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,845th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 335,337 people. The surname Barak is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Barak reside; 47 percent reside in West Asia and 22 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 55,683rd most numerous given name globally, borne by 11,526 people.
The last name Barak is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 5,199 people, or 1 in 14,969. In Turkey Barak is primarily found in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 15 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 11 percent reside and Mardin Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Turkey it is found in 100 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 13 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.
Barak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Barak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barak surname expanded 138,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Barak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (94%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Barak surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered with the political party.
The amount Barak earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,954 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning R 254,028 per year; in United States they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $49,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning $55,916 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﺍﻙ | brak | 85.71 |
| ﺑﺮﻙ | brk | 7.14 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﺍﻙ | barak | 7.14 |
| Barak in the Bengali language | ||
| বারাক | baraka | 71.43 |
| বারকা | baraka | 14.29 |
| বারাক্ | barak | 14.29 |
| Barak in the Marathi language | ||
| बरक | baraka | 70.32 |
| बारक | baraka | 22.19 |
| बराक | baraka | 3.48 |
| बारकु | baraku | 0.27 |
| बाराक | baraka | 0.27 |
| Barak in the Hindi language | ||
| बारका | baraka | 65.81 |
| बरक | baraka | 19.85 |
| बारक | baraka | 6.25 |
| बराक | baraka | 4.41 |
| बड़क | baraka | 2.21 |
| बड़का | baraka | 0.74 |
| Barak in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାରକ | baraka | 56.32 |
| ବରକ | baraka | 20.69 |
| ବାରାକ | baraka | 13.79 |
| ବରକ୍ | barak | 3.45 |
| ବାରିକ | barika | 1.15 |
| ବାରାକ୍ | barak | 1.15 |
| ବରାକ | baraka | 1.15 |
| ବାରକ୍ | barak | 1.15 |
| ବାରକା | baraka | 1.15 |
| Barak in the Russian language | ||
| Барак | barak | - |
| Barak in the Arabic language | ||
| باراك | barak | - |
| برآك | brak | - |
| برّاك | brak | - |
| برك | brk | - |
| براك | brak | - |
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